March 2015 - Soccer Wiretap

United Want Assurances Jose Mourinho Will Honor Tradition Of Club
Jose Mourinho has made it clear to United that he wants the job.

Daniel Taylor/The Guardian

David Beckham Wants Miami To Sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic
“We have received permission to build an arena and it will take three years ... maybe two, at best,” he told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.“If Ibrahimovic is still active, then I want to buy him right

Harry Sherlock/Goal.com

Rummenigge: Guardiola 'Almost Apologized' For Wanting To Leave Bayern
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge believes he knows where Pep Guardiola will manage next.

Kyle Lynch/ProSoccerTalk

United Already In Contact With Jose Mourinho's Camp
Jose Mourinho has coveted the United job for years and is said to be fully ready and willing to take the role now.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini Banned Eight Years By FIFA
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were kicked out of the sport for conflict of interest in a 2 million Swiss franc (£1.35 million) payment deal.

AP

Louis Van Gaal Could Have Just Two More Matches To Save Job
Louis van Gaal must avoid defeat by Stoke City on Boxing Day and then Chelsea two days later, or he could be fired with Jose Mourinho available as an instant replacement.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Pep Guardiola Confirms Departure From Bayern At End Of Season
Bayern confirmed Carlo Ancelotti will replace Pep Guardiola as manager in the summer.

Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

Pep Guardiola Decision Announcement Set For Sunday
Bayern Munich's 1-0 win at Hannover was overshadowed by speculation over Pep Guardiola's decision.

ESPN

Bartomeu Confident Of Barcelona's Odds Of Extension For Neymar
Manchester United was linked to a transfer bid for Neymar during the summer.

ESPN

Barcelona To Target Striker During January Window
Barcelona is somewhat thin behind their attacking trident of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez.

ESPN

Bayern Agrees To Deal With Carlo Ancelotti
The Bayern hierarchy has known for some time now that Pep Guardiola does not want to renew his contract and they moved swiftly to approach Carlo Ancelotti.

Fabrizio Romano, Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

Chelsea Name Guus Hiddink Interim Manager
Guus Hiddink previously was interim manager of Chelsea at the end of the 08-09 season when Luiz Felipe Scolari was fired.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Mourinho Grew Frustrated With Chelsea's Transfer Structure
The transfer structure put in place by Roman Abramovich was a source of frustration for Jose Mourinho.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Carlo Ancelotti '90 Percent' Certain He'll Replace Guardiola At Bayern
Carlo Ancelotti is on a sabbatical following his dismissal at the end of last season by Real Madrid.

Press Association

Pep Guardiola Reaches Decision On Bayern, Announcement Coming Saturday
Pep Guardiola confirmed he has made up his mind about whether he will return to Bayern Munich next season.

Press Association

Pellegrini: No Guarantee Guardiola Chooses City Even If He Leaves Baye
Manuel Pellegrini's contract with City runs through 16-17.

Richard Jolly/ESPN

Jose Mourinho Wants Next Stop To Be Manchester United
Ed Woodward has a very strong relationship with Jose Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes, and that would facilitate any move.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Jose Mourinho Addresses Chelsea Players For Final Time On Friday
Jose Mourinho's advisors have been in talks with Chelsea's lawyers for weeks about his severance package and they finally came to a conclusion Thursday morning.

Neil Ashton/Daily Mail

Real Madrid Not Ready To Fire Rafa Benitez, Promote Zidane
Florentino Perez says Zinedine Zidane is not currently a candidate to replace Rafael Benitez as manager of Real Madrid.

PA Sport

Florentino Perez: Mourinho Not Returning To Real Madrid 'Right Now'
Real Madrid has struggled under Rafael Benitez and Jose Mourinho is a managerial free agent.

PA Sport

Bayern Extends Thomas Muller, Jerome Boateng, Javi Martinez, Alonso
Thomas Muller has been linked to a move to Manchester United in the recent past.

ESPN

Chelsea Hasn't Reached Out To Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti has been strongly linked to Bayern Munich.

Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

Guardiola Not Interested In Chelsea, Believes They Need 10 New Players
Pep Guardiola's representatives have reportedly had contact with Chelsea.

Daily Mail

Chelsea Reaches Out To Diego Simeone
It would take £15 million in compensation to break Diego Simeone's contract at Atletico.

Daily Mail

United Tried To Sign Arda Turan Last Season
Arda Turan joined Barcelona from Atletico Madrid for €34 million in July.

Richard Jolly/ESPN

Ronaldo Not Considering Coaching When He Retires
Cristiano Ronaldo could follow the post-playing career plan of David Beckham, who has continued to have a high profile.

ESPN

Ronaldo Prefers Living In Madrid Over Paris
Cristiano Ronaldo has said he prefers Madrid over Paris but hasn't completely ruled out a move to Paris Saint-Germain.

ESPN

Chelsea Fires Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho was midway through the third season of his second stint with Chelsea.

The Guardian

United Board Concerned With Approach Of Louis Van Gaal
The board of Manchester United has concerns about the player unrest over the manager approach of Louis van Gaal.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Copa America Centenario Final To Be Held At MetLife Stadium
The Copa America Centenario Final set for June 26th will be held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and not at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

ESPN