May 2014 - Soccer Wiretap

Arsenal Close To $40M Transfer With Real Madrid For Sami Khedira
Arsenal is close to a nearly $40 million transfer to acquire Sami Khedira from Real Madrid.

Sport

Cavani Seeks Move From PSG To Premier League
Chelsea and Manchester United have both been linked to Edinson Cavani.

Sky Sports

Manchester United Agrees To 10-Year, $1.28 Billion Deal With Adidas
United also receives $77 million per season from Chevrolet for sponsorship on the front of their kit.

Goal.com

Messi: Strikers Missed Our Chances
Lionel Messi was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament, but he took no solace in receiving it.

Alec Fenn/Goal.com

Scolari Steps Down As Manager Of Brazil
Luiz Felipe Scolari has stepped down as manager of Brazil.

Paulo Freitas/Sky Sports

Toni Kroos Confirms Move From Bayern To Real Madrid
Toni Kroos will reportedly cost €25 million for Real Madrid.

Heath Chesters/InsideSpanishFootball

Messi, Neuer, James, Pogba Win World Cup Individual Awards
Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball of World Cup 2014 as the best individual player.

RealGM Staff Report

Germany Wins World Cup, Beating Argentina 1-0
Germany has won the 2014 World Cup, defeating Argentina 1-0 with a Mario Götze goal in the second half of extra time.

RealGM Staff Report

Paris Saint-Germain Moving Closer To €60M Transfer For Di María
Ángel di María has also received strong interest from Manchester United, but he prefers the move to PSG.

AS.com

Ángel Di María, Sergio Agüero Don't Start In World Cup Final
Ángel Di María is coming back from a thigh muscle injury suffered in the quarterfinals against Belgium.

Prof Pellegrini

James Continues To Talk About Wish To Join Real Madrid
James Rodríguez left Porto for Monaco on a €45 million transfer last summer.

Andrew Wychrij/Goal.com

United Working On Arturo Vidal Transfer
Manchester United is working on a £32 million plus Patrice Evra transfer with Juventus to acquire Arturo Vidal.

Metro

Luis Suárez Will Be Docked £3M By Barça If He Bites Another Player
Luis Suárez will earn £10 million per season at Barcelona, which makes him the fourth highest-paid player at the club behind Lionel Messi, Neymar and Andrés Iniesta.

Tom Hopkinson/Mirror

Arjen Robben Rejects Van Gaal's Recruiting Efforts To United
Arjen Robben rejected Louis Van Gaal's recruiting efforts to join him at Manchester United.

FourFourTwo

Ángel Di María Could Still Play World Cup Final
Ángel Di María is attempting to return from a thigh injury that caused him to miss the semifinal.

Harry West/Goal.com

Messi, Müller, James Headline 10 Golden Ball Finalists
Mats Hummels, Philipp Lahm, Toni Kroos and Thomas Müller of Germany, along with Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano and Angel di María of Argentina are on the list.

RealGM Staff Report

Barça, Liverpool Officially Announce $128M Transfer Of Luis Suárez
Luis Suárez will sign a five-year deal with Barça and be presented to the media and fans next week.

BBC

Liverpool Interested In £40M Deal With Real Madrid For Karim Benzema
Liverpool is looking to reinvest its £63 million from Barcelona for Luis Suárez in a £40 million deal with Real Madrid for Karim Benzema.

Metro

Bayern Buys Keylor Navas From Levante For €10M
Bayern Munich has agreed to acquire Keylor Navas from Levante on a €10 million transfer.

Juan Carlos Aguero/Teletica.com

Guillermo Ochoa Agrees To Sign With Atleti
Guillermo Ochoa was out of contract and is coming off an outstanding World Cup.

TV Azteca

Alexis Sánchez Officially Joins Arsenal
Alexis Sánchez has officially joined Arsenal on a transfer from Barcelona.

RealGM Staff Report

Three Words Most Often Used To Describe All 32 World Cup Teams
The team at Cambridge scoured over 15,000 football-specific online sources to produce the following chart.

Chris Wright/WhoAteAllThePies

Patrice Evra Likely To Join Juventus
Patrice Evra is expected to move to Juventus on a £2 million deal.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Hugo Lloris Signs Five-Year Deal With Tottenham
Hugo Lloris has signed a new five-year contract with Tottenham.

PA

Samir Nasri Signs Extension With City Through 2019
Samir Nasri joined City from Arsenal in 2011 and has since won two league titles and a League Cup.

Reuters

FIFA Denies Luis Suárez Appeal For Reduced Ban
Luis Suárez's appeal for his length ban has been rejected by FIFA.

ESPN

Messi, Robben, James, Neymar, Howard Headline World Cup Best XI
Lionel Messi headlines the WhoScored Best XI leading up to the World Cup Final with a rating of 8.77.

RealGM Staff Report

Liverpool Considering Bidding Against Spurs For Ben Davies
Liverpool is considering a £10 million bid for Ben Davies of Swansea City.

John Percy, Matt Law/Telegraph

Arsenal Offers €30M To Real Madrid For Sami Khedira
Arsenal has offered €30 million to Real Madrid for Sami Khedira.

Gerard Meagher/The Guardian

Guillermo Ochoa Weighing Interest From Arsenal, Liverpool, Others
Guillermo Ochoa had an outstanding World Cup in goal for Mexico.

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