Sporting director Txiki Begiristain has revealed that Barcelona will fight to prevent Lionel Messi from playing in the Olympic Games.

United States women's national team forward Abby Wambach will miss the Olympic Games after breaking her leg in a friendly against Brazil on Wednesday.

SAN DIEGO On a night when the United States woman should have been eyeing the upcoming Olympics, they were dealt a crushing blow to their gold medal hopes when Abby Wambach broke her left leg.

Natasha Kai scored in the 85th minute to give the United States Women's National Team a 1-0 win over Brazil on Wednesday, but the bigger story was USA striker Abby Wambach leaving the field in the first half with a leg injury.

SAN DIEGO Leading scorer Abby Wambach was carted off the field on a stretcher with an apparent left leg injury in the first half of the U.S. women's match against Brazil on Wednesday night.

SAN DIEGO Leading scorer Abby Wambach was carted off the field on a stretcher with an apparent left leg injury in the first half of the U.S. women's match against Brazil on Wednesday night.

NEWARK, N.J. Former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna retired Wednesday, less than two seasons after returning from Europe to join Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls.

MILAN, Italy Ronaldinho transferred to AC Milan late Tuesday, leaving FC Barcelona after the club's new coach declared the team would plan for next season without the Brazilian playmaker.

BOSTON When he was playing professional soccer in Chile, Chase Hilgenbrinck would seek comfort in the churches to satisfy his spiritual needs and remind him of childhood Sundays spent at Holy Trinity in his hometown of Bloomington, Ill.

Amy Rodriguez scored the game's lone goal in the 71st minute to help the United States Women's National Team beat Brazil 1-0 in a friendly on Sunday at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Ronaldo appears to be on the verge of ending his 18-month association with AC Milan after agreeing a deal with Brazilian side Flamengo.

Ronaldinho has revealed he is ready to defy Barcelona and take up his place in Brazil's squad for next month's Olympic Games.

TORONTO Los Angeles Galaxy stars David Beckham and Landon Donovan headlined the roster for the MLS All-Star Game, which will be played July 24 in Toronto against the English Premier League club West Ham United.

PARIS Interpol says police across Asia arrested 1,300 people and seized more than $16 million in an operation to break up illegal football gambling networks.

He scored 42 goals and was the main reason Manchester United captured both the Premiership and Champions League titles last season, however Cristiano Ronaldo may be more valuable to the Red Devils this campaign as a member of Real Madrid.

Zenit St. Petersburg coach Dick Advocaat has left in-demand forward Andrei Arshavin out of his plans for the coming weeks, with the Euro 2008 star set to leave the club.

The U.S. women's national team defeated Sweden, 1-0, on a 39th minute goal from midfielder Carli Lloyd to complete a sweep of two matches in Scandinavia.

Barcelona ace Lionel Messi would like to try his luck in Italy's Serie A in the future, as talk of a summer exit from the Camp Nou continues to rumble on.

Spain coach Luis Aragones, who stepped down after the team's recent Euro 2008 triumph, is set to become manager in Turkey's top club level with Fenerbahce, the club announced Thursday.