Ex-US captain Reyna to direct NYC soccer team
NEW YORK (AP) -- A day after New York City FC was born, Claudio Reyna became the team's first employee....

Pulis leaves as Stoke manager by mutual consent
STOKE, England (AP) -- Stoke says Tony Pulis left as manager by mutual consent Tuesday, ending his seven-year tenure at the Premier League club....

Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major League Soccer expansion team in New York that will start play in 2015....

Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League for the 11th straight season....

Mexico prohibits multiple soccer teams ownership
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The owners of the 18 Mexican first-division soccer clubs voted Monday to bar one person or one company from owning more than one team....

Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season
MADRID (AP) -- Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid after three years as coach, paving the path for his return to England and a second stint as Chelsea's manager....