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Sheik Salman elected chief of Asian soccer

KUALA LUMPUR (AP) ― Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain was elected president of the Asian Football Confederation on Thursday, replacing longtime rival Mohamed bin Hammam. Sheik Salman co...

Updated : 2013.05.02 19:38

Two Korean clubs advance

Two of the four South Korean teams at Asia’s premier club competition have advanced to the knockout phase, hoping to maintain the country’s recent run of dominance at the annual tournament. FC Seoul...

Updated : 2013.05.02 19:37

Lim Sang-hyub ‘most handsome player’ in K League

Kleague(https://www.facebook.com/withKLEAGUE) Lim Sang-hyub from the Busan IPark team has been selected the "most handsome player" in the K League, Korea’s pro soccer league. The Korea Football As...

Updated : 2013.05.02 12:00

Bayern Munich lines up CL final with Dortmund

Barcelona star Lionel Messi watched from the sideline as Bayern Munich completed its dismantling of the Spanish side with a 3-0 win on Wednesday, lining up the first all-German Champions League final...

Updated : 2013.05.02 09:37

Two S. Korean clubs advance in AFC Champions League

Two of the four South Korean football teams at Asia's premier club competition have advanced to the knockout phase, hoping to maintain the country's recent run of dominance at the annual tournament. ...

Updated : 2013.05.02 09:37

Dortmund reaches Champions League final

MADRID (AP) ― Borussia Dortmund needed every bit of its first-leg advantage to stave off a comeback attempt by Real Madrid and reach the Champions League final for the first time since 1997. Karim ...

Updated : 2013.05.01 20:23

'Clumsy' Sepp Blatter cleared of any wrongdoing

Despite being labeled “clumsy” for his part in one of FIFA's biggest corruption scandals, Sepp Blatter was cleared of any criminal or unethical wrongdoing in a case involving millions of dollars in b...

Updated : 2013.05.01 09:35

Redknapp remains QPR boss

LONDON (AFP) ― Queens Park Rangers confirmed Monday that Harry Redknapp will remain as their manager next season despite the London club’s relegation from the Premier League. QPR’s goalless draw ...

Updated : 2013.04.30 19:48

Villa routs Sunderland 6-1 to close in on safety

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) ― Aston Villa moved closer to avoiding relegation from the Premier League after Christian Benteke scored a second-half hat trick in a 6-1 thrashing of Sunderland on Monday. ...

Updated : 2013.04.30 19:47

Pohang, Jeonbuk face crucial AFC matches

Hopes of further advance hang in the balance for two South Korean teams at the top Asian club competition this week. Pohang Steelers of the K League Classic face a must-win situation as they host Bu...

Updated : 2013.04.29 19:43

Reading, QPR relegated; Van Persie thwarts Arsenal

Reading and Queens Park Rangers were put out of their misery and relegated from the Premier League on Sunday, while Robin van Persie ensured his former club Arsenal will have to put up a tough fight ...

Updated : 2013.04.29 09:19

Messi’s goal streak hits 20

BARCELONA (AP) ― Barcelona gave up a tying goal in the 90th minute, spoiling a great performance by Lionel Messi in a 2-2 draw with Athletic Bilbao. The outcome means the leaders must wait another we...

Updated : 2013.04.28 20:14

Late Luiz goal lifts Chelsea to beat Basel 2-1

GENEVA (AP) ― David Luiz scored with the final kick of the match to clinch a 2-1 win for Chelsea at Basel in a Europa League semifinal, first leg on Thursday. Luiz deceived goalkeeper Yann Sommer wi...

Updated : 2013.04.26 20:16

FC Seoul advances

FC Seoul became the first South Korean side to qualify for the knockout stage at the AFC Champions League this week, while three other representatives for the country had mixed fortunes at the premie...

Updated : 2013.04.25 20:07

Punishing performance

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) ― Borussia Dortmund followed Bayern Munich’s lead in upending a Spanish power. Robert Lewandowski scored four goals to lead Dortmund over Real Madrid 4-1 Wednesday night in th...

Updated : 2013.04.25 20:06