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Monday, March 14, 2011

2011-3-14 England

Arsenal
Former Arsenal player Jens Lehmann coy about the possibility of signing a short-term contract to help the club with their goalkeeping crisis.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa defenders Richard Dunne and James Collins have issued apologies after clashing with the club's coaching staff during a team break.

Birmingham
Manager Alex McLeish admits the Birmingham medical staff will be working around the clock ahead of the crucial Premier League clash at Wigan.

Blackburn
Blackburn-owned midfielder Aaron Doran admits he turned down a chance to move to Celtic and insists he never regretted chosing to join Rovers.

Blackpool
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has hailed midfielder Ludovic Sylvestre, believing he will become a major force for the Seasiders next term.

Bolton
Bolton boss Owen Coyle is trying to keep Lee Chung-yong from suffering burnout and tipped him to go on to play for one of the leading clubs.

Chelsea
Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano has ruled out a move to Premiership side Chelsea after insisting that he is not leaving in the summer.

Everton
Everton first team coach Steve Round thinks right-back Seamus Coleman can continue his footballing education by learning from Leighton Baines.

Fulham
Mark Hughes is desperate to rejuvanate his Fulham squad and has targeted Tottenham defender Vedran Corluka and Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou.

Liverpool
Rennes midfielder Sylvain Marveaux claims he is 'very close' to agreeing a deal to join Liverpool on a free transfer at the end of the season.

Manchester City
Coach Roberto Mancini has backed Manchester City to overcome United in the FA Cup semi-finals, after eliminating Reading from the competition.

Manchester United
Head coach Sir Alex Ferguson insists there is 'no chance' Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will change his mind about retiring.

Newcastle
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew admits Sol Campbell has a 'good chance' of being involved in the Magpies' next Premier League game against Stoke.

Stoke City
Stoke manager Tony Pulis was pleased controversy did not overshadow their victory over West Ham in the FA Cup quarter-final clash at Britannia.

Sunderland
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn insists only an 'absolutely ridiculous' offer would persuade the club to consider selling Jordan Henderson.

Tottenham
Tottenham striker Peter Crouch has taunted Arsenal after claiming that his Spurs side will soon leave their London neighbours in the shadows.

West Brom
Tranmere have extended the loan deal of West Brom striker Lateef Elford-Alliyu by another month after he scored five goals for Super Whites.

West Ham
West Ham boss Avram Grant was disappointed with some of the decisions his side encountered in the second half in their FA Cup defeat to Stoke.

Wigan
Coach Roberto Martinez is relishing the challenge of keeping Wigan in the top-flight, something he is confident his players are capable of.

Wolverhampton
Sheffield United are eager to keep hold of Wolves striker Sam Vokes on loan until the end of the season despite starting only matches so far.
 

2011-3-14 Spain

Almeria
Almeria head coach Jose Luis Oltra said their third consecutive points against Atletico proved that his side have improved and competing well.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao head coach Joaquin Caparros will not change the way they play for the Getafe clash despite missing key player Gaizka Toquero.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez was disappointed to draw with Almeria but was consoled by the fact that they have not lost in five games.

Barcelona
Bojan Krkic scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona registered their second away draw following the match against Sevilla.

Deportivo
Ivan Alonso scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Deportivo to their ninth away defeat following the match against Espanyol.

Espanyol
Ivan Alonso scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Espanyol registered their tenth home victory following the match against Deportivo.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Javier Casquero has labelled the clash with Bilbao as their 'biggest game of the season', one that they must win at all cost.

Hercules
Manager Esteban Vigo was pleased with Hercules despite the defeat to Real Madrid, claiming that they did more in attack than in other games.

Levante
Juan Luis Gomez scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Levante registered their second home draw following the match against Mallorca.

Malaga
Sergio Barbosa scored his third La Liga goal of the season as Malaga registered their fourth away win following the match against Sociedad.

Osasuna
Javad Nekounam scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season as Osasuna registered their seventh home win following the match against Racing.

Racing
Javad Nekounam scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Racing to their ninth away defeat following the match against Osasuna.

Real Madrid
Juventus have turned their attention to Sami Khedira but Real Madrid reportedly want the Italians to include Chiellini and Sissoko in the deal.

Real Mallorca
Ivan Ramis scored his third La Liga goal of the season as Real Mallorca registered their third away draw following the match against Levante.

Real Sociedad
Sergio Barbosa scored his third La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sociedad to their fifth home defeat following the match against Malaga.

Real Zaragoza
Bad news for Real Zaragoza coach as Said Boutahar has suffered new injury during his rehabilitation, but no return date have been announced.

Sevilla
Jesus Navas scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Sevilla registered their fourth home draw following the match against Barcelona.

Sporting Gijon
Diego Gimenez scored his ninth La Liga goal of the season as Sporting registered their sixth away draw following the match against Villarreal.

Valencia
Valencia defender David Navarro has appologised to the fans for the humiliating defeat to Zaragoza and ensured that the players are hurt more.

Villarreal
Giuseppe Rossi scored his 15th La Liga goal of the season as Villarreal registered their third home draw following the match against Sporting.


2011-3-14 Italy

AC Milan
Milan midfielder Ignazio Abate was disappointed to draw with Bari but underlined that his side could have lost after Ibrahimovic was sent off.

Bari
Gergely Rudolf scored his third Serie A goal of the campaign as Bari registered their third away draw following the match against AC Milan.

Bologna
Gaston Ramirez scored his third Serie A goal of the season as Bologna registered their fourth away victory following the match against Lecce.

Brescia
Brescia sports director Gianluca Nani praised his side for their great performance against Inter and believed they almost won at the death.

Cagliari
Antonio Di Natale scored his 24th Serie A goal of the season to condemned Cagliari to their sixth home defeat following the visit of Udinese.

Catania
Cristian Llama scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Catania registered their eighth home win following the match against Sampdoria.

Cesena
Cesena coach Massimo Ficcadenti admits Gianluigi Buffon and Marco Motta's sending off cost his side two points in the clash against Juventus.

Chievo
Juan Vargas scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Chievo to their fourth home defeat following the match against Fiorentina.

Fiorentina
Juan Manuel Vargas scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Fiorentina registered their second away win following the match at Chievo.

Genoa
Antonio Floro Flores scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season as Genoa registered their sixth home win following the match against Palermo.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan coach Leonardo will be taking everyone from his squad except for Milito, Samuel and Suazo for the second leg clash against Bayern.

Juventus
Juventus have turned their attention to Sami Khedira but Real Madrid reportedly want the Italians to include Chiellini and Sissoko in the deal.

Lazio
Lazio head coach Edy Reja admitted his players lost their heads because they fell for Francesco Totti's provocation in their defeat to AS Roma.

Lecce
Gaston Ramirez scored his third Serie A goal of the season to condemned Lecce to their sixth home defeat following the match against Bologna.

Napoli
Ezequiel Lavezzi scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season as Napoli registered their eighth away victory following the match against Parma.

Palermo
Antonio Floro Flores scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Palermo to their ninth away defeat following the match at Genoa.

Parma
Ezequiel Lavezzi scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Parma to their fourth home defeat following the match against Napoli.

Roma
Francesco Totti dedicated his brace to Roma president Rosella Sensi and claimed the arrival of Vincenzo Montella changed the team's mentality.

Sampdoria
Cristian Llama scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Sampdoria to their seventh away defeat following the match at Catania.

Udinese
Antonio Di Natale scored his 24th Serie A goal of the season as Udinese registered their seventh away win following the match against Cagliari.