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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

2011-3-8 EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas believes he is in good shape to take on Barcelona in the Champions League after overcoming a hamstring injury.

Aston Villa
Coach Gerard Houllier has blamed Martin O'Neill for Aston Villa's defensive frailties and targets another 10 points to secure their survival.

Birmingham
Birmingham City are planning on an audacious move to take Bundesliga player and Germany international Marko Marin to St. Andrews this summer.

Blackburn
Blackburn's owners Venky's are very concerned after a run of five defeats in six matches but have denied boss Steve Kean's job is under threat.

Blackpool
Chelsea scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season to condemned Blackpool to their seventh home defeat following the visit of Chelsea.

Bolton
Bolton manager has rounded on his critics who claim he is abusing the loan system as youngsters have benefitted from first team opportunities.

Chelsea
Chelsea scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season as Chelsea registered their sixth away victory following the match against Blackpool.

Everton
Right winger Leon Osman insists Everton still have a long way to go to make up for the disappointment of their recent FA Cup exit to Reading.

Fulham
Fulham and Stoke City are reported to be considering moves for Birmingham's former Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Carr in the summer.

Liverpool
Liverpool and Manchester City owners are on high-alert after Bayern Munich confirmed coach Louis Van Gaal will leave at the end of the season.

Man City
Manchester City and Liverpool owners are on high-alert after Bayern Munich confirmed coach Louis Van Gaal will leave at the end of the season.

Man Utd
Manchester United are leading the race to sign highly-rated Palermo forward Javier Pastore, after Barcelona reportedly baulked at his price.

Newcastle
Newcastle United coach Alan Pardew has denied rumours linking the club with a move for Roma defender John Arne Riise, valued at EUR8 million.

Stoke
Fulham and Stoke City are reported to be considering moves for Birmingham's former Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Carr in the summer.

Sunderland
West Ham Utd are keen on the services of Sunderland left-midfielder Kieran Richardson, who is available for GBP7 million, according to reports.

Tottenham
Coach Harry Redknapp says Tottenham will go on the attack against AC Milan, and he is hopeful of fielding Rafael van der Vaart and Gareth Bale.

West Brom
West Brom have reportedly joined Burnley and Nottingham in the hunt for Brighton midfielder Gary Dicker, who is out-of-contract in the summer.

West Ham
West Ham Utd are keen on the services of Sunderland left-midfielder Kieran Richardson, who is available for GBP7 million, according to reports.

Wigan
Wigan striker Conor Sammon believes the Latics can drag themselves from the foot of the Premier League table and win their fight for survival.

Wolves
Wolves defender Jamie Reckord has joined Northampton on loan until the end of the term, following the arrival of new Cobblers boss Gary Johnson.



2011-3-8 La Liga

Almeria
Good news for Almeria head coach Jose Luis Oltra after Juanma Ortiz resumed training for the first time since his injury nearly six weeks ago.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao coach Joaquin Caparros admitted his team were very lucky to beat difficult rivals like Sevilla and that the game was very open.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico have set their sights on persuading Bayer Leverkusen versatile defender Arturo Vidal to make a summer move to the Vicente Calderon.

Barcelona
Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano insisted that his side will not change their football philosophy even if they take the lead over Arsenal.

Deportivo
Adrian Lopez scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season as Deportivo registered their fifth home victory following the match against Sociedad.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino could lose Sergio Garcia for the rest of the season if the striker needs to undergo an operation immediately.

Getafe
Bad news for Getafe coach Jose Miguel Gonzalez after it was confirmed that striker Jaime Gavilan is out for six months with a torn ligament.

Hercules
Spartak Moscow have announced the signing of former Barcelona defender Sergio Garcia Rodriguez from Hercules for a reported fee of EUR400,000.

Levante
Levante defender Sergio Ballesteros has warned his team that their work is not over yet despite registering five wins in the last seven games.

Malaga
Malaga goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero has labelled their next clash against Real Sociedad as 'key and decisive' to their Primera Liga future.

