May 2014 - Soccer Wiretap

Sergio Agüero Ruled Out For Remainder Of World Cup With Injury
Sergio Agüero has been ruled out for the rest of the World Cup with a grade 1 tear in his hamstring.

Diego Bustos/CNN

Suárez Agrees To Barça Transfer, Negotiations With Liverpool Continue
Barcelona and Liverpool need to agree upon terms for Luis Suárez, which is believed to reach €60 million and could include Alexis Sánchez.

Heath Chesters/Inside Spanish Football

Juventus Raises Bid To Real Madrid For Álvaro Morata
Álvaro Morata appears interested in the move to Italy in order to ensure a central role on the club level moving forward.

Heath Chesters/Inside Spanish Football

Luis Suárez Banned By FIFA For Four Months
Luis Suárez has been banned for nine matches plus four months from all football activity by FIFA for his bite on Giorgio Chiellini.

RealGM Staff Report

FIFA Officials Expect At Least Six-Game Ban For Luis Suárez
Claudio Sulser chairs FIFA's disciplinary committee, which will decide the fate of Luis Suárez.

Owen Gibson/The Guardian

PSG Appear To End Dani Alves Pursuit Over His Wages
Paris Saint-Germain appears to have backed out of their pursuit of a move with Barcelona for Dani Alves.

M.C. Torres/Marca.com

Barça Still Ready To Move Forward With Suárez Transfer
Real Madrid's interest in Luis Suárez has diminished following the incident.

John Cross/Mirror

Manchester City Acquires Fernando From Porto For €15M
Manchester City has acquired Fernando from Porto for €15 million.

Ed Malyon/Daily Mirror

Timbers Sign Liam Ridgewell As 3rd Designated Player
The Timbers have signed Liam Ridgewell to a multi-year contract as the club's third Designated Player.

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Luis Suárez Tried To Bite Chiellini In 2013 (Image)
Luis Suárez and Giorgio Chiellini had a clash in last year's Confederations Cup in the third place match.

Jack De Menezes/The Independent

Wenger 'Crazy' For Enner Valencia
Enner Valencia currently plays for Pachuca in Liga MX.

Julio Baldonado/Maldini.es

Suárez Lawyer Readies Defense; Suggests ITA, ENG, BRA Pressure To Ban
The attorney for Luis Suárez believes the alleged biting was simply part of a "casual play".

Malena Castaldi/Reuters

Wenger Downplays Arsenal Interest In Mario Balotelli
A deal for Mario Balotelli would likely cost Arsenal approximately €44 million.

Tom Maston/Goal.com

Barça Signs Claudio Bravo To Four-Year Deal
Claudio Bravo will become the club's second goalkeeping recruit of the summer after Marc-Andre ter Stegen's arrival from Borussia Monchengladbach.

BBC

Bale Could Play Against Spanish Teacher In Copa Del Rey
Gareth Bale takes three hours of Spanish lessons per week in order to improve his ability to speak the language playing for Real Madrid.

Alvaro de la Rosa/AS.com

Atleti Extends Contracts Of Koke, Juanfran
Atlético Madrid has lost several key players from their La Liga champion side, but they have agreed to extensions with Koke and Juanfran.

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FIFA Charges Suárez With Biting Chiellini
If the panel finds Luis Suárez guilty of assaulting an opponent, FIFA rules call for a ban of at least two matches up to a maximum of 24 months.

Graham Dunbar/AP

Europe To Have Fewer Than Half Of Round Of 16 Teams Again
Teams from Europe have struggled in each of the past two World Cups after making up more than half of the Round of 16 teams since the field expanded in 1986.

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Suárez: These Things Happen In The Box
Luis Suárez appeared to bite Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's 1-0 win over Italy on Tuesday.

Eurosport

Adios Group C: Colombia, Greece Advance
James Rodríguez was RealGM's selection for #ManOfTheGroup.

RealGM Staff Report

Adios Group D: Costa Rica, Uruguay Advance
Costa Rica and Uruguay have advanced out of Group D with seven points and six points respectively.

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Zidane To Manage Real Madrid Castilla
Zinedine Zidane had been rumored as a potential manager for Bordeaux.

Mario Torrejon/Deportes Cadena SER

Cesare Prandelli Steps Down As Manager Of Italy
Cesare Prandelli has stepped down as manager of Italy immediately following their elimination from the 2014 World Cup.

RealGM Staff Report

Suárez Appears To Bite Chiellini
Luis Suárez appeared to bite Giorgio Chiellini toward the end of Uruguay's 1-0 win over Italy.

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Arsenal Join Juve In Pursuing Alexis Sánchez
Juventus was thought to be the favorite to acquire Alexis Sánchez, but Arsenal has joined the Italian side in pursuit of the Barcelona winger.

Tom Conn/Inside Spanish Football

Rio Ferdinand Agrees To Deal With QPR
Rio Ferdinand has agreed to sign with Queens Park Rangers one month after being let go by Manchester United.

The Telegraph

Tottenham, Liverpool Interested In Buying Marcelo From Real Madrid
Real Madrid will be asking for €30 million for Marcelo.

Tom Conn/Inside Spanish Football

Kompany Was Close To Joining Barça Earlier In Career
Vincent Kompany said he has no interest in leaving Manchester City, but revealed that he was close to joining Barcelona early in his career.

Alex Young/Goal.com

Jozy Altidore Ruled Out For Germany Match
Jozy Altidore suffered a hamstring injury in the United States' opening match of the World Cup against Ghana.

Jeremy Schaap/ESPN

Teams 0-4, -7 Goal Differential After Playing In Manaus
Manaus has been an extremely difficult place to play for teams in the World Cup.

Rob Pizzola/The Score