May 2016 - Soccer Wiretap

Louis Van Gaal 'Cried Like A Baby' When Fired By Barca In 2003
Louis Van Gaal would go on to success with AZ, Bayern Munich and the Netherlands.

AS.com

Ballon d'Or Returning To Original Format
The Ballon d'Or will go back to its original format in which journalists vote.

Joaquin Maroto/AS.com

Antonio Conte Insists Cesc Fabregas Still In Chelsea's Plans
Cesc Fabregas has played only 26 minutes so far this season.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Report: Diego Simeone, Atleti Shorten Deal By Two Seasons
Diego Simeone signed a new contract with Atleti in March of 2015 that ran until June of 2020.

Adriana Garcia/ESPN

Arsenal Confident Of Extension For Mesut Ozil, Pessimistic On Sanchez
Both Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez will be out of contract in June of 2018.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

Griezmann, Modric, Kroos, Bale, Casemiro Lead La Liga In Player Rating
Antoine Griezmann has scored two goals and assisted on another in two matches for Atletico Madrid.

RealGM Staff Report

Curtis Davies, Sadio Mane Lead EPL In Player Rating After Week 4
Curtis Davies, Sadio Mane, Romelu Lukaku, Nicolas Otamendi and Eden Hazard comprise the top-5 in the Premier League in terms of Player Rating.

RealGM Staff Report

Jurgen Klopp: Antonio Conte Is The Pep Guardiola Of Juventus
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool will play Antonio Conte's Chelsea this Friday.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Jose Mourinho Admits Europa League Not A High Priority
Jose Mourinho won the competition with Porto in 2003 when it was the Uefa Cup.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Neymar: Messi, Suarez & I Know How Each Other Think
Neymar said his playing relationship with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez is almost telepathic.

Thomas Unsworth/Goal.com

Gareth Bale Close To Making Cristiano-Level Money On New Madrid Deal
Gareth Bale is currently making £300,000 per week and has three seasons remaining.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Wayne Rooney Left Out Of United's Trip To Feyenoord
Wayne Rooney's place within United's typical XI has been a popular topic of conversation following their loss to Manchester City.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Aleksander Ceferin Voted New President Of UEFA
Aleksander Ceferin won the support of smaller federations by complaining they were not properly consulted about the changes to the Champions League.

Owen Gibson/The Guardian

Jose Mourinho: Convincing Paul Pogba To Join United Was Difficult
Real Madrid was also interested in Paul Pogba but less willing to pay the transfer fee Juventus sought for him as United ultimately paid $123 million.

Peter Staunton/Goal.com

Eric Dier Signs Five-Year Extension With Spurs
Following a season of playing in defence, Mauricio Pochettino transformed Eric Dier into the classy defensive midfielder central to his team's progress.

Press Association

Mauricio Pochettino Expects Spurs To Adapt To UCL Matches At Wembley
Spurs will play their European fixtures at the 90,000-capacity national stadium while their new ground - to succeed White Hart Lane, presently reduced to 32,000 - is being developed.

Press Association

Jese: I Didn't Leave Real Madrid To Sit On PSG's Bench
Real Madrid was Jese's boyhood club but he never was able to find a regular place in their XI.

AS.com

Luis Enrique Downplays Report Of Dressing Room Rift
Barcelona hadn't lost in 12 competitive matches.

Reuters

Abby Wambach Struggled For Years With Alcohol, Pills
Abby Wambach says she has been sober since the night in April when she was arrested.

Associated Press

Zlatan: Paul Pogba's Critics Are 'Jealous People'
Paul Pogba had a quiet performance in Manchester United's 2-1 loss to Manchester City.

Arindam Rej/ESPN

Sporting Lisbon Wants Cristiano Ronaldo To Finish Career With Club
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to sign an extension with Real Madrid.

Adriana Garcia/ESPN

United Earned EPL Record $683.5M During 15-16 Season
Despite failing to qualify for the Champions League, United are on target for record revenues again this season.

Arindam Rej/ESPN

Landon Donovan Sharp In First Practice Back With Galaxy
Bruce Arena hasn't promised when Landon Donovan will return to play in matches.

Andrea Canales/ESPN

Barcelona Loses To Newly Relegated Alaves
Barcelona dropped points in La Liga for the first time this season, losing 2-1 at the Camp Nou to newly promoted Alaves.

Associated Press

Jose Mourinho Criticizes Players, Referee Following Loss To City
Manchester United lost to Manchester City 2-1 in a match in which they were clearly outplayed, which led Jose Mourinho to criticize his players and referee Mark Clattenburg.

Daniel Taylor/The Guardian

Cristiano Ronaldo Seeking New 10-Year Deal From Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo, who is now 31, has said he can envision playing with Real Madrid until he's 40.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

PSG Offered Neymar $44.8M Per Year After Taxes In $212M Transfer
Neymar instead signed an extension with Barcelona that runs until 2021.

The Guardian

Pep Guardiola Willing To Have Post-Derby Drink With Jose Mourinho
Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho had a heated rivalry during their time competing against each other as managers of Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively.

Paul Wilson/The Guardian

AC MIlan Targeting January Transfers For Cesc Fabregas, Mateo Kovacic
Antonio Conte has preferred the three-man midfield of N'Golo Kante, Nemanja Matic and Oscar.

Gazetta dello Sport

FIFA Upholds Transfer Bans For Real Madrid, Atleti
Neither club can register players during the next two transfer windows and will have to wait until January 2018 to make any new signings.

Reuters