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Thursday, March 31, 2011

2011-3-31 England

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger is hoping Arsenal striker Robin van Persie gets lucky and has not suffered another serious injury setback on international duty.

Aston Villa
Goalkeeper Brad Friedel believes the time has come for Aston Villa's squad to show a united front in the club's battle to avoid relegation.

Birmingham
Veteran Birmingham midfielder Lee Bowyer is expecting nine to ten changes to the squad in the summer regardless of what division they are in.

Blackburn
Blackburn boss Steve Kean admits it is a bonus to have the services of Phil Jones for the rest of the campaign following a three-month absence.

Blackpool
Blackpool goalkeeper Matt Gilks is focusing on his fitness rather than his future after making his comeback in the reserves defeat to Wolves.

Bolton
Bolton chairman Phil Gartside believes centre-back Gary Cahill took a 'great step' by playing a full game for England in the draw versus Ghana.

Chelsea
Chelsea are reported interested in Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Willian, with a view to a GBP25 million transfer to Stamford Bridge this summer.

Everton
David Moyes is disappointed to see Everton failing to hit their season targets yet again and pins the blame on not having a top class forward.

Fulham
Rasmus Elm's agent insists he has not talked with any clubs about a possible summer move following reported interest from West Ham and Fulham.

Liverpool
Liverpool representatives have reportedly met with PSV Eindhoven to discuss a deal for star striker Ola Toivonen, who is currently out injured.

Manchester City
AC Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani is reportedly preparing a EUR12 million summer bid for Manchester City left-back Aleksandar Kolarov.

Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Manchester United will be able to add 'two or three' new players to his squad in the summer transfer window.

Newcastle
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley wants to re-establish financial and squad stability, and for the club to be challenging for Europe every season.

Stoke City
Robert Huth insists that Stoke can beat anyone at home and have no fears about facing reigning Premier League champions Chelsea on Saturday.

Sunderland
Fabio Capello has denied handing Sunderland striker Danny Welbeck his England debut on Tuesday night just to keep him out of Ghana's clutches.

Tottenham
Injury-plagued defender Jonathan Woodgate will miss Tottenham's Champions League first-leg tie at Real Madrid after picking up a calf injury.

West Brom
Scott Carson's recall into the England squad will give him a confidence boost ahead of the West Brom's run-in, according to boss Roy Hodgson.

West Ham
Rasmus Elm's agent insists he has not talked with any clubs about a possible summer move following reported interest from West Ham and Fulham.

Wigan
James McArthur believes Wigan's victory over Birmingham last time out has given the players the necessary confidence boost to avoid the drop.

Wolverhampton
Wolves head coach Mick McCarthy has challenged his remaining fit strikers to make light of Kevin Doyle's absence due to knee ligament damage.

2011-3-31 Spain

Almeria
Almeria coach Jose Luis Oltra will only be missing Pellerano this weekend as Santi Acasiete and Kalu Uche return to train with the squad again.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao youngster Ibai Gomez, who has been sidelined for the past five months, is hoping to make his return before the season ends.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid are making good progress in their talks with Cesar Delgado, as they hope to land the Lyon striker on free transfer this summer.

Barcelona
Barcelona are the latest big club to track Standard Liege midfielder Axel Witsel, who last week scored a brace for Belgium against Austria.

Deportivo
Good news for Deportivo coach Miguel Angel Lotina as Adrian is back in training while Andres Guardado is set to arrive at the club on Thursday.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino has doubt over Raul Baena's fitness after the midfielder pulled out of training with thigh muscle complaint.

Getafe
Getafe head coach Michel is taking a cautious approach with Daniel Parejo in order not to overload the midfielder before the Valencia clash.

Hercules
Hercules coach Miroslav Djukic has allowed Royston Drenthe to return to training after the Dutch star publicly appologised for this tardiness.

Levante
Reggina-owned striker Christian Stuani has admitted he will make a decision on his future only after Levante have secured their La Liga status.

Malaga
Bad news for Malaga head coach Manuel Pellegrini as striker Juanmi is likely to miss the weekend match after he was injured during training.

