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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

2011-3-23 England

Arsenal
Johan Djourou could start training again in four weeks' time after Arsenal have confirmed he does not need surgery on his dislocated shoulder.

Aston Villa
Birmingham-born striker Gabriel Agbonlahor remains fully committed to Aston Villa and sees himself staying at the club for his entire career.

Birmingham
Alex McLeish will give his youngsters a rest over the final nine games as he looks to Birmingham's experienced heads to lead them to safety.

Blackburn
Blackburn manager Steve Kean will wait until the summer to offer Junior Hoilett a new contract to ensure the forward does not get distracted.

Blackpool
Blackpool goalkeeper Matthew Gilks admits he may have pushed himself too hard during his recovery, following the latest setback versus Chelsea.

Bolton
USA head coach Bob Bradley has spoken of his disappointment at losing the services of Bolton Wanderers midfielder Stuart Holden for six months.

Chelsea
Fernando Torres insists his Chelsea goal drought is not making him feel 'anxious', saying that it is an issue for the papers, but not for him.

Everton
Leicester striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni insists that money is not everything and would love to turn his loan deal from Everton into a permanent one.

Fulham
Diomansy Kamara admits he is happy to have joined Leicester and accused Mark Hughes of leaving him out at Fulham due to his expiring contract.

Liverpool
Xabi Prieto's agent has confirmed that Liverpool scouts have watched the Sociedad star play but insisted that no contacts have been made yet.

Manchester City
Shay Given believes Manchester City will be sending out a significant statement of intent if they can secure a place in the Champions League.

Manchester United
Manchester United assistant Mike Phelan admits he remains ambitious to be a manager - but has no intention of quitting Old Trafford just yet.

Newcastle
Newcastle's teenage left-back Shane Ferguson says he is ready for more first-team action after his impressive performance against Stoke City.

Stoke City
On-loan Stoke City striker John Carew is sadden after ruling himself out of Norway's Euro 2012 qualifier against Denmark due to a back injury.

Sunderland
Good news for Sunderland as defender John Mensah has seen his red card in Sunday's defeat to Liverpool rescinded by the Football Association.

Tottenham
Tottenham's Rafael van der Vaart has played down his reaction to being substituted on Saturday and is sure Harry Redknapp will forgive him.

West Brom
West Brom denied reports that James Morrison was asked to pull out of Scotland's squad and claim they only asked him to delay his departure.

West Ham
Giovanni Trapattoni is confident West Ham hitman Robbie Keane will be fit to lead the Republic of Ireland into Euro 2012 battle with Macedonia.

Wigan
Wigan Athletic full-back Emmerson Boyce believes the best form of defence is attack as the Latics bid to beat the drop from the Premier League.

Wolverhampton
Wolves midfielder Matt Jarvis is dreaming of earning a first England cap - eight years after being told he was not good enough by Millwall.

2011-3-23 Spain

Almeria
Almeria confirmed that Hernan Dario Pellerano has been handed a two-match suspension after he was shown a straight red card against Sporting.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao coach Joaquin Caparros has voiced his opinion that his star striker Fernando Llorente would not fit in with Real Madrid system.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea believes his Real Madrid counterpart Iker Casillas was the main reason behind his side's derby defeat.

Barcelona
Juventus director Beppe Marotta reportedly has made Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano as Bianconeri's top transfer targets this summer.

Deportivo
Deportivo striker Lassad Nouioui understands the fans' displeasure and has urged his team-mates to keep a cool head and shoulder the weight.

Espanyol
Espanyol striker Ivan Alonso insisted that the players have not given up hope on qualifying for Europe and has welcomed the two weeks break.

Getafe
Getafe announced that they will use the international break to play against Division III hopefuls Carolinense in a friendly match on Thursday.

Hercules
David Trezeguet's agent has claimed that Fiorentina and Napoli are the latest in a long list of clubs linked to a move for the Hercules hitman.

Levante
Bad news for Levante coach Luis Garcia after it was confirmed that striker Felipe Caicedo will be sideline for a month with a hamstring injury.

Malaga
Sevilla have reportedly made Malaga hitman Salomon Rondon their primary summer target and believe EUR10 million will be enough to pry him away.

