March 2018 - Soccer Wiretap

Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool Need 105 Points To Win Premier League
Manchester City won 100 points in their title-winning run last season.

Stuart James/The Guardian

Jamie Vardy Must Adapt To Claude Puel's Style
Vardy admitted that it's up to him to adapt to Puel's possession-based system.

Sky Sports

More Than 3.5 Billion People Watched World Cup
1.12 billion people watched one minute of the World Cup final.

ESPN

Gregg Berhalter Has 'Productive Conversation' With Christian Pulisic
Berhalter has spoken to 25 national team players plying their trade in Europe.

Jeff Carlisle/ESPN

Norway Celebrates Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United Appointment
A local daily newspaper called Solskjaer's hire 'the biggest Norwegian football news of all time'.

BBC

Alex Sandro Renews Juventus Contract Through 2023
Sandro was previously a rumored target for Manchester United and Chelsea.

Juventus

Heung-Min Son To Miss Tottenham Matches After Asian Cup Call-Up
Son will join the Korean national side after Tottenham's match against Manchester United.

RealGM Staff Report

Unai Emery Calls Mesut Ozil Benching 'Tactical Decision'
Unai Emery refused to elaborate on the decision or whether he would be open to selling Mesut Ozil in January.

Mattias Karen/ESPN

Jose Mourinho Still Believes He Has Future In Management
Jose Mourinho indicated that he would take a break from football before returning to management.

Rob Dawson/ESPN

David De Gea Moving Closer To Long-Term Commitment To United
David De Gea has been unconvinced by the merits of a transfer from United to Juventus or Paris Saint-Germain.

Mark Ogden/ESPN

Austin Finalizes $225 Million MLS Stadium Deal
Austin FC are rumored to be joining MLS in 2021.

RealGM Staff Report

Manchester United Prepared To Bid Record Fee For Mauricio Pochettino
Pochettino remains United's top choice to replace Jose Mourinho.

Jason Burt/The Telegraph

LeBron James' Two Percent Stake In Liverpool Now Worth $32M
LeBron James entered into a joint venture with Fenway Sports Partnership in 2011.

Dave McMenamin/ESPN

Unai Emery: Mauricio Pochettino In 'Better Position' Than United
Emery says that Pochettino is 'very happy' at Tottenham.

Paul MacInnes/The Guardian

Nicolas Burdisso Unveiled As Boca Juniors Sporting Director
Burdisso returns to the club after a 14 year career in Serie A.

Football Italia

Jurgen Klopp: Juventus Are 'Favorites' To Win Champions League
Klopp praised the Italian side's experience and defense in his assessment.

Sky Sports

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Set To Lead Manchester United As Interim Manager
Mike Phelan is also set to return to the club in an assistant role.

Sam Wallace/The Telegraph

United Targeting Mauricio Pochettino To Replace Jose Mourinho
Spurs are likely to fight any United interest on Mauricio Pochettino, who is also a target for Real Madrid.

Mark Ogden/ESPN

Jose Mourinho Fired As Manager Of Manchester United
The compensation due to Jose Mourinho will be no more than £15 million.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Kevin De Bruyne Disagrees With Pep Guardiola On Exhaustion Claims
Kevin De Bruyne said he "played the most of anyone last year – in the whole world."

Nick Ames/The Guardian

United Exercises Option To Extend Anthony Martial's Deal Through 2020
United are in talks with Anthony Martial's representatives about a longer deal.

Rob Dawson/ESPN

FC Dallas Hire Academy Director Luchi Gonzalez As New Coach
Gonzalez has coached 15 players who eventually made the transition between the academy and the senior side.

Charles Boehm/MLS Soccer

Adrien Rabiot Is 'Indefinitely Benched' After Refusing Extension
The 23-year-old midfielder has been linked with the likes of Juventus, Barcelona, and Liverpool.

Gill Clark/Bleacher Report

MLS Restructures Playoff Format With Single Elimination Games
The playoffs will take place between October 19th and November 10th next season.

Jeff Carlisle/ESPN

United Not Currently Planning To Fire Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho has come under increasing pressure with United's run of poor results.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Liverpool-Bayern Headline Round Of 16 Draw For Champions League
The Round of 16 ties have been drawn for the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League.

RealGM Staff Report

Jose Mourinho Compares Liverpool To His Porto Sides, Praises Robertson
Mourinho said his players couldn't keep up with the physicality of Liverpool's side.

Ian Doyle/Liverpool Echo

Hector Bellerin Out For 'Some Weeks' With Calf Injury
Bellerin started in all 17 league matches this season.

RealGM Staff Report

Eric Dier Out Until 2019, Replaced By 18-Year-Old Oliver Skipp
Skipp is the 13th player to graduate from Tottenham's youth academy into the senior side under Pochettino.

The Guardian

Ronaldo Scores Juventus' 5000th Serie A Goal On Penalty
Juventus now are unbeaten in their opening 16 straight matches in Serie A.

Gianni Verschueren/Bleacher Report