World Soccer News

Karim Benzema scored in the 19th minute to give Real Madrid a 1-0 win over defending champion Bayern Munich on Wednesday night in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal.

Chelsea assistant head coach Rui Faria, left, tried to confront referee Mike Dean after Sunderland's Fabio Borini scored a penalty Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, his assistant Rui Faria and midfielder Ramires have been charged by the Football Association for their actions in last Saturday's controversial loss to Sunderland.

Liverpool's Raheem Sterling, right, celebrates scoring the opening goal during their English Premier League match against Norwich City at Carrow Road, Norwich, eastern England, Sunday April 20, 2014.

It's been largely a season of gloom for Barcelona, but the Spanish champions received a rare ray of light Wednesday following the suspension of the club's transfer ban.

Hillsborough's youngest victim would have been "very proud" of his cousin, the Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard, the inquest into the disaster heard today.

Neville was already the first-team coach under Moyes, while Butt had been working with United's Under-19s and Under-21s as a technical coach.

AN inexperienced Oxford United Development side went down 4-0 at Colchester United yesterday afternoon The U's looked at six trialists in their line-up, with Matt Bevans the only player included to have played for the first team this season.

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.