Osasuna
Osasuna defender Sergio Fernandez has admitted the victory over Malaga was a very important step for his side but warned they are not yet safe.

Racing Santander
Racing coach Marcelino Garcia Toral has admitted that his players were too timid in the first half and that Real Madrid are far too superior.

Real Madrid
Adriano Galliani has distanced Milan from a bid for Real Marid star Kaka, because his prospective return to San Siro would be too expensive.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca midfielder Chori Castro is delighted with the interest from Valencia and Villarreal and admits anything can happen in the summer.

Real Sociedad
Adrian Lopez scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sociedad to their tenth away defeat following the match against Deportivo.

Real Zaragoza



Sevilla
Bad news for Sevilla manager Gregorio Manzano after it was confirmed that striker Luis Fabiano is sidelined for six weeks with a knee injury.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Manuel Preciado has praised his team's performance in the win over Getafe and claimed they were 'brilliant' on the counter.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery believes his experienced players will be decisive in keeping the team calm and confident in their trip to Schalke.

Villarreal
Real Mallorca midfielder Chori Castro is delighted with the interest Villarreal and admits anything can happen in the summer transfer market.


2011-3-8 Serie A

AC Milan
Adriano Galliani has distanced Milan from a bid for Real Marid star Kaka, because his prospective return to San Siro would be too expensive.

Bari
Atalanta chiefs are reportedly trying to bring back midfielder Massimo Donati, who is facing relegation to Serie B with his current club Bari.

Bologna
Bologna striker Gaston Ramirez has admitted he intends to stay at the Rossoblu beyond this season, despite the interest from Internazionale.

Brescia
Brescia defender Davide Zoboli admits there were some regrets about their clash against Napoli but believes it was a good point for his side.

Cagliari
AC Milan are keen on Cagliari duo Andrea Lazzari and Davide Astori after sports director Ariedo Braida came to see them play against Bologna.

Catania
Head coach Diego Simeone has blamed himself for Catania's defeat to Fiorentina but insisted that he knows the root of their poor away form.

Cesena
Cesena director Luca Mancini believes his players can replicate their performance against Sampdoria when they clash against Juventus this week.

Chievo
Chievo midfielder Michele Marcolini was pleased with his side's character against Parma but the condition of the pitch made it hard to play.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina CEO Sandro Mencucci has denied rumours linking the club with Austrian company that produced Red Bull, claiming the news is as lies.

Genoa
It was reported that Domenico Cristico is set to stay with Genoa after Zenit St Petersburg decided not to follow up on their initial interest.

Inter Milan
Inter coach Leonardo has confirmed Diego Milito will play against Brescia but insists it is too soon to talk about their squad to face Bayern.

Juventus
Juventus would sack Gigi Del Neri and place either Pavel Nedved or Claudio Gentile in temporary charge, if they lose to Cesena this weekend.

Lazio
Lazio coach Edy Reja revealed Guiseppe Sculli was taken off against Palermo because he had an allergic reaction to the paint used on the pitch.

Lecce
Lecce head coach Luigi De Canio is hoping to have injured trio Tomovic, Di Michele and Ferrario back in his squad ahead of the Bologna clash.

Napoli
Bayern Munich are keen on the services of Napoli's EUR6 million defender Juan Camilo Zuniga as the Germans look for Philipp Lahm's replacement.

Palermo
Manager Serse Cosmi accused Palermo of being too timid in the first 20 minutes against Lazio, who scored with their only two shots on goal.

Parma
Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi is resisting the temptation to change coach as he believes it is important for the club to have continuity.

Roma
Newcastle United coach Alan Pardew has denied rumours linking the club with a move for Roma defender John Arne Riise, valued at EUR8 million.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria have fired Domenico Di Carlo after a meeting and Alberto Cavasin has been brought in to steady the ship until the end of the season.

Udinese
Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez would not rule out the possibility of playing in Italy for the rest of his career, despite interest from Spain.