Porto have sold midfielders Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez to Monaco for 70 million Euros ($90 million), the Portuguese champions said on Friday. "We have reached a deal to sell Rodriguez and Moutinho to Monaco," Porto said in a statement to Portuguese market regulator CMVM. Porto, who beat Monaco in the 2004 Champions League final, will receive 45 million euros for Colombian Rodriguez and ...Full Story »

Gibraltar was finally accepted as a member of European soccer's governing body UEFA on Friday, allowing their national team and clubs to enter to take part in international competition. UEFA's annual Congress voted in favour of a motion to allow the tiny British colony, which has a population of around 28,000, to become its 54th member. Gibraltar, which was granted provisional membership last ...Full Story »

Tony Pulis has issued a statement to the Stoke City fans following his split from the club, thanking them for their support over the last seven years.The Welshman joined the Potters in 2006, guiding them from the Championship to a secure position in the Premier League. He left the club at the end of the season after a 13th-place finish and has made it clear how thankful he is to the  suppor...Full Story »

(Corrects 12th para to say third place would send St Etienne into third preliminary round of Champions League, clarifies third para)PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Ten-times French champions St Etienne go into their final Ligue 1 match of the season still clinging to an outside hope of qualifying for the Champions League for the first time.Fourth-placed St Etienne, who were the country's top club in t...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he has been pleasantly surprised by his side's progress in this season's Champions League.The German side finished first in a tough group containing Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax and saw off Shakhtar Donetsk, Malaga and Real Madrid to reach the final.Dortmund failed to make it past the first phase last term and the 45-year-old feels ...Full Story »

TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) -- Two games in six days going back-and-forth to Southern California was going to be enough of a travel challenge for the Seattle Sounders. Then U.S. Soccer decided to throw a major detour into the Sounders travel plans.Seattle will leave Saturday on a unique eight-day road trip that will feature two MLS games, with a flight of more than 2,000 miles cross country for its open...Full Story »

Fernando Torres seems pleased with the way things are going at Chelsea.The Spanish striker had a rocky start to his career with the Blues, but titles from the Champions League and the FA Cup in 2012, and a Europa League crown in 2013, have the Spanish striker pleased with where things are at the club."We’re happy with the progress of the team," the Spanish striker told reporters on a confe...Full Story »

May 23 (Reuters) - Flying fullback Yuto Nagatomo was recalled to the Japan squad on Thursday for the crunch 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia next month, where victory would secure a berth in Brazil and damage the Socceroos' hopes of joining them.A knee injury forced Nagatomo to miss Japan's last qualifier in Jordan where the Asian champions needed only a point to claim an early place a...Full Story »

YAOUNDE, May 23 (Reuters) - Cameroon have appointed Volker Finke as head coach of the national team, the German tasked with ensuring the Indomitable Lions qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.Finke takes over from caretaker coach Jean-Paul Akono, who was brought in to replace Denis Lavagne last September after the Frenchman failed to take Cameroon to the African Nations Cup finals in 20...Full Story »

ATHENS, May 23 (Reuters) - Panathinaikos are one of eight clubs in the Greek top flight to be denied licences to compete in next season's championship, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) has said.All 16 clubs had their applications examined by the EPO's licensing committee this week and while eight teams were given the green light, the other eight - including Athens giants Panathinaikos - ha...Full Story »