May 3, 2016 Altidore scores twice in second half, lifts US over Peru 2-1 in exhibition Jozy Altidore scored a pair of second-half goals in his return to the U.S. national team following an injury filled summer, and the Americans rallied to beat Peru 2-1 in an exhibition Friday night.
May 3, 2016 Man United says Real Madrid's 'clumsiness' in transfer dealing at fault for De Gea collapse Manchester United says Real Madrid is trying to deflect attention from its own "clumsiness" by blaming the English club for the collapse of David de Gea's transfer.
May 3, 2016 Wooten gets 1st US call-up for exhibition vs Peru with Dempsey, Bradley staying with MLS teams Forward Andrew Wooten is getting his first call-up to the U.S. national team for the exhibition against Peru, with Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley staying with their Major League Soccer teams.
May 3, 2016 Spain coach Del Bosque calls up goalkeeper David de Gea for Euro Championship qualifiers Spain coach Vicente del Bosque on Friday included goalkeeper David de Gea, Diego Costa and Juan Mata in his squad to take on Slovakia and Macedonia in qualifying matches for next year's European Championship.
May 3, 2016 Germany coach Loew calls up Liverpool's Emre Can for European Championship qualifiers Germany coach Joachim Loew called up Liverpool midfielder Emre Can on Friday for the upcoming European Championship qualifying matches against Poland and Scotland.
May 3, 2016 Danny Blind replaces Van Persie with Robben as Netherlands captain for Euro qualifiers Arjen Robben has been made captain of the Netherlands in Danny Blind's first squad since taking over from Guus Hiddink as national coach, replacing striker Robin van Persie.
May 3, 2016 While Real stalls, Barcelona finds a way to overcome problems, shows it's still in good shape In the hothouse of Spanish football, traditional giants Real Madrid and Barcelona entered the Spanish league facing different burdens of expectation.
May 3, 2016 Barcelona opens with win in Spain; Pedro helps Chelsea rebound in England Luis Suarez helped Barcelona open its Spanish title defense with a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, while former Barca forward Pedro Rodriguez made a great start with Chelsea by scoring one goal and setting up another in a 3-2 win against West Bromwich Albion.
May 3, 2016 Tim Howard, DaMarcus Beasley called up to US team for games against Peru, Brazil Goalkeeper Tim Howard is back with the U.S. national team.
May 3, 2016 Real Madrid aims for 11th Champions League win and to topple Barcelona in Spain's La Liga The Spanish league begins this weekend with Real Madrid determined to assert itself as Spain's top team after a season in which it fell short of the objectives it had set itself.