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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

2011-3-9 EPL

Arsenal
Robin van Persie has labelled his red card 'a total joke' and accused the referee of killing the game as Arsenal exit the Champions League.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa, Bayern Munich and Liverpool are set to clash in the summer transfer market as the three eye Lille and Ivory Coast striker Gervinho.

Birmingham
Coach Alex McLeish insists James McFadden will play again for Birmingham this season - despite suffering a setback in his recovery from injury.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers would consider the appointment of former Roma coach Claudio Ranieri if things do not improve under Steve Kean at Ewood Park.

Blackpool
Blackpool coach Ian Holloway is confident ahead of their crucial clash with Blackburn following his side's battling performance against Chelsea.

Bolton
Gretar Steinsson is enjoying Bolton's current run of form but is well aware they could be sucked back into the Premier League survival battle.

Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti is confident Chelsea's wobble is over after two Premier League wins in six days put them in with an outside shot at the title.

Everton
Head coach David Moyes has warned his Everton they are just a couple of bad results away from being sucked back into the relegation dogfight.

Fulham
Fulham are set to beat a number of Premiership clubs to sign Omri Altman, with Maccabi Tel Aviv expecting the deal to be concluded in 10 days.

Liverpool
Liverpool defender Fabio Aurelio has been ruled out for up to a month with the hamstring tear he sustained in the win over Manchester United.

Man City
Shakhtar Donetsk manager Mircea Lucescu admitted he may have to sell playmaker Douglas Costa, who is a transfer target for Manchester City.

Man Utd
Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov admits he is concerned by his club's poor away form as the race for the Premiership title hots up.

Newcastle
Newcastle Utd manager Alan Pardew will reportedly move quickly to sign free-agent Adriano after the Brazilian striker was released by AS Roma.

Stoke
Stoke's Jermaine Pennant is keeping his hopes on a Republic of Ireland call-up after informing boss Giovanni Trapattoni he is eligible to play.

Sunderland
Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson insists he has no intention of leaving the club despite speculation linking him with Manchester United.

Tottenham
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has revealed his desire to buy Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara but it will depends on their Premier League status.

West Brom
West Brom midfielder Paul Scharner claims Albion's recent revival is down to experienced head coach Roy Hodgson restoring belief to the camp.

West Ham
West Ham midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger knows the Irons have a 'long way to go' to secure Premier League safety despite a recent renaissance.

Wigan
Wigan Athletic reportedly would be willing to allow Argentinian striker Mauro Boselli to join Genoa on a permanent basis for EUR4.5 million.

Wolves
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has revealed his desire to buy Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara but it will depends on their Premier League status.


2011-3-9 La Liga

Almeria
Bad news for Almeria coach Jose Luis Oltra after it was confirmed that striker Pablo Piatti is out of Atletico clash due to a hamstring injury.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao confirmed that they have allowed midfielder Inigo Perez to join Segunda Liga side Huesca on loan until the end of the season

Atletico Madrid
Chechnya's Minister of Sports and Tourism Haidar Alkhanov has claimed that Terek Grozny are currently in talks with Atletico for Diego Forlan.

Barcelona
Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola sympathised over Robin Van Persie's dismissal but believed his team played a perfect game to defeat Arsenal.

Deportivo
Deportivo coach Miguel Angel Lotina admitted that he was irked by the whistling aimed at Antonio Tomas, who played despite carrying an injury.

Espanyol
It was reported that Espanyol and Sevilla are keen on the services of Trabzonspor central defender Selcuk Inan, who also play as a midfielder.

Getafe
Getafe coach Jose Miguel Gonzalez will have to take on Bilbao without Nicolas Fedor as he is banned after picking up his fifth yellow card.

Hercules
Hercules are hoping to take Real Madrid winger Pedro Leon on loan for the rest of the season as they are suffering from severe injury crisis.

Levante


Malaga
Malaga vice-president Abdullah Ghubn has returned to take charge of the crisis club and will decide the future of head coach Manuel Pellegrini.

