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Barcelona, Inter and upstart Brest win again in Champions League. Bizarre penalty dooms Aston Villa

Nov. 06, 2024 18:33 PM EST

Barcelona and Inter Milan won again in the Champions League on Wednesday though both former title holders are looking up in the standings toward upstart newcomer Brest. Aston Villa started the week atop the 36-team table but its winning run ended after a bizarre penalty was awarded...

Dani Olmo leads Barcelona to city derby win over Espanyol

Nov. 03, 2024 18:25 PM EST

MADRID (AP) — Dani Olmo made the most out of his return as a starter with Barcelona, scoring twice to lead the Catalan club to a 3-1 win over Espanyol in the city derby on Sunday in the Spanish league. Raphinha also scored for Barcelona, which a week ago had routed Real Madrid 4-0...

Spaniards Rodri and Bonmatí win Ballon d'Or award as Real Madrid snubs ceremony

Oct. 28, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí won the men's and women's Ballon d'Or award on Monday as the world's best soccer players, while Real Madrid snubbed the star-studded ceremony in Paris in apparent protest. The 28-year-old Rodri won the prestigious award...

Move over Messi and Ronaldo. A new generation of soccer stars is lining up to win the Ballon d'Or

Oct. 27, 2024 05:48 AM EDT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — No Lionel Messi. No Cristiano Ronaldo. When the Ballon d'Or is presented at a gala ceremony in Paris on Monday, it will feel like the start of a new era in soccer. There is also a sense of void now that one of sport's most engrossing rivalries is likely...

A comparison of Mbappé's Real Madrid and Yamal's Barcelona ahead of their first clasico

Oct. 24, 2024 08:58 AM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — When Real Madrid added Kylian Mbappé, Barcelona looked doomed to becoming a regular runner-up to its fierce rival. Then Hansi Flick arrived with fresh ideas, Lamine Yamal blossomed into a star, his teammates stepped up their game, and Saturday’s clasico...

Liverpool stays perfect in Champions League and Raphinha scores hat trick for Barcelona

Oct. 23, 2024 18:10 PM EDT

It was a great night for English clubs, and for Barcelona captain Raphinha. Premier League leader Liverpool moved level on points with Aston Villa at the top of the Champions League standings Wednesday by extending its perfect record to three wins, and Manchester City set a new...

Spanish and German soccer royalty collide in third round of Champions League games

Oct. 21, 2024 12:05 PM EDT

It’s the best in Spain against German soccer royalty in the latest round of games in the Champions League. A rematch of last season’s final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund is the headliner on Tuesday, before Barcelona hosts Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the next chapter...

Spain and Barcelona great Iniesta announces retirement after 22-year career

Oct. 08, 2024 10:38 AM EDT

Andrés Iniesta, who scored Spain's World Cup-winning goal in 2010 and was one of the key players who made Barcelona's tiki-taka thrive for so long, announced his retirement from soccer on Tuesday. The 40-year-old Iniesta ended a 22-year career that also included two European...

Soccer player in England's second division suspended for biting opponent during ill-tempered game

Oct. 04, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

PRESTON, England (AP) — A soccer player has been suspended for eight matches and fined 15,000 pounds (around $20,000) after biting an opponent during a heated match between Preston and Blackburn in England's second division. Preston's Milutin Osmajic admitted to an act of violent...

Former Poland goalkeeper Szczesny joins Barcelona after announcing his retirement in August

Oct. 02, 2024 10:46 AM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona added former Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to its squad on Wednesday to help make up for the absence of the injured Marc-André ter Stegen. Szczesny had retired from professional soccer in August after leaving Italian club Juventus, but he...