STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th goal for Portugal on Tuesday, becoming only the second male player to reach the century mark in international soccer.

GENEVA (AP) — When a period of Champions League success ends, it's not always so easy to get back to the top.

Real Madrid's embarrassing 4-1 loss to Ajax on home turf on Tuesday sent the...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Soccer greats Luis Figo and Kaka arrived in Pakistan on Thursday to launch the World Soccer Stars event in a country more known for its cricket.

A private England-based group, Touchsky Group, will organize the event in late April in Karachi and Lahore with an aim toward portraying a softer image of Pakistan around the world.

MOSCOW (AP) — From the depths of Central Asia, Kazakh oligarch Kairat Boranbayev is targeting one of the top jobs in European soccer.

Boranbayev is based in Almaty, five time zones and 5,400 kilometers (3,350 miles) east of UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. But the politically connected businessman comes with a raft of celebrity acquaintances, citing soccer greats Luis Figo, Fabio Cannavaro and Clarence Seedorf as character references as he runs for a seat on the UEFA executive committee.

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid tied Barcelona's Spanish record of 39 games unbeaten in all competitions by crushing Granada 5-0 in La Liga on Saturday.

Francisco "Isco" Alarcon scored twice and Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Casemiro added on at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Madrid was six points ahead of second-place Barcelona, which plays fifth-place Villarreal on Sunday. Third-place Sevilla, which defeated sixth-place Real Sociedad 4-0, was four points off the lead.