April 2015 - Soccer Wiretap

Lionel Messi Admits Having Lots Of Problems In 13-14
Lionel Messi has admitted that he "went through a lot of problems on and off the field" during an unsuccessful 2013-14 season.

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2022 World Cup To Be Moved To November, December
The club season will be impacted by moving the World Cup to the winter.

Grant Wahl/Sports Illustrated

Klopp: Time For Dortmund To Move Past 'Guilty Conscience'
Borussia Dortmund has only lost once in 2015.

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Sergio Busquets Agrees On Extension With Barcelona
Sergio Busquets will become one of the best-paid players in the squad, only trailing Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta.

Luis F. Rojo/Marca.com

Besiktas' Slaven Bilic Laughs Off Links To Manchester City Manager Job
Slaven Bilic has dismissed reports linking him to the Manchester City manager position as a replacement for Manuel Pellegrini.

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Xabi Alonso Sent Off With Red Card In Bayern's 0-0 UCL Draw
Bayern Munich tied Shakhtar 0-0 despite a red card for Xabi Alonso with 25 minutes remaining in the match.

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Sacchi Tries To Clarify Racist Comments About Italian Football
Arrigo Sacchi tried to clarify his remarks on Monday after stating he thought there were too many black players in Italy's national team pipeline.

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Barcelona Sells TV Rights For 15-16 For $159M
The agreement could be the last time Barça gets to deal individually with a broadcast partner.

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Lazar Markovic Banned Four Matches By UEFA
Lazar Markovic will miss both legs of Liverpool's Europa League tie against Besiktas.

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Andrea Pirlo Won't Retire In Summer
Andrea Pirlo plans on continuing his career next season.

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Arsenal Draws Road Match At United For FA Cup Quarters
Manchester United defeated Preston North End by a score of 3-1 in the final round of 16 FA Cup match and have drawn a home quarterfinal against Arsenal.

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Colorado Rules Out Diego Forlan, Considering Kevin Doyle
Diego Forlan, who joined Cerezo last January, is out of contract in the summer when his deal with the Japanese club expires.

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Santi Cazorla Agrees To Atlético Madrid Move
Atlético Madrid and Arsenal must now agree upon a transfer fee for Santi Cazorla.

Tom Conn/Inside Spanish Football

Andre Ayew Unsure If Marseille Can Afford To Re-Sign Him
Andre Ayew's current deal expires after the season and Marseille would strongly prefer to keep him.

Stefan Coerts/Goal

Hulk Signs Two-Year Extension With Zenit
Hulk has scored 44 goals in 92 appearances for the three-time Russian champions.

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Eden Hazard: Leaving Chelsea For PSG Was Never An Option
Eden Hazard was linked to a move to PSG last year.

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Juan Mata To Be Barça's First Transfer Target Post-Ban
Barcelona tried to land Juan Mata from Valencia in 2010.

Tom Conn/Inside Spanish Football

Isco Believes Real Madrid's Rough Stretch Will Benefit Club
Isco believes the current struggles of Real Madrid will ultimately make them a stronger club.

Tom Conn/Inside Spanish Football

PSG Loses Four Key Players To Injury Ahead Of Chelsea Match

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Guardiola: Bayern Has Its Style Back
Pep Guardiola believes Bayern Munich has rediscovered its style after an 8-0 demolition of Hamburg on Saturday.

Joe Wright/Goal.com

United To Continue Using Marouane Fellaini As Target Man
Louis van Gaal will continue to use Marouane Fellaini up front for Manchester United.

Paul Wilson/The Guardian

Tim Sherwood Hired By Aston Villa
Tim Sherwood was most recently manager of Tottenham.

Stuart James/The Guardian

Harry Kane To Receive England Call-Up For Next Euro Qualifier
Harry Kane will be called up by England for their next Euro qualifiers.

Daniel Taylor/The Guardian

Diego Costa: Football Is My Life
Diego Costa had loan spells with five clubs in Spain and Portugal, along with four permanent moves in as many years.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Gabriel Paulista Could Make Arsenal Debut In FA Cup
Gabriel Paulista joined Arsène Wenger and Arsenal during the January transfer window.

The Guardian

Lahm Hopes Bayern Signs Guardiola To Extension
Pep Guardiola is under contract with Bayern Munich until 2016.

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Piqué: Luis Enrique More In Charge Than Messi
Gerard Piqué says Lionel Messi "carries a lot of weight in the dressing room" at Barcelona but insists Luis Enrique is in charge.

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Jürgen Klinsmann Not Interested In Taking Aston Villa Job
Jürgen Klinsmann is settled into his spot with the United States national team and is looking forward to guiding them to the 2018 World Cup.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

Ancelotti: Real Madrid Attitude Dropped After Club World Cup
Real Madrid finished 2014 by winning their 22 games in all competitions.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Andy Carroll Out For Season With Knee Injury
Andy Carroll has scored five goals in 14 league appearances since his return in November.

Ian McCourt/The Guardian