May 2017 - Soccer Wiretap

United Interested In Mesut Ozil
Manchester United have interest in signing Mesut Ozil, who played for Jose Mourinho in the past at Real Madrid.

Chris Borg/ESPN

Report: Cristiano Ronaldo To Have Twin Boys Via Surrogate
Cristiano Ronaldo will become a father to twin boys via a surrogate mother in the United States, according to a report.

J. Castellanos/As.com

Real Madrid Would Be In 3rd Place Without Sergio Ramos' Goals
Sergio Ramos has become a specialist at scoring late goals, particularly on set pieces.

Mario de la Riva/As.com

Arsene Wenger Warns Supporters About Being Brainwashed
Arsene Wenger's future with Arsenal remains uncertain.

ESPN

Dortmund Confident Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Will Remain With Club
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has long been connected to a transfer to Real Madrid as well as Manchester City.

As.com

Miami To Host El Clasico Friendly On July 29th
The match is the first Clasico outside of Spain since 1982 and their first friendly since 1991.

Arthur Guisasola/As.com

Joe Hart Doesn't Expect Return To City
Joe Hart was sent out on loan to Torino by Pep Guardiola in August.

FourFourTwo

Ivan Rakitic Signs Extension With Barcelona Through 2021
Ivan Rakitic has been in and out of the Barcelona side recently, and his lack of minutes and increased competition from Andre Gomes, Denis Suarez and Rafinha fueled speculation he could join City.

ESPN

Travel Ban Could Hinder U.S. In 2026 World Cup Bid
The United States have long been considered the favorites to win the 2026 World Cup, either on their own or to jointly host it with Canada and Mexico.

PA Sport

Xabi Alonso Announces Retirement At End Of Season
Xabi Alonso started his career with Real Sociedad before playing for Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

Press Association

Antonio Conte To Sign Extension With Chelsea
Antonio Conte signed a deal through to 2019 worth around £6.5 million a year last summer.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Arsenal Hierarchy Continue To Support Arsene Wenger
As recently as four weeks ago, there was a confidence at the club's top level that Arsene Wenger would sign his new deal but since then he has come to look increasingly beleaguered.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Barcelona Pulls Off Improbable Comeback Against PSG
Barcelona came back from a 4-0 deficit after the first leg and scored three goals from the 88th minute on.

RealGM Staff Report

LA Galaxy Offer Zlatan Ibrahimovic Richest Contract In MLS History
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's United contract runs out at the end of this season, so it would be a free transfer.

Grant Wahl/Sports Illustrated

Thomas Muller: Players Treated Like Commercial Goods In Circus
Thomas Muller has expressed his frustrations with the direction of the game.

As.com

Theo Walcott Calls For Arsenal Team Unity
Theo Walcott has called for unity amongst Arsenal's players, admitting that they have been "fighting each other."

David Hytner/The Guardian

Arsenal Supporters March To Emirates Calling For Wenger To Step Down
Several hundred Arsenal fans marched in protest of Arsene Wenger.

Mattias Karen/ESPN

Diego Costa Downplays January Argument With Antonio Conte
Diego Costa was dropped from Conte's squad to face Leicester City following the incident, which happened two days after a lucrative approach from Tianjin Quanjian.

Liam Twomey/ESPN

Pep Guardiola Seeking More Young Players For City This Summer
Pep Guardiola has already started drawing up plans for an overhaul of his squad.

Jonathan Smith/ESPN

Robert Lewandowski Not Interested In Being United's Plan B
The Independent reported that United's hopes of signing Antoine Griezmann are slowly fading and that they could turn to either Robert Lewandowski or Kylian Mbappe.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Leicester City Hire Craig Shakespeare As Manager
Craig Shakespeare's only objective between now and the end of the season will be to deliver Premier League survival, which is firmly within Leicester’s grasp.

Stuart James/The Guardian

Arsene Wenger Denies Reports Of Rift With Alexis Sanchez
Arsene Wenger said on Monday that he has a "normal" relationship with Sanchez.

Mattias Karen/ESPN

James Rodriguez Wants To Remain With Real Madrid 'Forever'
James Rodriguez now wishes to extend his current contract, which runs until 2020, with the possibility of improving his €7.7 million a year salary.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

PSG Interested In Signing Alexis Sanchez
In order for PSG to accommodate Sanchez, one of Edinson Cavani, Angel Di Maria, Lucas Moura, Javier Pastore or in-form Julian Draxler would have to make do with more time as a substitute.

Jonathan Johnson/ESPN

Antonio Conte Regrets Not Leaving Italy Sooner
Antonio Conte suggested he would be reluctant to return to Serie A.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

U.S. Soccer Will Require National Team Players To Stand For Anthem
The penalties for a failure to follow the policy were unclear.

Jack Williams/New York Times

Mourinho Hopes United Keeps Wayne Rooney Next Season
Wayne Rooney's future has been the subject of intense speculation with the Chinese Super League and Everton linked with moves.

ESPN

Jose Mourinho: United Has Learned I'm Not A Monster
Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United have discovered he is not a “monster” and that his relationship with the board goes beyond a mere professional basis.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Mauricio Pochettino Not Surprised To See Links To Barcelona
Mauricio Pochettino has been linked to the Barcelona managerial job following the announcement Luis Enrique will depart at the end of the season.

David Newton/ESPN

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Hopes To Sign New Two-Year Deal With United
Zlatan Ibrahimovic signed a one-year deal with the option of a further 12 months upon his arrival at United.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN