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Saturday, March 12, 2011

2011-3-12 England

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger has stressed Arsenal's need for goalkeeping cover after revealing he expects Wojciech Szczesny to be sidelined for six weeks.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa winger Ashley Young is reportedly keen to seal a summer switch to Manchester United - and his move could cost just GBP10 million.

Birmingham
Birmingham left-back David Murphy admits he is dreaming of a Wembley appearance in the FA Cup - a year after fearing his career could be over.

Blackburn
Blackburn head coach Stean Kean has forgiven Grant Hanley and backed the teenager to bounce back from conceding the decisive penalty at Fulham.

Blackpool
Portsmouth head coach Steve Cotterill is urging the club's top scorer David Nugent to reject a switch to Blackpool and stay at Fratton Park.

Bolton
Finnish goalie Jussi Jaaskelainen has no plans to step aside any time soon as he prepares for his 500th Bolton appearance against Birmingham.

Chelsea
Striker Fernando Torres insists he made the right move to leave Liverpool for Chelsea, after admitting all he cares about is winning trophies.

Everton
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has indicated he would not stand in David Moyes' way if Manchester United ever came calling for his services.

Fulham
Fulham boss Mark Hughes is reportedly keeping a close watch on Getafe duo Derek Boateng and Miku, who could be lured away with the right price.

Liverpool
Liverpool have confirmed that captain Steven Gerrard underwent a successful operation on his groin and will now be out for up to four weeks.

Manchester City
Real Madrid striker Emmanuel Adebayor has no intention of returning to his parent club Manchester City when his loan expires in the summer.

Manchester United
Aston Villa winger Ashley Young is reportedly keen to seal a summer switch to Manchester United - and his move could cost just GBP10 million.

Newcastle
Alan Pardew hopes somebody will emerge from the Newcastle ranks worthy of wearing the No.9 shirt, or he will look to bring in a new striker.

Stoke City
Stoke boss Tony Pulis has reiterated his disdain for international friendlies after learning Jermaine Pennant may soon be playing for Ireland.

Sunderland
Sunderland announced they will be signing Egyptian International Ahmed Elmohamady on a permanent contract after settling well into the club.

Tottenham
Juventus are reportedly preparing a EUR23 million bid for Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon following the advice from England coach Fabio Capello.

West Brom
James Morrison was not expecting to play against Birmingham, but he is hoping he did enough to convince Roy Hodgson to keep him in the team.

West Ham
Head coach Avram Grant has told midfielder Kieron Dyer to prove his fitness after joining Ipswich on a month-long loan from West Ham United.

Wigan
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has called for the club's fans to make the DW Stadium an intimidating place to come to for the rest of the season.

Wolves
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy insists none of his senior players will be going out on loan in order to avoid another injury crisis at the club.


2011-3-12 Spain

Almeria
Almeria are hoping to register their second consecutive victories when they take on Atletico, who are keen to avoid their seventh away defeat.

Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao midfielder Igor Gabilondo has stressed the importance of beating Getafe on Monday before his side tackle on Villarreal and Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores has liken his team to a stack dominoes - 'if you drop one, two or three, the rest will all fall.'

Barcelona
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell is happy his coach and players do their talking on the field, following criticism from Mourinho and Wenger.

Deportivo
Deportivo are hoping to register their third away win when they take on Espanyol, who are desperate to avoid their third consecutive defeats.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino is unlikely to risk Pablo Osvaldo against Deportivo, even though the striker has resumed squad training.

Getafe
Fulham boss Mark Hughes is reportedly keeping a close watch on Getafe duo Derek Boateng and Miku, who could be lured away with the right price.

Hercules
Hercules are desperate to avoid their third straight defeats when they take on Real Madrid, who have won all of their home matches this season.

Levante
Levante are confident of picking up points for the fourth straight ties when they face Mallorca, who are keen to avoid their ninth away defeat.

