Even though the titles in Europe's top leagues have already been clinched, that does not mean there will not be any drama on the final days of the season.
The race for Champions League spots in England, Germany and Italy will end this weekend as three of the world's elite leagues close their seasons with one final matchday.
As the English Premier League heads into it's final week of play, a potential third-place tie could derail Chelsea's post-season tour of the U.S.
Third-placed Chelsea sit two points above fourth-placed Arsenal in the table. However, if Arsenal were to defeat Newcastle on the final day of the season by a score of 2-1, and Chelsea were to play Everton to a scoreless draw, the two London clubs would be forced to play a play-off to determine the third and fourth place finishers.
Just 12 months after guiding Manchester City to their first Premier League title in 44 years, Roberto Mancini's was sacked late Monday night in England.
The club released a statement on their website at 10:22pm local time which said that they have relieved Mancini of his duties because he did not achieve any of their goals that were set at the start of the season, with the exception of qualification for next year's Champions League.
There are crazy endings, and then there are endings like the one seen in England today between Watford and Leicester City.
Anthony Knockaert stood at the penalty spot, prepared to take a penalty kick that would send his Leicester City through to the English League Championship promotion final at Wembley.
With David Moyes ready to leave Everton on July 1st, the Toffees are about to embark on a new era and it remains unclear just who will lead it, and which players will still be around to see it.
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has been installed as the favorite to replace Moyes, but we are unlikely to know who will replace Moyes until the current season is over.
Wigan Athletic continues their battle to escape relegation when they welcome Swansea City to the DW Stadium. Roberto Martinez's men sit in 18th position currently with 35 points, but a win could potentially move them out of the drop zone.
Also in action today is Michael Bradley and his AS Roma side, who host Chievo Verona in Tuesday's lone Serie A match.
While many around the world are anxiously awaiting Sunday's Champions League qualification drama in the Barclays Premier League and Serie A, the Bundesliga will have a playoff of sorts on its final matchday to determine its final entry into the world's premier club tournament.
Real Madrid might end up with Carlo Ancelotti managing their club next season, but it could come at a high price.
According to a report out of France, Ancelotti's current club, Paris Saint-Germain, have said that they will entertain offers for the Italian manager if Real Madrid allow PSG to submit an offer for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Even at 34 years of age, Frank Lampard has proven this season that he's still got what it takes to compete at the highest level.
It seems that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has finally taken notice.
The London club announced on Thursday that Lampard had signed a contract extension, one that would keep the England international in Chelsea blue through the end of next season.
Millions of dollars are on the line today when Arsenal faces off against Wigan in the Premier League.
The Latics are coming off the high of winning the FA Cup for the first time in club history, but they need to re-focus their efforts to Tuesday night's Premier League match.
David Moyes hasn't even officially taken over at Manchester United, and he's already been handed a huge blow to his title aspirations.
Following Manchester United's 2-1 victory at Old Trafford in Sir Alex Ferguson's home send off, the current United manager confirmed the transfer rumors about forward Wayne Rooney, admitting that the England international didn't take part in Sunday's league match because his head wasn't in the right place.
Atletico Madrid forward Radamel Falcao may have to brush up on his French lessons ahead of this summer.
According to a report out of Spain, French club AS Monaco, with the backing of a Russian billionaire and about to be promoted back to Ligue 1, is prepared to sign Falcao this summer and pay his €60 million release clause.
One of the most decorated players in world soccer has decided to call it quits.
According to multiple reports, David Beckham has decided to announce his retirement, just days after winning his tenth league title in four different countries. The 38-year-old Englishman has made 13 appearances in all competitions for Paris Saint-Germain since signing with the club at the end of January.
The distance between New York City and Manchester, United Kingdom is approximately 3,337 miles. For two members of the New York Red Bulls, the news of Sir Alex Ferguson stepping down as Manchester United boss and David Moyes replacing him hits just as close to home as if they were at the epicenter.
Since receiving a ten-match ban, Luis Suarez has been the center of numerous transfer rumors.
The latest team considered to be in the running for the Uruguayan's services is Atletico Madrid, whose manager Diego Simeone said he believes that Suarez is an "extraordinary player.
The passion that exudes from the Superclasico took over on Sunday night during the 1-1 draw between Boca Juniors and River Plate at La Bombonera.
River's talented youngster Manuel Lanzini put his side up inside of 45 seconds into the match with a perfectly placed header, but Boca were able to claw back into the match, scoring through the side-footed shot of Santiago Silva to tie things back up.
The race for a place Champions League comes down to the wire as Chelsea hosts Tottenham in Premier League action today.
