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Sunday, April 10, 2011

2011-4-10 England

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger has dismissed criticism regarding his failure to deliver a trophy and reiterated his claim that Arsenal are a successful side.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier wants to keep Nigel Reo-Coker at the club but is refusing to start contract talks at this stage of the season.

Birmingham
Birmingham coach Alex McLeish was disappointed with Liam Ridgewell's howler against Blackburn but praised him for the way he picked himself up.

Blackburn
Blackburn boss Steve Kean admitted his side missed a chance to take a big leap towards Premier League safety after their draw with Birmingham.

Blackpool
Manager Ian Holloway admits Blackpool's confidence has been hit by their recent slump in results but remains convinced they can beat the drop.

Bolton
Owen Coyle hailed Bolton's outstanding performance in the win over West Ham and believed it was the perfect boost ahead of their FA Cup clash.

Chelsea
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti wants his players to improve on their ugly win over Wigan if they are get through Man Utd in the Champions League.

Everton
Everton boss David Moyes hailed the 'superb professionalism' of Phil Neville as his first goal in 3 years helped his side to a win over Wolves.

Fulham
Fulham coach Mark Hughes acknowledged that Manchester United are on course for the treble after sweeping his Cottagers side with minimum fuss.

Liverpool
Kenny Dalglish hopes Manchester City's upcoming FA Cup semi-final may prove enough of a distraction for Liverpool to take advantage on Monday.

Manchester City
Eirik Holmen Johansen's agent declared that Norwegian goalie wants to stay at Manchester City after he was offered a new contact at the club.

Manchester United
Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson was disappointed with his players' casual and lackadaisical attitute in thei victory over Fulham.

Newcastle
Newcastle winger Jonas Gutierrez is hoping a strong finish to the Premier League season will help Alan Pardew land his summer transfer targets.

Stoke City
Stoke City head coach Tony Pulis believes Tottenham were relieved to hear the final whistle as his side came very close to stealing a point.

Sunderland
Sunderland coach Steve Bruce has conceded that West Brom were much more confident with their performance as they secured a win over his side.

Tottenham
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was delighted to see his team and Peter Crouch proving their critics wrong following the victory over Stoke.

West Brom
Head coach Roy Hodgson is targeting three more points to keep West Brom in the Barclays Premier League following their victory at Sunderland.

West Ham
West Ham coach Avram Grant remains positive about their chance of survival despite a terrible first half display in the defeat against Bolton.

Wigan
Wigan coach Roberto Martinez was disappointed that Fernando Torres was not booked for elbowing Ali Al Habsi before Malouda scored the winner.

Wolverhampton
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy believes his side need three more victories to have a realistic chance of survival following the defeat to Everton.

2011-4-10 Spain

Almeria
Lionel Messi scored his 29th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Almeria to their 11th away defeat following the match against Barcelona.

Athletic Bilbao
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 28th La Liga goal to condemned Athletic Bilbao to their sixth home defeat following the match against Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico president Enrique Cerezo has denied that the club's officials were in Istanbul to discuss the transfer of Arda Turan from Galatasaray.

Barcelona
Young Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic will miss the remainder of the campaign after suffering knee ligament tear during the win over Almeria.

Deportivo
Deportivo coach Miguel Angel Lotina has acknowleged that his players will have to overcome anxiety that may hung over their clash with Malaga.

Espanyol
Espanyol head coach Mauricio Pochettino warned that injury are no excuse to perform poorly as Javi Marquez joins their long list of absentees.

Getafe
Getafe coach Jose Miguel Gonzalez insisted that they have faced a worst situation before and his players know exactly what needs to be done.

Hercules
Hercules head coach Miroslav Djukic said he is concerned byt the optimistic atmosphere at the club following their victory over Real Sociedad.

Levante
Levante goalkeeper Manolo Reina is upset by the club's change of heart about extending his contract after losing his place to Gustavo Munua.

Malaga
Coach Manuel Pellegrini admits Malaga have not done so well at home this term but he still prefers to play with supporters behind their backs.

