David Beckham's left Achilles' tendon was totally torn, and the doctor who performed the surgery said the England midfielder is expected to be out of action for about six months. "He is doing well and the operation lasted just under an hour. It went very well," Dr. Sakari Orava told The Associated Press after the operation at the Mehilainen ...

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho couldn't resist taking a swipe at his former club Chelsea despite trying his best to insist he won't be motivated by revenge in Tuesday's Champions League showdown. Mourinho is back at Stamford Bridge for the first time since being sacked in September 2007 after losing a power struggle with owner Roman Abramovich ...

After the weekend's matches, the aggregate gap between the top two sides in Europe's five major leagues -- England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain -- is just five points. In England, Manchester United lead Chelsea and Arsenal by two points, although the Blues have a game in hand, while Bayern Munich currently enjoy a two-point advantage over Schalke in the ...

The French national football side is going through a difficult period in terms of replacing the older generation with younger players, admitted under-fire coach Raymond Domenech on Monday. The 58-year-old - whose popularity has plummeted since guiding the French to the 2006 World Cup final - insisted, though, that he was getting a firmer idea of the makeup of his 23 man ...