Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday: - - - - SOCCER Champions League build-up Real and Dortmund meet the media on eve of second leg MADRID - The coaches and a player from Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund give news conferences ahead of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg at the Bernabeu. ... More »Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, April 29
LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Former Blackburn soccer manager Henning Berg, who was sacked after 57 days in the job, has been awarded 2.25 million pounds ($3.49 million) in compensation after winning his claim against the Championship club at the High Court in Manchester. The 43-year-old Norwegian who played for the club in two spells, between 1993-97 and between 2000-03, was sacked in December, after 10 matches in charge at Ewood Park and less than two months into a three-year deal. The news of Monday's court ruling was not immediately carried on the club's website (www.rovers.co. ... More »Soccer-Judge orders Blackburn to pay Berg millions in compensation
The Portuguese coach has dismissed reports that claimed he is set to return to the Premier League giant and is focused on the match against Dortmund. More »Mourinho: I never told Klopp I was going to Chelsea
Qatari based firm Ooredoo has been linked with a big money sponsorship deal with the Reds that could see the stadium renamed as part of the agreement. More »Liverpool in Anfield naming rights talks
The 37-year-old midfielder was sent off for a perceived studs up challenge just six minutes into his substitute appearance for PSG on Sunday. More »Leonardo: Beckham red card harsh
By Mike Collett LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that if his team win their last three Premier League games they will qualify for the Champions League, but both Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur could yet scupper his hopes. If Chelsea take at least nine points from their last four games, they will finish on 74 points. If Tottenham win their four remaining games, they would also finish on 74 points. ... More »Soccer-Wenger convinced Arsenal will secure top-four finish
The 26-year-old forward's name was met with jeers on two occasions at the annual Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year awards on Sunday night. More »Suarez booed at PFA awards
Here are the Top 15 soccer stories we’re following today. More »Kick Off: Could Herculez Gomez be in line for shock return to MLS? Seattle, TFC linked with US forward
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: - - - - SOCCER Champions League preview Real take comeback inspiration from Derby game MADRID - As they contemplate how to overturn a 4-1 deficit to reach the Champions League final, nine-times European Cup winners Real Madrid are taking inspiration from a similar feat against Derby County four decades ago. ... More »Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday, April 29
The soft-spoken Honduran has become a vital part of Colorado's midfield while the team deals with a number of injuries. More »Hendry Thomas leads by example as Rapids face injury crisis
Some of the biggest names in Mexican soccer are likely to be playing for new teams come the 2013-14 season. More »Tom Marshall: Several Mexicans could be on the move this summer
The in-form striker notched a brace on Friday as he led his team to a crucial win. The goals were number 29 and 30 of his stellar campaign. More »Americans Abroad recap: Altidore hits 30 for the season
COMMENTARY | If Gareth Bale is to leave Tottenham Hotspur and possibly the Premier League this coming summer, he will do so after being named the league's best player. More »Gareth Bale Named PFA's Player & Young Player of the Year
LONDON (AP) -- Reading and Queens Park Rangers were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday, while Robin van Persie of Manchester United faced his former club in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal. More »Reading, QPR relegated; Van Persie thwarts Arsenal
(Adds quotes) LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Gareth Bale became only the third man to be named the English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) player of the year and young player of the year in the same season on Sunday. The 23-year-old Wales international, who also won the main award in 2011, has scored 19 Premier League goals this season - a tally bettered only by Manchester United striker Robin van Persie with 25 and controversial Liverpool forward Luis Suarez (23). "It's a massive honour. To be voted by your peers is one of the biggest things in the game. ... More »Soccer-Tottenham's Bale named English PFA player of the year
The surly 67-year-old Romanian accused his players of complacency but he is still backing them to win a fifth consecutive championship next year More »Shakhtar seals fourth successive Ukrainian title
April 28 (Reuters) - Barcelona must wait a bit longer before they can claim their La Liga crown after drawing 2-2 with Athletic Bilbao, while Paris St Germain and Juventus continued to close in on the French and Italian titles. With Manchester United having already secured the Premier League title, the focus has switched to the battle for Champions League places with Chelsea jumping above Arsenal into third place. SPAIN Barcelona's title celebrations were put on hold for another week after Athletic Bilbao grabbed a last-gasp equaliser to draw 2-2 at home to the La Liga leaders on Saturday. ... More »Soccer-European round-up-Barca forced to wait, Juve and PSG close in
The former England captain came on with only a few minutes remaining, but was given his marching orders in stoppage time for a rash challenge, meaning PSG finished with nine men. More »Beckham shown straight red card for Paris Saint-Germain
The 23-year-old forward joins Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo as the only men to lift the award twice after his success in 2010/11. More »Spurs forward Bale lifts second PFA Player of the Year Award
The 23-year-old forward picked up the award ahead of the likes of Eden Hazard and Christian Benteke after a superb season in which he scored 29 goals in all competitions More »Tottenham midfielder Bale named PFA Young Player of the Year
The 63-year-old, who has been tipped to replace Carlo Ancelotti, insists he will see out the remainder of his contract at Arsenal, which expires at the end of next season. More »Wenger dismisses Paris Saint-Germain reports
Four Manchester United stars are included, while Arsenal is the only team in the top six without a player included in the side More »De Gea, Bale and Suarez named in PFA Team of the Year
The 71-year-old felt his team had the better of the openings and should have won the game, while he was angered at the referee's decision to book five of his players. More »Sir Alex Ferguson rues Manchester United's missed chances after Arsenal draw
By Mike Collett LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Robin van Persie attempted to go into the wrong dressing room before kickoff, got booed, got booked, gave the ball away for Arsenal's goal and scored a penalty as champions Manchester United drew 1-1 at Arsenal on Sunday. The 29-year-old Dutchman, playing back at the Emirates Stadium for the first time since moving from Arsenal to United in a 24 million pounds ($37.18 million) deal last August, certainly had a return he will not forget in a hurry. ... More »Soccer-United's Van Persie scores on memorable return to Arsenal
By Justin Palmer LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Relegated Queens Park Rangers face a challenge to get back into the Premier League and their expensively-assembled squad must get "super-fit" to compete in the Championship (second division), manager Harry Redknapp said. A 0-0 draw away at bottom club Reading on Sunday condemned both teams to life in the second tier next season, their top-flight exits coming at a time when the division's elite are set to benefit from a bumper TV rights deal. ... More »Soccer-Redknapp plans fitness boot camp for relegated QPR