May 2019 - Soccer Wiretap

Ronaldo Charged Over Champions League Celebration
Diego Simeone received a fine but no suspension for a similar celebration.

The Guardian

Pep Guardiola Worries Over Injuries For April Fixtures
City will begin a 6-week run this month where they'll play at least 10 matches.

Ben Fisher/The Guardian

Isco Starts, Scores In Zinedine Zidane's First Match Back
Isco wasn't given a single start during the tenure of Santiago Solari.

Sid Lowe/The Guardian

Diego Simeone After Athletic Loss: Time To Observe, Watch, And Grow
Simeone said his worst week was losing to Real Madrid in penalties in the 2016 Champions League Final.

Isaac Suarez/Marca

Messi On Standing Ovation From Betis Crowd: It's Never Happened To Me
Messi recorded a hat-trick in Barcelona's 4-1 win over Real Betis.

Marca

Monchi Returns To Sevilla As Sporting Director
Monchi left Roma earlier this month following their loss to Porto in the Champions League.

ESPN

Antoine Griezmann Reportedly Looking To Leave Atletico Madrid
Griezmann signed a new deal with Atletico Madrid last summer.

Moises Llorens/ESPN

Zinedine Zidane On Real Madrid Squad: I Just Know The Players
Zidane returned Keylor Navas, Isco, and Marcelo back to Real Madrid's lineup.

Santiago Siguero/Marca

Dani Ceballos Following Win: Re-Hiring Zinedine Zidane Worked
Ceballos praised Isco and Gareth Bale's performance during Zidane's first match back as manager.

Marca/Padraig Whelan

Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool Won't Spend Big Money This Summer
Klopp added that teams are beginning to fear Liverpool in the Champions League.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer On Barcelona Draw: Confidence Is 'Sky High'
Solskjaer said United result against PSG proved his side can beat any team in Europe.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Zinedine Zidane Says He'd Love To Coach Kylian Mbappe
Zidane has yet to ask Florentino Perez to sign Mbappe.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Inter Miami To Play First 2 Seasons In Ft. Lauderdale
Inter Miami are set to begin play in 2020.

ESPN

Luka Jovic Watched By Barcelona
Jovic has scored 15 goals in 23 Bundesliga matches this season.

Marca

City-Spurs, Barca-United, Liverpool-Porto, Ajax-Juve In UCL Quarters
City and Spurs will play each other three times in 12 days with their previously scheduled Premier League match scheduled for April 20th.

The Guardian

Schalke Sack Domenico Tedesco Following 7-0 Loss
Schalke are winless in their last 7 league matches.

ESPN

Jorge Mendes: Ronaldo Is The Best Player In History Of Football
Mendes added that Ronaldo is the greatest player in Real Madrid's history.

Marca

Fabio Capello: Messi, Pele, Maradona Are The Only Geniuses
Capello reignited the debate between Messi and Ronaldo following Ronaldo's hat-trick against Atleti.

Marca

Bernardo Silva Says He Does Not Want To Play Ronaldo In Europe
Silva added that Ronaldo is still the best Portuguese player in the world.

Jamie Jackson/the Guardian

Real Madrid Signs Eder Militao From Porto For $56.5M
Eder Militao is a 21-year-old Brazilian center back who can also play at right back and as a defensive midfielder.

Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

Liverpool Beats Bayern 3-1, Advances To UCL Quarterfinals
Sadio Mane scored twice in the match.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Barcelona Advances To UCL Quarters With 5-1 Win Over Lyon
Lionel Messi scored two goals in the match.

RealGM Staff Report

Diego Maradona: Ronaldo Is An Animal And A Sorcerer
Maradona praised both Messi and Ronaldo following Juventus' 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid.

Marca

Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool Are Back On International Football Landscape
Klopp added that Liverpool are regaining their stature in Europe.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

beIN SPORTS Records 2.7 Million Viewers For El Clasico Coverage
669,000 viewers tuned into beIN SPORTS for the March 2nd El Clasico.

Business Wire

Juventus Earn Record $6.2 Million In Gate Receipts Versus Atleti
The number tops their previous record set against Manchester United this season.

Football Italia

Nabil Fekir: Lyon Have Nothing To Lose
Fekir said that Lyon should be inspired by unexpected results from other ties in the round of 16.

Football Espana

Ernesto Valverde: Barcelona Not Thinking About What Happened Last Year
Valverde said that Barcelona will not be haunted by Roma's comeback in last season's Champions League.

Irish Examiner

Bruno Genesio: Lyon Need To Play Perfect Match Versus Barcelona
Genesio added that Lyon will not man-mark Messi.

Football Espana

Cristiano Ronaldo: This Is Why Juventus Brought Me Here
Ronaldo has scored 124 goals in the Champions League.

Saj Chowdhury/BBC Sport