World Soccer News

Manchester City's Aleksandar Kolarov, right, and West Bromwich Albion's Billy Jones battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Monday April 21, 2014.

The future of Sydney FC star skipper Alessandro Del Piero and coach Frank Farina remain in limbo, but chief executive Tony Pignata says a decision on the pair is imminent.

Jose Mourinho's ultra-defensive tactics worked at the Vicente Calderon Stadium despite the early exit of injured goalkeeper Petr Cech in the 18th minute.

Everton's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League have been dealt a blow with the news Kevin Mirallas will miss the rest of the season.

The first-leg semifinal at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium marks the 20th time the clubs will meet in the continent's top competition, and marks Bayern coach Pep Guardiola's first return to Spain since leaving Barcelona.

David Moyes was fired as manager of Manchester United after a woeful season that saw the once-dominant squad plummet from the top tier of the Premier League.

Arsene Wenger was left to reflect on what could have been after victory over Hull kept Arsenal on course for the Champions League but long since out of the title race.

Raheem Sterling insists Liverpool will not allow themselves to be distracted by any mind games aimed at derailing their Barclays Premier League bid ahead of next weekend's crunch showdown with Chelsea at Anfield.

Cologne defeated Bochum 3-1 at home to secure its return to the Bundesliga on Monday after two years in the second division.

Andy Whing is first to this header during his brief appearance as a substitute in Oxford's win at Plymouth last weekend Since manager Russ Wilcox replaced Brian Laws in the wake of the FA Cup exit, they have gone 27 games without tasting defeat.

Manuel Pellegrini: "It was more difficult between Liverpool and Sunderland. Now we have more time for the team to recover."

Mourinho's Chelsea plays at Atletico's Vicente Calderon Stadium on Tuesday with its domestic title hopes floundering following a 2-1 loss to last-place Sunderland on Saturday.

Daniel Ramirez' low shot in the 55th minute gave Pumas a 1-0 victory over Chivas in Mexico's first division on Sunday and secured a spot in the playoffs of the Clausura championship.

Dimitar Berbatov helped Monaco secure a Champions League spot with a 1-0 win over Nice in the French league on Sunday.

Celta Vigo outclassed Almeria on Sunday, winning 4-2 as forward Manuel "Nolito" Agudo scored two goals and set up another to keep the hosts in the Spanish league's relegation zone.

In Nuremberg, Emir Spahic opened the scoring with Leverkusen's first shot on target in the 16th, only for Marvin Plattenhardt to equalize eight minutes later with a direct free kick from 25 meters .

Raheem Sterling scored twice and Luis Suarez broke the 30-goal barrier as Barclays Premier League leaders Liverpool beat Norwich 3-2 at Carrow Road to move five points clear at the top of the table.

Wilfried Bony's injury-time penalty snatched a vital 2-1 victory for Swansea as Newcastle succumbed to a fifth successive Barclays Premier League defeat.

Mile Jedinak's second-half penalty secured Crystal Palace a gutsy 1-0 victory at West Ham and guaranteed the Eagles' survival in the Barclays Premier League for another season.

Claudio Pizarro broke the deadlock in the 75th minute, when Mario Goetze sent the Peruvian through, and Mario Mandzukic secured the win with four minutes remaining as the home side pushed for an equalizer.