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Saturday, March 26, 2011

2011-3-26 England

Arsenal
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has refused to confirm whether he would now axe  Manuel Almunia for Jens Lehmann until their next match arrives.

Aston Villa
Tottenham head coach Harry Redknapp has quashed rumours that highly-rated full-back Kyle Walker will make his move to Aston Villa permanent.

Birmingham
Scott Carson has been called up for England's Euro qualifier with Wales after Birmingham's Ben Foster was ruled out with a throat infection.

Blackburn
Spanish starlet Baena, who has been watched by Blackburn, insists he is happy to stay with Espanyol in the summer as long as they want him.

Blackpool
Midfielder Keith Southern says Blackpool will need to repeat their late-season surge if they are to make sure of another year in Premiership.

Bolton
Gary Cahill is not giving up hope of forcing his way into Fabio Capello's starting line-up for England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales.

Chelsea
Chelsea have confirmed Brazilian midfielder Lucas Piazon will join the club in January for a fee which could eventually hit GBP5.3 million.

Everton
Manager Eddie Howe admits he has signed Everton youngster Shane Duffy on loan with a view to the defender returning to Burnley next season.

Fulham
Plymouth Argyle Administrator Brend Guilfoyle admitted starlet Jack Stephens has rejected the chance to join Fulham and will stay at Home Park.

Liverpool
Liverpool are apparently sending a scout to the England game to how well Wolves' Matt Jarvis links up with their new signing Andy Carroll.

Manchester City
Micah Richards believes he could be out for four weeks after suffering a hamstring problem during England Under 21s' victory over Denmark.

Manchester United
Manchester United winger Nani feels he is still adjusting to Premier League football and battling against his inclination to perform tricks.

Newcastle
Fabricio Coloccini has challenged Newcastle Utd to collect another six points as quickly as possibly to confirm their Premier League status.

Stoke City
Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic insists there will be no hard feelings if he is dropped for the FA Cup semi-final against Bolton at Wembley.

Sunderland
Sunderland defender Marcos Angeleri has launched an astonishing attack on manager Steve Bruce, saying that 'he is not a nice person at all.'

Tottenham
William Gallas is poised to sign a new contract to at Tottenham, with boss Harry Redknapp regarding him as 'one of the signings of the season'.

West Brom
West Brom coach Roy Hodgson is confident Graham Dorrans will make a swift return from an ankle injury after scans revealed it was not serious.

West Ham
West Ham United boss Avram Grant is reportedly in the race to sign AZ Alkmaar's highly-rated midfielder Rasmus Elm, valued at GBP2 million.

Wigan
Victor Moses is out of Nigeria's African Nations Cup clash with Ethiopia on Sunday because the Wigan winger has yet to receive FIFA clearance.

Wolverhampton
Liverpool are apparently sending a scout to the England game to how well Wolves' Matt Jarvis links up with their new signing Andy Carroll.

2011-3-26 Spain

Almeria
Almeria coach Jose Luis Oltra has underlined his belief that his squad will step up and sprint towards their goal to stay in the Primera Liga.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao boss Joaquin Caparros has called up two youth players Galder Cerrajeria and Iker Guarrotxena for their friendly against Celtic.

Atletico Madrid
Works has finally begun on Atletico Madrid's new stadium and the Rojiblancos are expected to exit Vicente Calderon ahead of the 2014-15 season.

Barcelona
Barcelona's Lionel Messi keen on transferring club success onto international stage as he makes pledge to win the World Cup during his career.

Deportivo
Juan Carlos Valeron has urged Deportivo players to band together in order to overcome their complicated situation near the relegation zone.

Espanyol
Espanyol midfielder Ivan de la Pena admits he has been very unlucky with injury having played only 30 minutes for the Periquitos this season.

Getafe
Good news for Getafe coach Michel after Ustari and Mario made their first appearance since injury in their 8-0 friendly win over Carolinense.

Hercules
Hercules striker Valdez is worried that he may not be able to rest before the Copa America in July, should the LPF continue with their strike.

Levante
Malaga defender Weligton admits he thought Levante would struggle this season and is happy that striker Felipe Caicedo is finally doing well.

