World Soccer

Philippe Desmazes (AFP/Getty Images) Real Madrid moved a step closer to clinching the Primera Liga crown on Sunday. Javier Saviola opened the scoring for Madrid as the defending champions defeated Athletic Bilbao, 3-0, at the Bernabeu.

Inter Milan will retain their title if they defeat AC Milan in next weekend’s derby after the Serie A leaders beat Cagliari 2-1 on Sunday. Julio Cruz claimed the first goal although the ball seemed to come off Cagliari defender Paolo Bianco’s shoulder last, but there was no doubt about Marco Materazzi’s towering header in the [...]

Martin Rickett (AP/PA) Chelsea kept the Premier League title race alive by beating Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday, leaving the teams tied on points with two games to go. Michael Ballack scored the winner with a penalty in the 86th minute—his second goal of the game—after a hand ball by Michael Carrick in the penalty area. The two [...]

Miguel Riopa (AFP) A second-string Barcelona side were beaten 2-0 at Deportivo Coruna in the Primera Liga on Saturday. Coach Frank Rijkaard was clearly focused on next week’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Manchester United, retaining only three starters from Wednesday’s 0-0 first-leg draw.

Paul Ellis (AFP/Getty Images) Manchester United remained on course to retain their Premier League title despite riding their luck in a 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. Real Madrid and Inter Milan should also keep their domestic trophies.

Filippo Monteforte (AFP/Getty Images) Manchester United 1-0 AS Roma Manchester United completed a 3-0 aggregate win over AS Roma on Wednesday to join Liverpool and Chelsea in the Champions league semi-finals as the three English teams repeated last season’s success. They will be joined by 2006 winners Barcelona, who beat German side Schalke 04 by a single goal [...]

Paul Ellis (AFP/Getty Images) Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal Liverpool and Chelsea will meet in the Champions League semi-finals for the third time in four years after quarter-final wins on Tuesday. Liverpool snatched a 5-3 aggregate victory over Arsenal after two late goals gave them a 4-2 win in a dramatic all-English clash at Anfield. Chelsea ground out a 2-0 home [...]

Adrian Dennis (AFP/Getty Images) Arsenal and Liverpool fought out a pulsating 1-1 draw while Fenerbahce came from behind for a 2-1 home win over Chelsea in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final, first leg matches. Liverpool soaked up intense second-half pressure from Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium to earn the away-goal edge for Tuesday’s return leg at Anfield in [...]

Alessandra Tarantino (AP) AS Roma 0-2 Manchester United Manchester United beat AS Roma 2-0 in Champions League quarter-final, first-leg matches on Tuesday to take big steps towards a semi-final showdown. Goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney either side of halftime gave United victory at the Stadio Olimpico as the English champions continued to torment Roma.

Juergen Schwarz (AFP/Getty Images) Schalke 04 0-1 Barcelona Barcelona’s teenage striker Bojan Krkic gave his side the initiative in their Champions League quarter-final after the Spaniards left Germany with a 1-0 win over Schalke 04 on Tuesday night. Krkic, who will not turn 18 until the end of August, struck as early as the 12th minute with a [...]