From champs to flops, assessing the European soccer season
The nine-month chase for silverware is almost over for European clubs. All that's left to contest is the Champions League final on Saturday - a derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Then the...
View ArticleVan Gaal's legacy: Big spending, dull games, accent on youth
MANCHESTER, England - So, after $375 million in transfers, two seasons of often mind-numbing soccer, one trophy and countless references to his "process" and "philosophy," Louis van Gaal is no longer...
View ArticleArsenal received bigger EPL windfall than champion Leicester
LONDON - Arsenal received the most Premier League prize money last season despite finishing behind champion Leicester.
View ArticleMidfielder Xhaka becomes Arsenal's first offseason signing
LONDON - Arsenal began its offseason transfer activity early by signing Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka on Wednesday, adding another talented player to the most competitive area of the squad.
View ArticleThai-backed Sheffield Wednesday 90 minutes from EPL return
Two of the feel-good stories in English soccer this season both started with Thai businessmen dreaming big for their teams.
View ArticleSwitzerland picks 3 teenagers in final Euro 2016 squad
LUGANO, Switzerland - Switzerland has three 19-year-olds in its final European Championship squad of 23 players that features new Arsenal signing Granit Xhaka.
View ArticleSuarez and Barcelona top end-of-season AP Global Football 10
LONDON - Luis Suarez and Barcelona topped the season-ending Associated Press Global Football 10 poll on Tuesday, receiving the highest amount of points over the season.
View ArticleMarcus Rashford earns an England spot at Euro 2016
LONDON - Three months ago, Marcus Rashford hadn't even played a senior game in professional soccer. Now, the 18-year-old Manchester United forward is going to the European Championship for England.
View ArticleThe Latest: Keane makes it to Ireland squad for Euro 2016
LONDON - The Latest on the European Championship squad announcements (all times local):
View ArticleA look at Group D at Euro 2016
A look at the teams and their key players and coach in Group D at the European Championship:
View ArticleFrance's Giroud looking to silence "mudslingers" with goals
CLAIREFONTAINE, France - France striker Olivier Giroud hopes that he has silenced the "mudslingers" who jeered him and questioned whether he's good enough for international football.
View ArticleSpain's De Gea puts bad week behind him, Petr Cech shines
TOULOUSE, France - Spain goalkeeper David De Gea finally put a bad week behind him, displacing his country's perennial No. 1 Iker Casillas and making a vital save at the end of his team's 1-0 win over...
View ArticleMourinho-Guardiola face off for 1st time in EPL on Sept. 10
Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola won't have long to wait before they face off for the first time in the English Premier League.
View ArticleKante's rise from 3rd division obscurity to France mainstay
PARIS - Four years ago, midfielder N'Golo Kante was hoping to make the leap from amateur football into France's third division. Watching the 2012 European Championship on his television, playing for...
View ArticleJamie Vardy coping with distractions at Euro 2016
CHANTILLY, France - Jamie Vardy could be forgiven for having other things on his mind than just playing for England while at the European Championship in France.
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