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Thursday, March 24, 2011

2011-3-24 England

Arsenal
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has proposed that the final three rounds of Premier League matches kick off simultaneously, not just the last one.

Aston Villa
Central defender James Collins admits it has done him good to join up with the Wales squad after a 'difficult couple of weeks' at Aston Villa.

Birmingham
Birmingham City's Danish midfielder Sebastian Larsson is attracting interest from Athletico Madrid as he mulls over a new deal at St Andrews.

Blackburn
Blackburn manager Steve Kean has defended the signing of Myles Anderson, insisting the son of agen Jerome, has the potential to be a success.

Blackpool
On-loan Blackpool winger Jason Puncheon admits he was star struck on arrival but believes he is beginning to find his feet in the top flight.

Bolton
Bolton have been linked with a move for Plymouth Argyle's young defender Jack Stevens, who reportedly is also a target for Fulham and Everton.

Chelsea
Guus Hiddink has again been linked with a summer switch to Chelsea after insisting he could quit if Turkey fail to beat Austria and Belgium.

Everton
Injured Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini played down talk of a move to Real Madrid and insisted he has heard nothing other than rumours.

Fulham
Fulham have been linked with a move for Plymouth Argyle's young defender Jack Stevens, who reportedly is also a target for Bolton and Everton.

Liverpool
Liverpool's newly-promoted director of football Damien Comolli has expressed his confidence that the club is moving in the right direction.

Manchester City
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is being linked with a surprise GBP10 million summer move for legendary AC Milan midfielder, Andrea Pirlo.

Manchester United
The FA have criticised Sir Alex Ferguson for having lack of respect after the Man Utd boss was fined GBP30,000 and suspended for five games.

Newcastle
Bayern Munich are considering the decision to hijack Liverpool's bid for highly rated Newcastle United defender Jose Enrique in the summer.

Stoke City
Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross has played down criticism of the Potters and has no plans to apologise for the success they enjoy from set pieces.

Sunderland
Sunderland coach Steve Bruce has recalled Trevor Carson from his loan spell at Lincoln City due to fitness issues over Black Cats' goalkeepers.

Tottenham
England midfielder Tom Huddlestone is on course to make his comeback from almost four months out injured in Tottenham's game at Wigan Athletic.

West Brom
West Brom defender Jonas Olsson believes his team-mates have it within them to secure Premier League survival despite a tough-looking run-in.

West Ham
Bristol City boss Keith Millen has hailed the performances of Jordan Spence and revealed he is trying to extend his loan from West Ham United.

Wigan
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has decided to join the race for Carlisle United striker Francois Zoko, who carries a GBP100,000 buy-out clause.

Wolverhampton
Midfielder Jamie O'Hara believes Wolves have the potential to become a major Premier League force if they can avoid relegation this season.

2011-3-24 Spain

Almeria
Almeria midfielder Fabian Vargas argued that there are still many points at stake and that his side have enough power to push for survival.

Athletic Bilbao
Markel Susaeta Laskurain scored the only goal of the game at the 33rd minute as Athletic Bilbao defeated Deportivo Alaves in a friendly match.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid are reportedly considering making a move for Besiktas striking duo Ricardo Quaresma and Bobo during the summer transfer window.

Barcelona
Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta is delighted that defender Dani Alves has agreed to extend his contract at the club until 2015.

Deportivo
Deportivo goalkeeper Dani Aranzubia has acknowledged that the team are in a dangerous downward trend and they must react as soon as possible.

Espanyol
Good news Espanyol coach Pochettino after it was confirmed that Sergio Garcia's knee injury is not serious and he could play against Racing.

Getafe
Getafe boss Michel has dropped Cata, Borja, Codina, Arizmendi, Casquero and Miguel Torres from his side for their friendly against Carolinense.

Hercules
Former Chile national team coach Marcelo Bielsa is the latest name to be linked with possible filling the vacant Hercules coaching position.

Levante
Levante announced that veteran defender Sergio Ballesteros has agreed to extend his contract with the club for one more season until June 2012.

