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- AC Milan routs Arsenal: Champions League
- AC Milan outclassed Arsenal on Wednesday to plant onefoot firmly in the Champions League quarter-finals, beating the English club 4-0 in the first leg of their round of 16 series.
- W-League releases 2012 schedule with 8 Canadian teams
- The USL W-League kicks off its regular season May 11, with the addition of Central South Carolina Cobras, FC Jax Destroyers and VSI Tampa Flames bringing the number of teams to 30.
- Road to pros may ease for Canadian university stars
- The route to a professional career for Canadian university soccer players has never been easy. In fact, it's been downright impossible. At 23-years-old, they're either deemed too old to be a project or too young to hold down a veteran spot. But, Major League Soccer and Canadian Interuniversity Sport are looking at ways to change that.
- World Cup stadium workers end strike in Sao Paulo
- Workers building a 2014 World Cup stadium in northeastern Brazil have ended a two-day strike after reaching a deal with their contractors, and returned to the construction site on Tuesday.
- Messi, Barcelona master Leverkusen: Champions League video
- Lionel Messi helped Barcelona shake off its domestic troubles in Spain by inspiring the defending champions to a 3-1 victory at Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
- Scottish champion Rangers seeks bankruptcy protection video
- Scottish champion Rangers was forced to seek bankruptcy protection on Tuesday after a financial meltdown, triggering a 10-point deduction for the 140-year-old club and effectively handing the title to Celtic.
- Impact blank Beckham, Galaxy in MLS exhibition
- Sanna Nyassi, Zarek Valentin and Evan James scored for the Montreal Impact on Tuesday as the newcomers to Major League Soccer defeated the reigning champion L.A. Galaxy 3-0 in an exhibition game.
- Hope Solo heads to Seattle's W-League club
- The Seattle Sounders women's soccer club announced Tuesday it has signed Solo and forward Sydney Leroux for the 2012 season.
- Tevez back at Man City after taking unauthorized leave
- Carlos Tevez is back at Manchester City, three months after taking unauthorized leave from the Premier League leaders to return to his native Argentina.
- Former Canadian soccer player, coach reveals drug addiction
- Hall of Fame player. World Cup veteran. Former NCAA, university, club and Canadian under-20 coach. TV and newspaper analyst. Paul James's soccer pedigree is long and distinguished. But away from the pitch, James lived a secret hell.
- World Cup trumps profits on trading floors
- The furious activity in the trading pits of the world's great stock exchanges often gives the feeling that every second is gold dust in the relentless rush to make money.
- Stadium workers for 2014 World Cup go on strike
- Workers building a World Cup stadium in northeastern Brazil have gone on strike to demand payment of delayed salaries. The union representing the workers said about 500 men stopped working in the host city of Fortaleza on Monday.
- blog Redknapp in no hurry for England
- CBC Sports soccer contributor Nigel Reed wonders what Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp is to do if he is offered the chance to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager.
- McCarthy dismissed as Wolves manager
- Wolverhampton Wanderers confirmed Monday that it fired manager Mick McCarthy following a poor run that plunged it into the relegation zone with 13 matches remaining.
- Tevez says he's ready to return to Man City video
- Carlos Tevez says he was treated "like a dog" by Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, but the Argentina striker is now ready to return and play for the club again.
- preview Henry to play last match for Arsenal in Champions League
- Wednesday's first leg at the San Siro will be Henry's last match in a relatively successful loan spell at Arsenal before he returns to the New York Red Bulls ahead of the new Major League Soccer season.
- Ronaldo's hat trick guides Real Madrid to win: La Liga
- Cristiano Ronaldo's sixth hat trick of the season guided Real Madrid to a 4-2 victory over 10-man Levante on Sunday to extend the Spanish leader's advantage over defending champion Barcelona to 10 points.
- Man City edges Aston Villa: EPL
- Manchester City kept fierce rival Manchester United at arm's length in the Premier League title race on Sunday, winning 1-0 at Aston Villa to maintain its two-point lead.
- Suarez apologizes for not shaking Evra's hand
- Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has apologized for refusing to shake hands with Manchester United defender Patrice Evra before the Premier League match between the two teams.
- Inter's misery continues with loss to Novara: Serie A
- Inter Milan's woes deepened Sunday as it slipped to a 1-0 loss at home to bottom-place Novara in Serie A, despite having a man advantage for the final 10 minutes.
- Paris Saint-Germain held to draw: Ligue 1
- Big-spending Paris Saint-Germain failed to win for the first time under new coach Carlo Ancelotti and saw its lead atop the French league trimmed to one point Sunday after it was held to a 0-0 draw at struggling Nice.