Malaga
Martin Demichelis has admitted that he could return to Bayern Munich at the end of the season if Malaga are relegated to the Segunda Division.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar welcomed Walter Pandiani back into his squad as the striker scored in their friendly defeat to Mirandes.

Racing
Racing defender Francis said the planned strike will not affect his team, who will continue with their preparation as if the game will go on.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra has brushed aside rumours that he could leave in the summer by saying that he is very happy at Madrid.

Real Mallorca
Director Miguel Angel Nadal believes Mallorca can consider this a successful season as the team were able to adapt to Michael Laudrup's system.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad sports director Loren revealed that the club are already planning for next season and are only thinking about the Primera Liga.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza defender Matteo Contini revealed that he could have played last weekend but the coach chose not to rush him back from injury.

Sevilla
Ivan Rakitic revealed it was Davor Suker and Raul who encouraged him to sign for Sevilla, even though he could have made more money elsewhere.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting coach Manuel Preciado insists he is no longer at war with Jose Mourinho and would talk to the Real Madrid coach if he ever phones him.

Valencia
Valencia midfielder Pablo Hernandez is not worried about being benched as he accepts his part in coach Unai Emery's rotation policy this term.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido has slammed LFP's planned strike action, which he believes has made Spanish football a laughing stock.

2011-3-26 Italy

AC Milan
Milan have reportedly shifted their attention to Roma midfielder Jeremy Menez after baulking at Santos' asking price for Paulo Henrique Ganso.

Bari
Bari midfielder Emanuel Rivas is determined to fulfill his contract at the club and is willing to follow Galletti down to Serie B next season.

Bologna
Bologna head coach Alberto Malesani believes he has done well at the club but insists this is not yet the time to think about his contract.

Brescia
Brescia sports director Gianluca Nani does not confirm or deny rumours about Alessandro Diamanti making the switch to AS Roma in the summer.

Cagliari
Cagliari's medical team are optimistic that striker Nene and defender Francesco Pisano will recover in time for the trip to Genoa next weekend.

Catania
Midfielder Marco Biagianti denied that Catania are in crisis because they always redeem themselves at Massimino despite their poor away from.

Cesena
Cesena are reportedly leading the race for Lazio second choice keeper Tommaso Berni, who has yet to sign a new contract with the Biancoceleste.

Chievo
Chievo striker Sergio Pellissier said the club gave him great confidence after repeatedly turning down offers to take him away from Bentegodi.

Fiorentina
Fioretina have reportedly made Basel teenage star Xherdan Shaqiri as primary target in the summer, but he will not come cheap at EUR10 million.

Genoa
Genoa are the latest Italian outfit said to be watching Genk striker Jelle Vossen, whose market value has reportedly risen to EUR8 million.

Inter Milan
Internazionale striker David Suazo has revealed he intends to not sign a contract renewal with the Nerazzurri and join Portuguese side Benfica.

Juventus
Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero says he still hopes to play for a long time to come as he negotiate a new contract with the Old Lady.

Lazio
Cesena are reportedly leading the race for Lazio second choice keeper Tommaso Berni, who has yet to sign a new contract with the Biancoceleste.

Lecce
Lecce striker Jedda admits the international break is important as they need to regain their mental and physical condition for the final push.

Napoli
Napoli defender Emilson Cribari is likely to leave the club this summer for a new start with Atalanta, who are currently leading the Serie B.

Palermo
Palermo striker Fabrizio Miccoli is not thinking about playing for Italy anymore, effectively ending his international career with the Azzurri.

Parma
Good news for Parma coach Pasquale Marino as Daniele Galloppa is now suspended for two matches and fined EUR10,000 after a successful appeal.

Roma
Juventus will launch a summer bid for Roma playmaker Jeremy Menez, whose EUR1.8 million a season salary falls within the Bianconeri's budget.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria have reportedly approached Walter Sabatini about the possibility of taking over the sports director role vacated by Sergio Gasperin.

Udinese
Francesco Guidolin has spoken of his plans to follow the Arsenal model at Udinese and create a talented young side that plays good football.