Stuttgart seal late Europa League passage

VfB Stuttgart had to come from two goals down against Norwegian outsiders Molde on Thursday to scrape into the final qualifying round of the Europa League. Liverpool and Juventus had no such......

Liverpool, Juventus start off with wins

Liverpool and Juventus, forced into the indignity of beginning their season in the Europa League qualifying rounds, both won 2-0 away on Thursday as European club football ventured into deepest......

Chelsea's Rajkovic banned for spitting

Serbia and Chelsea defender Slobodan Rajkovic has been given a one-year ban from all competitions after spitting at a referee during last month's Olympic Games. World football's governing body FIFA......

Slavia and Shakhtar crowned

Round-up of the weekend soccer action in eastern Europe: CZECH REPUBLIC Slavia Prague won their first league title since 1996 after a 2-2 home draw with Jablonec on the final day saw them finish......

Bulgarian soccer boss shot dead by sniper

A sniper shot and killed the owner of Bulgarian premier league soccer club Lokomotiv Plovdiv on Thursday after they beat OFK Belgrade 1-0 in the UEFA Cup second qualification round. It was the......