- Dortmund now on a 15-game winning streak: Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund edged Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 to extend its unbeaten run to 15 games on Saturday, and Bayern Munich beat Kaiserslautern 2-0 to keep the pressure on the Bundesliga leader.
- Capello blames 'misunderstanding' for England exit
- Fabio Capello plans to relax rather than return to coaching in Italy after blaming a "misunderstanding" for his exit from England job, Capello told an Italian TV outlet Friday.
- Barcelona falters at Osasuna: La Liga
- Freezing temperatures and poor defending cost Barcelona as the defending Spanish champion's league hopes took a big hit by losing 3-2 at Osasuna on Saturday.
- AC Milan comes from behind, tops Udinese: Serie A
- AC Milan new signing Maxi Lopez scored his first goal for the Serie A champion to help it come from behind to beat Udinese 2-1 and take over top spot in the Italian league on Saturday.
- Jackson, Scott named Canada's players of the month
- Simeon Jackson and Desiree Scott have been named as Canada's soccer players of the month for January.
- Giroud leads Montpellier past Ajaccio: Ligue 1
- Striker Olivier Giroud's league-leading 16th goal helped Montpellier beat Ajaccio 3-0 to take the provisional lead in the French league on Saturday.
- Giggs commits to 23rd season with Man Utd
- Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs, the most decorated player in British soccer, signed a one-year contract extension with the storied Premier League side on Friday.
- Arsenal returning Henry to Red Bulls video
- Arsenal Gunners manager Arsene Wenger confirmed Friday that striker Thierry Henry won't be extended on loan from the New York Red Bulls beyond Feb. 16.
- Wolfsburg defeats last-place Freiburg: Bundesliga
- Petr Jiracek scored two goals as Wolfsburg edged out bottom-place Freiburg 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Friday.
- Pearce named interim England soccer manager
- England Football Association chairman David Bernstein confirmed Thursday that under-21 manager Stuart Pearce has been promoted to replace Fabio Capello on an interim basis.
- Cruyff, Ajax board offer to resign
- A long-running struggle for control over Ajax's club management and strategy took another twist Thursday when the entire board of directors, including Johan Cruyff, offered to resign.
- Swansea rewards manager Rodgers with extension
- Swansea confirmed Thursday that manager Brendan Rodgers has signed a 3½-year contract extension.
- Lazio pulls off stunning comeback: Serie A
- Lazio pulled off a stunning second-half comeback against lowly Cesena in Serie A, recovering from two goals down to win 3-2 despite playing for nearly an hour with 10 men on Thursday.
- Capello quits as England's soccer coach video
- Fabio Capello has quit as England coach, just four months before the European Championship after publicly challenging the Football Association's decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy.
- Tottenham manager cleared of tax evasion
- Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was cleared of tax evasion Wednesday, removing a key barrier to his chances of becoming the next England coach.
- Canada ready for upcoming World Cup qualifiers: Hart
- Stephen Hart's team will be the underdog in World Cup qualifying, but the national squad coach feels Canada has a chance to get there if all his players are on top form.
- Chelsea spent $45M on managerial shuffle
- Chelsea's accounts show $45 million US was spent as a result of firing manager Carlo Ancelotti and hiring Andre Villas-Boas.
- Stadium workers for 2014 World Cup threaten strike action
- Workers building and renovating Brazil's stadiums for the 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don't agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits. Workers are set to strike as early as March.
- FIFA giving $250K to families of Egypt soccer riot
- FIFA is giving $250,000 in aid to the families of victims of the Egyptian football stadium disaster last week. FIFA says it will pay the money into a charitable account opened by the Al-Ahly club.
- Bilbao routs Mirandes to make Copa del Rey final
- Athletic Bilbao advanced to the final of the Copa del Rey with a 6-2 rout of Mirandes on Tuesday, bringing an emphatic end to the third-tier club's historic run.
- AC Milan's Ibrahimovic slapped with 3-match ban
- AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been suspended for three Serie A games for hitting an opponent, ruling him out of a key game against Italian league leader Juventus.
- Spurs settle for draw with Liverpool: EPL
- Tottenham's Premier League title hopes faltered on Monday after a 0-0 draw at Liverpool that was most notable for the return of Reds forward Luis Suarez from a racism ban.
- Granada beats Malaga for 2nd straight win: La Liga
- Granada won its second straight game under new coach Abel Resino after downing Malaga 2-1 in the Spanish league on Monday.
- Blatter seeks to reinstate ousted Egyptian officials
- FIFA President Sepp Blatter has criticized the dismissal of Egypt's football federation leaders, calling the move "direct interference" by the Cairo government in football matters. Blatter says he will seek to have the officials reinstated.
- Roma extends De Rossi's contract for 5 years
- Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi has extended his contract with Roma for five more years, putting an end to lengthy negotiations with the American-owned club.