April 2014 - Soccer Wiretap

Ancelotti: Real Madrid Bought James Rodríguez 'For The Future'
Carlo Ancelotti was asked if the Ł63 million signing of James Rodríguez was necessary for Real Madrid considering they just won the Champions League.

The Guardian

Didier Drogba Signs One-Year Deal With Chelsea
Chelsea and José Mourinho are interesting in bringing back Didier Drogba to Chelsea.

PA

Wenger: USA Tour Not Good For Quality Of Football
Arsčne Wenger believes Arsenal's Summer Tour of the United States will not allow his team to properly prepare for the start of the Premier League season, which begins on August 16.

Reuters

Atlético Madrid Targeting Transfer For Antoine Griezmann
Antoine Griezmann’s ability to play on the inside and the wing is a key point of interest for Diego Simeone and Atleti.

Tom Conn/Inside Spanish Football

Claudio Ranieri Named Manager Of Greece
Claudio Ranieri has been appointed manager of Greece on a two-year deal.

BBC

Arturo Vidal Rules Out Transfer To Manchester United
Arturo Vidal has an uncertain future at Juve, but will soon meet with new manager Massimiliano Allegri next week.

Nadia Carminati/Sky Sports

Real Madrid Signs 'New Roberto Carlos' In Abner
Real Madrid has signed 18-year-old Brazillian left-back Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida.

Marca.com

Xavi Decides To Remain At Barcelona For Start Of 14-15 Season
Xavi still has two seasons reamining on his current deal with Barcelona and had been linked to a move to either New York City FC or to Qatar.

Marca.com

Guardiola: Bayern Tried To Convince Toni Kroos To Stay
Bayern Munich attempted to keep Toni Kroos, but contract talks stalled before he was sold to Real Madrid.

Joe Wright/Goal.com

Bojan Krkic Signs Four-Year Deal With Stoke City
Bojan Krkic from Barcelona has signed with Stoke City on a four-year deal.

PA

Bale: Real Madrid Wants To Win All Six Competitions
Real Madrid is playing in La Liga, Champions League, Copa del Rey, Club World Cup, Spanish Super Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

Tom Conn/Inside Spanish Football

Frank Lampard Signs Two-Year Deal With New York City FC
Lampard signed a one-year contract extension with the Blues in May 2013 after mulling over a move to the Galaxy.

The Guardian

Luis Suárez's Barça Debut To Come At Real Madrid On Oct. 26
Luis Suárez is set to come off his FIFA suspension to make his Barcelona debut on October 26 at Real Madrid for the first El Clasico of the season.

BBC

Inter Milan Interested In Transfer For Chicharito
Chicharito scored once for Mexico in the World Cup, coming on often as a super sub.

Joe Prince-Wright/ProSoccerTalk

Former Coach: Suárez Won't Be Servant Of Messi
Luis Suárez's former Uruguay coach believes he will contribute to Barcelona in his own ways and not play second fiddle to Lionel Messi.

Martin Macdonald/Goal.com

Joachim Löw Signs Extension With Germany Through 2016
Joachim Löw replaced Jürgen Klinsmann in 2006 as manager of Germany.

BBC

Ángel Di María Picks PSG Over United, Deal Still Needs To Be Reached
Ángel di María has chosen to join Paris Saint-Germain over Manchester United.

Jonathan Johnson/ESPN

Van Gaal Given Approval By United To Break World Record Transfer Fee
Louis van Gaal has been given permission by Manchester United to break the world record transfer fee to sign the right player.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Bayern Expects Julian Green To Remain With First Team In 14-15
Bayern Munich and Pep Guardiola expect Julian Green to stay with the first team this season rather than go out on loan.

Liviu Bird/Sports Illustrated

Klopp: Hummels, Reus Will Remain At Dortmund This Season
Jürgen Klopp has denied rumors of Borussia Dortmund selling Mats Hummels and Marco Reus this summer.

FourFourTwo

Real Madrid Acquires James Rodríguez For $107M
James Rodríguez becomes the fourth most expensive signing of all-time behind Gareth Bale and Cristiano to Real Madrid and Luis Suárez to Barcelona.

RealGM Staff Report

Barcelona Agrees To Deal With Valencia For Jeremy Mathieu
Barcelona is hoping Jeremy Mathieu will improve their back line.

Pilar Suarez/Goal.com

Brazil To Name Dunga As Scolari's Replacement As Manager
Dunga coached the national team in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He departed after Brazil lost 2-1 in the quarter-finals to Holland.

AP

Prandelli: Balotelli Lives 'Far Away From Reality'
Cesare Prandelli said he did not have a falling out during the World Cup, but the former manager of Italy said the striker needs to reevaluate his approach.

The Guardian

Arsenal Gives 16-Year-Old Chris Willock Start In Friendly
Cesc Fábregas, Jack Wilshere and Serge Gnabry were all given opportunities to press their first-team claims in pre-season friendlies at the age of 16.

Rob Bleaney/The Guardian

Álvaro Negredo Out Up To Three Months With Fractured Metatarsal
Álvaro Negredo was injured in Manchester City's 2-1 win in a friendly over Hearts on Friday.

The Guardian

Didier Drogba Could Return To Chelsea On One-Year Contract
Didier Drogba is currently a free agent after his 18-month contract at Galatasaray came to an end at the conclusion of the Turkish Super Lig season.

Alan Smith/The Guardian

Steven Gerrard Retires From International Play
Steven Gerrard has announced his retirement from international football after 114 appearances for England over 14 years.

The Guardian

Casemiro Goes From Real Madrid To Porto On Loan
Casemiro made just 12 La Liga appearances for Real Madrid this past season.

Goal.com

Juventus Finalizes €20M Acquisition With Real Madrid For Alvaro Morata
Alvaro Morata is more likely to win a spot in Massimiliano Allegri's attacking ranks, alongside the likes of Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente.

FourFourTwo