Major League Soccer has told everyone for two years that a second team in New York City would soon become the league’s 20th franchise – and that dogged drive to make it happen did not always sit well with fans or media, many of whom wondered [...]

Okay, so this is one those end of season awards that, as a player, you do not want to receive. With so much money spent last summer, plenty of Premier League sides splashed the cash with varying degrees of success. Manchester United spent almost [...]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland Thorns’ season couldn’t be going any better. They’re sitting tied atop the National Women’s Soccer League’s opening-season standings and drawing more than 11,000 fans to [...]

LONDON (AP) – UEFA President Michel Platini wants to establish a European sports police force to address betting, corruption, match-fixing, doping and hooliganism. Speaking to the UEFA Congress in London on Friday, Platini said his previous [...]

Manchester City overcame a 3-goal deficit at Busch Stadium in St. Louis as Edin Dzeko bagged a brace to beat Chelsea 4-3. Chelsea went up 3-0 just after halftime with goals from Demba Ba, Oscar, and Cesar Azpilicueta from the penalty spot (what?).  [...]

/ MIAMI (Reuters) – Midfielder Stuart Holden will return to the United States national team next week, ending over two years of injury nightmares and with the World Cup finals in Brazil as his goal. Holden, who plays in England for Bolton [...]

Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Higuain could be headed to Juventus. According to reports out of Turin, the striker is poised to sign a four year contract if the two sides can come to an agreement over his transfer fee. Los Merengues want €30-35million [...]

Should the winners of the Europa League be awarded a spot in the following season’s Champions League? That is the question that UEFA, Europe’s soccer governing body, will likely answer in the affirmative on Friday. The decision will be [...]

With just over 24 hours until billions across the world switch their attention to Wembley Stadium, players of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are keying themselves up for what could be the biggest game of their careers. Players form both [...]

(CNN) — European football’s governing body UEFA says it will continue to monitor security ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final in London. The British government held an emergency meeting on Thursday following the [...]

(CNN) — After a year where football’s name has been dragged through the mud by a series of racism controversies, UEFA has announced that players and officials will face a 10-match ban if found guilty of racist abuse. Following [...]

(CNN) — AS Monaco signaled their intention to use their financial muscle in the summer transfer window with an audacious double swoop Friday for Porto pair Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez, Monaco, backed by Russian billionaire owner [...]

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(CNN) — The head of European football has told players not to walk off the pitch if they are racially abused, saying any decision to stop a match should be left to the referee. UEFA president Michel Platini’s comments come just [...]

(CNN) — Inter Milan sacked coach Andrea Stramaccioni Friday and replaced him immediately with Walter Mazzarri. Stramaccioni departs after a dismal season for the famed Nerazzurri, who finished the season a lowly ninth in Serie A and [...]

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Editor’s note: CNN will publish a full exclusive interview with AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli on Friday May 17 at 1200 ET, where he says he thinks he was treated unfairly in England, finds it hard being a global icon and admits having [...]

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(CNN) — Mario Balotelli has delivered his verdict on his time in the English Premier League — he couldn’t be happier to have left England. The Italian international, who quit Manchester City for AC Milan last January, endured [...]

(CNN) — Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund rounded off their Bundesliga seasons in contrasting styles Saturday ahead of their May 25 showdown at Wembley. Bayern came from two goals behind for a 4-3 win at [...]

(CNN) — Jose Mourinho bemoaned the “worst season of my career” after seeing his Real Madrid side slip to a 2-1 extra time defeat to capital rivals Atletico in the final of the Copa del Rey. Mourinho, who is widely tipped [...]

(CNN) — The celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain’s first French title in 19 years have only just finished but the Qatari-owned club already face a fight to keep hold of one of the their most valuable assets — manager Carlo [...]

(CNN) — The unprecedented success of two German teams reaching the final of the Champions League is down to the Bundesliga’s investment in young players, the chief executive of the league told CNN Tuesday. Bayern Munich and Borussia [...]

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