Soccer

MUNICH (Reuters) - Chelsea stunned Bayern Munich to win the Champions League for the first time as Didier Drogba struck the decisive penalty in a shootout at the Allianz Arena following a tension-soaked final which ended 1-1 after extra time on Saturday. Veteran Ivorian Drogba, who had equalised for Chelsea two minutes from the end of normal time, rolled the winning kick past Manuel Neuer as the visitors edged the shootout 4-3 after Bastian Schweinsteiger's last kick for Bayern had hit the post. ...

LONDON (AP) -- England striker Wayne Rooney has been given an extended break to get fit before the European Championship after playing while injured for Manchester United in the final games of the Premier League.

Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea: Blues win UCL

Absent skipper John Terry called for Roberto Di Matteo to be given the job on a full-time basis after Chelsea won the Champions League final in Munich.

Didier Drogba scored a late equalizer in regulation time and the decisive penalty in the shootout as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League final on Saturday.

MUNICH (AP) Didier Drogba scored the decisive penalty in the shootout as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League final after a 1-1 draw on Saturday.

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will continue as manager of the Norwegian club Molde, ending talks with Aston Villa about becoming the club's new manager.

When the stakes were the highest, Didier Drogba showed why he's still one of the greatest strikers in the world, writes Grant Wahl in his postgame Champions League thoughts.

The former Anfield hero has dismissed suggestions that the likes of Jose Mourinho or Pep Guardiola could be heading to Merseyside to replace Kenny Dalglish

The Portuguese agent believes that his country produces some of the best football talents and is hopeful that the Seleccao will win the Euros in Poland and Ukraine

LONDON (AP) West Ham striker Ricardo Vaz Te scored with three minutes remaining to take his team into the English Premier League with a 2-1 win over Blackpool in the promotion playoff final on Saturday.

The 22-year-old defender is set to play on the left wing in his first ever appearance in Europe's premier cup competition, and arguably the biggest football game in the world

Molde boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has turned down the Aston Villa job.

Hibs 1-5 Hearts: Hearts cruise to Cup triumph

Benni McCarthy, the former Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United striker, scored two goals in the last half hour on the final day of South Africa's Premier Soccer League (PSL) season to ensure Orlando Pirates won their second successive title.

Mario Balotelli has promised to keep himself under control at Euro 2012.

Manchester City legend Dennis Tueart believes the next big challenge for the club is to develop its own talent rather than spending fortunes on other club's players, according to the book Mancini: Diary of a Champion.

Wesley Sneijder says he is happy to remain at Inter Milan despite the club's disappointing season.

Andre Villas-Boas will this weekend be interviewed for the vacant managerial post at Liverpool.

Adriano Galliani insists AC Milan have had no contact with Manchester City over the future of star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon is one of nine players to be released by Sunderland as manager Martin O'Neill looks to put his stamp on the squad.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Women's Professional Soccer league folded after three seasons.

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) -- The Colorado Rapids have re-signed forward Omar Cummings to a multiyear contract.

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) -- The United States' World Cup qualifier at Guatemala on June 12 will be shown on pay-per-view over the objection of the U.S. Soccer Federation.

LONDON (AP) -- Liverpool turned to Twitter on Friday to ask supporters for help in finding a new manager after Swansea's Brendan Rodgers rejected an approach to discuss replacing the fired Kenny Dalglish.

NEW YORK (AP) -- FC Dallas midfielder Brek Shea has been suspended three game by the MLS for kicking the ball at an assistant referee.

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) -- Juan Agudelo was traded from the New York to Chivas USA for defender Heath Pearce and allocation money on Thursday after the 19-year-old forward told the Red Bulls he was frustrated by a lack of playing time.

Everton sign Croatian international striker Nikica Jelavic from Rangers.

Neil Taylor's late own-goal saves 10-man Chelsea as the Swansea City defender denied his side a famous win.

Sunderland complete the signing of defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos on loan from VfL Wolfsburg until the end of the season.

West Ham United sign Manchester United's Ravel Morrison for an undisclosed fee.

Tottenham reach an agreement with Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow over the sale of striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

Former Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson scores his first goal for Everton as they beat league leaders Manchester City.

Andy Carroll opens the scoring and Craig Bellamy is also on the scoresheet as Liverpool pick up a comfortable 3-0 win at Wolves.

Gareth Bale scores twice as Tottenham beat Wigan at White Hart Lane.

Penalties by Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov earn Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 victory over Stoke at Old Trafford.

Norwich City complete the signing of defender Ryan Bennett from Peterborough for an undisclosed fee.

Chilean midfielder David Pizarro joins Manchester City on loan from Roma for the rest of the season.

Manchester United sign 19-year-old Swiss centre-back Frederic Veseli from local rivals Manchester City.

Steven Pienaar rejoins Everton on loan after Tottenham complete a surprise free transfer move for Everton striker Louis Saha.

West Brom sign Keith Andrews on a free transfer from Blackburn for the remainder of the season.

Premier League leaders Manchester City see their lead cut after losing to Everton with nearest challengers Manchester United and Tottenham both winning on a busy night throughout the Football League.

No distractions for Mexico and Chicharito, who's up to five Gold Cup goals

Tainted chicken blamed as five Mexican players fail drug test

Jozy Altidore's early goal helped the US start on the right foot

Canada looks to end 16 years of frustration against the United States

Guatemala was left with nine men, one point

The Reggae Boyz look ready to meet expectations after opening with a rout

Is this the most important year in US Soccer history?

