May 2015 - Soccer Wiretap

Pep Guardiola Returning To Camp Nou For First Time Since Departure
Pep Guardiola will scout two Champions League matches in Spain this week.

AS.com

Ronald Koeman Would Welcome Chance To Manage City, Barcelona
Ronald Koeman has had a very impressive first season with Southampton.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Pellegrini Believes Sterling Could Get £100M Transfer For Liverpool
Manuel Pellegrini does not think there is good value to be found in the English player market with Raheem Sterling as an exception.

ESPN

Gedion Zelalem Called Up To Germany's U18 Camp
Jürgen Klinsmann believes Gedion Zelalem could already play for the United States' senior team.

ESPN

Sunderland Fires Gus Poyet, Dick Advocaat Hired As Interim Manager
Steve McClaren, former manager of England, is believed to be the club's preferred long-term target.

Louise Taylor/The Guardian

Paul Pogba Won't Be Sold By Juventus In Summer
Paul Pogba has been linked in particular to Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

PA Sport

Transfer Spending Up 24.5 Percent In Top-5 Major Leagues
The Premier League in particular saw an increase in spending of 41.1 percent.

ESPN

Mourinho: Arsenal Remains In Title Race
Arsenal are just one point behind Manchester City and they arguably have an easier remaining schedule.

ESPN

Rodgers: Raheem Sterling Isn't Going Anywhere
Brendan Rodgers remains "relaxed" about the future of Raheem Sterling at Liverpool even though contract talks have been put on hold.

Mike Whalley/ESPN

Joachim Löw Signs Extension With Germany Through 2018
Joachim Löw joined the Nationalmannschaft as Jürgen Klinsmann's assistant in 2004

ESPN

Van Gaal: Falcao Playing For United's U21 Not Humiliating
Louis van Gaal insisted he did not humiliate Radamel Falcao this week by having play for Manchester United's Under-21 team this week.

Richard Jolly/ESPN

Enrique: Lionel Messi Would Be Unstoppable Even As Full-Back
Luis Enrique joked Lionel Messi would be "unstoppable" even if he played him as a fullback.

Stefan Coerts/Goal

Luis Suárez Left Liverpool Due To English Media
Luis Suárez is enjoying Barcelona after a slow start.

the Independent

Oxlade-Chamberlain Out Up To Four Weeks With Hamstring Injury
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sustained the injury in the second half of Arsenal's win on Monday at Manchester United.

Kevin Palmer/ESPN

Barcelona's Bartomeu Indicted On Tax Fraud On Neymar Signing
The judge said Neymar cost at least €83.3 million, but Barcelona insists they paid €57 million.

AP

Liverpool Joins United, Spurs With Interest In Memphis Depay
Memphis Depay has become an all-around attacking threat this season and is drawing interest from Brendan Rodgers.

Graeme Bailey/Goal.com

Martin Demichelis Extends Contract At City Through 15-16
Martin Demichelis, 34, has made 30 appearances for City this season.

BBC

Zlatan: Chelsea Acted Like 'Babies' Over Red Card
The call from Bjorn Kuipers was controversial as most believed Zlatan Ibrahimovic did not deserve a red card for his challenge on Oscar.

Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

Perez: Real Madrid Won't Fire Carlo Ancelotti
Real Madrid has struggled in 2015 and are currently one point behind Barcelona in La Liga.

Reuters

Spain Falls Out Of FIFA's Top-10 For 1st Time Since 2007
Spain drop to No. 11 from an otherwise unchanged top 10 by Italy.

ESPN

Neymar: We're Better Than The BBC
Neymar believes Barcelona's trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and himself are better than Real Madrid's attacking trio.

Alec Fenn/Goal.com

Samuel Castillejo Believed To Be Simeone's Favorite La Liga Player
Diego Simeone's favorite player in La Liga not on Atlético Madrid is reportedly Samuel Castillejo of Malaga.

David Cartlidge/FourFourTwo

United Hierarchy Fully Support Retaining Louis Van Gaal For 15-16
Louis van Gaal's future has come into question following United's elimination in the FA Cup quarterfinals.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Balotelli Happy To Be Back At AC Milan During Visit On Liverpool Break
Mario Balotelli left Milan last summer, but has struggled to make a meaningful impact for Liverpool.

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

Ronaldo Tells Media He Won't Speak To Them Again This Season
Cristiano Ronaldo was caught on camera by Canal Plus telling team-mate Karim Benzema "this is embarrassing" during the closing stages.

Ben Hayward/Goal.com

Mourinho: Chelsea Players Won't Get Bonuses Unless They Win UCL
Paris Saint-Germain's players receive €250,000 (£180,000) per man if they progress into the last eight.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Arsenal Interested In Dortmund's Neven Subotic
Neven Subotic has just over a year remaining on his contract with Dortmund.

Peter O'Rouke/ESPN

Mancini: Yaya Toure Wants To Play For Inter
Yaya Toure worked under Roberto Mancini at Manchester City.

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

Real Madrid May Have €30M Agreement With Porto For Danilo
Danilo would compete for his place in Real Madrid's XI with Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Arbeloa.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Sahin: BVB Was Hurt By Pirlo's Injury
Nuri Sahin believes Borussia Dortmund struggled against Juventus' plan B following the injury to Andrea Pirlo in the first leg of their Champions League tie.

Stefan Coerts/Goal