Soccer RUMORS AND NEWS

ESPN "Quite simply, the ESL is an idea that nobody wants, apart from the owners of football's biggest and richest clubs, who just happen to want to become even bigger and richer, despite the sugar-coated claims of their leading members. "We will help football at every level and..." April 19

CBS Sports "UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has slammed the creation of the Super League over the weekend and was particularly critical of Juventus' Andrea Agnelli and Manchester United's Ed Woodward. The Serie A and Premier League giants are two of 12 clubs forming the..." April 19

New York Times "A dozen of the world’s richest and most storied soccer clubs on Sunday announced that they had formed a breakaway European club competition that would, if it comes to fruition, upend the structures, economics and relationships that have bound global soccer for nearly a..." April 19

The Athletic "Tottenham Hotspur have sacked Jose Mourinho as manager. The Athletic understands Spurs have decided to dispense with Mourinho after just over a season and a half in charge. Tottenham are in seventh in the Premier League and at risk of missing out on a place in the top..." April 19

ESPN "UEFA's Executive Committee has responded to the threat of a breakaway European Super League (ESL) by unanimously voting to sanction the new-look 36-team Champions League, sources have told ESPN. In a vote in Montreux, Switzerland, on Monday, the Executive Committee..." April 19

The Guardian "Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will not join the breakaway Super League launched by 12 of Europe’s top clubs on Sunday, according to a statement from the latter. The two clubs, as well as the German Football Association, are committed to the European Club..." April 19

Daily Mail "PSG midfielder Ander Herrera has become the most high-profile player to speak out against plans for a European Super League. The former Manchester United man took to Twitter on Monday to criticise the plans, saying they are 'the rich stealing what the..." April 19

Sky Sports "A furious Gary Neville has hit out at the launch of a breakaway European Super League, labelling the English clubs involved a "disgrace" and calling for them to face sanctions from the Premier League. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and..." April 19

Bavarian Football Works "Things went from bad to worse for Bayern Munich fans around the world when their sextuple-winning mastermind Hansi Flick broke the news of him asking the club to terminate his contract as the head coach at the end of the current season. Flick’s unanticipated..." April 18

CNN "The group of people had lined up and were waiting patiently to have their photos taken with Lionel Messi -- but these weren't fans, they were the Argentine's Barcelona teammates. One by one, members of the squad took it in turns to pose alongside Messi and the Copa..." April 18

AC Milan Offside "Tuttosport via Calcio Mercato are reporting that AC Milan have three Serie A strikers on their wish list this summer to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the end of the following season. Milan are looking at players who can learn and work with the Swede for a year before taking..." April 18

ESPN "Major League Soccer has said that Inter Miami's signing of World Cup-winning midfielder Blaise Matuidi was not in compliance with its roster and budget rules and that the club could face sanctions. The side co-owned by David Beckham recruited Matuidi on a..." April 18

Bavarian Football Works "Miroslav Klose has addressed the issue and did not really pull any punches with his statements. It seems as if Klose is headed out as well: In the wake of Hansi Flick’s announcement yesterday that he intended to leave Bayern Munich, the dominoes were bound to..." April 18

MSN.com "Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick announced that he plans to leave the club at the end of the season. Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick's short, but highly successful tenure with the German giants seems to be coming to an end after Flick announced his desire to leave the..." April 17

Express "Tottenham are set to sit down with the representatives of Joachim Andersen in the next few weeks to discuss a potential transfer this summer. The Danish centre-back has made his way onto Spurs' summer shortlist and the club's recruitment team is now set to begin work on a..." April 17

Mirror "Manchester City are ready to open talks with Phil Foden over a lucrative new contract to reflect his emergence as one of their most important players. Foden scored the winning goals in both legs of City's Champions League quarter-final wins over Borussia Dortmund, to set up a..." April 17

Daily Mail "Arsenal are among the Premier League clubs chasing Inter Milan hot-shot Martin Satriano. Satriano has been earning rave reviews for Inter at Primavera 1 level, having scored eight goals and provided six assists in just 18 games this season. His goalscoring..." April 17

Marca.com "With six weeks to go until the end of the season, Real Madrid are still fighting on multiple fronts for silverware. Both the Champions League and the LaLiga Santander titles are within reach for Los Blancos, and Zinedine Zidane knows the path to success..." April 17

