Spain coach Vicente del Bosque isn't rushing to name a replacement for David Villa despite the Barcelona striker's slim chances of playing at Euro 2012. Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola visited Villa on Tuesday as the 30-year-old recovered from surgery on a fractured shin that has left the country's all-time leading goal scorer a doubt to help the World Cup holders defend their European...

Four years after his goals helped turn Spain from perennial underachievers into European champions, star striker David Villa could end up watching the 2012 European Championship from home after breaking his left leg on Thursday. Villa will be sidelined for up to five months, dealing Barcelona a major blow in its battle with Real Madrid for the Spanish league title and putting his place at Euro...

Barcelona is back in the Club World Cup final, setting up a match against South American champion Santos by beating Qatari club Al-Sadd 4-0 Thursday. Adriano scored two first-half goals, while Seydou Keita and Maxwell added the others for the Champions League champions. Adriano put Barcelona in the lead in the 25th minute after a blunder by Al-Sadd goalkeeper Mohamed Saqr.

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola is trying to get his players to relax ahead of their Club World Cup semifinal, combatting impressions that complacency is the only impediment to the Spanish giant claiming another trophy. Barcelona trained in Japan on Monday in preparation for Thursday's clash with Qatari club Al-Sadd.