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- Yankees, Manchester City to be owners of next MLS club
- The New York Yankees are partnering with Manchester City to own Major League Soccer's 20th team, which will be called New York City Football Club and plans to start play in the 2015 season.
- Jose Mourinho won't coach Real Madrid next season
- Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said Monday coach Jose Mourinho will leave at the end of the season after three years at the Spanish club.
- Mallorca's hopes of avoiding relegation kept alive: La Liga
- Mallorca's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Spanish league were kept alive by a 1-0 win against Real Betis on Monday. With two rounds left, 19th-place Mallorca is three points behind 17th-place Deportivo La Coruna but with an inferior goal difference.
- Arsenal grabs final Champions League berth: EPL
- Arsenal blanked Newcastle 1-0 on Sunday to clinch fourth place in the Premier League ahead of Tottenham, qualifying for the Champions League once again. Meanwhile, Sir Alex Ferguson did not depart a winner as Manchester United manager, his club settling for a 5-5 draw at West Brom.
- AC Milan secures spot in Champions League: Serie A
- AC Milan secured third spot and a place in the Champions League after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Siena on Sunday in the final Serie A round of the season.
- Barcelona celebrates title in style: La Liga
- Newly crowned Spanish champion Barcelona celebrated the league title in front of its home fans by easing to a 2-1 win over Valladolid on Sunday.
- Walter Mazzarri quits as Napoli coach
- Walter Mazzarri has quit as Napoli coach following the final match of a Serie A season that ended with the team finishing runner-up.
- David Beckham bids tearful farewell in Paris
- David Beckham hugged his teammates with tears in his eyes, then walked off the pitch to a standing ovation — for the last time in front of a home crowd at a football game.
- recap Toronto FC falls flat against Crew video
- Dominic Oduro scored late in the first half as the Columbus Crew continued their MLS mastery over Toronto FC with a 1-0 win Saturday.
- recap Whitecaps surrender late goal, settle for draw with Timbers
- Second-half substitute Jose Valencia's goal in the 83rd minute gave the Portland Timbers a 2-2 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday in Major League Soccer action.
- Sampdoria tops champions Juventus: Serie A
- Sampdoria became the only team to beat Juventus twice in the league under Antonio Conte as it secured a 3-2 victory over the newly-crowned Serie A champion on Saturday.
- Sociedad, Valencia continue battle for 4th place: La Liga
- Real Sociedad came back to win 2-1 at Sevilla and Valencia beat Getafe 1-0 on Saturday as both teams remained locked on points in their fight for a fourth-place finish in the Spanish league.
- Atletico beats Real Madrid to win Copa del Rey
- Atletico Madrid ended a 25-game, 14-year winless streak against rival Real Madrid, getting a 98th-minute goal from Miranda for a 2-1 victory in the Copa del Rey final on Friday night following the ejections of Real star Cristiano Ronaldo and coach Jose Mourinho.
- opinion Reed: David Beckham made the most of his talents
- Love him or hate him, David Beckham parlayed his considerable soccer skills into an extraordinary life whose impact reached well beyond the pitch, writes Nigel Reed.
- Alex Ferguson set for career finale with Man Utd
- After nearly 27 years and 1,499 matches, storied soccer manager Alex Ferguson will coach Manchester United for the last time Sunday against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.
- David Beckham to retire from professional soccer video
- David Beckham, who recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain, announced Thursday he will retire from professional soccer at the end of the season.
- point of view Athletes, fans react to David Beckham's pending retirement
- Soccer superstar David Beckham announced he plans to retire from professional soccer on Thursday, and fans and athletes alike took to Twitter to send him off.
- English FA approves minimum 5-game ban for racist abuse
- Racist and homophobic abuse by players in England will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season.
- Toronto FC trades for Bobby Convey
- Veteran forward Bobby Convey is now a member of Toronto FC after a trade Thursday with Sporting Kansas City. Toronto FC gives up a third-round pick in next year's MLS SuperDraft.
- Frank Lampard to return for Chelsea next season
- Only hours after helping Chelsea with another European title, the club's all-time leading scorer Frank Lampard was given a one-year contract extension by the Premier League club.
- recap Impact, Whitecaps fire blanks in Canadian championship video
- The Vancouver Whitecaps battled to a 0-0 draw against the hometown Montreal Impact on Wednesday night in the first leg of the two-game Amway Canadian Championship total-goals final.
- Chelsea wins Europa League with injury-time strike
- Branislav Ivanovic scored with an injury time header on Wednesday to give Chelsea a 2-1 win over Benfica in the Europa League final and secure the club's second European title in as many seasons after winning last year's Champions League.
- FIFA's Sepp Blatter doesn't want to deal with Qatar heat in 2020
- FIFA President Sepp Blatter says "it's not rational and reasonable" to stage the 2022 World Cup in the searing summer heat of Qatar.
- Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy accused of rape
- Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of rape along with two other men.
- Wigan relegated after loss to Arsenal: EPL
- Wigan became the first team to be relegated and win the FA Cup in the same season after a 4-1 loss at Arsenal on Tuesday ended its eight-year stay in the Premier League.