Soccer RUMORS AND NEWS

90 Min "Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has conceded that beating Manchester City to the Premier League on the final day of the season ‘unlikely’ following victory over Southampton on Tuesday. Having closed the gap on leaders City to just one point with the comeback win at St..." May 17

Pro Soccer Talk "With 36.6 matchweeks of the 2021-22 Premier League season in the books, everything is still to play for, from the title race all the way down to the relegation battle. The title race is still on, the top-four race is still on, Europa League qualification is still..." May 17

Clutch Points "Kylian Mbappe appears to be on the verge of signing for Real Madrid after his contract at PSG runs its course. The French superstar has long been linked with a move to Madrid, and is expected to make that a reality in the coming days. Los Blancos are reportedly paying a king’s..." May 17

The Sun "Lionel Messi is reportedly set to join David Beckham's MLS side Inter Miami next summer. The Argentina legend fancies having the next chapter of his remarkable career in Florida once his Paris Saint-Germain deal ends in 2023, according to DIRECTV Sports. Inter..." May 17

90 Min "Robert Lewandowski's representatives have offered the Bayern Munich striker to a number of Premier League sides as they continue to explore possible exit routes from the Bundesliga champions, 90min understands. The 33-year-old has one year left on his current deal and..." May 17

Bleacher Report "Paris Saint-Germain has resigned itself to losing star striker Kylian Mbappe, according to ESPN's Julien Laurens. David Ornstein of The Athletic reported Monday that Mbappe, who's due to be a free agent this summer, agreed to a contract with Real Madrid. The deal..." May 17

90 Min "Real Madrid expect Kylian Mbappe to confirm where his future lays before the Champions League final later this month and 90min understands that Los Blancos are confident they will secure his signature. Real have been chasing Mbappe for years and tried signing him last summer..." May 17

The Athletic "It’s not that hard to imagine Erling Haaland moving to Manchester City and just, like, breaking football. Since arriving at Borussia Dortmund already a teenage phenomenon, Haaland has scored almost once a game, even if you don’t count penalties (0.92..." May 17

The Score "Kylian Mbappe has agreed to personal terms with Real Madrid and is expected to sign a deal once he completes the season with Paris Saint-Germain, The Athletic's David Ornstein reports. However, PSG are reportedly trying to convince Mbappe to change..." May 17

90 Min "Matthijs de Ligt is close to putting pen to paper on a new contract with Juventus. The 22-year-old is approaching the final two years of his current deal and had been heavily linked with a possible exit from the Allianz Stadium, with Manchester United and Chelsea both speculatively..." May 17

Football London "Arsenal are interested in signing Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan if recent reports are to be believed. The Gunners are set for a busy summer transfer window and have been linked with a move for Gundogan's teammates in the form of Gabriel Jesus and Raheem..." May 17

ESPN "To sack, or not to sack? That is the question. All over the world, at season's end, sports organisations face self-examination: Should we have sacked the coach? Should we now sack, or retain, the coach? LaLiga is no different. Right now, with the final weekend still to..." May 17

90 Min "Erik ten Hag has admitted that he rejected 'better' offers before deciding to take over at Manchester United. The Ajax boss will formally replace interim manager Ralf Rangnick in the dugout at the end of the season - but he has already travelled to the United Kingdom..." May 17

The Guardian "Amid the hopelessness of Arsenal’s offering at Newcastle on Monday there was a five-minute spell midway through the first half when it seemed they might, just might, have come to their senses. Unsurprisingly, Bukayo Saka was behind it: a darting run on to a give-and-go with..." May 17

ESPN "The Chicago Fire FC's Xherdan Shaqiri is Major League Soccer's highest-paid player with a guaranteed compensation of $8.15 million, according to salary data published Tuesday by the MLS Players Association. Shaqiri beat Javier "Chicharito"..." May 17

90 Min "Todd Boehly should be able to complete his consortium’s Chelsea takeover as planned thanks to a ‘legal resolution’ relating to the repayment of an outstanding £1.6bn loan. The UK government is involved in the process due to the sanctions imposed on current..." May 17

Football London "The Champions League is now firmly in sight for Antonio Conte and his Tottenham team heading into the final game of the 2021/22 season. In a two-way fight with Arsenal for a place in Europe's premier competition with Manchester United and West Ham dropping out of the..." May 17