Eurosport "Over the past ten days, Jude Bellingham has underlined why Borussia Dortmund believe he is heading towards the same £100 million price bracket as Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland. He was superb at the Etihad Stadium for the Champions League semi-final first leg versus Manchester..." April 17

TMZ "Three men in hoods broke into soccer star Chris Smalling's home in Italy on Thursday night ... held him at gunpoint and robbed him of his watches, jewelry and other valuables. The horrifying incident all went down sometime before 5 AM in Rome, according to multiple reports,..." April 16

ESPN "Jose Mourinho treated players like they "didn't exist" during his time in charge of Manchester United, according to Paul Pogba. Pogba was one of Mourinho's first signings after taking over at Old Trafford in 2016, but by the end of his reign, their..." April 16

Pro Soccer Talk "The amount of young talent — whether from the USMNT, Canada or a handful of South American nations — thriving after making the jump from MLS to the Premier League or the rest of Europe has spiked in recent years, leading many on the other side of the pond wondering,..." April 16

CBS Sports "Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang revealed Thursday that he contracted malaria whilst on international duty with the Gabon national team last week. The Arsenal captain missed Sunday's win over Sheffield United with what the club initially termed as flu and did not make the trip to Prague as the..." April 16

LiverPool Offside "Ever since reliable reports in January emerged casting Ibrahima Konaté as Liverpool’s top defensive target for the summer window, it’s been impossible to ignore the transfer chatter surrounding the talented 21-year-old RB Leipzig and France centre half. When further..." April 16

TMZ "The game-used jersey from Diego Maradona's first World Cup appearance in 1982 is about to hit the auction block -- and experts believe it's gonna rake in a fortune! The Argentinian soccer legend made his W.C. debut on June 13, 1982 in a group stage match against..." April 16

AC Milan Offside "Tuttosport via MilanNews.it are reporting that AC Milan are working hard to find a new right winger this summer to add some firepower to the attack as the position has been neglected for a while. Alexis Saelemaekers is expected to be the rotation player but not the..." April 16

BBC "Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has denied reports he is to sign a new two-year deal with the club. Argentine newspaper La Nacion claimed Bielsa and the club were "very close" to an agreement. Bielsa joined Leeds in 2018 and guided them to the Championship..." April 15

The Score "Pep Guardiola's decision to pick a three-man defense and plug the midfield for last season's Champions League elimination to Lyon was jarring. It was at odds with Manchester City's usual attacking style. It seemed to confuse the players. The Spaniard was..." April 15

Daily Mail "Manchester City can definitely go on and win the quadruple because they have got over the 'hurdle' of their Champions League quarter-final woes, insists Owen Hargreaves. Pep Guardiola had never made it beyond the last-eight in Europe since taking over as City manager -..." April 15

Bavarian Football Works "The question has been imagined after Bayern Munich was knocked out of the Champions League on away goal (3-3 aggregate) by Paris Saint-Germain: was that Hansi Flick’s last Champions League match as Bayern manager? Ever since Joachim Low announced he would be stepping..." April 14

AC Milan Offside "Gianluca di Marzio via Tutto Napoli is reporting that AC Milan are serious about making an approach for Napoli’s captain and winger Lorenzo Insigne. The attacker is yet to renew his contract in Naples and could leave this summer but the journalist notes that a deal..." April 14

Barca Blaugranes "Óscar Mingueza has enjoyed a breakout season with the Barcelona first team and his performances will be rewarded with a contract extension until 2023, according to a report from Diario SPORT. Barça had until the end of May to activate an automatic extension..." April 14

Hudson River Blue "Since January, reports of New York City FC striker Taty Castellanos making a move to Brazilian club Palmeiras have been continuous. If certain accounts are to be believed, Palmeiras has twice sent NYCFC an offer for Taty’s services. The first was reportedly a loan..." April 14

The Sun "OLE GUNNER SOLSKJAER has blamed Old Trafford's red banners for Manchester United's erratic home form - after his players complained the colour was too distracting. The Old Trafford boss is promising improved shows at the Theatre of Dreams now that black seat-wraps..." April 14