May 2014 - Soccer Wiretap

Wenger Expected To Return But Arsenal Begins Succession Plan
Talks initially centered on a three-year deal, a two-year extension at £8 million per season is now more likely for Arsène Wenger.

Sami Mokbel, Neil Ashton/Daily Mail

City Co-Favorites For EPL Title With Chelsea Entering United Match
Man City has a 42 percent chance at the title compared to 41 percent for Chelsea.

Paul Carr/ESPN

Martino Insists He'll Remain Manager Of Barcelona Next Season
Geraldo Martino is signed with Barcelona through 2015.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Bacary Sagna Rejects Inter Offer, Expected To Sign With Man City
Bacary Sagna has turned down a £9 million offer from Inter Milan and now appears likely to sign with Manchester City in the summer.

David Woods/Daily Star

Real Could Pursue Joe Hart On £25M Transfer
Joe Hart, who shares the same representative as Gareth Bale, could fetch £25 million.

Adrian Kajumba/Daily Star

Griezmann Believes He Could End Up With United, Arsenal, Juve, PSG
Real Sociedad are reportedly unwilling to sell Antoine Griezmann below their asking price of €30 million.

Soccer Lens

Unpaid Wages Become Growing Concern For Soccer Players
In a 2011 survey of about 3,200 players there, 41.4 percent complained of missing pay, according to FIFPro.

Sam Borden/New York Times

Arsenal Could Be Favorites For Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan
Ilkay Gundogan has been a target for Arsenal, Manchester United and Real Madrid.

Ron Carne/Caught Offside

Juventus Won't Sell Paul Pogba In Summer
Paul Pogba's value has rocketed since he arrived in Turin on a free transfer from Manchester United.

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

Liverpool Working On Another Bid For Ivan Rakitic Of Sevilla
An offer of approximately £15 million could bring Ivan Rakitic to Liverpool.

Andreas Vou/Football Direct News

Fredy Guarín Signs New Deal With Inter Through 2017
Fredy Guarín has a 7.41 WhoScored rating in 25 Series A starts this season.

Rupert Fryer/SouthAmericanFootball

FIFA Approves Julian Green's Switch To USMNT
FIFA has officially approved Julian Green's change of nationality from Germany to the United States, Sunil Gulati confirmed.

RealGM Staff Report

Lavezzi: PSG Capable Of Attracting Messi
PSG's wealthy Qatari owners have already invested more than 300 million euros in the roster.

Ian Holyman/ESPN

Dante Signs Extension With Bayern Through 2017
Dante joined Bayern in 2012 and had been linked to a move to Manchester United.

ESPN

Nottingham Forest Fires Billy Davies
Billy Davies was appointed Reds manager for a second time in February 2013.

BBC

Ronaldo: Referee Committed Many Errors, We Aren't Treated Equally
Undiano Mallenco awarded three penalty kicks in Barcelona's 4-3 win over Real Madrid, with all three eliciting skepticism.

Graham Hunter/ESPN

Roberto Di Matteo Ready To Be Manager Again
Roberto Di Matteo is ready to return to managing and has been 'overwhelmed' with offers.

Sky Sports

Arsenal Players, Management Have Clear-The-Air Meeting
Arsenal's players and management had a meeting to clear-the-air on Sunday following their 6-0 loss on Saturday against Chelsea.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Xherdan Shaqiri Denies Wanting To Leave Bayern
Pep Guardiola has described Xherdan Shaqiri as his “most important bench player,” but the 22-year-old winger is frustrated with his lack of starts.

ESPN

Barcelona Beats Real 4-3 To Draw One Point Behind La Liga Leaders
Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by a final score of 4-3 in the second El Clásico of the 13-14 season.

RealGM Staff Report

Salomon Kalou Rejected January Loan To Arsenal
Salomon Kalou confirmed that he will leave Lille in the summer.

The Guardian

Bayern Expresses Intention To Keep Mario Mandzukic
With Robert Lewandowski arriving in the summer, Bayern Munich has been widely expected to sell Mario Mandzukic.

The Guardian

Bayern Publicly Rules Out Transfer For Julian Draxler
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of Bayern Munich, has ruled out the possibility of pursuing a transfer for Julian Draxler of Schalke.

The Guardian

Luis Suarez Has Hat-Trick, On Pace To Break EPL Scoring Record
Luis Suarez has scored 28 times in 25 Premier League games this season.

Matt Ladson/Bleacher Report

Bayern Wins But Must Wait One More Match To Clinch Bundesliga
Bayern can still break the record for the quickest title triumph on Tuesday at Hertha Berlin with seven games left in the campaign.

The Guardian

Infographic: All 18 El Clásico Matches Since 10-11
While Barcelona was clearly the better club during those first two seasons, Real Madrid has won four of the eight matchups and have also tied two others.

RealGM Staff Report

Jermain Defoe Scores Again For Toronto; Three In First Two Matches
Jermain Defoe scored twice last weekend at Toronto as he has extended his output to three goals in two games.

Kurtis Larson/Toronto Sun

Patrick Vieira Considered Potential Long-Term Replacement For Wenger
Patrick Vieira has played more games under Wenger during his reign at Arsenal.

Caught Offside

Mathieu Valbuena Interested In Move To United
Mathieu Valbuena has seven assists and two goals in 27 league games this season.

Ben Crump/Football Direct News

Rooney Scores From Halfway Line Against West Ham (GIF)
Wayne Rooney scored one of the goals of the season with a chip shot from just past the halfway line over the head of West Ham goalie Adrian who had come off his line.

RealGM Staff Report