May 2014 - Soccer Wiretap

Qualification Status Update For 14-15 Champions League
Liverpool, Juventus, Roma, Atleti, Real Madrid and Barcelona are among the clubs that have already qualified for the Champions League.

Nicholas Mendola/ProSoccerTalk

Olivier Giroud Hopes To Remain At Arsenal
Olivier Giroud's current deal with Arsenal is through 2016.

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Moyes 'Grateful' For Chance To Manage United
David Moyes released a statement following his dismissal as manager of Manchester United.

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Adnan Januzaj Decides To Play For Belgium
Belgian manager Marc Wilmots has been pursuing Adnan Januzaj for months as he also considered playing for England.

RealGM Staff Report

United, PSG, City Monitoring Lionel Messi's Barça Contract Talks
Manchster United, Paris Saint-German and Manchester City have been monitoring the contract situation of Lionel Messi in case he decides he wants to leave Barcelona.

Guillem Balague/AS.com

Mexico To Finalize World Cup Roster Three Weeks Early
Mexico is in Group A with Cameroon, Brazil and Croatia.

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Barcelona's Transfer Ban Lifted For Summer Window
Barcelona is now free to sign players in the summer transfer window after a FIFA ban over the signing of youth players was suspended to let the appeal process play out.

Owen Gibson/The Guardian

Everton Loses Kevin Mirallas For Final Three Matches
Kevin Mirallas has scored eight goals for Everton this season, including three in the last four games.

The Guardian

United To Consult Ferguson On Search For Next Manager
United are deliberating between Louis van Gaal and Carlo Ancelotti to replace David Moyes.

Daniel Taylor/The Guardian

Mourinho To Ask Abramovich Permission To Concede Premier League
Liverpool would essentially wrap up the Premier League if they are able to pick up three points against Chelsea.

Matt Law/The Telegraph

Chelsea Parks The Bus, Leaves Madrid With 0-0 Result
Atleti had 69 percent of the possession in the match as José Mourinho had little interest in sending Chelsea to attack.

Christopher Reina/RealGM

Petr Cech Suffers Dislocated Shoulder
Petr Cech grabbed the top of the goal and landed awkwardly on an Atleti corner.

AS.com

United's Share Price Increases By 5.42 Percent After Moyes Fired
Since the start of the Premier League season, this is the highest United's share price has been.

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David Silva Out Up To Three Weeks With Ankle Injury
City's medical staff are hopeful David Silva will be able to return before the end of the season, saying he is likely to be out for two to three weeks.

Stuart Brennan/Manchester Evening News

Louis Van Gaal To Discuss Job With United
Louis Van Gaal has already held talks with Tottenham, but he has stalled on progressing toward a deal with the United job expected to become available.

David McDonnell, Alan Nixon/Mirror

Guardiola Wants To Remain At Bayern For Two More Years
Pep Guardiola's status with the club was called into question with the opening at Manchester United.

Miguel Delaney, Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Dortmund Won't Let Juergen Klopp Leave Before 2018
Juergen Klopp has been linked to Barcelona and Manchester United.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

United Fires David Moyes With Giggs Named Interim Manager
Sources say United has already made first steps in hiring Louis van Gaal to replace David Moyes.

ESPN

Man City Concerned With Recurrence Of David Silva's Ankle Injury
David Silva left Manchester City's 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion on a stretch with a recurrence of a long-standing ankle problem.

Paul Wilson/The Guardian

Ronaldo Expected To Play Wednesday, Bale Misses Session With Flu
Cristiano Ronaldo has missed Real Madrid's past four matches.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Paul Pogba Flattered By Interest From PSG
Paul Pogba still has two years remaining on his contract with Juventus, whom he joined on a free transfer from Manchester United in 2012.

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

United's Firing Of David Moyes 'Imminent'
High-level discussions had taken place as to whether David Moyes was the right man to spend the 150 million pounds that is available to be invested into the squad this summer.

Miguel Delaney, Richard Jolly/ESPN

La Liga Title Odds:Real Madrid (46 Percent), Atleti (40), Barça (14)
With one game in hand, Real Madrid has a slight edge in the odds at 46 percent compared to 40 percent for Atlético Madrid.

Paul Carr/ESPN

Liverpool's Title Odds Jump To 85 Percent From 65
Liverpool's final three matches are against Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Newcastle.

Paul Carr/ESPN

Moyes Has Started Different XI In All 51 Matches
United will finish with fewer than 70 points for the first time since 90-91.

OptaJoe/OptaSports

United Preparing £27M Transfer Fid For Luke Shaw
Luke Shaw is unsure about joining United and has strong allegiances to Chelsea.

Alan Nixon/Mirror

Gerrard Had Given Up Hope Of Winning Premier League During His Career
Liverpool has not won the league since 1990, but are currently in the pole position.

Sacha Pisani/Goal.com

Barcelona To Offer New Contract To Lionel Messi
Reports suggest Lionel Messi is being offered a five-year, $276 million contract.

BBC

Jackson Martinez Keen On Snubbing Roma For United
Porto is thought to be holding out for a club to pay Jackson Martinez's £40 million release clause.

Ben Jefferson/Daily Express

United, Chelsea Prepared To Pursue £33M Bid For Marek Hamsik
Marek Hamsik has not been happy with his playing time under Rafa Benitez this season.

Ben Jefferson/Daily Express