The Athletic "It’s raining hard in Salerno, a coastal city of 200,000, 30 miles south of Naples. The Athletic has checked into a three-star hotel close to the home of local heroes Salernitana before their game with mid-table Torino. The lift in reception opens and 12 footballers wearing..." May 17

Sportsnaut "New York City FC defender Maxime Chanot signed a new three-year contract through the 2024 season on Monday. Chanot, 32, has been with NYCFC since 2016 and is the longest-tenured member of the defending MLS Cup champions’ roster. The Luxembourg international has..." May 17

ESPN "Early last month, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola just came out and said it: "I love to overthink and create stupid tactics." But for a manager who often seems to be pushing himself to the precipice of madness by layering in new levels of complexity to a completely..." May 17

Barca Blaugranes "Manchester United are desperate to sign Frenkie de Jong away from FC Barcelona, and are willing to go extreme measures to get their main, according to the latest rumors. Incoming manager Erik ten Hag is a huge fan of De Jong, and it was under Ten Hag that the midfielder..." May 16

ESPN "Blackpool's Jake Daniels has become the first active openly gay professional male footballer in the UK since 1990 after coming out publicly and making an announcement on Monday. The 17-year-old recently signed a professional contract with the Championship team and made his club..." May 16

The Score "U.K. officials are worried Chelsea's £4.25-billion takeover could collapse because of departing owner Roman Abramovich's refusal to guarantee the proceeds of the sale will go to good causes, sources told BBC Sport's Dan Roan. Despite publicly..." May 16

TMZ "Cristiano Ronaldo ain't the only one in the family with shredded abs -- 'cause his 11-year-old son showed he can flex, too ... just like his pops! The Manchester United soccer star -- and father of six -- showed off his athletic bod on Monday when he posted a shirtless..." May 16

The Athletic "Brentford’s Ivan Toney and Rico Henry have said their families were racially abused at Goodison Park during their match against Everton on Sunday. Toney and Henry both played 90 minutes in the match, which Brentford won 3-2 after twice coming from behind. After the..." May 16

Clutch Points "Arsenal are in dire need of a striker. They had three to start the season, with Eddie Nketiah, Alexandre Lacazette, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Now, Aubameyang is in Barcelona, Lacazette is out of favor with Mikel Arteta, and Nketiah is the only one really getting minutes. In Spain, Atletico..." May 15

Bavarian Football Works "If there was not enough drama circulating around Bayern Munich these days, star striker Robert Lewandowski and sporting director Hasan “Brazzo” Salihamidzic are now embroiled in a good, old fashioned he said, he said per Bild. In a nutshell, Lewandowski said..." May 15

Barca Blaugranes "Barcelona sporting director Mateu Alemany was asked about Frenkie de Jong and Robert Lewandowski ahead of kick off at Getafe on Sunday. It’s been reported Barcelona could look to cash in on De Jong this summer, while Barca have been heavily linked with a move for..." May 15

Clutch Points "After seven notable seasons, Paulo Dybala’s run with Juventus is set to come to an end. Dybala took to Twitter on Sunday to reveal that this will indeed be his final season at Juventus. The Argentine forward will leave the Bianconeri as a free agent, which will allow..." May 15

Bavarian Football Works "After Liverpool defeated Chelsea on penalties to win the FA Cup, Jurgen Klopp has now won every possible major trophy available to win since he’s been at Liverpool. He took over for Brendan Rodgers back in 2015 and has now won the Champions League, Premier League, UEFA..." May 15

Mirror "New boss Erik ten Hag wants Chelsea star N'Golo Kante to kick-start his Manchester United rebuild. The 31-year-old French World Cup winner has one year left on his Stamford Bridge contract and Ten Hag believes the Chelsea midfielder still has the ability,..." May 15

Bavarian Football Works "Dutch journalist Mike Verweij has been ALL OVER Bayern Munich’s rumored pursuit of both Noussair Mazraoui and Ryan Grevenberch from the outset. While Mazraoui’s move appears to be only a formality at this point, Gravenberch’s attempt to transfer has hit some..." May 15

Black & White & Read All Over "As the 2021-22 Serie A season reaches its final days, it appears as though business is starting to pick up. And for Juventus, that means some transfer targets are starting to come into sight. Well, at least one. According to multiple reports out of Italy —..." May 15