Osasuna
Osasuna midfielder Krisztian Vadocz has been included in Hungary's line-up for their clash against Holland on the 25th and 29th this month.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander owner Ahsan Ali Syed has been accused of a GBP19 million scam in Australia - one of the biggest in the history of the country.

Real Madrid
Hercules are hoping to take Real Madrid winger Pedro Leon on loan for the rest of the season as they are suffering from severe injury crisis.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca defender Ivan Ramis has underlined the importance of their next clash against Levante and said even a single point can be vital.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte was very upset about their defeat to Deportivo and claimed his side are not prepared for European football.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza central defender Adam Pinter has been included in Hungary's line-up for their clash against Holland on the 25th and 29th this month.

Sevilla
It was reported that Sevilla and Espanyol are keen on the services of Trabzonspor central defender Selcuk Inan, who also play as a midfielder.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon manager Manuel Preciado has doubts over the fitness of Diego Castro and Lora after both were injured during the Getafe clash.

Valencia
Valencia striker Juan Mata is confident his side can score in Germany or even win the game against Schalke to progress in the Champions League.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos has confirmed that they will travel to Germany without Cicinho and Capdevila for their clash against Leverkusen.


2011-3-9 Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan are reportedly have reached an agreement to loan Sokratis Papastathopoulos to Zenit St Petersburg but the defender has yet to agree.

Bari
Bari left defender Alessandro Parisi has promised his commitment to the club even though the Galletti seems likely to drop into the Serie B.

Bologna
Bologna are reportedly keen to bring in two more Uruguayan players Angel Cayetano of Danubio and Nicholas Rodriguez from Wanderers Montevideo.

Brescia
Brescia striker Andrea Caracciolo is looking forward to the Inter Milan clash and underlined that he has already scored 5 past the Nerazzurri.

Cagliari
Bad news for Cagliari head coach Roberto Donadoni after it was confirmed that striker Nene is sidelined for two weeks with a sprained ankle.

Catania
Juventus have reportedly identified Catania striker Maxi Lopez as an alternative should they fail to acquire Alberto Gilardino from Fiorentina.

Cesena
Emanuele Giaccherini's agent believes the striker will leave Cesena in the summer and revealed that he proposed the player's name to Napoli.

Chievo
Chievo coach Stefano Pioli will have a full squad to pick from for their clash against Fiorentina following the return of Luciano to training.

Fiorentina
Juventus are reportedly prepared to include Amauri as part of their bid for Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino in the summer transfer window.

Genoa
Wigan Athletic reportedly would be willing to allow Argentinian striker Mauro Boselli to join Genoa on a permanent basis for EUR4.5 million.

Inter Milan
It was reported that Chelesa are willing to pay up to EUR40mln to secure the services of Inter midfielder Wesley Sneijder in the summer.

Juventus
Juventus have reportedly identified Catania striker Maxi Lopez as an alternative should they fail to acquire Alberto Gilardino from Fiorentina.

Lazio
Lazio are reportedly interested to bring in Fenerbahce goalkeeper Volkan Demirel to replace Fernando Muslera, who has yet to sign a new deal.

Lecce
Fabiano is confident Lecce will avoid relegation this season as his side have already demonstrated their ability to get out of difficult times.

Napoli
Emanuele Giaccherini's agent believes the striker will leave Cesena in the summer and revealed that he has proposed the player's name to Napoli.

Palermo
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini admits he is partly responsible for splitting the team after putting pressure on the players and the coach.

Parma
Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi believes his team are playing better than they did last year but nine penalty decisions have cost them dearly.

Roma
Roma coach Vincenzo Montella believes his team were playing well until Mexes' dismissal totally changed the game against in Shakhtar Donetsk.

Sampdoria
Bad news for Sampdoria head coach Alberto Cavasin after it was confirmed that midfielder Angelo Palombo is out for 20 days with pneumothorax.

Udinese
Udinese have identified Iraklis Thessaloniki winger Karim Soltani as a candidate to replace Alexis Sanchez, who is tipped to leave this summer.