Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday gave the green light for David Beckham to play in former Manchester United teammate Gary Neville's testimonial on Tuesday. The Major League Soccer side's technical director Bruce Arena said he had personally made the decision to let former England star Beckham return to Old Trafford to play in the match between a United selection and Juventus, a repeat of the 1999...Full Story »

Ian Holloway salutes Blackpool’s loyal fans after losing against Manchester United BIRMINGHAM and Blackpool were relegated yesterday on one of the most incredible afternoons in the history of the Premier League. Twelve weeks after winning the Carling Cup at Wembley, Alex McLeish’s side lost 2-1 at Tottenham to land back in the Championship – and that could cost the manager hi...Full Story »

I'LL BE OFF, THEN ... Carlo Ancelotti was sacked 10 minutes after his side's defeat yesterday CHELSEA sacked boss Carlo Ancelotti last night - and Blues fans immediately demanded the return of Jose Mourinho. Ancelotti went just 10 minutes after the runners-up ended their league season with a 1-0 defeat at Everton. After news broke, radio phone-in shows were swamped with fans calling for the s...Full Story »

Lazio beat 10-man Lecce 4-2 on Sunday night but their efforts were in vain as they were denied the fourth and final Champions League spot by Udinese's draw against AC Milan. Needing to win and hope Udinese lost, Lazio never trailed against a defiant Lecce at the Via del Mare. Lecce's Manuel Coppola cancelled out Tommaso Rocchi's opener before Mauro Zarate restored the Roman club's advantage ...Full Story »

Udinese held out for a goalless draw against Serie A champions AC Milan to book a place in next season's Champions League qualifiers. Beginning the day two points ahead of Lazio, Udinese knew a point would see them through whatever the Rome side did at Lecce. As it turned out, with Lazio winning 4-2, a point was exactly what they needed and got, though it could have been more as Antonio Di Nat...Full Story »

The encounter was billed as a ‘nothing game’ due to Inter’s failure to take the title race to the last day, and Catania’s safety from the relegation battle, and indeed Leonardo played something of an under-strength team in mind of Inter’s up-coming Coppa Italia final against Palermo. However, from the outset, both teams seemed desperate to prove a point on the last...Full Story »

MANCHESTER, England (AP)—Ian Holloway believes the Premier League undermined Blackpool’s attempts to stay in England’s top division and criticized the organization after his club was relegated on Sunday. “The fat lady has finished singing and I do not like the tune,” Holloway said after Blackpool’s 4-2 defeat at champion Manchester United. “The Premier ...Full Story »

Juventus twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Champions League qualifiers Napoli on the final day of the Serie A season. Goals from Christian Maggio and Cristiano Lucarelli had given the visitors the lead on two occasions but Giorgio Chiellini and Alessandro Matri levelled the scores. The result means Juventus finish seventh while Napoli had already made sure of third place wit...Full Story »

ATHENS, May 22 (Reuters) - Gilberto Silva scored the only goal for Panathinaikos who went top of the Greek Super League playoff standings after a 1-0 win over PAOK Salonika on Sunday. The former Brazil international slotted home in the 75th minute at the Olympic stadium to clinch three points for the Greens, who are now in the driving seat heading into the final round of matches on Wednesday. ...Full Story »

Roma coach Vincenzo Montella led the team to an end-of-season 3-1 victory over Sampdoria on Sunday night in what could have been his last game in charge of the capital city club. Daniele Mannini put the visitors ahead in the 26th minute before Roma captain Francesco Totti equalised on the half-hour mark. Mirko Vucinic put Roma in front for the first time in the 70th minute before team-mate Mar...Full Story »