Juventus left-back Fabio Grosso was the shock victim as Italy coach Marcello Lippi cut two players from his pre-World Cup squad on Tuesday.
Lippi trimmed his squad from 30 to 28 players, with midfielder Antonio Candreva also sent home.
The omission of Grosso, who has 48 caps and scored four goals, is particularly surprising given that he has been Italy’s...
Kaka is confident he will be in top condition when Brazil begins its bid to win a sixth World Cup title in South Africa.
Kaka arrived in Brazil on Tuesday saying the injuries that kept him from playing several matches with Real Madrid this season will not bother him in next month’s World Cup.
The playmaker says he will be fully fit by the time the...
Germany captain Michael Ballack will miss the World Cup because of torn ligaments in his right ankle, a serious blow to the three-time champions less than a month before the tournament.
The 33-year-old Chelsea midfielder was hurt during his club’s 1-0 FA Cup final victory over Portsmouth on Saturday. Ballack’s ankle is in a cast, and the German soccer...
Barcelona retained the Spanish league title on Sunday, crushing Valladolid 4-0 at Camp Nou stadium the final game of the season to win the championship for a 20th time.
Lionel Messi scored twice in the second half, following Luis Prieto’s own-goal and a goal from Pedro Rodriguez before halftime.
Barcelona finished its campaign with a record Spanish...
Inter Milan players vowed to celebrate their fifth straight Serie A crown following Sunday’s 1-0 win at Siena but their thoughts turned quickly to the Champions League final.
Inter play Bayern Munich in Madrid on May 22 when both teams will be bidding to make history respectively by securing a league, cup and Champions League treble.
Inter completed...
HAMBURG – Diego Forlan scored his second goal of the game with four minutes remaining in overtime, giving Atletico Madrid a 2-1 victory over Fulham on Wednesday night in the first Europa League final.
Clint Dempsey became the first American to play in a European club soccer final when he entered in the 55th minute in place of Bobby Zamora. A day earlier,...
MADRID (AFP) – After cruising to the league title last season Barcelona must hold their nerve in the final two games of the season as they bid to fend off a Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired Real Madrid team desperate for some silverware.
Barcelona have notched a league record 93 points but that still hasn’t been enough to shake off Real, a point behind,...
ROME (AFP) – AS Roma coach Claudio Ranieri accused Inter Milan counterpart Jose Mourinho of planting a time-bomb while the Portuguese coach retorted by goading the ‘Tinkerman’ for his Chelsea record as the insults flew ahead of the Serie A title run-in.
Inter lead Roma by two points with two matches left and also struck the psychological blow...