Bavarian Football Works "According to Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg, Bayern Munich II coach Martin Demichelis could be in line to be the next coach at Arminia Bielefeld. Arminia has been relegated to 2. Bundesliga and could present Demichelis with a chance to be the hero of the day..." May 15

ESPN "Liverpool are leaving absolutely nothing out on the field in their pursuit of the quadruple. It is now two down, two to go, after a second cup final penalty shootout win against Chelsea this season saw Jurgen Klopp's team add the FA Cup to the Carabao Cup they lifted at..." May 14

Sky News "The Premier League is considering a formal ban on debt-fuelled club takeovers as part of a far-reaching  overhaul of its ownership rules. Sky News has learnt that the 20 top-flight clubs are being canvassed by Premier League executives for their views on the merits of a block on..." May 14

CBS Sports "There is no sure thing in football transfers. Indeed, one need only peruse the list of the most expensive signings in football history to reach the conclusion that the correlation between a fee and on field success is, at best, minimal. Perhaps then it helps that Erling..." May 14

90 Min "Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Timo Werner picked up an injury in the build-up to Saturday's FA Cup final defeat to Liverpool and was left on the bench as a result. The Blues were already surprisingly without Kai Havertz, whose absence through injury was confirmed when he was..." May 14

Bulinews "Bayern München board member for sport Hasan Salihamidzic has confirmed that Robert Lewandowski has turned down a contract extension and wants to leave the club. "I spoke to 'Lewa'. During the conversation, he told me that he doesn't want to accept our offer to..." May 14

90 Min "Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised Chelsea for the performance they put in against his side in the Reds' penalty shootout win over the Blues in the FA Cup final. After a gruelling 120 minutes, the two sides went to spot kicks for the second time this season, and Liverpool..." May 14

The Athletic "Accusations of cheating are nothing new in South American football. The latest scandal, however, could have major implications ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It involves an international court battle between the Ecuadorian and Chilean football federations that is surrounded by..." May 14

90 Min "Two Man Utd players had to be separated following a full-blown training ground bust-up on Thursday, according to a report. Following their embarrassing dismantling at the hands of Brighton last weekend, United do not play again until 22 May - the final day of the Premier League season..." May 14

The Athletic "It was easy to dismiss Pep Guardiola’s post-match comments last weekend as mischief-making. Or, perhaps, consider them something a tad more calculated. An attempt, maybe, to stoke up a siege mentality among those with an affinity for the current Premier League leaders..." May 14

90 Min "Frank Lampard has acknowledged the "extraordinary" support Everton have received from their fans since he took over as the club's manager. The Toffees have hit a purple patch of form as they fight for Premier League survival, and have knocked off Chelsea, Manchester..." May 14

Bavarian Football Works "On Friday, Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer declared, “Robert Lewandowski has a contract with FC Bayern until June 30, 2023 and he will fulfill it.” That came across as quite a definitive statement from the club as it faces the harsh reality that its best..." May 14

90 Min "Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Real Madrid have no plans to part ways with winger Eden Hazard this summer. The 31-year-old has had a torrid time since leaving Chelsea in 2019, with injuries and a loss of form restricting him to just six goals and ten assists in 65 appearances - 28..." May 14

The Athletic "Manchester City have secured Erling Haaland for an apparent bargain by activating his €60 million (£51 million) release clause — far less than any club would have expected to pay on the open market for the Borussia Dortmund striker. But the transfer..." May 14

We Ain't Got No History "Sometimes you read a rumor from some random source and think it can be safely ignored because obviously it’s nonsense, only to come back a few hours later and find that despite that, it’s become a serious topic of conversation. Today, that story is concerning Ivan Perišic,..." May 14

90 Min "Barcelona manager Xavi has reiterated his desire to keep Frenkie de Jong this summer but accepted that the club's financial woes could force them to do some unwanted business. De Jong has long been linked with a move to Manchester City, while rivals United have recently been..." May 14

ESPN "Arsenal are closing in on a €3.5 million deal with Sao Paulo for teenage striker Marquinhos, sources have told ESPN. The two clubs agreed a fee after the 19-year-old rejected multiple contract offers from the Brazilian club and sources suggest Arsenal moved..." May 14