Liverpool will face Benfica in the quarter-finals of the Europa League following Friday's draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon while Atletico Madrid take on Primera Liga rivals Valencia in an all-Spanish...

Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs is said to be making a bid for struggling London soccer team Crystal...

Barcelona striker Thierry Henry reckons that no other football player in the world can come close to matching fellow team-mate Lionel Messi on current...

Indians are planning a multi-million pound football league on the lines of the mega rich Indian Premier...

Fulham have created a fortress at Craven Cottage and it can give them the edge in their attempt to make further inroads in the Europa League.Everyone connected with the club remained on a high after...

Aston Villa will reward James Milner with an improved contract in the summer in recognition of his outstanding performances in central midfield this season that, according to Martin O'Neill, have...

Didier Drogba of Chelsea receives attention from Lucio, left, and Walter Samuel of Inter. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images I had a night off last Tuesday, a rarity in the midst...

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - Brazilian star forward Robinho will miss Saturday's opening of Red Bull Arena with a minor injury that caused him to skip the trip for the exhibition...

ZURICH (AP) -Asian confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam has not given up hope of challenging president Sepp Blatter for world football's top job next year despite losing a key FIFA vote on...

Former University of Miami cornerback Sam Shields, who is a senior and used up his last season of football eligibility in 2009, was arrested Thursday night on a misdemeanor charge of possession of...

Harry Redknapp has lamented a "massive loss at the worst possible time" after Jermain Defoe suffered a hamstring injury that will sideline him for at least three weeks,...

Wayne Rooney is fast becoming the irresistible choice for footballer of the year. He already has 32 goals for the season and anyone who wants to pick holes in him should do so knowing he did not get...

Chelsea 's manager next season despite the club's premature elimination from the Champions League. The Italian has set his squad the target of becoming the seventh club to claim a league and FA Cup...

Paul Gascoigne got his chance to shine for England at Italia 90 due, in part, to a serious injury suffered by Neil Webb. Photograph: Popperfoto In football, fame can be fleeting and a serious...

FIFA's annual revenue has passed $1 billion for the first time. World soccer's governing body said that its income in 2009 was $1.059 billion with a surplus over expenditure of $196...

has confirmed talks with club owner Roman Abramovich in the aftermath of their Champions League elimination. Abramovich spoke with Ancelotti and his squad at their Cobham training ground on...

have crumbled, not even certain to claim a Champions League spot. Not that Ferguson is entirely surprised. "Sometimes you peak with a particular team and it is difficult to do it again," said...

has mocked Adel Taarabt after his disparaging interview this week. The midfielder is currently on loan at QPR, but claims he had an offer from Arsenal which he should have accepted. Taarabt...

this week. Ferguson says the expectations at Hull are unrealistic. "The word sympathy is a bit strong," he said. "You feel for any manager who doesn't do well. "Phil Brown was sacked during...

repeating last season's result tomorrow at Old Trafford. Ferguson certainly believes there will be no repeat of the 4-1 defeat United suffered at the hands of their old rivals in the corresponding...

fullback Seamus Coleman has joined Blackpool on a month's loan. Coleman, 21, who will wear the number 31 shirt, will go straight into the Seasiders' squad to face Crystal Palace at Bloomfield...

have been paired with Wolfsburg in their Europa League quarterfinals draw. The first leg will be played in London on April 1 with the return game at the Volkswagen Arena on April...

knows they face a tough battle in their Europa League quarterfinal draw with Benfica. Portuguese league leaders Benfica have happy memories of facing Merseyside opposition in the Europa League...

has welcomed their Champions League quarterfinal draw with Bayern Munich. Ferguson's men struck twice in injury-time in the Nou Camp 11 years ago to break Bayern's hearts. Two years later...

said: "I believe we will not be favourites but for me it will be a 50-50 game. That's how we have to take it. "Of course they are a good side, so are we. It will be an interesting, exciting game....

's hunt begins in earnest against Blackburn on Sunday but Ancelotti knows they must keep on winning until the end of the campaign. "We have a very important trophy again to pursue. We are in the...