Malaga
Malaga are desperate to avoid their third consecutive defeats when they take on Real Sociedad, who are looking for their ninth home victory.

Osasuna
Osasuna are confident of registering their seventh home victory when they take on Racing, who are hoping to avoid their second straight defeats.

Racing Santander
Racing are hoping to avoid their second straight defeats when they face Osasuna, who are confident of registering their seventh home victory.

Real Madrid
Jose Mourinho accused the La Liga trying to end the season early as Real Madrid will face Atletico two days after taking on Olympique Lyonnais.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca are keen to avoid their ninth away defeat when they face Levante, who are confident of picking up points for the fourth straight ties.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad head coach Martin Lasarte is confident that his players have recovered their focus and self-confidence ahead of the Malaga clash.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza are desperate to avoid their second consecutive defeats when they face Valencia, who are looking for their ninth away victory.

Sevilla
Sevilla sporting director Monchi revealed that Sao Paulo have made an offer for Luis Fabiano, but admitted it fell short of their valuation.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon are hoping to avoid their second defeat in five games when they take on Villarreal, who are looking for their 12th home victory.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery said now is the time to rise since their only way back into the Champions League is through the Primera Division.

Villarreal
Striker Marco Ruben admits it was not easy for him to adapt to European football as he was still playing in the second division last season.


2011-3-12 Italy

AC Milan
AC Milan have been linked with an interest for young Southampton midfielder Alex Chamberlain, who is also being watched by Manchester United.

Bari
Bari are hoping to avoid their third defeat in five games when they take on AC Milan, who are confident of registering their 10th home win.

Bologna
Bologna defender Bruno Montelongo has successfully underwent a ligament reconstruction surgery that will keep him out of action for six months.

Brescia
Andrea Caracciolo scored his eighth Serie A goal of the season as Brescia registered their fourth home draw following the match against Inter.

Cagliari
Cagliari are hoping to pick up points for the third consecutive games when they take on Udinese, who are looking for their seventh away win.

Catania
Catania are desperate to register their sixth home win when they take on Sampdoria, who are hoping to avoid their third consecutive defeats.

Cesena
Cesena are looking for their sixth home victory when the side take on Juventus, who are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeats.

Chievo
Chievo are hoping to avoid their fourth defeat in five games when they take on Parma, who are looking for their third away win of the season.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina keeper Vlada Avramov seems almost certain will leave the club in the summer and could head to Serie B in search of regular action.

Genoa
Genoa striker Antonio Floro Flores will be available for their clash versus Palermo after his ban was reduced to one-match and fined EUR10,000.

Inter Milan
Samuel Eto'o scored his 19th Serie A goal of the season as Inter Milan registered their third away draw following the match against Brescia.

Juventus
Juventus are reportedly preparing a EUR23 million bid for Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon following the advice from England coach Fabio Capello.

Lazio
Lazio coach Edy Reja revealed that midfield duo Cristian Brocchi and Stefano Mauri are back in training and likely to feature against Roma.

Lecce
Lecce are desperate to avoid their sixth home defeat when they take on Bologna, who are looking to pick up points for the third straight games.

Napoli
Martin Dubravka's agent admits the Zilina goalkeeper is delighted with Napoli's interest and would love to become Morgan De Sanctis understudy.

Palermo
Palermo midfielder Javier Pastore's former coach, Angel Cappa, believes the Argentine would do well were he to complete a move to Barcelona.

Parma
Parma are looking for their third away win of the season when they take on Chievo, who are hoping to avoid their fourth defeat in five games.

Roma
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has hinted he will not drop Roma's Daniele De Rossi following his elbow on Shakhtar Donetsk captain Darijo Srna.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria manager Alberto Cavasin has doubts over the fitness of Reto Ziegler after the defender experienced muscle problem during training.

Udinese
Antonio Di Natale revealed he was very close to joining Fiorentina in 2004, but believes he made the right choice to move to Udinese instead.