May 2014 - Soccer Wiretap

Real To Have The BBC In Starting XI At Bayern
Cristiano Ronaldo was the only one of the three to start on Saturday.

Goal.com

United Makes Offer For Sead Kolasinac
Sead Kolasinac is a 20-year-old Bosnian left back currently playing for Schalke.

FourFourTwo

Real Betis Relegated From La Liga
Real Betis was promoted in 11-12 after two seasons down and finished 13th before a 7th place finish last season.

FIFA.com

United Wins 4-0 In Giggs' First Match As Manager
Ryan Giggs had difficulty sleeping the night before the match because of team selection.

ESPN

United Denies Having Deal In Place With Louis Van Gaal
Louis van Gaal will manager the Netherlands at the World Cup and then he intends to return to club management.

Richard Jolly/ESPN

Guardiola Seeking Balance Between Tiki-Taka, German Football Culture
Pep Guardiola has heard criticism that Bayern Munich has become too possession-obsessed with their tiki-taka tactics following their 1-0 loss at Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League

Miles Chambers/Goal.com

Bayer Leverkusen Hires Roger Schmidt As Manager
Roger Schmidt's "approach to playing football fits in perfectly with Bayer Leverkusen," said Rudi Voller.

Nicholas McGee/Goal.com

Tim Howard To Retire When Everton Deal Expires In 2018
Tim Howard signed a two-year extension last week with Everton and won't return to the MLS for an encore.

Doug McIntryre/ESPN

Best Fixtures Of The Weekend: Liverpool/Chelsea, Barça/Villarreal
Liverpool faces its final major test before claiming the Premier League when they host Chelsea at Anfield.

Christopher Reina/RealGM

Wenger Confirms He'll Remain With Arsenal Next Season
Arsène Wenger has an agreement on a new contract in place, but it has remained unsigned for months.

John Cross/Mirror

Michael Bradley Undergoes Minor Procedure On Foot
Michael Bradley has undergone a previously scheduled minor procedure on a nerve issue in his foot.

Neil Davidson/Canadian Press

Tito Vilanova Passes Away At 45
Tito Vilanova succeeded Pep Guardiola as manager of Barcelona in 2012.

Marca.com

Liverpool Nearly Collapsed Financially In 2010
Liverpool is believed to be in a better financial state despite an annual loss of 49.8 million pounds in their most recent accounts, published in March.

Mike Whalley/ESPN

Giggs To Bring Back 'The Manchester United Philosophy'
Ryan Giggs was a member of entertaining attacking sides during the tenure of Alex Ferguson and said he favors a positive brand of soccer.

Richard Jolly/ESPN

Report: Tito Vilanova Has Recurrence Of Throat Cancer
Tito Vilanova is the former manager of Barcelona.

AP

David Villa Seeks Move From Atleti To England
David Villa was linked to Arsenal in January 2013 and came closer to joining Tottenham last summer.

Jason Burt/The Telegraph

Tottenham Tried To Block Real From Selling To England In Bale Deal
Mesut Özil, Ángel di María and Karim Benzema were of interest to Arsenal, while Manchester United tried to sign Fábio Coentrão.

Jason Burt/The Telgraph

Suárez Surprised Liverpool In This Position With So Little Investment
Luis Suárez is surprised by Liverpool's performance this season going from 7th to 1st without investing heavily in transfers.

The Guardian

Moyes Decision Could End Up Costing United Over $335M
United won't be in the Champions League next season, which alone represents an $83 million loss of revenue in the form of television rights, prize money and gate receipts.

Simon Goodley/The Guardian

Chelsea Unlikely To Face Discipline For Selection Charge Against LFC
Frank Lampard, John Obi Mikel, Nemanja Matic and Mohamed Salah are among those who are likely to feature against Liverpool.

PA Sport

United Begin Talks With PSG On Potential $100M Edinson Cavani Transfer
United have already held preliminary talks with PSG to ascertain whether Edinson Cavani might be available.

Daniel Taylor/The Guardian

United Was As Lucky As Good In Ferguson's Final Season
United had 12 more points than expected based on its goals scored and allowed.

Carl Bialik/Five Thirty Eight

Real Madrid's UCL Title Odds Improve To 44 Percent
Real Madrid has a 70 percent chance of reaching the final and 44 percent chance of winning the title.

Paul Carr/ESPN

Luke Shaw's £30M United Transfer Nearly Done
Luke Shaw would become the highest paid teenager in English football history.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Liverpool Unveil Plans To Expand Anfield Capacity To 58,000
An additional 8,500 seats would take the capacity of the new three-tiered Main Stand to 21,000

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Ramires Receives Four-Game Ban
Ramires has received a four-game ban for his swing at Sebastian Larsson.

Dominic Fitfield/The Guardian

Real Madrid Beats Bayern 1-0 In 1st Leg Of UCL Semifinal
Karim Benzema scored the lone goal of the match on a perfectly time cross from Fabio Coentrao.

Christopher Reina/RealGM

Netflix To Air Spanish-Language Show About Family Owning Soccer Club
The 13-episode series will premier in 2015 and center on a family feud among heirs of a soccer club after the owner's death.

Variety

Donovan: David Moyes Would Be Welcome In MLS
Landon Donovan played for David Moyes during loans in 2010 and 2012.

Nicholas Mendola/ProSoccerTalk

Ronaldo Starts, Bale Begins On Bench Against Bayern
Cristiano Ronaldo is in the starting XI for Real Madrid after missing the previous four matches.

RealGM Staff Report