Journalists threw a roll of toilet paper at Azerbaijan coach Berti Vogts on Sunday to express their displeasure with the national team's performance.

Live play-by-play of the Gold Cup's opening match: Mexico and El Salvador.

West Ham's playoff final victory over Blackpool to return to the Premier League 'means everything' to the club, manager Sam Allardyce said.

Chelsea have won the 2011-12 Champions League after a gripping 4-3 win on penalties against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.

Antonio Conte is aiming to write history for Juventus in the Coppa Italia final against Napoli on Sunday.

Rafael van der Vaart is adamant he still has a lot to contribute to the Netherlands at Euro 2012.

Mario Balotelli has assured Italy coach Cesare Prandelli that he will be on his best behaviour for the duration of their Euro 2012 campaign.

Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Angel Maria Villar says Vicente del Bosque's side deserve their 'favourites' tag for Euro 2012.

Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck believes he can step into Wayne Rooney's shoes for England's opening two games at Euro 2012.

Lukas Podolski has called on Germany to make a fast start as they bid to win the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine.

Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong says the Netherlands are determined to win Euro 2012.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti still believes his side can with the Ligue 1 title despite requiring Montpellier to lose.

West Ham United secured an immediate return to the English Premier League after a 2-1 play-off victory over Blackpool at Wembley Stadium.

Rudi Skacel struck twice as Hearts defeated Edinburgh rivals Hibernian 5-1 in a one-sided Scottish Cup final on Saturday.

Guizhou Renhe denied Guangzhou R and F the chance to move top of the Chinese Super League with a 3-0 win on Saturday.

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will not be returning to the English Premier League as Aston Villa manager.

The bottom two teams were handed heavy losses in the J.League on Saturday as leaders Vegalta Sendai won to maintain their five-point lead.

Oliver Kahn says Bayern Munich have laid the foundations to become a major European force for the next decade.

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has admitted that while he loves Italy, he has pledged to stay with his current club.

Roma's Francesco Totti has conceded that he feels like the last member of his generation to ply his trade in Serie A.

Indonesian businessman Jude Allen has been revelaed as part of the Sevco Consortium that is preparing to take over Scottish giants Rangers.

Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute has been strongly linked with Iranian Premier League side Mes Kerman.

Ex-Uruguay coach Jorge Fossati has left 2011 Asian champions Al Sadd after failing to win a domestic trophy during the 2011-12 season.

Fabio Cannavaro's former club Al Ahli have distanced themselves from a move for out-of-contract Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero.

German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is hoping for a place in their Euro 2012 squad ahead of the more established Tim Wiese and Ron-Robert Zieler.

France midfielder Samir Nasri has backed England as the favourites to win Group D at Euro 2012.

Montpellier only need to avoid defeat at already-relegated Auxurre to claim an historic maiden Ligue 1 title Sunday.

Dutch midfielder Jonathan De Guzman has admitted he is looking for a way out of relegated Villarreal.

Former Atletico Madrid coach Gregorio Manzano believes that Radamel Falcao would be a big hit at Real Madrid or Barcelona.

Molde chairman Oystein Neerland has criticised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for holding talks with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner on Friday.

Roberto Di Matteo insists that he is not thinking about landing the Chelsea job on a full-time basis.

Al-Ahly coach Manuel Jose has announced that he will leave the Egyptian club with immediate effect.

Porto striker Hulk has indicated that he is in the dark about where he will play next season.

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre insists the sacking of manager Kenny Dalglish was done to help the team return to greatness.

Everton have released six players whose contracts are due to expire, including James McFadden and Marcus Hahnemann.

Manchester United right-back Rafael will replace Dani Alves in Brazil's squad for the team's upcoming friendlies.

Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has praised Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba ahead of the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

Avram Grant has left Partizan Belgrade a mere five months after being appointed as coach.

Nigel Reo-Coker has decided to leave Bolton following their relegation from the Premier League.

Chelsea's Frank Lampard has revealed his pride at the prospect of leading the team out in Saturday's Champions League final.

Former England captain David Beckham has backed Roy Hodgson's decision to add Gary Neville to his coaching staff for Euro 2012.

Paolo Maldini believes AC Milan can give up on winning trophies next season if they sell Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Marcel Desailly says he is worried how former club Chelsea will fare without captain John Terry in Saturday's Champions League final.

Paris Saint-Germain have not given up on the Ligue 1 title despite having only a slim chance of finishing on top of the table.

Xavi Hernandez believes Barcelona have what it takes to overcome defensive absentees in their Copa de Rey final against Athletic Bilbao.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has played down the suspension of three players for Bayern Munich's Champions League final against Chelsea.

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill is yearning for Champions League success after missing out on his side's FA Cup final victory through injury.

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has branded Chelsea striker Didier Drogba an 'outstanding actor' for his ability to win free kicks.

Leighton Baines has high expectations of new England manager Roy Hodgson thanks to the recommendations of Everton's David Moyes.

Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has announced his intention to leave the club after spending last season as a reverse.

Hangzhou climbed to sixth place in the Chinese Super League with a dramatic 1-0 win over Shanghai Shenxin on Friday.

Retired international Willy Sagnol says the form of Franck Ribery will be crucial to France's chances of success at Euro 2012.