May 2017 - Soccer Wiretap

Barcelona Preparing Lifetime Contract Offer To Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi allegedly agreed upon a new deal in July but he's yet to officially sign the contract.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Neymar Revealed Barcelona Exit Plan At Lionel Messi's Wedding
Neymar left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain on a €222 million transfer on June 30th.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Could Return From ACL In December
Zlatan Ibrahimovic re-signed with United in the summer.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Mesut Ozil Confident Of Transfer To Manchester United
Mesut Ozil has reportedly begun to tell his Arsenal teammates he will join United.

John Cross/Mirror

Real Madrid Didn't Want To Break Up BBC For Kylian Mbappe
Real Madrid would have had to sell one of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale or Karim Benzema to buy Kylian Mbappe.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Kylian Mbappe Preferred Transfer To Barcelona
Barcelona turned down an opportunity to sign Kylian Mbappe.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Claudio Reyna: US Soccer Far Too Arrogant
Claudio Reyna also believes the U.S. is doing a poor job taking on best practices abroad.

ESPN

Landon Donovan Considering Run For President Of US Soccer Federation
Landon Donovan has been asked by a number of respected figures in American soccer to contemplate running.

Grant Wahl/Sports Illustrated

United, Spurs, Villa Weighing Offers For 15-Year-Old Keeper
Mikolaj Bieganski is regarded as one of the best young keepers in the world at the age of 15.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

Antonio Conte Laments Chelsea's Lack Of Squad Depth
Antonio Conte raised the issue with Chelsea's hierarchy over the summer.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Edinson Cavani Not Worried About Being Friends With Neymar
Edinson Cavani said that it is more important to be "professional on the pitch" than "to all be friends."

Jonathan Johnson/ESPN

Kevin De Bruyne Not Rushing Extension Talks With City
Kevin De Bruyne currently earns £115,000 per week and his contract runs until 2021.

The Guardian

Sam Allardyce Interested In USMNT Managerial Job
Sam Allardyce has cited his year in Florida as being a major influence on his managerial career after being impressed by the country's approach to sport, both physically and psychologically.

Mark Ogden/ESPN

Leicester City Fires Craig Shakespeare
Leicester fell to the bottom three following their draw on Monday against West Bromwich Albion.

The Guardian

Real Madrid Reached Out To Mauricio Pochettino Before Hiring Zidane
Mauricio Pochettino was called and told to hold off on signing a new contract with Spurs.

Robbie Dunne/As.com

Italy-Sweden Headline World Cup Playoff Draws
Denmark will play Ireland, and Croatia is matched up against Greece.

The Guardian

United, City Interested In Espanyol Left-Back Aaron Martin
Aaron Martin has a €40 million release clause with Espanyol.

Rob Dawson/ESPN

USMNT Considering Laurent Blanc For Manager Job
Laurent Blanc managed France for three seasons before becoming manager of Paris Saint-Germain.

Rob Usry/Stars And Stripes FC

Columbus Crew Will Relocate To Austin If Unable To Move Downtown
Austin is the biggest city in the United States without a major professional sports franchise.

Grant Wahl/Sports Illustrated

Jose Mourinho Seeking Raise From $20M Per Year Contract
Jose Mourinho is nearly halfway through with the three-year deal he signed with United before the 16-17 season.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Dejan Lovren Accuses Romelu Lukaku Of Striking Him On Purpose
Romelu Lukaku appeared to catch Dejan Lovren in the head with his boot after a tackle during the first half.

Glenn Price/ESPN

Luka Modric Impressed By Spurs' Progress
Luka Modric played for Spurs between 2008 until 2012.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Jose Mourinho Doesn't Expect To Finish Career With United
Jose Mourinho also openly talked about his interest in Paris Saint-Germain and said the club is building "something special."

ESPN

Arsene Wenger: It Will Be Difficult For Arsenal To Catch City
Arsenal lost to Watford 2-1 to fall nine points behind Manchester City after eight matches.

Mattias Karen/ESPN

Hertha Berlin Takes Knee Before Match In Support Of NFL Players
Hertha Berlin's starting XI took a knee and linked arms on the pitch while the coaching staff, officials and substitutes took a knee off it.

The Guardian

Pochettino Criticizes Guardiola For 'Harry Kane Team' Comment
Pep Guardiola referred to Spurs as "the Harry Kane team."

David Hytner/The Guardian

Landon Donovan: USMNT Didn't Deserve World Cup Qualification
Landon Donovan was critical of the way the United States played.

ESPN

Bruce Arena Steps Down As USMNT Manager
The United States failed to qualify for the World Cup under Bruce Arena.

RealGM Staff Report

Bruce Arena Not Interested In Remaining Manager Of USMNT Through 2022
Bruce Arena replaced Jurgen Klinsmann early in the World Cup qualification stage.

Steven Goff/Washington Post

Arsenal Will Look To Sell Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil If Not Extended
Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are each in the final season of their contract with Arsenal.

Jacob Steinberg/The Guardian