March 2014 - Soccer Wiretap

United Won't Let Adnan Januzaj Leave On Loan In January
Adnan Januzaj has made just four starts for Manchester United under Louis van Gaal.

Sam Williams/Goal.com

Mourinho Praises Sam Allardyce's Leadership Of West Ham
West Ham spent Christmas in the top four for the first time since 1985-86.

Richard Jolly/ESPN

Ronaldo Overtakes Messi On The Guardian's Top 100 List Of 2014
Bayern Munich has the most representatives on the list with 12, followed by Barcelona (10), while both Real Madrid and Chelsea have nine.

The Guardian

Atleti, Milan Agree Upon Cerci For Torres Swap
Fernando Torres is on a two-year loan from Chelsea and had been disappointing for Milan, but he will now have the opportunity to return to his boyhood club of Atleti.

Fabrizio Romano/Sky Sports

Rodgers Admits Balotelli Doesn't Fit Liverpool's High-Tempo Style
Brendan Rodgers has recently adopted a 3-4-3 formation designed to give added potency to his side's attack.

Mike Whalley/ESPN

Mourinho Insists Chelsea Couldn't Afford Lionel Messi
José Mourinho cited financial fair play rules in regards to the possibility of Chelsea signing Lionel Messi.

ESPN

Southampton Agrees To Sign Eljero Elia From Werder Bremen
The Saints have been left short of attacking options with Jay Rodriguez’s recovery from a cruciate ligament injury.

Press Association

Qatar World Cup Workers Dying At Alarming Rate
Nepalese migrants building the infrastructure to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have died at a rate of one every two days in 2014.

Owen Gibson, Pete Pattisson/The Guardian

Newcastle Hopeful Of Signing Striker In January
Papiss Cissé’s continuing knee problems in the wake of undergoing surgery last April has become a bigger issue.

Louise Taylor/The Guardian

Sami Khedira Still Prefers To Stay With Real Madrid
Sami Khedira has been connected to Chelsea, Arsenal and United, but wants to remain with Real Madrid.

The Guardian

Arsenal, City Interested In Usurping Roma's Deal For Daniel De Silva
Daniel De Silva is one of the best young Australian soccer prospects of all-time and currently is slated for Roma.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

Van Gaal: United Won't Discuss Gareth Bale Interest Publicly
AS has reported that United is prepared to pay £120 million to acquire Gareth Bale.

ESPN

Peter Cech Would Consider Move To Liverpool, Arsenal
Peter Cech has lost his job as first choice goalkeeper to Thibaut Courtois this season for Chelsea.

James Goldman/Goal.com

Tottenham Confirms DeAndre Yedlin To Join Club In January
DeAndre Yedlin received a UK work permit over the weekend, clearing the final hurdle for a winter move.

Matt Pentz/Seattle Times

Arsenal Has Moussa Sissoko On January Target List
Newcastle has used Moussa Sissoko in more of an attacking role this season, but he could become a holding midfielder for Arsenal.

Joe Prince-Wright/ProSoccerTalk

Ferguson: Mourinho Unfair Being So Good Looking, Successful
Alex Ferguson praise José Mourinho for being one of the world's best managers, as he's won the Champions League with Inter and Porto, along with major titles in Spain and England.

Liam Twomey/Goal.com

Atleti, Milan Open Talks On Torres For Cerci Switch
Fernando Torres is on a two-year loan from Chelsea to Milan, but has scored just once in 10 Serie A appearances and not at all since Nov. 23.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Inter Milan Interested In Lucas Leiva, Alessio Cerci
Roberto Mancini has admitted that Inter Milan has interest in Liverpool's Lucas Leiva and Atlético Madrid's Alessio Cerci as the winter transfer market approaches.

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

Agent: Kevin De Bruyne Won't Leave Wolfsburg For City
Kevin De Bruyne's agent has said that the midfielder is not interested in leaving Wolfsburg for Manchester City.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Mourinho Asks Bench Players To Remain Patient
José Mourinho rarely changes his lineup for Chelsea, which has caused some players to be frustrated by their lack of playing time.

Press Association

Dortmund To Sign Kevin Kampl From Salzburg
Kevin Kampl is a German-born Slovenian midfielder that came up with Bayer Leverkusen.

RealGM Staff Report

Christoph Kramer Signs Extension With Leverkusen Through 2019
Christoph Kramer was being targeted by Real Madrid following the injury suffered by Luka Modric.

World Soccer Talk

Daniel Sturridge Expected To Return In Early January
Daniel Sturridge has been out for most of this season with a thigh injury.

Matthew Rogerson/Goal.com

Bielsa Denies Benching Of Payet Was Non-Football Reasons
Marcelo Bielsa has dismissed claims that he's not playing Dimitri Payet ahead of Marseille's midseason break.

FourFourTwo

Dortmund Backs Klopp After Critical Meeting
Borussia Dortmund will continue to support Jürgen Klopp despite their continued struggles in the Bundesliga.

FourFourTwo

Bojan's Father Claims Son Was Given Difficult Time At Barça
The father of Bojan Krkic talked about the difficulties his son had at Barcelona under Pep Guardiola and that's he found a home at Stoke City.

ESPN

Klopp To Meet With Dortmund's Hierarchy As Losses Mount
Dortmund has already lost 10 times this season in the Bundesliga, more than any previous campaign under Jürgen Klopp.

ESPN

Sergio Ramos Played Club World Cup Final With Torn Muscle
Sergio Ramos was named player of the tournament.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Roberto Martínez Calls Everton 'Soft' In Another EPL Loss
Everton have excelled in the Europa League by winning a very tough group to make the last 32.

Joe Prince-Wright/ProSoccerTalk

Suárez Finally Scores First La Liga Goal, Winning Remains Priority
Luis Suárez finally scored a goal in La Liga play on Saturday in Barcelona's 5-0 win over Cordoba.

Enis Koylu/Goal.com