May 2017 - Soccer Wiretap

Ousmane Dembele Could Miss Some Time With Hamstring Injury
Ousmane Dembele fell to the ground clutching his hamstring after sprinting for the ball after the 20-minute mark of Saturday's match.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Billy Beane Part Of Group To Purchase Barnsley
Barnsley last played in the Premier League two decades ago, in the 1997-98 season.

Murad Ahmed, Arash Massoudi/Financial Times

Karim Benzema Expects To Remain With Real Madrid
Karim Benzema expects to remain with Real Madrid for as long as he's regularly in their starting XI.

As.com

Bartomeu: Lionel Messi's Father Signed Contract Renewal For Him
Barcelona announced in July that Lionel Messi had agreed upon a four-year extension.

PA Sport

United Unsure On Severity Of Paul Pogba's Hamstring Injury
Paul Pogba could be out through the Liverpool match on Oct. 14th, according to sources.

Rob Dawson/ESPN

Isco Signs Extension With Real Madrid Through 2022
Isco reportedly has a €700 million release clause in his new deal with Real Madrid.

ESPN

Carlo Ancelotti Interested In Premier League Return
Carlo Ancelotti replaced Pep Guardiola at Bayern in 2016.

Mark Ogden/ESPN

Jose Mourinho: United Returns To 'Natural Habitat' In Champions League
Jose Mourinho said Manchester United will be back in their "natural habitat" with their first Champions League match in 644 days.

Louise Taylor/The Guardian

Marco Asensio Has No Intention Of Leaving Real Madrid
Marco Asensio has an €80 million release clause in his contract with Real Madrid.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Thomas Muller Considered United In 2015, Open To Bayern Exit
Thomas Muller was the subject of a €100 million bid in 2015 when Louis van Gaal was manager of United.

Mark Lovell/ESPN

Crystal Palace Fires Frank De Boer, Hires Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson hasn't managed since he stepped down of his post with England after Euro 2016.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Arsene Wenger Explains Why He Turned Down United Offer In 2001
Arsene Wenger says Manchester United pursued him in 2001 but he decided he preferred the culture of Arsenal.

Nick Ames/The Guardian

Arsenal's Chief Transfer Negotiator Leaves Club
Dick Law has been in charge of Arsenal's transfers for eight years and previously worked as a scout in South America.

Mattias Karen/ESPN

Real Madrid Interested In Timo Werner
Timo Werner is a 21-year-old striker who scored 21 goals in 31 matches last season.

As.com

Philippe Coutinho Left Out Liverpool's Lineup At City
Philippe Coutinho was the subject of transfer speculation throughout the summer as he sought a transfer to Barcelona.

The Guardian

La Liga Considering Hosting Matches Abroad
The United States and China are potential destinations for the matches.

Niall McVeigh/The Guardian

Spurs Unveil Plans For Stadium With Retractable Pitch
The grass pitch will give way for a synthetic pitch underneath for NFL games, music concerts and other events.

ESPN

Messi, Aguero, Sanchez, Others Could Miss Club Match Due To Playoff
Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez are amongst a group of players that could miss a match with their club team due to a World Cup playoff in November.

ESPN

Liverpool Preparing Long-Term Extension Offer To Ben Woodburn
Ben Woodburn played a starring role for Wales during the international break.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Premier League Votes To Move Up Summer Transfer Window Deadline
The move comes after the start of this season was dominated by uncertainty over several players such as Coutinho.

Martha Kelner/The Guardian

FIFA: Leicester Was 14 Seconds Late Submitting Adrien Silva Transfer
Leicester agreed upon a £22 million fee for Adrien Silva on deadline day.

Sky Sports

Diego Costa May Return To Chelsea To Help Complete Atleti Transfer
Atleti wants to make sure Diego Costa is fully fit before moving forward with the transfer.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

United States Given 69 Percent Chance Of Qualifying For World Cup
The United States are still favored to finish third with the easiest remaining schedule.

Paul Carr/ESPN

Andres Iniesta Denies Barcelona's Claim Of Extension Agreement
Andres Iniesta is currently without a contract beyond the current season.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Monaco Made Profit Of $344M During Summer Transfer Window
Monaco earned €394 million in transfer fees while spending €105 million on replacements.

ESPN

Barcelona Passed On Paulo Dybala While Waiting For Coutinho
Juve's board offered Paulo Dybala to Barcelona multiple times.

As.com

Bartomeu: Barcelona Made Mistake Trusting Neymar And His Father
Barcelona is looking forward to resetting their roster and style with Neymar's departure.

As.com

Chelsea Omits Diego Costa From Champions League Roster
Diego Costa has yet to report to Chelsea from Brazil as he continues his stalemate seeking a transfer

Sachin Nakrani/The Guardian

Diego Simeone Extends Deal With Atleti Through June 2020
Diego Simeone reduced his contract by two seasons last summer.

Adriana Garcia/ESPN

Arsenal Will Bid Again For Thomas Lemar
Arsenal Wenger said Thomas Lemar turned down the move after Arsenal agreed upon a fee with Monaco.

ESPN