Osasuna
Osasuna midfielder Javi Calleja admits his delight after his contract was extended for another season and claims that everything is perfect.

Racing
Racing Santander striker Markus Rosenberg has been called up by Sweden coach Erik Hamren for their Euro 2012 qualifying clash against Maldova.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid have rekindled their interest in Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi after Khedira, Diarra and Gago failed to convinced Jose Mourinho.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca midfielder Sergio Tejera said confidence is very high after his team beat Zaragoza and it will show in their next clash against Depor.

Real Sociedad
Xabi Prieto's agent has confirmed that Liverpool scouts have watched the Sociedad star play but insisted that no contacts have been made yet.

Real Zaragoza
Young Zaragoza defender Victor Laguardia is set to undergo another surgery that is likely to keep him out of action for a further two months.

Sevilla
Sevilla have reportedly made Malaga hitman Salomon Rondon their primary summer target and believe EUR10 million will be enough to pry him away.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting hitman David Barral is against the rescheduling of their clash against Real Madrid as fans have already made traveling arrangements.

Valencia
Valencia striker Jonas has stressed the importance of their next two clashes against Getafe and Villarreal as they look to regain third place.

Villarreal
Napoli are interested in Borja Valero and his agent has now stated that the Villarreal midfielder would be consider a move to the Partenopei.

2011-3-23 Italy

AC Milan
Milan sports director Ariedo Braida will reportedly lean on Andriy Shevchenko in order to keep tabs on Dynamo Kiev wide-man Andriy Jarmolenko.

Bari
Nicola Belmonte will be auctioned off should Bari dropped to Serie B, with Genoa, Lazio, Udinese and Palermo reportedly keen on his services.

Bologna
Bologna sporting director Carmine Longo insists that coach Alberto Malesani will remain with the club following interest from Genoa and Lazio.

Brescia
Brescia President Gino Corioni wants to get to the bottom of Alessandro Diamanti's dip in form as the Rondinelle need him to avoid relegation.

Cagliari
Cagliari are reportedly keen on Ascoli midfielder Federico Moretti but his co-owner Catania are also planning to bring him up to the Serie A.

Catania
Catania are keen to bring Federico Moretti back to the club after the midfielder was hailed as one of the best youngsters with co-owner Ascoli.

Cesena
Cesena striker Luis Jimenez has revealed his plan to use Article 17 against Ternana, who still own his card, and leave Italy in the summer.

Chievo
Chievo director Giovanni Sartori has removed any doubts about the possible exit of Sergio Pellissier, despite the interest from Fiorentina.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are reportedly interested to bring in the services of Catania defender Nicolas Spolli, who is the target of several Argentine clubs.

Genoa
Nicola Belmonte will be auctioned off should Bari dropped to Serie B, with Genoa, Lazio, Udinese and Palermo reportedly keen on his services.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan are said to be interested in another Bayern Munich youngster Nicola Sansone and have already begun talks about his free transfer.

Juventus
Juventus sports chief Beppe Marotta reportedly has made Michel Bastos and Javier Mascherano as Bianconeri's top transfer targets this summer.

Lazio
Veteran Lazio defender Andre Dias has categorically denied making a phone call to his former club Sao Paulo about a summer return to Brazil.

Lecce
Lecce midfielder Andrea Bertolacci has rule himself out of Italy's U20 squad after picking up a hamstring problem during the Inter Milan clash.

Napoli
Napoli are interested in Borja Valero and his agent has now stated that the Villarreal midfielder would be consider a move to the Partenopei.

Palermo
Palermo have listed Pasquale Sensibile of Novara, Giorgio Perinetti of Siena and Sean Sogliano of Varese as candidates for sports chief post.

Parma
Parma President Tommaso Ghirardi claims that on-loan hitman Amauri is a luxury for the club and is astounded that he is playing for the Ducali.

Roma
Real Madrid have rekindled their interest in Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi after Khedira, Diarra and Gago failed to convinced Jose Mourinho.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria have reportedly opened talks with FC Zurich about the possible transfer of midfielder Dusan Djuric in the summer transfer market.

Udinese
Udinese defender Mehdi Benati admitted that his friend Samir Nasri wants him at Arsenal but insisted that he is very happy playing in Serie A.