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Thursday, March 10, 2011

2011-3-10 England

Arsenal
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is reportedly willing to offer EUR8 million to bring Cagliari defender Davide Astori to the Emirates in the summer.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa head coach Gerard Houllier is reportedly has taken interest in Swiss international Xherdan Shaqiri, who is currently tied to Basel.

Birmingham
Jean Beausejour scored his second Premier League goal as Birmingham City registered their sixth away draw following the match against Everton.

Blackburn
Derby County head coach Nigel Clough has revealed he would like to sign Blackburn goalkeeper Frank Fielding on a permanent basis in the summer.

Blackpool
Manager Ian Holloway is hoping Charlie Adam's recent absence through suspension could boost Blackpool's prospects of Premier League survival.

Bolton
Bolton midfielder Joey O'Brien is confident that he is over his injury nightmare and is on track to make his season debut for the Trotters.

Chelsea
Chelsea are reportedly toying with the idea of trading Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba for AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato this summer.

Everton
John Heitinga scored his first Premier League goal as Everton registered their sixth home draw following the match against Birmingham City.

Fulham
Fulham suffered a 3-2 defeat in a friendly tie against Reading at Motspur Park despite Bobby Zamora and Zoltan Gera getting on the score sheet.

Liverpool
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is excited by the return of Andy Carroll and tipped the hitman to play a key role in the remainder of the season.

Man City
Russian clubs are reportedly racing against time to secure the transfer of Manchester City hitman Felipe Caicedo, currently on loan at Levante.

Man Utd
Former England hero Paul Gascoigne has revealed he pleaded in vain with Sir Alex Ferguson to sign him on his return from Italy 16 years ago.

Newcastle
Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew hopes this week's rest will help Barton, Enrique, Gutierrez, Ireland and Ranger to get back to full fitness.

Stoke
Stoke City boss Tony Pulis has confirmed that Thomas Sorensen will guard the post in their FA Cup quarter-final clash with West Ham on Sunday.

Sunderland
Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon is hoping to avoid surgery on his injured knee after being told he does not need an operation at the moment.

Tottenham
Peter Crouch hailed Tottenham's defence as they secured the goalless draw that they needed to overcome AC Milan and reach the qua

West Brom
Northern Ireland winger Chris Brunt believes Albion's hours on the training ground working on defensive drills is starting to pay dividends.

West Ham
Napoli have been linked with a GBP2 million bid for West Ham Utd goalkeeper Marek Stech as the Azzurri look for Morgan de Sanctis' understudy.

Wigan
Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan gave his support to Roberto Martinez and back the head coach to avoid relegation in the final nine matches.

Wolves
Mick McCarthy suggested Wolves winger Michael Kightly could be in the squad to face Aston Villa after his successful comeback in the reserves.



2011-3-10 Spain

Almeria
Almeria central defender Santiago Acasiete has been included in Peru's line-up for their friendlies against Uzbekistan and Ecuador this month.

Athletic Bilbao
Bad news for Bilbao boss Joaquin Caparros after it was confirmed that striker Gaizka Toquero is sidelined for three weeks due to muscle injury.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid defender Luis Amaranto Perea will consider Rojiblancos' campaign a failure if they finish outside of the top four this season.

Barcelona
Ajax Amsterdam starlet Christian Eriksen has revealed that he would reject a move to Liverpool in favour of joining Barcelona in the future.

Deportivo
Deportivo coach Miguel Angel Lotina insisted that Ze Castro is still in his plan even though he was dropped from their clash against Sociedad.

Espanyol
Great news for Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino as Javi Marquez, Baena, Osvaldo, Ivan Alonso and Forlin could be available again this week.

Getafe
Getafe goalkeeper Oscar Ustari, who is recovering from a broken jaw, is back in training with the ball but is still out of the weekend's match.

Hercules
Hercules injury crisis has worsen as striker David Trezeguet was still missing from training and is a serious doubt for the Real Madrid clash.

Levante
It was reported that Russian clubs are racing against time to secure the transfer of Levante striker Felipe Caicedo, on loan from Man City.