Malaga
Good news for Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini as Salomon Rondon is expected to recover from his hamstring problem ahead of the Levante clash.

Osasuna
Good news for Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar as striker Walter Pandiani has resumed training and could be available for the Atletico clash.

Racing
Good news for Racing as midfielder Alexandros Tziolis has played his first friendly game after six months on the sideline without problems.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo wants to make sure a 100 per cent recovery because he does not want to miss anymore games due to injury.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca vice president Lorenzo Serra Ferrer believes their head coach Michael Laudrup would do well in Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad captain Mikel Aranburu insisted that his side do not have to rely on other clubs in order to secure another season in La Liga.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza midfielder Jorge Lopez is unconcerned by criticism and insists he will not change his style that has took him to the Primera Liga.

Sevilla
Sevilla defender Alexis Ruano has assured fans that they will not give up on their Champions League qualification, despite the 12 points gap.

Sporting Gijon
Manuel Preciado insists he not trying to annoy Real by refusing to play them on Friday, but he is only looking after Sporting Gijon's interest.

Valencia
Cesar Sanchez admits he is privileged to still be with Valencia as he is set to become the oldest goalie in the history of the Spanish League.

Villarreal
Giuseppe Rossi's agent said the Villarreal striker has caught the attention of Barcelona but for now they have yet to offer anything concrete.

2011-3-24 Italy

AC Milan
AC Milan are on high-alert after Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro admits that midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso is ready to leave for Europe.

Bari
Bari goalkeeper Jean Francois Gillet may decide to return home in the summer with Standard Liege and Bruges reportedly keen on his services.

Bologna
Bologna talisman Marco Di Vaio has put pen to paper on a new two-year contract with the club and has also accepted a 20 per cent cut in wages.

Brescia
Brescia midfielder Fabrizio Paghera has underwent surgery for a fractured hand while Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola paid a visit to the club.

Cagliari
Romeo Surdu's agent claimed that Cagliari and Genoa are chasing after the striker, who is out of contract at Steaua Bucharest in the summer.

Catania
Catania striker Takayuki Morimoto is hoping to score his first goal in 2011 soon following his good performance against Udinese last weekend.

Cesena
Cesena president Igor Campedelli is pleased with Felipe's positive impact at the club and hopes to seal his permanent transfer from Fiorentina.

Chievo
Chievo's injured duo Luciano and Nicolas Frey plus captain Sergio Pellissier are set to miss their friendly tie against Monteforte on Thursday.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are already planning for next season and have earmarked Hamburg midfielder Piotr Trochowski as a potential summer transfer target.

Genoa
Romeo Surdu's agent claimed that Genoa and Cagliari are chasing after the striker, who is out of contract at Steaua Bucharest in the summer.

Inter Milan
Inter defender Andrea Ranocchia has not recovered from his knee injury in time to face Slovenia and has left the Italy camp at Coverciano.

Juventus
Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta has put together a EUR5 million bid for Hoffenheim's Andreas Beck but faces competition from Valencia.

Lazio
Lazio coach Edy Reja is sweating on Cristian Ledesma's fitness after the medical team confirmed that the midfielder injured his thigh muscle.

Lecce
Lecce midfielder Guillermo Giacomazzi regrets his one-match suspension as he was looking forward to help his side against Udinese next month.

Napoli
Milan are reportedly closely monitoring Napoli's highly rated midfielder Michela Pazienza, who could move on a free transfer in the summer.

Palermo
Josip Ilicic's agent has revealed that the Slovenian midfielder is a fan of Juventus but it is unlikely that he will leave Palermo this summer.

Parma
Parma director Pietro Leonardi has revealed the club is yet to decide whether they will sign Udinese-owned Antonio Candreva at season's end.

Roma
The American consortium headed by Thomas Di Benedetto will conclude their EUR114 million purchase of AS Roma in a public ceremony on Monday.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria president Riccardo Garrone said manager Alberto Cavasin will remain until the end of the season despite failing to make an impact.

Udinese
Udinese are reportedly in the race for young Racing Genk striker Jelle Vossen, who is currently valued at EUR5.5 million by the Belgian club.