David Beckham says he will retire from professional soccer at the end of the season.

Branislav Ivanovic watched from the stands as Chelsea won its first Champions League last season. He eased the pain of missing that match while suspended by scoring an injury time winner Wednesday as his team beat Benfica 2-1 for the Europa League title.

Wigan became the first team to be relegated and win the FA Cup in the same season as a 4-1 loss at Arsenal ended an eight-year stay in the Premier League on Tuesday.

Roberto Mancini was sacked as manager of Manchester City on Monday — a year to the day after leading the club to the English Premier League title.

Alex Ferguson was given a fitting send-off in his final home game in charge of Manchester United as his club of nearly 27 years scored a trademark late winner against Swansea on Sunday, capping an emotional day of celebrations at Old Trafford.

David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimovic kept possession in the corner of the pitch, playing down the clock as they closed in on winning the league title in a fourth different country. For Paris Saint-Germain, it was to be its first in 19 years.

Not even an injury to Lionel Messi in the 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday could dampen Barcelona's celebrations at winning its 22nd Spanish league title.

Bayern Munich kicked off its Bundesliga title celebrations with a 3-0 win over Augsburg on Saturday, when the club finally received the trophy for its 23rd German championship.

Juventus were held to a 1-1 home draw by Cagliari in Serie A on Saturday, a result that means the champions can no longer eclipse their points record. Mirko Vucinic came off the bench to save a point for Juve with an easy tap-in just after the hour after Victor Ibarbo had given the visitors a shock 12th-minute lead with a wonderful individual goal.

Lionel Messi might have powered Barcelona to this season's Spanish league crown, but it fell to humble crosstown rival Espanyol to finally finish off Real Madrid's title defense with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.