After the final whistle of his 50th and final game with Chelsea, Rafa Benitez walked toward the visitors' dugout at Yankee Stadium, raised his left hand in a small acknowledgement to someone in the crowd and disappeared into the tunnel.

Brazil's Neymar announced Saturday on his Instagram account that he is to join FC Barcelona, who have edged out their great Spanish rivals Real Madrid in a tussle for the young striker's services.

Italian striker Marco Di Vaio scored a hat trick in the opening 32 minutes to lead the Montreal Impact to a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

Brazilian club Santos accepted the offers made by Barcelona and Real Madrid for young striker Neymar, who will now decide where he wants to go.

The home of English soccer will reverberate to the roar of German voices on Saturday when Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund collide at Wembley Stadium in the first all-Bundesliga final in Champions League history.

An Internet search for “Arjen Robben cuts inside” brings up more than 2 million items, one of them a recent tweet declaring: “That was the 10,000th time Robben has cut inside and shot with his left foot — so predictable.”

Manchester City and the New York Yankees are teaming up to launch a new Major League Soccer club in New York City, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said Tuesday.

Intensely irritating to some, hugely entertaining to others, the outspoken and colorful Jose Mourinho has proven time and again that success is never far from his golden touch.

Arsene Wenger admits he is delighted Arsenal have proved the critics wrong after his team secured their place in the Champions League with a 1-0 win at Newcastle.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic stole some of the spotlight from David Beckham as he scored two goals to lead French champion Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 home win against Brest on Saturday.