2019 Soccer news, photos, stats, schedules, standings and videos

• Valencia beats Barcelona 2-0 to inflict 1st loss on Setién25 January 2020, 11:50 pm
  Quique Setién lost his first game after three matches in charge of Barcelona as Valencia beat the defending Spanish champions 2-0 in a troubling day across the Spanish league which saw fans clash on the streets and a player racially abused. Valencia striker Maxi Gómez scored once for Barcelona on Saturday
  
• Chicharito brings a different energy to Galaxy, El Trafico than Zlatan — but the buzz isn't going anywhere25 January 2020, 11:32 pm
  Attention is already swarming Javier Hernandez after his big signing, and both he and MLS are in position to capitalize on it.
  
• La Liga roundup: Valencia hand Barcelona first defeat in Setien era (video)25 January 2020, 11:08 pm
  "There are things we must analyze, explain, and try to correct, of course," Setien said after Barcelona's loss to Valencia.
  
• Ilicic hits hat-trick as seven-goal Atalanta humiliate Torino25 January 2020, 11:05 pm
  Josip Ilicic hit a hat-trick, including a sensational strike from the halfway line, as Atalanta crushed Torino 7-0 in Serie A on Saturday, inflicting the worst home defeat ever on their northern rivals who finished the match with nine men. Substitute Luis Muriel also bagged a late brace to add to first-half
  
• Barca beaten by Valencia in early blow for Setien25 January 2020, 11:01 pm
  Quique Setien's honeymoon period lasted less than a fortnight as he tasted his first Barcelona defeat on Saturday in his second La Liga game in charge after a 2-0 loss to Valencia. A Jordi Alba own goal and Maxi Gomez's strike at Mestalla raised early doubts about Setien's appointment and
  
• Marseille drops points in race for Champions League place25 January 2020, 10:41 pm
  PARIS (AP) -- Marseille missed the creativity of Dimitri Payet as it dropped points in the race for a Champions League place after being held 0-0 at home by Angers on Saturday in a dull French league encounter.
  
• Last-gasp winner sees Braga down Porto to win Portuguese League Cup25 January 2020, 10:35 pm
  Ricardo Horta scored a dramatic injury-time winner to grab Braga a 1-0 victory over Porto in the Portuguese League Cup final on Saturday. Braga, playing in front of their home fans, clinched the trophy for the second time after their previous triumph in 2013. Porto have still never won the League Cup
  
• Netherlands forward Rob Rensenbrink dies at age 7225 January 2020, 10:33 pm
  Rob Rensenbrink, the forward who was centimeters away from delivering the Netherlands a World Cup title in 1978, has died at age 72, the Dutch football association said Saturday. ''We have heard with sadness of the death of football legend Rob Rensenbrink,'' the association said in a
  
• Morris, Roldan to miss US exhibition against Costa Rica25 January 2020, 10:31 pm
  CHICAGO (AP) -- Forward Jordan Morris and midfielder Cristian Roldan will miss the United States' exhibition against Costa Rica on Feb. 1 and will report to preseason with Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders.
  
• Atalanta back into Champions League contention with 7-0 rout25 January 2020, 9:57 pm
  ROME (AP) -- Atalanta revived its chances of earning another Champions League campaign with a 7-0 rout at Torino in Serie A on Saturday.
  
• Bilbao striker Williams reports racist abuse during draw with Espanyol25 January 2020, 9:37 pm
  Athletic Bilbao striker Inaki Williams said he was the victim of racist abuse on Saturday during his team's 1-1 draw away to Espanyol in La Liga. "I'm a little sad because of the draw but especially because I have suffered racist insults," Williams told the official club website after
  
• USA picks new faces after training camp shift from Doha25 January 2020, 9:36 pm
  US national team coach Gregg Berhalter announced a 22-man squad Saturday for next weekend's friendly against Costa Rica that features 12 hopefuls seeking a first-ever cap. The roster was unveiled after three weeks of training in Bradenton, Florida, where the Americans shifted workouts planned for
  
• Marseille's slim title hopes hit by Angers stalemate25 January 2020, 9:20 pm
  Andre Villas-Boas' Marseille laboured to a tame 0-0 draw at home against Angers on Saturday, handing Paris Saint-Germain the chance to move 10 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. Second-placed Marseille are seven points adrift of reigning champions PSG, who visit last year's runners-up Lille
  
• Bilbao’s Williams: ‘I suffered racist insults’ at Espanyol25 January 2020, 8:45 pm
  Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams says that he was a victim of racial abuse from fans while playing at Espanyol in a Spanish league game on Saturday.
  
• Frustrated Lampard calls for Chelsea to make signings25 January 2020, 8:29 pm
  Frank Lampard called on Chelsea to back him in the transfer market after his side edged into the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win at Hull on Saturday. Lampard has bemoaned Chelsea's failure to kill off defensive opponents throughout his first season in charge and he believes signings in key attacking