Osasuna
Osasuna boss Jose Luis Mendilibar is unsure whether Sporting's victory over Real Madrid last weekend will be a good or a bad sign for his side.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander head coach Marcelino Garcia Toral admits the players are nervous about their unpaid wages and it is affecting their preparations.

Real Madrid
Assistant coach Aitor Karanka praised Kaka's brace against Bilbao and is delighted to see him back to his best ahead of Real's important games.

Real Mallorca
Jonathan De Guzman scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season as Mallorca registered their third home draw following the visit of Sevilla.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte has confirmed that Vadim Demidov and Dani Estrada will replace Sarpong and Bella for the Atletico clash.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza hitman Ikechukwu Uche is confident about his form but declared that he will not celebrate his goal agains his former club Getafe.

Sevilla
Ivan Rakitic scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Sevilla registered their third away draw following the match against Real Mallorca.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting boss Manuel Preciado has hinted that Diego Castro will return to his squad but will not confirm any names until just before the match.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery has included Miguel Brito into his squad to face Villarreal as Bruno Saltor is unlikely to recover enough to feature.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos said the absence of Gonzalo Rodriguez is a good chance for his defenders to prove that they are great players.

2011-4-10 Italy

AC Milan
Robinho has publicly invited Paulo Henrique Ganso to join Milan and predicted that the Santos star will explode on the scene in Serie A.

Bari
Emmanuel Rivas' agent has sent out a plea to Napoli to come forward and take away the Bari striker, insisting he does not belong in Serie B.

Bologna
Bologna coach Alberto Malesani has confirmed that Marco Di Vaio, Riccardo Meggiorini and Daniel Paponi will lead their attacks against Napoli.

Brescia
Brescia head coach Giuseppe Iachini has confirmed only two bid name strikers Eder and Andrea Caracciolo to lead their attacks against Cagliari.

Cagliari
Coach Roberto Donadoni is still convinced that Cagliari can qualify for Europe and claims his players are fully motivated for their final push.

Catania
Catania midfielder Mariano Izco is willing to play as an emergency defender as he is desperate for action after being sidelined for a month.

Cesena
Cesena technical director Lorenzo Minotti admits they cannot keep hold of Marco Parolo in the summer after turning down an offer last January.

Chievo
Chievo coach Stefano Pioli is pleased with his side's performance in the defeat to Inter Milan and believes it bodes well for their future.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina midfielder Gaetano D'Agostino, who is co-owned by Udinese, is likely to return to Udine in June as he is not part of Viola's plan.

Genoa
Genoa head coach Davide Ballardini insists that his team will not flinch in the face of a physical battle ahead of their clash with Juventus.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan coach Leonardo was delighted with their win over Chievo and insisted they are still aiming for Scudetto and the Champions League.

Juventus
Gigi Del Neri confirmed Marco Storari replaces Gigi Buffon in the Juventus goal against Genoa and urged his men not to get ahead of themselves.

Lazio
Lazio will reportedly make a new offer of EUR6 million for midfielder Lorik Cana after Galatasaray turned down their initial bid last January.

Lecce
Lecce coach Luigi De Canio has confirmed that defensive duo Stefano Ferrario and Gustavo are not his squad to take on direct rivals Sampdoria.

Napoli
Napoli head coach Walter Mazzarri claimed the media reports linking him with Juventus are just a ploy to distract him because they are afraid.

Palermo
Palermo coach Delio Rossi admitted that his team are still shaken after the defeat to Catania and declared their priority is the Coppa Italia.

Parma
Parma sports director Leonardi has warned his players that they have no more excuses and must bring home points from their clash with Lazio.

Roma
AS Roma captain Francesco Totti said the victory over Udinese proved that his side are worthy of the Champions League football next season.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria coach Alberto Cavasin is confident ahead of their clash against Lecce and claimed their strikers have shown great forms in training.

Udinese
Francesco Totti scored his 11th Serie A goal of the season to condemned Udinese to their third home defeat following the match against Roma.