May 2016 - Soccer Wiretap

Barcelona Breaking Up Messi, Suarez, Neymar Would Be 'Impossible'
There has been talk this season that Barcelona would be unable to afford to keep all three players.

ESPN

Bayern Recommends Mario Gotze To Leave Club
Mario Gotze is entering the final 12 months of his Bayern contract and has been linked with Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Chelsea Still Holds Jose Mourinho's Image Rights
The trademark to use Jose Mourinho's name and image on a whole host of branded products and merchandise runs for Chelsea until June of 2023.

Liam Twomey/ESPN

Dani Alves Agrees To Leave Barcelona For Juventus
Dani Alves reportedly told Barcelona teammates and directors of his decision during Sunday's end of season celebration.

Football Italia

Messi Hopes To Meet Curry, Sees Similarities With Relationship To Ball
Lionel Messi and Argentina will open the Copa America in the Bay Area against Chile on June 6th.

Grant Wahl/Sports Illustrated

Arsenal Becomes First EPL Club With Over £100M In TV Payments
Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur also received a greater total payment than Leicester.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Arsenal Officially Sign Granit Xhaka From Gladbach
Arsene Wenger didn't sign a single outfield player last summer and wasted no time in getting a transfer signed this summer.

The Guardian

Leicester City Offer CSKA €30M For Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa is just 23 and has drawn comparisons to Jesus Navas and Arjen Robben.

ESPN

Sergio Ramos Feels 'Fortunate' He Stayed At Madrid Over United Move
Sergio Ramos signed a new five-year deal with Real Madrid last summer after being strongly linked to a United move.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Rafa Benitez Stays At Newcastle With Three-Year Deal
Rafa Benitez had a break clause in his deal with Newcastle after their relegation but he's convinced they can make an instant return back to the Premier League.

The Guardian

Wilshere Prefers Playing In Middle For England Than Wide With Arsenal
Jack Wilshere often plays on the flank for Arsenal.

Press Association

Conte Blames MLS Decisions On Omitting Andrea Pirlo, Giovinco
Andrea Pirlo was a surprise omission, having been convinced by Antonio Conte to reassess his plan to retire after the 2014 World Cup.

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

United To Offer New Contract To Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick turns 35 this summer and is out of contract.

ESPN

Javi Gracia Leaves Malaga To Manager Rubin Kazan
Javi Gracia has been considered one of the best managers in La Liga.

Cable Onda Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo Injures Thigh During Training
Cristiano Ronaldo threw a water bottle in anger as he headed for the changing rooms limping.

Press Association

Italy Leaves Mario Balotelli, Andrea Pirlo Off Euro Roster
On loan from Liverpool, Mario Balotelli scored only one goal in 20 Serie A appearances for AC Milan this season.

The Guardian

Luis Suarez Out For Beginning Of Copa America With Hamstring Injury
Luis Suarez suffered the hamstring injury in the Copa del Rey final.

AP

City Agrees To Buy Ilkay Gundogan From Dortmund Fro $29M
Ilkay Gundogan is a 25-year-old box-to-box midfielder that joined Dortmund in 2011.

Sam Lee/Goal.com

Mario Gotze Prefers To Stay With Bayern Over Liverpool Move
Jurgen Klopp identified Mario Gotze as a transfer priority and was optimistic of completing a £20 million deal to bring him to Liverpool.

The Guardian

Barcelona Wins Copa Del Rey
Barcelona defeated Sevilla 2-0 in extra time to win the 2016 Copa del Rey.

Sid Lowe/The Guardian

Mourinho Targeting Center-Back, Central Midfielder, Fast Forward
John Stones was strongly pursued when Jose Mourinho was at Chelsea and he figures to try to sign him with United.

James Ducker, Jason Burt/The Telegraph

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Expected To Sign With Manchester United
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been excited about reuniting with Mourinho as the pair worked together at Inter Milan.

James Ducker, Jason Burt/The Telegraph

Romelu Lukaku Has Made Decision About Next Move
Chelsea, United, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Bayern are reported to be interested in signing Romelu Lukaku this summer.

Liam Twomey/ESPN

Athletic Will Force City To Pay Release Clause On Aymeric Laporte
Aymeric Laporte has been determined not to push for a move out of Athletic.

Rob Pollard/Manchester Evening News

Jose Mourinho To Be Named Manager Of Manchester United
Jose Mourinho left Chelsea in December and turned down an offer from Paris Saint-Germain hoping to become manager of United.

Fabrizio Romano, Paul Wilson/The Guardian

Barcelona Signs 10-Year Deal With Nike Worth $174M Per Season
Nike's deal with the entire NBA, agreed upon last June, is worth $125 million per season.

Reuters

Ancelotti: Cristiano Doesn't Care About Money, Only Wants To Be Best
Carlo Ancelotti managed Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid for two seasons before his dismissal last season.

ESPN

Watford Hires Walter Mazzarri On Three-Year Deal
Walter Mazzarri prefers to play in a 3-5-2 system.

Fabrizio Romano, Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

Brendan Rodgers Agrees To Become Manager Of Celtic
Neil Lennon and David Moyes were also candidates but Celtic has decided upon Brendan Rodgers.

Ewan Murray/The Guardian

Mesut Ozil Named Arsenal Player Of The Year By Fans
Mesut Ozil has been named Arsenal's player of the year in a vote by supporters of the club.

Mattias Karen/ESPN