Houston Dynamo complete deal for Palmer USA international striker Charlie Davies will return to Sochaux training next week. Davies has left a rehabilitation facility and is ready to resume...

Houston Dynamo complete deal for Palmer New England Revolution have signed defender Darrius Barnes to a new contract. The 23-year-old Barnes was one of the Revolution's starting central defenders...

USA striker Davies returning to Sochaux training next week Houston Dynamo have signed Jamaica international midfielder Lovel Palmer from Harbour View. Upon receipt of his international transfer...

New England Revolution re-sign Barnes New York Red Bull's New Zealand international defender Andrew Boyens is looking forward to facing Santos for the grand opening of the Red Bull Arena. The...

New England Revolution re-sign Barnes New York Red Bull coach Hans Backe says Ibrahim Salou has impressed him in trials. The experienced Ghanaian is available from Denmarks's Vejle and has...

. The match is expected to attract 50,000-plus fans with tribalfootball.com Player of the Year Hernandez tipped to be the biggest influence on the pitch. "He's really got all the talent in the...

, compared to what we went through [as juniors], is unbelievable,'' Viduka told Fox Sports last night. ''People are so into it and it's a credit to Mr [Frank] Lowy and whoever set it up. Whether I'm...

Heerenveen claimed back-to-back league wins for the first time since November as they hammered 10-man NEC Nijmegen 4-1 to ease their relegation concerns.The hosts had fallen behind when John Goossens...

Gianfranco Zola insists David Gold and David Sullivan are not meddling in first-team affairs at West Ham.The businessmen rescued the Hammers from the brink of financial meltdown when they took...

Goals by Marko Reus and Maniche saw Cologne and Borussia Monchengladbach draw 1-1 on Friday night - a result which was of little use to either side as they look to climb the Bundesliga.Reus put...

Hartlepool ended a run of nine successive away defeats as they battled to a 0-0 draw with fellow strugglers Tranmere at Prenton Park.Neither side were at their best in a largely forgettable...

SOCHAUX, France - American forward Charlie Davies has left a rehabilitation facility and is ready to resume training with Sochaux as he recovers from injuries sustained in a car crash last...

Holden had surgery after his right leg was injured during a challenge by Nigel de Jong in the Americans' 2-1 exhibition loss at the Netherlands on March...

AARHUS, Denmark (AP) -American midfielder Benny Feilhaber has returned to training with Danish club AGF Aarhus after treatment for an ankle injury in...

NYON, Switzerland (AP) -Fulham has been drawn to play Germany's Wolfsburg in the Europa League quarterfinals after American midfielder's Clint Dempsey's late goal on a chip over the goalkeeper gave...

Members voted 15-5 with one abstention Friday to throw out a proposal by Asian confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam, which would have taken effect for next year's election. It was viewed as an...

Portsmouth , her family are all from down there and Lee, my brother-in-law, is a particularly big Pompey fan," Dowie said as he prepared to take his new squad to Fratton Park for this game."I think...

Walter Smith is hoping for more good news when Rangers play St Mirren in the CIS Insurance Cup final. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA Walter Smith has admitted that...

The Portsmouth manager, Avram Grant, has told his players to focus on winning league games, despite being 17 points adrift of safety. Photograph: Peter...

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Javier Hernandez have been dropped from Mexico's roster for Wednesday's exhibition against Iceland in Charlotte, N.C., after scoring this...

's Inter but Ancelotti is refusing to press the panic button. When asked if he was looking at a major overhaul of the squad during the summer, Ancelotti replied: "We haven't planned. It's not the...

Over 80% of Manchester United fans and 70% of Liverpool supporters believe their respective clubs would be better run if they were co-operatively owned.Supporters at both clubs, who meet on Sunday in...

Indonesia are out of the running to host the 2022 World Cup, football's governing body Fifa has said.Fifa announced that Indonesia were no longer a candidate as they had failed to provide government...

In anticipation of the World Cup, Time Warner Cable has added FOX Soccer Channel on HD and FOX Soccer Plus HD to the cable company’s line-up. In doing so, Time Warner Cable San Antonio has...