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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

2011-3-16 England

Arsenal
Arsenal reportedly expect defender Johan Djourou to be out for the rest of the season despite suggestions to the contrary from Switzerland.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier insists he has not made an offer for Rennes goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez, who is out of contract in the summer.

Birmingham
Alex McLeish has warned weekend opponents Wigan that Birmingham are 'ready' for battle as their focus is now solely on Premier League survival.

Blackburn
Wolfsburg midfielder Thomas Kahlenberg has revealed that he is hoping to secure a move to the Premiership after undergoing trial at Blackburn.

Blackpool
Newcastle Utd are reportedly monitoring winger Jason Puncheon's situation after his impressive start to life in the top flight with Blackpool.

Bolton
Johan Elmander's agent reportedly will meet with Fiorentina and Juventus in the coming weeks to talk about the striker's switch from Bolton.

Chelsea
Branislav Ivanovic is set to return to central defence for Chelsea's Champions League clash with Copenhagen - but doesn't mind where he plays.

Everton
Everton and Bolton are reportedly monitoring Jason Puncheon's situation after his impressive start to life in the top flight with Blackpool.

Fulham
Leicester City boss Sven Goran Eriksson is keen to take Fulham striker Diomansy Kamara to the Championship, under the emergency loan system.

Liverpool
Sevilla winger Diego Perotti has attracted the interest of Premier League side Liverpool, who could lure him away with a EUR10 million offer.

Manchester City
Manchester City are keen on Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe, but Spurs will only sanction a switch if they can have Craig Bellamy in exchange.

Manchester United
Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson praised the blossoming partnership between Rooney and Hernandez that helped to eliminate Marseille.

Newcastle
Newcastle Utd are reportedly monitoring winger Jason Puncheon's situation after his impressive start to life in the top flight with Blackpool.

Stoke City
Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has stressed Premier League survival remains the priority this season despite reaching the FA Cup semi-finals.

Sunderland
Sunderland coach Steve Bruce is ready to launch a GBP9 million bid for Wigan Athletic winger Charles N'Zogbia in the summer transfer market.

Tottenham
Manchester City are keen on Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe, but Spurs will only sanction a switch if they can have Craig Bellamy in exchange.

West Brom
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson admits Graham Dorrans' ankle injury could be worse than first thought as he is not healing as fast as expected.

West Ham
West Ham midfielder Kieron Dyer, currently on-loan at Ipswich, insists money will not be a factor when he decides where to play next season.

Wigan
Sunderland coach Steve Bruce is ready to launch a GBP9 million bid for Wigan Athletic winger Charles N'Zogbia in the summer transfer market.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton have confirmed that defender Michael Mancienne is back in the squad to face Bolton after recovering from a patella tendon injury.


2011-3-16 Spain

 Almeria
Almeria are in ninth place in the Fairplay chart with 84 penalty points after receiving 78 yellow cards and three red cards so far this season.

Athletic Bilbao
Bayern Munich have joined the race to sign Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente as the Bavarians need a suitable partner for Mario Gomez.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan has revealed that he would be willing to make a switch to Serie A, but only if the right offer came in.

Barcelona
Barcelona board member Toni Freixa is satisfied that the doping allegations currently dogging the club have nothing to do with Real Madrid.

Deportivo
Deportivo are in third place in the Fairplay chart with 68 penalty points after receiving 62 yellow cards and three red cards so far this term.

Espanyol
Bad news for Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino as Juan Forlin is required to undergo surgery that will keep him sideline for three months.

Getafe
Getafe have announced that defender Rafa Lopez has successfully underwent a knee surgery and will be out of action for the next four months.

Hercules
Hercules midfielder Javier Farinas admitted the club need highly motivated players, who are willing to suffer in order to escape relegation.

Levante
Bad news for Levante coach Luis Garcia Plaza after it was confirmed that defender Asier del Horno is out for ten days with a hamstring injury.

Malaga
Danish side Nordsjaelland has submitted a complaint to FIFA against Malaga, demanding the Spanish club to pay training fee for Kris Stadsgaard.

