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Thursday, March 17, 2011

2011-3-17 England

Arsenal
Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen has revealed that he has suffered six relapses with his Achilles injury and still has no idea when he will return.

Aston Villa
Ashley Young will reportedly snub a new deal at Aston Villa after realising that his current club has no chance of breaking into the top five.

Birmingham
Curtis Davies has targeted four more wins against direct rivals for Birmingham City to secure their survival in the Barclays Premier League.

Blackburn
Good news for Blackburn Rovers as Phil Jones is a step closer to making his return after playing for the reserves in the win over Man City.

Blackpool
Blackpool keeper Matthew Gilks has assured fans that he will be back in training in a little over a week, after suffering an injury on Monday.

Bolton
Bolton defender Gary Cahill has challenged his Trotters teammates to finish the season off in style - starting with a win at Manchester Utd.

Chelsea
Goalkeeper Petr Cech is confident Chelsea can progress further in the Champions League after they eliminated Copenhagen from the competition.

Everton
Everton boss David Moyes will hold talks with the club's board this summer to ascertain whether they have a 'workable' strategy to go forward.

Fulham
Fulham have confirmed a commemorative statue of the late Michael Jackson is being erected at Craven Cottage at the behest of Mohamed Al Fayed.

Liverpool
Coach Kenny Dalglish knows Liverpool may have to win the Europa League to be back in it next season - but he is taking it one game at a time.

Manchester City
Man City boss Roberto Mancini has defended his decision to allow Adebayor, Bridge and Santa Cruz out on loan despite being short of bodies.

Manchester United
The FA have handed Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson a five-game ban and GBP30,000 fine for his comments about referee Martin Atkinson.

Newcastle
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew says his players will be concentrating on the Premier League, with contract talks halted until the summer.

Stoke City
Stoke winger Matthew Etherington has refuted allegations that he went down too easily against West Ham United and insisted he felt a contact.

Sunderland
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce admitted he once had the chance to sign striker Andy Carroll for just GBP4.5million when he was manager of Wigan.

Tottenham
Werder Bremen are reportedly set to make another bid for Tottenham midfielder Niko Kranjcar, who has been used sparingly by Harry Redknapp.

West Brom
West Brom coach Roy Hodgson is reportedly ready to enter the race for Crystal Palace striker Wilfred Zaha after watching him play last weekend.

West Ham
Carlton Cole believes West Ham are preparing for one of their biggest games of the season when they face arch rivals Tottenham on Saturday.

Wigan
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce admitted he once had the chance to sign striker Andy Carroll for just GBP4.5million when he was manager of Wigan.

Wolverhampton
Wolves' Michael Kightly insisted he is ready for a taste of the Premier League from the bench at Villa Park to end his 15-month injury hell.


2011-3-17 Spain

Almeria
Good news for Almeria head coach Jose Luis Oltra as Modeste M'Bami is back in training and could be available for their clash against Sporting.

Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao striker Oscar is hoping to repeat last season's success over Villarreal when the Yellow Submarines arrive at San Mames this weekend.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico de Madrid have reportedly won the race to sign Galatasaray midfielder and Turkey International Arda Turan for around EUR12 million.

Barcelona
Barcelona defender Eric Abidal's surgery to remove a tumour on his liver, originally scheduled for Friday, will now take place on Thursday.

Deportivo
Deportivo coach Miguel Angel has sent a report to Mexico asking them not play Andres Guardado for a full 90 minutes in order to avoid injury.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino believes his side are good enough for Europe and would be disappointed if they fail to qualify this season.

Getafe
Getafe striker Juan Albin has promised to make life difficult for Barcelona even though his team are missing seven players due to injuries.

Hercules
Hercules defender Noe Pamarot is still hoping to play against Osasuna even though his back pain is preventing him from training with the squad.

Levante
Levante goalkeeper Gustavo Munua has expressed his desire to renew his contract but his first priority is to keep the club in Primera Liga.

Malaga
Good news for Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini as Apono and Weligton are back in squad training and could be available for the Espanyol clash.

