May 2014 - Soccer Wiretap

Martínez To Have £20M Transfer Fund To Build Everton In Summer
Roberto Martínez also wants to increase the number of hours players spend in training by building overnight accommodation at Finch Farm.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

United Legends Go In Together To Purchase Salford City FC
Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Phil Neville have collectively purchased Salford City FC, a non-league club currently playing the Evo-Stik First Division.

Andi Thomas/The Busy Babe

City, United, Chelsea Want 'New Cristiano' Carlos Mane
Carlos Mane has played the last four matches as a number 10 despite beginning his career as a right winger.

Dan Kilpatrick/CaughtOffside

Real Madrid Joins Chelsea, United In Pursuit Of Luke Shaw
Luke Shaw is one of the world's best young left backs.

Darren Lewis/Daily Mirror

Chelsea Opens Talks With Atleti On £35M Deal For Diego Costa
Chelsea tried to reach a deal for Diego Costa in January.

Daily Express

Arsenal To Play Red Bulls In Summer Friendly
Arsenal hasn't travelled to the United States since 1989.

ESPN

David Moyes Facing Mutiny From Players
The Glazers and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward are determined to evaluate David Moyes only at the end of the season.

Mark Ogden/Daily Telegraph

Barça Signs Alen Halilovic
The 18-year-old Alen Halilovic will start his career in Spain with Barça B after agreeing upon a five-year deal.

AS.com

Sturridge Scores 20th, 1st Time In 50 Seasons Two LFC Players Hit Mark
Daniel Sturridge scored his 20th goal of his season in Liverpool's 2-1 win over Sunderland on Wednesday.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Bradley, Beckerman Gives USMNT Depth At Central Midfield
Michael Bradley and Kyle Beckerman will likely lead the MLS in passes per game this season.

Ben Baer/MLSSoccer.com

Inter Targeting Dzeko, Torres, Sagna
Edin Dzeko, Fernando Torres and Bacary Sagna are three names mentioned by Inter Milan president Erick Thohir as targets this summer.

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

Josip Drmić Has Most Goals In Bundesliga In 2014
Josip Drmić has contributed to 47 percent of Nürnberg's goals for the season.

Opta Sports

US Roster For Mexico Friendly To Feature 19 MLS Players
Bayern Munich forward Julian Green has been released by his club to participate in what could be his first match representing the United States.

AP

Bacary Sagna Offered Three-Year Deal From Man City
Bacary Sagna is seeking a significant raise from his £50,000-a-week salary with Arsenal.

Dave Hytner/The Guardian

Victor Valdes Out Six Months With Torn ACL
Victor Valdes was injured in the opening minutes of Barcelona's match on Wednesday against Celta.

Iván San Antonio/Sports.es

Man City, Chelsea Interested In Karim Benzema If Real Decides To Sell
Karim Benzema is signed with Real Madrid through the 14-15 season and the sides have discussed a new deal.

Warren Haughton/TalkSports

Sporting Kansas City Close To 2nd International Signing
Published reported indicated it could be 19-year-old Brazilian defender Igor Julião.

MLSSoccer.com

Barcelona Could Spend As Much As €120M In Summer
Barcelona needs replacements for Victor Valdes at goalkeeper and Carles Puyol at central defense.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Dortmund Won't Need To Sell Any More Players
Ilkay Gundogan has been one of the Dortmund players linked with a move away from the club this season.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Moyes: You Don't Just Suddenly Change Things Around
Alex Ferguson hand-picked David Moyes as his successor last summer.

Manchester Evening News

UEFA League Of Nations Tourney Will Provide World Cup Qualifying Spots
It will be played biennially in odd-numbered years on dates reserved for friendlies and begin after the 2018 World Cup with a semifinals and final at a neutral venue.

Sky Sports

Mourinho: Ibrahimovic Easy To Manage, Wants To Win
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and José Mourinho spent one season working together at Inter Milan, winning Serie A in 08-09.

Eurosport

Tottenham Has Highest Income In Transfers To Big-5 Clubs Since 08-09
Tottenham, Real Madrid, Porto, Liverpool and AC Milan have the highest income in transfers to big-5 clubs.

Football-Observatory

Greizmann Denies Report Of Deal With PSG
Antoine Greizmann has a €30 million release clause in his contract.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Philipp Lahm Converts All 134 Passes Attempts In Tuesday's Win
Bayern completed 93 percent of its passes on the night, 992 out of 1063.

Nicholas Mendola/ProSoccerTalk

Liverpool Could Make £30M Bid For Ander Herrera
Brendan Rodgers believes Ander Herrera would be a key addition to Liverpool's central midfield.

Caught Offside

Giroud's Agent Expects Him To Stay At Arsenal
Olivier Giroud has 21 goals and eight assists in 43 appearances.

Simone Bargellini/Sky Sports

Umbro, Adidas Trying To Take Nike's Kit Deal With United
Nike is prepared to play approximately $115 million per year for 10 seasons to renew its sponsorship with United.

Allan Brettman/Oregonian

City's EPL Title Odds Improve To 58 Percent, Chelsea Falls To 31
Manchester City hasn't allowed a goal in over 500 minutes in the EPL.

Paul Carr/ESPN

Bayern Clinches Bundesliga With Seven Matches To Spare
No club in Germany, England, France, Spain, Italy and Holland has ever clinched its league title with seven matches to spare.

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