Osasuna
Osasuna are in 14th place in the Fairplay chart with 93 penalty points after receiving 83 yellow cards and five red cards so far this season.

Racing
Racing coach Marcelino Garcia will be missing Henrique this week due to ban after the defender received his fifth yellow card of the season.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid striker Emmanuel Adebayor has made it clear that the pressure to beat Olympique Lyonnais could even be a positive thing for Madrid.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca goalkeeper Dudu Aouate stressed that his team must ensure their survival soon and refused to rule out their chance for Europe.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay admitted that his team are going through a slump but is convinced that they will start winning again soon.

Real Zaragoza
Veteran Real Zaragoza defender Jiri Jarosik believes his side have a good chance of winning away this weekend following their recent good form.

Sevilla
Sevilla winger Diego Perotti has attracted the interest of Premier League side Liverpool, who could lure him away with a EUR10 million offer.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting are in 18th place in the Fairplay chart with 103 penalty points after receiving 93 yellow cards and six red cards so far this season.

Valencia
Valencia announced that defender Miguel has resumed first team training again after missing the last two weeks due to a disciplinary sanction.

Villarreal
Juventus are reportedly not giving up their chase for Giuseppe Rossi even though Villarreal are demanding EUR30 million for his transfer fee.


2011-3-16 Italy

AC Milan
Veteran Pippo Inzaghi has announced his intention to will remain with AC Milan next season to hunt for record of goals scored in European cups.

Bari
Dec managing director Vito De Gennaro insists that their interest to invest in Bari are strictly for football rather than for financial gain.

Bologna
Bologna director of sport Carmine Longo insists that it would be crazy to sell Gaston Ramirez now, who he claims is equal to Alexis Sanchez.

Brescia
Good news for Brescia coach Giuseppe Iachini as veteran midfielder Cristiano Zanetti has been able to resume training without any problems.

Cagliari
Cagliari president Massimo Cellino insists that he is not angry about their huge home defeat to Udinese, who were simply superior to his side.

Catania
Catania striker Maxi Lopez admits that having so many Argentinian players in the Rossazzurri squad has made his integration so much easier.

Cesena
Cesena technical director Lorenzo Minotti believes midfielder Marco Parolo is a complete player and deserves a call up to the national squad.

Chievo
Napoli seems unlikely to continue their interest in Chievo defender Andrea Mantovani following the recent arrival of Victor Ruiz from Espanyol.

Fiorentina
Johan Elmander's agent reportedly will meet with Fiorentina and Juventus in the coming weeks to talk about the striker's switch from Bolton.

Genoa
President Enrico Preziosi will decide on the future of Davide Ballardini in April after acknowledging the coach has done a good job for Genoa.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan president Massimo Morattis claims that 'the God of Football is strange' after his side eliminated Bayern from the Champions League.

Juventus
Juventus are reportedly not giving up their chase for Giuseppe Rossi even though Villarreal are demanding EUR30 million for his transfer fee.

Lazio
There are doubts about the contract renewal for Lazio coach Edy Reja after the defeat to Roma and his strained relationship with Mauro Zarate.

Lecce
Lecce head coach Luigi De Canio insisted that he is not worried about the club's future as the players have been committed the entire season.

Napoli
Napoli head coach Walter Mazzarri says he does not listen to rumours like the ones circulating about Juventus planning to hire him this summer.

Palermo
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has begun to question whether he made the right choice in appointing Serse Cosmi to replace Delio Rossi.

Parma
Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi says he is 'demoralised' over Daniele Galloppa receiving a three-match ban for a high boot on Marek Hamsik.

Roma
AS Roma captain Francescot Totti wants his team-mates to make sure that they keep on winning in order to make a return to the Champions League.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria goalkeeper Gianluca Curci has revealed that he is open to a move back to Roma but any decision will be made at the end of the season.

Udinese
Francesco Guidolin has ruled out leaving Udinese to take charge of Juventus at the end of the season as he is happy working for the Zebrette.