Osasuna
Osasuna defender Miguel Flano admits the team are in high spirits after two straight wins and hopes to confirm their form against Hercules.

Racing
Johnson Property Group want Ali Syed to return EUR2.6 million by Friday or they will report the Racing owner to the Australian authorities.

Real Madrid
Manager Jose Mourinho said it is only 'normal' for Real Madrid to qualify to the Champions League quarter-finals following the win over Lyon.

Real Mallorca
Akihiro Ienaga said the only way he can thank Real Mallorca and the whole of Spain for their support is to continue doing what he knows best.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad midfielder Antoine Griezmann has blasted his critics after declaring that they cannot expect him to score in every single game.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza midfielder Nicolas Bertolo is confident that his team can win this weekend and drag Real Mallorca into the relegation battle.

Sevilla
Sevilla keeper Andres Palop has returned to full training after recovering from a wrist injury and could start in their clash against Valencia.

Sporting Gijon
Bad news for Sporting Gijon coach Manuel Preciado after it was confirmed that Ivan Cuellar is out for three weeks due to a hamstring injury.

Valencia
Valencia reportedly are keen to secure the services of Colombia international Freddy Guarin, who contract at Porto ends in the summer of 2012.

Villarreal
Villarreal confirmed that Marcos Senna has failed to recover in time to face Leverkusen while defender Joan Capdevila is back from suspension.


2011-3-17 Italy

AC Milan
Milan sports director Ariedo Braida has confirmed that the Rossoneri are after Porto midfielder Fernando to replace the ageing Gennaro Gattuso.

Bari
Bari striker Gergely Rudolf admits his side need to make better use of their chances in counter-attacks if they are to secure some results.

Bologna
Bologna coach Alberto Malesani insists that he wants to ensure their Serie A status before thinking about renewing his contract at the club.

Brescia
Brescia's fringe midfielder Davide Baiocco is thrilled about the possibility of making his first appearance in two months against Juventus.

Cagliari
Cagliari midfielder Davide Biondini has warned their rivals that the Rossoblu will continue to push up the table in the remaining nine games.

Catania
Ezequiel Carboni's agent said the midfielder did not extend his contract at Catania because he feels it is time for him to return to Argentina.

Cesena
Cesena midfielder Marco Parolo is happy that his team are still alive in Serie A and admits he fears Hernanes the most ahead of the Lazio game.

Chievo
Chievo sports director Giovanni Sartori insists there is no crisis and that coach Stefano Pioli will be in charge until the end of the season.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are facing with midfield crisis as Riccardo Montolivo, Mario Santana and Marco Donadel's future at the club are still a mystery.

Genoa
Antonio Floro Flores claims he made the right decision to turn down a move to Juventus and move to Genoa during the January transfer window.

Inter Milan
Striker Goran Pandev says he is glad to have repaid the faith Inter showed in him after last night's match-winning goal against Bayern Munich.

Juventus
Antonio Conte is now the favourite to replace Gigi Del Neri should Juventus chiefs decide to make a coaching change at the end of the season.

Lazio
Young hitman Libor Kozak is delighted to receive a call up to represent the Czech Republic but knows he has Lazio to thank for the opportunity.

Lecce
Lecce defender Nenad Tomovic is hoping that Inter Milan will be a much 'quieter' side this weekend following their trip to face Bayern Munich.

Napoli
Napoli are hoping that the promise of playing in the Champions League would be enough to hijack Milan's bid for Roma defender Philippe Mexes.

Palermo
Javier Pastore believes it is time for Palermo to get back to winning ways after five straight defeats, ahead of their clash with AC Milan.

Parma
Good news for Parma coach Pasquale Marino as strikers Amauri and Giovinco are both back in training and available for the trip to Sampdoria.

Roma
Roma have been so impressed by Vincenzo Montella's stint in charge of the team they are considering appointing the rookie coach permanently.

Sampdoria
Coach Alberto Cavasin demands passion from Sampdoria as he believes the battle for survival will be determined in the final game of the season.

Udinese
Udinese president Gianpaolo Pozzo has promised a EUR150,000 bonus per player if his side were to qualify for the Champions League this season.