Osasuna
Osasuna player Javier Camunas was pleased to know that Primera Liga matches will go on this weekend as a strike would cause too many disorder.

Racing
Racing veteran Pablo Pinillos is set to take over the right wing position as Francisco Perez is sidelined for a week due to muscle problem.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid are set to challenge Benfica for the signature of Marseille defender Taye Taiwo, who last week said his preferred option is Milan.

Real Mallorca
Good news for Mallorca coach Laudrup as Victor Casedesus is back in training and is likely to be given the green light to take on Deportivo.

Real Sociedad
Xabi Prieto is keen to take advantage of Hercules' current situation as he labelled Sociedad's weekend clash as the most important one to date.

Real Zaragoza
Midfielder Guirane N'Daw insisted Real Zaragoza are ready to play this weekend and that there no reason why his side cannot win at Sevilla.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Gregorio Manzano has denied claims that he is leaving and revealed that he would like to take the club to the Champions League.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting striker David Barral admits that his side will be taking a defensive approach against Real Madrid and try to score on the counter.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery has warned his players to focus their energy where it really matters or they will not achieve the third place target.

Villarreal
Experienced attacker Amauri is widely expected to leave Juventus in the summer transfer window and Villarreal are keeping tabs on the striker.

2011-3-31 Italy

AC Milan
AC Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani is reportedly preparing a EUR12 million summer bid for Manchester City left-back Aleksandar Kolarov.

Bari
Bari could become the latest Italian club to have an American owner after it was announced that Real.TV Florida are set to open takeover talks.

Bologna
Bologna CEO Alfredo Cazzola has praised Alberto Malesani's work in recent months and insisted it is too soon to talk about players' contract.

Brescia
Brescia president Luigi Corioni predicted that the Milan derby will end in a draw and that Inter will eventually lift the Scudetto this season.

Cagliari
Cagliari President Massimo Cellino is delighted with Roberto Donadoni's impact and would be willing renew his contract for another 10 years.

Catania
Catania midfielder Francesco Lodi said he feels good in his position in the squad and is hoping to serve their strikers better during games.

Cesena
Cesena defender Felipe declared that he is fully recovered from muscle strain and is looking forward to clash against parent club Fiorentina.

Chievo
Good news for Chievo coach Stefano Pioli as Bojan Jokic has been able to train without problem following his return from international duty.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are reportedly interested in young Udinese midfielder Juan Surraco, who has been doing well while on loan at Serie B side Livorno.

Genoa
Genoa president Enrico Preziosi said he will sit down at the end of April with coach Davide Ballardini to discuss their plans for next season.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan striker Diego Milito is likely to be fit enough to start on the bench when his side take on Milan in the Derby della Madonnina.

Juventus
Giorgio Chiellini is at risk of missing Juventus' trip to AS Roma after the club confirmed he will undergo further tests on a muscular strain.

Lazio
Lazio are said to be monitoring the progress of young attacker Carlos Munoz, currently under contract with Chilean side Santiago Wanderers.

Lecce
Fabiano insists a defeat against Udinese will not condemned Lecce to relegation and that his side will battle until the last day of the season.

Napoli
President Aurelio De Laurentiis is encouraged by Napoli's title challenge this season and has put together a EUR40 million summer war chest.

Palermo
Palermo coach Serse Cosmi has doubt over the fitness of Slovenian midfielder Josip Ilicic, who was injured during the Northen Ireland clash.

Parma
Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi is expecting a difficult time against bottom side Bari, who did well in their last away game at the San Siro.

Roma
AS Roma will rekindle their interest in Koln striker Lucas Podolski, who and has hinted at leaving the Bundesliga at the end of the season.

Sampdoria
Good news for Sampdoria coach Alberto Cavasin as Nicola Pozzi is available against Chievo this weekend but will probably start from the bench.

Udinese
Inter are considering including Brazilian youngster Coutinho in a deal that would bring Udinese star Alexis Sanchez to the Giuseppe Meazza.