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ISTANBUL, Sept 17

MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich began the defense of its Champions League title with a comfortable 3-0 win at home to CSKA Moscow on Tuesday.

Filip Djuricic and Luisao scored goals in the first half-hour to help Benfica to a 2-0 win over Anderlecht in their Champions League Group C opener on Tuesday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Wayne Rooney reached the 200-goal mark for Manchester United by scoring twice in a 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, giving manager David Moyes the perfect introduction to life in the C...

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Brazil's sports minister says the country is interested in holding the women's World Cup, perhaps as early as 2019.

A sports tribunal has removed a fourth-division club from the Brazilian league after its masseur stepped onto the field and made two key saves near the end of a match.

Borussia Dortmund took first place in The Associated Press global soccer poll Tuesday following its 6-2 rout of Hamburg last weekend. Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who scored two goals for Dortmund, earned top playe...

After four straight wins to open the Spanish league season, Atletico Madrid will next face Zenit St. Petersburg on Wednesday in the Champions League with a chance to remain perfect.

Reforzados con Neymar y Gareth Bale, Barcelona y Real Madrid tratarán de poner abrupto final a la superioridad que mostraron Bayern Munich y Borussia Dortmund en la última Liga de Campeones.

Renace un clásico en el balompié de Estados Unidos

Kaká sufrió una lesión muscular en el aductor izquierdo en su primer partido con el Milan, que lo tendrá fuera de las canchas probablemente un mes, informó el lunes el club italiano en su portal de internet.

UEFA President Michel Platini will wait until next year before deciding whether to run for the FIFA presidency.

When the reincarnations of the Strikers and Cosmos meet Saturday, it will conjure visions of the famous rivalry that starred soccer legend Pelé.