May 2015 - Soccer Wiretap

Germany-Netherlands Match Canceled, Stadium Evacuated
A scheduled friendly in Hannover between Germany and the Netherlands has been canceled.

AP

Liverpool Targeting Schalke's Leroy Sane With $15M Bid
Leroy Sane has more goals (5), assists (4) and appearances (18) than he did during all of last season.

Nicholas Mendola/ProSoccerTalk

Mario Balotelli Out Three Months With Hernia Operation
Mario Balotelli has not played for Milan since a defeat by Genoa on September 27th after being troubled by the groin problem.

The Guardian

Real Madrid Renew Interest In Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski's Polish agent, Cezary Kucharski, has said Real Madrid are tracking him.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Thiago Alcantara Out 3-4 Weeks With Knee Injury
Thiago Alcantara has been ruled out for three to four weeks by Bayern Munich with a knee injury.

ESPN

Belgium-Spain Friendly In Brussels Canceled
The Belgian FA released a statement indicating the decision was made in conjunction with its Spanish counterparts, and that it "deeply regretted" cancelling the match.

ESPN

Lionel Messi Returns To Training For First Time Since Injury
Lionel Messi may be added to Barcelona's list of subs for El Clasico on Saturday at Real Madrid.

BBC

Xavit Thought Van Gaal Was Initially An 'Idiot'
Xavi initially thought Louis van Gaal was an "idiot" when he first met him as manager of Barcelona.

Press Association

Mesut Ozil, Arsenal Discussing Contract Extension
Mesut Ozil has two-and-a-half seasons remaining on his deal after signing from Real Madrid in 2013.

Mark Rodden/ESPN

Real Madrid Likely To Sell Either Cristiano Ronaldo Or Gareth Bale
Agents for both Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have already investigated moves away from Real Madrid.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Alvaro Morata Denies Reports Of Contact With Real Madrid
Alvaro Morata joined Juventus in 2014 in a deal that gives Real Madrid a buy-back option for a fixed sum.

ESPN

Cesc Fabregas Misses Barcelona, Nearly Joined Real Madrid In Past
Cesc Fabregas joined Chelsea from Barcelona in 2014 after Arsenal passed on a return.

ESPN

France To Play Tuesday's Friendly Against England At Wembley
There will be heightened security at Wembley, with supporters urged to arrive earlier than usual given stringent searches and a more visible police presence than usual.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Chelsea Considering Canceling Radamel Falcao Loan
Chelsea are targeting Bayer Leverkusen's Javier Hernandez and Valencia's Paco Alcacer.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

Nemanja Matic Criticizes Teammates, Threatens To Quit Serbian Team
Nemanja Matic was furious with his Serbian teammates following their 4-1 defeat to the Czech Republic.

Alex Fisher/Goal.com

Mario Balotelli May Need Surgery For Hernia
Mario Balotelli has made just four appearances this season for AC Milan as he deals with a hernia that hasn't healed as expected.

Kyle Bonn/ProSoccerTalk

Joe Roth Believes MLS Will Be No. 2 League Behind NFL In 20 Years
Joe Roth, owner of the Seattle Sounders, is bullish on the prospects of the MLS.

Hudson River Blue

Xabi Alonso To Leave Bayern After Current Season
Xabi Alonso joined Bayern in August of 2014 from Real Madrid and has anchored Pep Guardiola's midfield.

Phillip Quinn/Bavarian Football Works

Jurgen Klinsmann Will Remain Manager Of United States
The U.S. is suffering through a 1-4-1 record that includes three defeats to CONCACAF opposition on home soil.

Jeff Carlisle/ESPN

Antoine Griezmann's Sister Was At Bataclan Theatre
While Antoine Griezmann was playing at Stade de France in a friendly for France against Germany, his sister was in attendance at the Bataclan Theatre seeing the Eagles of Death Metal.

ESPN

Ronaldo Wants To Retire 'With Dignity', Not Play In US, Qatar
Cristiano Ronaldo turns 31 in February and believes he can play six or seven more seasons.

The Guardian

Three Suicide Bombers Tried To Enter Stade De France
The police believe the attackers aimed to detonate his vest inside the stadium in order to provoke a stampede.

Joshua Robinson, Inti Landauro/Wall Street Journal

Explosions In Paris Outside France-Germany Match
Francois Hollande was in attendance at the match and had to be evacuated to safety.

New York Times

Rooney: England Has Best Striker Depth Since I've Been Involved
Wayne Rooney is highly impressed with his competition at striker on the English national team as Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy have emerged.

Joe Prince-Wright/ProSoccerTalk

Atleti Haven't Decided If Fernando Torres Will Extend Stay
Fernando Torres' loan at Atleti is up in June and the club has younger options in Angel Correa, Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco and Luciano Vietto.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Barcelona, PSG Interested In Lazio's Antonio Candreva
Barcelona could offer up to €40 million for Antonio Candreva, though Nolito is believed to be their preferred target.

Il Messagero

Joe Hart Named England Captain Against Spain
Wayne Rooney has been left on the bench by Roy Hodgson, which left Joe Hart the most experienced player in the XI.

Daniel Taylor/The Guardian

David De Gea 'Really Happy Now' At United
David De Gea said the fans at Old Trafford have made him feel welcome after nearly leaving.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

United Post Record Revenues In First Quarter Of Financial Year
United remain on course to become the first English club with an annual income of over £500 million this year.

ESPN

76ers' Joshua Harris Buying Stake In Crystal Palace
The Premier League side are currently 10th in the table and are reportedly worth in the region of £100 million.

ESPN