May 2015 - Soccer Wiretap

Victor Valdes Hopes To Leave United, Stay In EPL
Newcastle United is an option for Victor Valdes with Tim Krul out for the rest of the season.

Richard Jolly/ESPN

Lionel Messi 'Never Closer' To Leaving Barcelona
Lionel Messi is facing up to 22 months in jail if he's found guilty of defrauding Spanish tax authorities and that could become a factor in his decision

Guillem Balague/Sky Sports

Chelsea Loanee Dominic Solanke Draws Comparison To Zlatan
Dominic Solanke has three goals in eight appearances in the Eredivisie.

Tom Webber/Goal.com

Chelsea Considering $46M Decision To Fire Jose Mourinho
A number of Chelsea players have questioned Jose Mourinho's management and decision-making this season.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Remi Garde Considered Strong Frontrunner For Aston Villa Job
Remi Garde played for Arsenal in the late 1990s and managed Lyon from 2011 until 2014 when he decided to take a sabbatical.

Stuart James/The Guardian

Manchester Derby Featured Combined $1 Billion In Players
Anthony Martial, Morgan Schneiderlin, Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling have helped to increase the costs of the respective squads.

Kris Voakes/Goal.com

Jurgen Klopp: Football Is Not A Fairytale
Liverpool have had three draws since Jurgen Klopp was named manager.

ESPN

Van Gaal 'Sick' Of Questions About Wayne Rooney's Form
Wayne Rooney has been struggling this season, but Manchester United continues to start him as a center-forward.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Tim Sherwood Fired As Manager Of Aston Villa
David Moyes and Brendan Rodgers are likely to be leading candidates to become their next manager.

Stuart James/The Guardian

Vincent Kompany Considering Move To MLS When City Deal Expires
Vincent Kompany says the exposure of the MLS on television in Britain has allowed him to get more familiar with the league.

ESPN

Patrick Vieira Could Become Next Manager Of NYCFC
Patrick Vieira has been serving as City's development squad manager.

Grant Wahl/Sports Illustrated

Atleti's Stadium Proposal Runs Into New Issues
A €240 million scheme to develop former 20,000-capacity La Peineta athletics stadium into an ultra-modern 69,000-seater football ground, was announced by Atletico back in 2009.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Daniel Sturridge Day-To-Day With Knee Injury
Daniel Sturridge has missed Liverpool's past two matches with a knee injury and is a doubt for Sunday's match against Southampton.

Press Association

Louis Van Gaal: EPL Not Going On Winter Break Is 'Evil'
Louis van Gaal called the EPL schedule "a rat race."

Reuters

Alex Morgan Traded By Portland To Orlando
Portland will receive Meghan Klingenberg, the first overall pick in the 2016 NWSL Draft, two international slots and the rights to Lindsey Horan, currently with PSG.

Kevin McCauley/SB Nation

Coutinho Left Out Of Brazil's Squad For WC2018 Qualifiers
Coutinho misses out despite being recalled for the last round of matches, when he was later forced to withdraw because of injury.

The Guardian

Allardyce: Ashley Blocked Newcastle's Purchase Of Luka Modric In 2008
Sam Allardyce has revealed Mike Ashley's budget cuts stopped him from signing Luka Modric in 2008 with Newcastle.

FourFourTwo

Marc Wilmots Reportedly Urges Eden Hazard To Leave Chelsea
Marc Wilmots, manager of Belgium, has urged Eden Hazard to leave Chelsea for Real Madrid.

The Daily Mail

Linesman Told To 'Favor Real Madrid' In Next Clasico
The unnamed official made a formal complaint through a lawyer to the anti-corruption investigating magistrate in Barcelona in which he claimed to have been told to favor Madrid.

Sid Lowe/The Guardian

Johan Cruyff Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
Johan Cruyff discovered on Tuesday that he was suffering from the disease and will now undergo further tests to ascertain how much the condition has advanced.

ESPN

Premier League To Overtake NFL In Media Earnings By 2017
The Premier League signed a new £5.136 billion ($7.8 billion) British TV rights deal in February.

ESPN

Bayern To Make Final Big Push To Extend Pep Guardiola
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's a balanced appraisal is prudent business for Bayern's executive chairman as he hopes to extend the contract of Pep Guardiola.

Raphael Honigstein/ESPN

PSG Optimistic On Possibility Of Signing Cristiano Ronaldo In 2016
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic's contract expiring with Paris Saint-Germain expiring after this season, the club will surely pursue Cristiano Ronaldo.

Julian Laurens/ESPN

USMNT Spent Three Times More Than Women In 2015 Fiscal Year
The totals include the 2014 World Cup, but not the women's in 2015.

Jeff Carlisle/ESPN

Olivier Giroud Grateful To 'Helping Hand From Destiny' For Goal
The ball appeared to come off Olivier Giroud's head then hand to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead over Bayern.

ESPN

Bellerin: Arsenal Feels Like Home, Not Considering Return To Barcelona
Hector Bellerin came to Arsenal from Barcelona as a youth player.

Marca (via Arseblog)

Tim Leiweke Joining David Beckham's MLS Miami Project
David Beckham's group is negotiating with the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County to build a stadium adjacent to Marlins Park.

Michelle Kaufman/Miami Herald

City, Arsenal Have Clear Separation From Rest Of EPL In xG
City are given 60 percent odds to win the Premier League, while Arsenal's odds come in at 35 percent.

Michael Caley/SB Nation

Sergio Aguero Out Another Month
Sergio Aguero suffered the injury during a World Cup qualifier against Ecuador.

The Guardian

Pep Guardiola: I Would Lack Energy Staying With One Club Too Long
Pep Guardiola is considering an extension with Bayern Munich, but he doesn't believe he could remain with one club for too long as Arsene Wenger has done with Arsenal.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN