Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Barcelona provided Pep Guardiola with the perfect send-off by thrashing Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the Copa del Rey final on Friday to earn the club's most successful coach a 14th trophy.
Pedro Rodriguez scored either side of Lionel Messi's 73rd goal of the season as the Catalan club demonstrated the virtues — quick-touch passing, intricate combinations and clinical finishing — that marked Guardiola's four seasons at the helm.Barcelona's record 26th domestic cup gave the bittersweet season some shine as its fourth title of the season made up some for its failure to repeat as Champions League and Spanish league winners."We had a very good year, we won four titles and winning this cup gives them better value," Guardiola said. "I'm happy to close out the season this way."Athletic's chase for its first silverware since 1984 again faltered as the young Basque team showed little improvement from the side routed 3-0 by Atletico Madrid in the Europa League finale this month, leaving a revelatory se...JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Argentina looked like two-time champions and Greece finally found a way to score — and win — at the World Cup. As for France, well, it can't get ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — With Gonzalo Higuain scoring a hat trick and Lionel Messi in the thick of the action, stylish Argentina is on the brink of advancing at the World...
For all the talk about the strides soccer has made in the United States, results of late have been stark and disappointing.The Americans were eliminated by Ghana in ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — No European team has yet matched the standards set by Brazil and Argentina at this year's World Cup, and Italian soccer federation president Gian...
A list of fatal disasters at soccer stadiums around the world.___April 5, 1902 — Glasgow, Scotland; 25 killed and 517 injured when the West Stand at Ibrox Park colla...
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Martin Palermo repaid Diego Maradona's faith in him when he came on as a substitute and knocked in the second goal that sealed Argentin...
Diego Maradona was given the boot as Argentina's soccer coach before he could resign.His stint as coach of the Albiceleste ended far less successfully than his time ...
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer joked that he would install a TV screen on Centre Court so he can watch Switzerland's soccer team play in the World Cup durin...
Mexico remained in position to win its third major soccer tournaments this year, beating Colombia 3-1 on Saturday night to advance to the semifinals in the Under-20 ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Even though Lionel Messi baffled Nigeria's defenders, Argentina still had to sweat out Diego Maradona's first World Cup victory as a coach.Gabrie...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Matchups for Sunday's World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City (kickoff is 2:30 p.m. EDT):When the Netherlands has the ba...
The Women's World Cup produced a few of the best matches in the sport's history, a storied club team made its case as the best ever, while another fell from grace.Ye...
It's an ethical dilemma that has Western leaders in a bind: to boycott or not to boycott Ukraine-hosted matches in the European soccer championship over the alleged ...
Brazil coach Mano Menezes did not picked Ronaldinho for exhibitions ahead of the London Olympics, limiting the player's chance of making it to the games.Neymar, Alex...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Soccer and sex are just fine for the World Cup.That's the word from Argentina's team doctor who says players can have sex with their r...
Nobody thinks the beautiful game is about to run baseball off this Caribbean island, although it's indisputable that Cubans have developed a near-fanatic interest in...
CHICAGO (AP) — Argentina's national soccer team plans to play an exhibition game in the United States this year after the World Cup.The Argentine Football Associatio...
BERLIN (AP) — Octopus oracle Paul hesitated but ultimately picked Germany to win — again — this time over Argentina in their quarterfinal matchup at the soccer World...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — For many players on the Mexico team, the loss to Argentina probably was their World Cup adios.Veterans Rafael Marquez , Gerardo Torrado, Carlos S...
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