The two London clubs are locked in battle with their London rivals, Arsenal, for the third and fourth positions in the table, which would give the team a chance to play on Europe's biggest stage.
Manchester City are inching closer to naming their new manager, with Manuel Pellegrini's name coming to the top of the club's shortlist.
The current Malaga boss has, according to reports out of Spain, been allowed to leave the club at the end of the summer, with reports stating that Pellegrini will sign a two-year contract to trade the sun-bathed streets of Andalusia for the rain-soaked driveways of Manchester.
The ongoing transfer saga of Santos forward Neymar took another turn towards Germany on Tuesday.
According to reports out of Munich, former Santos Vice-President Vicente Cascione has claimed that Neymar has signed a contract with Bayern Munich, and will be suiting up for Pep Guardiola's team by this August.
So imagine you are a soccer player who takes his place on the bench for a game, in full uniform, only to find out you weren't selected to even be in uniform for that match.
That awkward situation happened to Real Madrid's Fabio Coentrao before their recent match against Espanyol. He turned up on the Real Madrid bench only to be told by Iker Casillas that he didn't belong there.
Two more top European league titles were secured over the weekend, with FC Barcelona and Paris St. Germain making additions to their trophy cases.
Barcelona battled back from an early deficit to beat Atletico Madrid on Sunday, though they had clinched their fourth La Liga title in five years the day before courtesy of an Espanyol draw vs.
The long and winding road to recovery is for Giuseppe Rossi is nearly over.
Beset by multiple knee injuries and surgeries, the 26-year-old forward was named on Tuesday to the Fiorentina squad set to face Siena on Wednesday in Serie A action. Rossi moved from relegated Spanish side Villarreal to Florence in a €10 million transfer move last winter.
Aston Villa kicks off this weekend's soccer action, when they host Chelsea at Villa Park in one of the weekend's most important matches.
Villa are coming off of two consecutive victories in the league, and have two matches left in the season to survive the drop, while Chelsea have two matches left to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Their top-four fate is no longer in their hands, but Tottenham Hotspur will be relieved to still be in the hunt for a Champions League spot after Wednesday's trip to Stamford Bridge.
Substitute Gylfi Sigurdsson played the hero for fifth-place Spurs on Wednesday in a 2-2 draw with third-place Chelsea.
Super Sunday kicks off early today, with the infamous Merseyside Derby taking center stage.
Liverpool will of course be without polarizing star Luis Suarez, who will be serving his third of a ten match ban for his bite on Branislav Ivanovic three weeks ago. David Moyes, on theother hand, has a full squad to choose from, as Everton attempt to finish ahead of Liverpool for the second consecutive season.
Wigan Athletic came into Saturday's FA Cup Final as an overwhelming underdog that few gave a chance to test, let alone beat mighty Manchester United.
The Latics had other ideas, and didn't just come to play, they went to Wembley to win.
Wigan won their first FA Cup title in team history when Ben Watson headed home a Shaun Maloney corner kick in the first minute of second-half stoppage time to give Wigan a 1-0 victory.
HARRISON, N.J. Reflecting on the news that Sir Alex Ferguson has decided to retire from football management, Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry kept coming back to one word.
"Legend."
Speaking after his two-goal performance in the Red Bulls' 2-1 win vs.
The Theater of Dreams is going to have a distinctly different feel next season.
Manchester United confirmed Tuesday night's rumors as manager Sir Alex Ferguson announced on Wednesday that he is retiring at the end of the seasonafter 26 years as manager.
During the first two weeks of April, FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain squared off in what turned out to be a thrilling UEFA Champions League quarterfinal.
One month later, both sides are out of the continental competition and their respective domestic cups.
Although the result was much closer than they would have liked, Juventus celebrated their second straight Serie A title with their fans in Turin on Sunday.
Juve narrowly edged relegation-threatened Palermo, 1-0, on an Arturo Vidal penalty.
In Jurgen Klinsmann's roster press release on Thursday, the U.S. Men's National Team head coach alluded to the possibility of bringing in 22-year-old Icelandic forward Aron Johannsson in for a look for this summer's Gold Cup.
Branislav Ivanovic couldn't have picked a better time to score his first Europa League goal.
The Chelsea defender rose high off a corner kick in the third minute of 90th minute injury time, sending a perfectly placed header into the far side of the net and leaving Benfica goalkeeper Artur frozen in place.
Since Frank Simek's release from Carlisle United, he's been looking for an opportunity to play. That chance just may end up coming in Major League Soccer.
According to D.C. United, Simek took part in the club's training session on Tuesday morning as a trialist, opening a possibility for the American international defender to play in MLS for the first time.
