Soccer News (Football)
CD Guadalajara defeats Atlas 3-1 (AP)
Carlos Ochoa scored two late goals to lead CD Guadalajara to a 3-1 victory over Atlas, while Club America defeated Tigres UANL 3-1 earlier in an InterLiga double-header Tuesday. Guadelajara and America, which tied 1-1 Saturday in Houston, each stand 1-0-1 in Group B first-round action and, with one more game remaining, have the inside track on advancing to the next round of the tournament.
Man City owner tops British football rich list (Reuters)
Manchester City's new owner Sheikh
Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan is the richest man in British
football with Chelsea's Roman Abramovich down to third place in
FourFourTwo magazine's annual Rich List published on Wednesday.
Man City owner replaces Abramovich atop rich list (AP)
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich slipped to third on British soccer's rich list, replaced at the top by the man behind Manchester City, Sheik Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The annual list compiled by the soccer magazine FourFourTwo puts Sheik Mansour, whose Abu Dhabi United Group bought City from former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in September, at the top with a personal fortune of $22.2...
Beckham debuts in AC Milan friendly (PA SportsTicker)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Ticker) -- David Beckham made a quiet debut for AC Milan on Tuesday, departing at halftime as the Serie A club recorded a victory via penalty kicks over Hamburg in a friendly.
Messi gets hat trick for Barca in 3-1 Copa win (AP)
Lionel Messi scored three goals and Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 and took step toward securing a place in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Tuesday. Messi, watched by his Argentina national coach Diego Maradona at Atletico's Vicente Calderon Stadium, received an ovation from the opposing fans when he was substituted moments after completing his hat trick.
Beckham has quiet debut for AC Milan
English star leaves at halftime before club beats Hamburg 4-3 in shootout
Roundup: Messi gets hat trick for Barca in Copa win
MADRID, Spain (AP) -Lionel Messi scored three goals and Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 and took step toward securing a place in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Derby making most of cup semifinal with Man United
LONDON (AP) -A year after his investment group bought English club Derby, American businessman Andy Appleby remains upbeat about the team's financial situation and prospects on the field.
Man City owner replaces Abramovich atop rich list
LONDON (AP) -Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich slipped to third on British soccer's rich list, replaced at the top by the man behind Manchester City, Sheik Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Cabrini moonlights as a novelist
Former Italy defender Antonio Cabrini is not the first retired soccer player to write a book — and he will not be the last. But the 1982 World Cup-winner has made his publishing debut with a work of fiction, rather than the usual autobiography about the glory days.