Ferguson's managerial career ends with 5-5 draw
| |Sunday, May. 19, 2013
WEST BROMWICH, England — Alex Ferguson. Former Manchester United manager.
Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field
| |Sunday, May. 19, 2013
MEXICO CITY — Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: soccer.
As fireworks crackle, Beckham plays last home game
| |Saturday, May. 18, 2013
PARIS — Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham was finally overwhelmed and reduced to tears as he went out in a burst of fireworks and cheers Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.
Atletico wins Copa del Rey as Ronaldo ejected
|Friday, May. 17, 2013
MADRID — The Copa del Rey trophy could have been coach Jose Mourinho's parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a disappointing season filled with locker-room turmoil and failure in La Liga and the Champions League.
PSG president wants to keep working with Beckham
| |Friday, May. 17, 2013
PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club after retirement, possibly in an ambassadorial role.
Ferguson heads into retirement seeking 1 more win
| |Friday, May. 17, 2013
CARRINGTON, England — Alex Ferguson is looking forward to a retired life of luxury vacations, watching thoroughbreds, enjoying good wines and perhaps studying languages.
Column: Football without Ferguson? Unthinkably sad
| |Friday, May. 17, 2013
Football without Alex Ferguson? Like Britain without the queen or gin without tonic, it seems almost unthinkable.
Beckham's role after retirement to remain global
| |Friday, May. 17, 2013
PARIS — After David Beckham's long and distinguished soccer career ends on an artificial turf field in northwestern France, his life promises to be perhaps even more glamorous than it already has been.
Beckham brought credibility, visibility to MLS
| |Thursday, May. 16, 2013
Ask someone in Asia or Europe a decade ago what they knew about the Galaxy, and odds are the answer would have been limited to planets or stars. Nowadays, it's likely to include a reference to "Beckham's team," the Major League Soccer franchise in Los Angeles.
Column: Love or hate Beckham, he can't be ignored
| |Thursday, May. 16, 2013
Like his former Manchester United boss, Alex Ferguson, David Beckham picked the right time and best way to retire - as a winner and before the worst ravages of age became painfully apparent.
