May 2015 - Soccer Wiretap

Bartomeu: Barça, Madrid Sacrificing TV Revenue For Good Of La Liga
Barcelona and Real Madrid receive €140 million each, almost half of the total amount available.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Rafinha Withdraws From Brazil Squad, Hopes To Join Germany
Rafinha is Bayern Munich's right-back and Philipp Lahm suggested him as a possible replacement on the Germany squad.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Christian Benteke Out Two Weeks With Hamstring Strain
Christian Benteke will miss at least three Liverpool matches.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

City Could Already Have Next Pogba In Olivier Ntcham
Olivier Ntcham was signed by City from Le Havre in 2012 and is on loan this season at Genoa starting for Gian Piero Gasperini's side at the age of 19.

Jamie Jackson, Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

Liverpool Deny Approaching Carlo Ancelotti
Liverpool has denied reports of approaching Carlo Ancelotti about his interest in replacing Brendan Rodgers.

Press Association

Robert Lewandowski Scores Five Goals In Nine Minutes
Robert Lewandowski scored a five-minute hat-trick and added a fourth moments later before scoring a fifth in the 60th minute.

The Guardian

Thomas Muller: I'm On The Pitch To Find Space
Thomas Muller calls himself a 'Ramdeuter', which is best translated as 'space investigator.'

Goal.com

Arsene Wenger To Divorce His Wife
Arsene Wenger married Annie in 2010, though they had been together for many years and have an 18-year-old daughter.

The Sun

Diego Costa Suspended Three Matches By FA
Diego Costa had been charged with violent conduct.

RealGM Staff Report

Eva Carneiro Leaves Chelsea, Considering Lawsuit
Eva Carneiro's first-team duties downgraded at the request of manager Jose Mourinho.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Gabriel Wins Red Card Appeal, Suspension Eliminated
Gabriel is facing a separate FA charge of improper conduct relating to his conduct after he was dismissed at Chelsea.

The Guardian

Ronaldo Has Only Guaranteed Spot In Real Madrid's XI
Real Madrid has a deep roster of talented players with Rafa Benitez saying only Cristiano Ronaldo's place is always secure.

Marca.com

Oxlade-Chamberlain Cares Most About Regular Time Over Position
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has played a number of different positions for Arsenal.

Greg Lea/Rabona

Angel Di Maria 'Surprised' By Level Of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Talent
Angel di Maria has been "very surprised" just how good of a player Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been since becoming his teammate.

Dejan Kalinic/Goal.com

Pep Guardiola Was United's First Choice In 2013
Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Jurgen Klopp and Louis van Gaal were all preferred over David Moyes.

Mark Ogden/Telegraph

Barcelona Requests Registration Of Arda Turan To Replace Rafinha
Even if Arda Turan's registration is approved, he would not be able to play for Barcelona in the Champions League group stage.

ESPN

Neymar: Coutinho Has The Style Of Barcelona
Barcelona previously did business with Liverpool when they bought Luis Suarez and Neymar believes Coutinho would also be a fit.

ESPN

Ferguson Earned More Than Any United Player After 2010 Deal
Wayne Rooney's raise in 2010 prompted United to put a provision in Alex Ferguson's deal to ensure he made more than any player.

Press Association

Diego Costa Facing Suspension For Violent Conduct
Diego Costa was allowed to continue playing, but he now faces a suspension after the FA's ruling.

ESPN

Barcelona Would Leave La Liga If Catalonia Gains Independence
Pep Guardiola is a staunch supporter of the campaign for secession from Spain, while players such as Xavi and Gerard Pique believe Catalans should be allowed to vote in a referendum on the matter.

Ben Hayward/Goal.com

Jurgen Klopp Not Interested In Gladbach Job
Jurgen Klopp has been linked to Borussia Monchengladbach following the resignation of Lucien Favre.

Goal.com

Kevin De Bruyne Confident His Versatility Will Help City's Chances
Kevin De Bruyne was mainly used in the No. 10 role for his former club Wolfsburg, but said he was confident his ability to play across the forward line would add a different dimension to City's attac

Reuters

Beneitz Sticking With Ronaldo For Free Kicks
Cristiano Ronaldo scored just twice from 33 attempts in La Liga last season.

Stefan Coerts/Goal.com

Pochettino: Son Can Become Hero For Spurs
Son Heung-min scored Tottenham's lone goal in their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.

Tom Webber/Goal.com

Carlos Tevez Criticized For Ankle-Breaking Challenge
Carlos Tevez was criticized for his studs-up challenge that left Ezequiel Ham with a broken ankle.

Reuters

Alex Ferguson's Retirement Prompted By Passing Of Sister-In-Law
Alex Ferguson surprisingly stepped down as manager of Manchester United in May of 2013 after winning the Premier League.

Press Association

Jose Mourinho: Diego Costa Was Man Of The Match
Arsenal was left with just 10 men after 45 minutes when Diego Costa managed to get Gabriel sent off and then just nine men for the final 11 minutes when Santi Cazorla picked up a second yellow card.

RealGM Staff Report

Jordan Henderson Out Two Months With Broken Foot
Jordan Henderson suffered the injury on his return to team training.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Brendan Rodgers Told He Had To Get 7 Of 9 Points Before United Match
Liverpool plays Norwich City on Sunday with a tie or loss very possibly resulting in the dismissal of Brendan Rodgers.

Barry Glendenning/The Guardian

Arsenal Records £24.7M Profit, Has £193.1M In Cash Reserves
Arsenal had an outlay of around £114 million and increased wages now up to just over £192 million which accounts for 58.4% of football revenues.

Press Association