Small bomb in Greece damages fan club of soccer team Panathinaikos; no injuries

November 11th, 2009 UEFA picks experts to monitor top clubs' financesNYON, Switzerland — The European soccer governing body has selected a team of independent experts to monitor the finances at the top soccer clubs. UEFA said Wednesday that former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene and eight financial and legal consultants have formed the Club Financial Control Panel.

October 27th, 2009 Florida's Donovan: NCAA clears Tishman to playGAINESVILLE, Fla. — Israeli guard Nimrod Tishman is eligible to play for Florida.

October 23rd, 2009 Kraft will only buy soccer club if cap introducedLONDON — American billionaire Robert Kraft says he is only interested in buying a European soccer club if a salary cap is introduced. Kraft attended a sports summit Friday in London and says he "has looked a some clubs on the continent" and loves the Premier League.

October 15th, 2009 AC Milan hoping for compensation from US SoccerMILAN — AC Milan is hoping for compensation from the U.S. Soccer Federation because defender Oguchi Onyewu was injured in a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica.

October 14th, 2009 Muslim team banned after refusing to play gay teamPARIS — A soccer club was permanently banned from the French amateur league on Wednesday after refusing to play a match against a gay team. Last week, Paris Foot Gay said its members were victims of homophobia when Creteil Bebel, a team of Muslim players, refused to play them this month.

October 6th, 2009 French gay soccer team snubbed by Muslim teamPARIS — A French gay soccer team says its members were victims of homophobia when a team of Muslim players refused to play a match against them. The Paris Foot Gay team says Tuesday it received an e-mail from the Creteil Bebel club canceling a match scheduled for last Sunday.

September 30th, 2009 Thousands mourn death of young French soccer fanBELGRADE, Serbia — Thousands of people are lining up in downtown Belgrade to mourn the death of a 28-year-old French soccer fan who was fatally beaten by Serbian hooligans. Serbia's capital is observing a day of mourning on Wednesday and Belgraders are waiting at a central city square to light candles and lay flowers for Brice Taton, who died in a Belgrade hospital on Tuesday.

September 30th, 2009 English soccer club Arsenal reports $56M profitsLONDON — English soccer club Arsenal has announced record profits of $56 million following a big increase in turnover and manager Arsene Wenger's refusal to pay huge transfer fees. Releasing figures Monday for the year that ended May 31, Arsenal said that turnover increased to $498 million thanks largely to TV revenue and ticket sales gained when the team reached the semifinals of both the Champions League and FA Cup.

August 26th, 2009 Lyon, Atletico into Champions League group phaseLONDON — Lyon reached the group stage of the Champions League group, beating Anderlecht 3-1 Tuesday behind three first-half goals by Lisandro Lopez. Lyon eliminated the Belgian club with an 8-2 total-goals victory.

July 27th, 2009 Canada beats Hungary; Russia, Greece advanceROME — Dominique Perreault scored three goals to lead Canada past Hungary 9-7 in the quarterfinals of women's water polo at the world championships. Emily Csikos and Christine Robinson added two goals apiece Monday for the Canadians, who advanced to face Russia in Wednesday's semifinals.

July 17th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - English Premier League club Manchester United have cancelled their proposed trip to Indonesia following Friday morning's bomb blasts at two five-star hotels in national capital Jakarta. Club coach-cum-manager Sir Alex Ferguson described the cancellation as a major disappointment for him and his team, and said the bomb blasts was "terrible news".

July 17th, 2009 Man U scraps Indonesia match after hotel blastsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Manchester United has canceled a planned visit to Indonesia after Friday's bomb attack on the hotel where the team was due to stay in Jakarta. The English Premier League club was booked to stay on Saturday and Sunday nights at the Ritz-Carlton, one of the two hotels hit by Friday's terror attack.

July 6th, 2009 Flu prompts Cruzeiro to seek Copa postponementRIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian soccer club Cruzeiro wants to postpone this week's Copa Libertadores match against Estudiantes because of the swine flu outbreak in Argentina. A spokesman for the club said on Monday that it made the request through Brazil's football federation.

June 11th, 2009 Despite bomb threat, Roddick wins at Queen'sLONDON — After the start of the match was delayed by a bomb threat, Andy Roddick defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-6, 7-6 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at Queen's Club. Tournament officials, who initially said the match was being delayed because of technical issues, disclosed that a spectator had discovered a bomb threat message pinned to a wall.

June 2nd, 2009 Fire damages NFLPA officeWASHINGTON — A small fire has damaged the office of NFL players' union head DeMaurice Smith. The union says the fire started in a bathroom off the office at about 5 a.m.