Malaga
Malaga vice president Abdullah Ghubn insisted he is responsible for the club's crisis and that Manuel Pellegrini will solve their problems.

Osasuna
Bad news for Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar as experienced striker Carlos Aranda is sidelined for three week due to partial tendon tear.

Racing Santander
Racing owner Syed Ali, who is accused of EUR73 million fraud in Australia, has been linked to another scam involving 77 investors in Malaysia.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid have reportedly changed their minds about Kaka and would be ready to cash in on the Brazilian star in the summer transfer window.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca goalkeeper Dudu Aouate has been included in Israel's line-up for their Euro qualification matches against Latvia and Georgia.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad striker Imanol Agirretxe refused to give up on their race for Europa League qualification despite the poor display against Deportivo.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza defender Paulo da Silva is hoping that Valencia will be too tired to play well against his side after their European commitment.

Sevilla
Sevilla are reportedly preparing summer bids for the services of Olympique Lyonnais coach Claude Puel and Les Gones striker Lisandro Lopez.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting coach Manuel Preciado will be hoping that Villarreal will be too tired to play well against his side due to their European commitment.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery could not explain their elimination from the Champions League as his side had more chances at goal than Schalke.

Villarreal
Villarreal president Fernando Roig declared that his club need at least EUR20 million a year in order to compete with Barca and Real Madrid.


2011-3-10 Italy

AC Milan
Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists that AC Milan were the better team in both legs against Tottenham, who scored with their only shot on goal.

Bari
Good news for Bari coach Bortolo Mutti after striker Gergely Rudolf declared himself fully fit again and available for the clash against Milan.

Bologna
Bologna defender Daniele Portanova insisted that the team will not take their foot off the gas once they have secured their Serie A status.

Brescia
Brescia President Gino Corioni believes his side would have a chance of being champions if all the refereeing mistakes were to balance out.

Cagliari
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is reportedly willing to offer EUR8 million to bring Cagliari defender Davide Astori to the Emirates in the summer.

Catania
Catania are reportedly interested in the services of Betis striker Mariano Pavone but will face competition from Argentine side River Plate.

Cesena
Cesena defender Steve von Bergen has revealed it will be their aim to start strongly against Juventus when the two sides meet this weekend.

Chievo
Chievo boss Stefano Pioli admits they are heading into delicate moment in the season and will be determined to get a result against Fiorentina.

Fiorentina
Genoa are reportedly ready to step up their interest in Fiorentina midfielder Marco Donadel, who is known for his powerful long range shots.

Genoa
Genoa are reportedly ready to step up their interest in Fiorentina midfielder Marco Donadel, who is known for his powerful long range shots.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan defender Davide Santon, currently on-loan at Cesena, has been linked with a switch to Juventus when the transfer market reopens.

Juventus
Juventus are considering making an offer for Netherlands international Eljero Elia, currently under contract with Bundesliga outfit Hamburg.

Lazio
Lazio are apparently destroying Mauro Zarate by playing the Biancoceleste striker out of position, according to his brother and agent Sergio.

Lecce
Lecce striker Daniele Corvia believes his team are very similar to their next opponents Bologna because both sides always try to be proactive.

Napoli
Napoli have been linked with a GBP2 million bid for West Ham Utd goalkeeper Marek Stech as the Azzurri look for Morgan de Sanctis' understudy.

Palermo
Speculation is mounting that goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu will leave Palermo in this summer after talks regarding a new contract broke down.

Parma
Udinese and Parma reportedly are keeping a close watch on Chile Under-20 international Bryan Carrasco, who is currently tied to Audax Italiano.

Roma
Cesare Prandelli might drop AS Roma's Daniele De Rossi from his Italy squad following the violent conduct he showed against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Sampdoria
It was reported that Giampiero Ventura is the main candidate to take over Sampdoria's hot seat from Alberto Cavasin at the end of the season.

Udinese
Udinese and Parma reportedly are keeping a close watch on Chile Under-20 international Bryan Carrasco, who is currently tied to Audax Italiano.