David Beckham hugged his teammates with tears in his eyes, then walked off the pitch to a standing ovation — for the last time in front of a home crowd at a football game.

Dominic Oduro scored late in the first half as the Columbus Crew continued their MLS mastery over Toronto FC with a 1-0 win Saturday.

Second-half substitute Jose Valencia's goal in the 83rd minute gave the Portland Timbers a 2-2 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday in Major League Soccer action.

Sampdoria became the only team to beat Juventus twice in the league under Antonio Conte as it secured a 3-2 victory over the newly-crowned Serie A champion on Saturday.

Real Sociedad came back to win 2-1 at Sevilla and Valencia beat Getafe 1-0 on Saturday as both teams remained locked on points in their fight for a fourth-place finish in the Spanish league.

Atletico Madrid ended a 25-game, 14-year winless streak against rival Real Madrid, getting a 98th-minute goal from Miranda for a 2-1 victory in the Copa del Rey final on Friday night following the ejections of Real star Cristiano Ronaldo and coach Jose Mourinho.

Love him or hate him, David Beckham parlayed his considerable soccer skills into an extraordinary life whose impact reached well beyond the pitch, writes Nigel Reed.

After nearly 27 years and 1,499 matches, storied soccer manager Alex Ferguson will coach Manchester United for the last time Sunday against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.

David Beckham, who recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain, announced Thursday he will retire from professional soccer at the end of the season.

Soccer superstar David Beckham announced he plans to retire from professional soccer on Thursday, and fans and athletes alike took to Twitter to send him off.

Racist and homophobic abuse by players in England will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season.

Veteran forward Bobby Convey is now a member of Toronto FC after a trade Thursday with Sporting Kansas City. Toronto FC gives up a third-round pick in next year's MLS SuperDraft.

Only hours after helping Chelsea with another European title, the club's all-time leading scorer Frank Lampard was given a one-year contract extension by the Premier League club.

The Vancouver Whitecaps battled to a 0-0 draw against the hometown Montreal Impact on Wednesday night in the first leg of the two-game Amway Canadian Championship total-goals final.

Branislav Ivanovic scored with an injury time header on Wednesday to give Chelsea a 2-1 win over Benfica in the Europa League final and secure the club's second European title in as many seasons after winning last year's Champions League.