CLAIREFONTAINE, France (AP) _ France will be without key playersand its coach Raymond Domenech will be sitting in the stands whenLes Bleus play Italy in a crucial European Championship qualifier. Defenders William Gallas and Willy Sagnol are both in ...

LONDON (AP) _ West Ham is in talks with Inter Milan over a loandeal for Brazil striker Adriano. ``The possible deal is in its early stages and money has not yetbeen discussed,'' a West Ham statement said late Tuesday. ``The clubare investigating the ...

MADRID, Spain (AP) _ Real Madrid signed Wesley Sneijder from Ajaxfor 27 million euros (C ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) _ A player with second-division club JiulPetrosani was beaten after he tried to cancel his contract becausehe wasn't paid on time, authorities said Monday. Mihai Lungan and his agent Dumitru Tudor accused the club's ownerAlin ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) _ Some Brazilian players returned to thehotel drunk after being given time off between matches during the2006 World Cup, according to the president of the Brazil's soccerconfederation. A year after Brazil's quarter-final elimi ...

NYON, Switzerland (AP) _ European soccer's governing bodydisqualified Partizan Belgrade from the UEFA Cup on Thursdayfollowing crowd trouble during a qualifying match against Zrinjski. Twenty-eight police officers were injured, one seriously, whenPa ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) _ A Danish fan who attacked a refereeduring a European Championship qualifier between Sweden and Denmarkhas been charged with violence and trespassing, police said Tuesday. The man, who cannot be named under a court order, s ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ David Beckham attracts Hollywood stars thesame way he draws defenders on the soccer field. In large numbers. A glittery array of actors and entertainment world luminariesturned out Sunday for what was billed as an official welcome ...

TORONTO (CP) _ Colour the FIFA U-20 World Cup light blue yetagain. An 86th-minute goal Sunday by Mauro Zarate gave Argentina a 2-1comeback victory over the Czech Republic and the FIFA U-20 World Cuptitle for the sixth time. Zarate's low angled shot ...

MILAN, Italy (AP) _ Head stewards at Italian soccer stadiumscould be armed next season. Gazzetta dello Sport reported Friday that Italian authorities areconsidering the move as part of a revamped security package at gamesin Italy's top leagues. In F ...