May 2016 - Soccer Wiretap

Barcelona Interested In Cesar Azpilicueta To Replace Dani Alves
Cesar Azpilicueta plays on the left for Chelsea but he has made 15 appearances for Spain at right-back.

Matt Law/The Telegraph

Dimitri Payet On Match-Winner: I Wouldn't Have Believed It
Dimitri Payet assisted on France's first goal against Romania and then struck the match-winner in the 89th minute into the left corner with his left foot.

ESPN

De Gea, Munain, Isco Accused Of Rape In 2012
According to El Pais, a police report allegedly links De Gea, Munain and Isco to the testimony, and they cite their police sources.

ESPN

Liverpool Opens Extension Talks With Emre Can
Emre Can is two years into a four-year contract he signed with Liverpool upon his arrival from Bayer Leverkusen for £9.75 million in 2014.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Jamie Vardy Receives Improved Counter Offer From Leicester
Leicester has improved their offer to Jamie Vardy to counter but they have not matched what Arsenal is offering.

The Guardian

Watford Rejects £15M Offer From Leicester For Troy Deeney
Watford are determined to retain Troy Deeney, who is their captain and signed a five-year contract last summer.

Press Association

Lionel Messi To Play In Friday's Match Against Panama
Lionel Messi participated fully in practice in training on Thursday ahead of Friday's match against Panama.

ESPN

United Working On Selling Juan Mata To Juventus
Manchester United are using Juan Mata as a makeweight in their offer to Juventus for Paul Pogba.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Paul Pogba Waiting On Real Madrid As United Continues Pursuit
Manchester United have been in touch with Paul Pogba and Juventus on a transfer deal but he's waiting to see if Real Madrid will also pursue him.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Bundesliga Sells TV Rights On 85 Percent Increase
Germany's new deal will generate €4.64 billion for the nation's top two divisions.

Stephen Holder/Indianapolis Star

Juventus Agrees To Transfer With Roma For Miralem Pjanic
Miralem Pjanic had a €32 million release clause in his contract with Roma.

James Goldman/Metro

City Won't Pursue Paul Pogba, Clearing Way For United To Bid
Paul Pogba could cost £65 million as well as a significant wage bill.

Daniel Taylor/The Guardian

United Buys Eric Bailly From Villarreal For £25M
Eric Bailly is a 22-year-old center-back from the Ivory Coast.

The Guardian

Giampiero Ventura Will Succeed Antonio Conte As Italy's Manager
Giampiero Ventura's tenure at Torino was brought to an end by mutual consent after five years at the club.

The Guardian

City Close To Deal With Dortmund For Aubameyang
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has emerged over the past few seasons with Borussia Dortmund, scoring 30 in all competitions last season.

Sky Sports

Chelsea Settles Suit With Eva Carneiro
Eva Carneiro also agreed to drop a claim of sex discrimination and harassment against Jose Mourinho as part of the deal.

Haroon Siddique, Robert Booth/The Guardian

Jamie Vardy Will Make Arsenal Decision After Euro 2016
Arsenal has triggered his £20 million release clause with Leicester City and Jamie Vardy must decide if he'd like to move to London.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

United States Could Become Permanent Copa America Host
They could essentially merge the Copa America and the Gold Cup into one tournament.

Stephanie Yang/SB Nation

Lionel Messi Ruled Out For Argentina's Copa Opener
Nicolas Gaitan will start in Argentina's XI instead of Lionel Messi.

Veronica Brunati/AS.com

Arsenal Prefers Henrikh Mkhitaryan Over Riyad Mahrez
While Arsenal has interest in Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City, they consider Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Borussia Dortmund their priority.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

Ronald Koeman Moves Closer To Becoming Everton Manager
Ronald Koeman had one season remaining on his contract with Southampton.

Mark Dobson/The Guardian

Chelsea Increases Pursuit Of Alvaro Morata
Alvaro Morata can feature as a lone forward or in a partnership.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Eden Hazard Doesn't Want To Leave Chelsea For PSG
Eden Hazard was the Premier League Player of the Year in 2015 but his struggles in 15-16 coincided with Chelsea's.

Mark Dobson/The Guardian

Lionel Messi Trains Alone Ahead Of Copa Opener
Lionel Messi is recovering from a back injury suffered in a friendly against Honduras.

Sam Williams/Goal.com

United Offer £30M To Villarreal For Eric Bailly
Eric Bailly is a 22-year-old center back who has also received interest from Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Arsenal.

Simon Jones/Daily Mail

Everton, Saints In Talks On Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman has been earmarked as Everton's top choice to replace Roberto Martinez.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Radja Nainggolan Confirms Interest From Chelsea
Antonio Conte has targeted Radja Nainggolan for Chelsea's midfield.

ESPN

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Agrees To Sign One-Year Deal With Manchester United
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will reunite with Jose Mourinho as they previously worked together with Inter Milan.

Sky Sports

Arsenal Triggers £22M Release Clause For Jamie Vardy
Arsenal has struggled to find a consistently in-form striker for several seasons though Jamie Vardy seems like a less than ideal fit for the club.

Stuart James/The Guardian

Dortmund Buys Marc Bartra From Barcelona For £6.2M
Marc Bartra is a graduate of La Masia but hasn't become a first team regular due to the presence of Gerard Pique and Javier Mascherano.

Tom Bassam/Daily Mail