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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal are hoping that an offer in the region of EUR25 million will be enough to lure striker Karim Benzema away from Real Madrid this summer.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey will face no disciplinary action from the club after his behaviour during the Premier League clash with Wigan.

Birmingham
Birmingham defender Scott Dann will resist the temptation to rush back into action for the finale of the battle for Premier League survival.

Blackburn
Blackburn defender Chris Samba will once again consider his future this summer after revealing he came close to joining Arsenal in January.

Blackpool
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway had to intervene in a row between DJ Campbell and Charlie Adam on the journey home from the draw at Tottenham.

Bolton
Bolton midfielder Matt Taylor said his side had to 'gamble' and go for broke with five strikers in their defeat to Sunderland at The Reebok.

Chelsea
Gianfranco Zola has once again is being linked with a coaching role at Chelsea although it is unclear if he will be replacing Carlo Ancelotti.

Everton
Everton midfielder Tim Cahill admits he needs a 'massive rest' to be fully fit for next season - but is determined to finish this term first.

Fulham
Maxi Rodriguez scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season to condemned Fulham to their 4th home defeat following the visit of Liverpool.

Liverpool
Maxi Rodriguez scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season as Liverpool registered their fifth away win following the match at Fulham.

Manchester City
Roberto Mancini is not convinced Manchester City's defeat at Everton will have a major effect on their Champions League qualification hopes.

Manchester United
Coach Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Barcelona not to underestimate his Manchester United side in the Champions League final later this month.

Newcastle
Head coach Alan Pardew could leave Cheick Tiote out of Newcastle's final two games to avoid risking him missing the start of the new campaign.

Stoke City
Jermaine Pennant insists Stoke players relish their role as underdogs in the FA Cup final as the majority of pressure is on Manchester City.

Sunderland
Bolo Zenden still believes he can do a job at Premier League level but is wary of committing unless he is given a greater role at Sunderland.

Tottenham
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale will miss the final two games of the campaign after a scan revealed he has suffered a ruptured ankle ligament.

West Brom
Roy Hodgson will meet West Brom owner Jeremy Peace in the next 24 hours to thrash out plans aimed at establishing the club in the top flight.

West Ham
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has warned relegation would be likely to cost him and David Gold up to GBP40 million to keep the club afloat.

Wigan
Mauro Boselli's agent says the striker would like to turn his loan move from Wigan to Genoa into a permanent deal after arriving in January.

Wolverhampton
Skipper Karl Henry believes it will be a bigger achievement for Wolverhampton to ensure Premier League survival this season than 12 months ago.

La Liga

Almeria
Almeria goalkeeper Esteban said his team are not surprise by their relegation and admitted that they simply could not compete at the top level.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao head coach Joaquin Caparros has recalled Pablo Orbaiz and Iker Muniain back into his squad for their clash against Deportivo.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Quique Sanchez Flores is missing several key players for the Racing clash but has faith their replacement will do a good job.

Barcelona
Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes believes the recent problems with Real Madrid will not spill over into the Spanish national team next month.

Deportivo
Striker David Barral revealed that desperate Deportivo players asked him to miss his penalty because Sporting are almost safe from relegation.

Espanyol
Fulham manager Mark Hughes has confirmed that his club have been monitoring Espanyol striker Pablo Osvaldo but refused to say anything further.

Getafe
Getafe coach Jose Miguel Gonzalez knows that ball possession will be key for his team to get any kind of positive result against Real Madrid.

Hercules
Hercules striker David Trezeguet admitted he would be disappointed to suffer relegation but insisted he does not regret moving to the club.

Levante
Levante striker Cristian Stuani said although Barcelona want to be declared champions on Wednesday, his side will be playing for their life.

Malaga
Malaga midfielder Enzo Maresca is surprised that 42 points cannot guaranteed La Liga safety because they only needed 37 points last season.

Osasuna
Osasuna defender Manuel Ortiz has admitted his team are tired physically and psychologically but reminded them that there is no room for error.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander boss Marcelino Garcia Toral has warned his side not to aim for a draw against Atletico as it is the perfect recipe for defeat.

Real Madrid
Nuri Sahin stressed that the chance of playing the biggest club in the world rather than money, was the reason he agreed to join Real Madrid.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca coach Michael Laudrup has confirmed that Emilio Nsue, Pierre Webo and Victor Casadesus will be leading their attacks against Hercules.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad midfielder Xabi Prieto has promised his team will go for the win from the very first minute in their 'final' match against Zaragoza.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza midfielder Leonardo Ponzio admitted the defeat to Osasuna was painful but the good news is that his team can still safe themselves.

Sevilla
Bad news for Sevilla as defender Fernando Navarro is out for the remainder of the season after partially tearing his right adductor tendon.

Sporting Gijon
Striker David Barral revealed that desperate Deportivo players asked him to miss his penalty because Sporting are almost safe from relegation.

Valencia
Tension are rising at Mestalla after Valencia duo Caesar and Jordi Alba clashed during training and both left abrubtly after the session ended.

Villarreal
Villarreal midfielder Santi Cazorla said the draw against Mallorca was positive as his side were tired and had trouble playing under the heat.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan have signed Philippe Mexes and Taye Taiwo for next season, boss Massimiliano Allegri has revealed ahead of their Coppa Italia semi-final.

Bari
Bari and Croton are reportedly very interested in Como left-winger Michele Franco, who is having an excellent season with the Serie C1 side.

Bologna
Bologna officials will meet to discuss the coaching position for next season - with former Catania manager Marco Giampaolo linked with the job.

Brescia
Brescia President Gino Corioni could sack head coach Beppe Iachini for the second time this season following their relegation from Serie A.

Cagliari
Cagliari defender Alessandro Agostini has appologised for their defeat to Cesena and believes that his squad are beginning to feel fatigue.

Catania
Sports director Pietro Lo Monaco insists Maxi Lopez may stay with Catania this summer as price has to be right if a club wants to sign him.

Cesena
Cesena striker Dominique Malonga was delighted with the victory over Cagliari and urged his team to stay focused and beat Brescia at all cost.

Chievo
Gennaro Sardo scored his second Serie A goal of the season as Chievo registered their fifth away draw following the match against Juventus.

Fiorentina
Inter Milan are the most likely summer destination for Fiorentina captain Riccardo Montolivo as his contract talks with the Viola have stalled.

Genoa
Genoa president Enrico Preziosi admitted that he has chosen a new head coach for their 2011-12 season but is refusing to reveal his identity.

Inter Milan
Inter captain Javier Zanetti has ruled out the possibility of ending his illustrious career in Argentina because he feels at home in Italy.

Juventus
Alessandro Matri scored his 19th Serie A goal of the season as Juventus registered their fifth home draw following the match against Chievo.

Lazio
Lazio coach Edy Reja refused to criticised striker Mauro Zarate for his penalty miss but admitted they could have beaten Udinese if it went in.

Lecce
Lecce coach Luigi De Canio said sooner or later he will return to Napoli and it is only fair to have another chance in a different condition.

Napoli
Claudio Ranieri has emerged as the latest name to be linked with Napoli even though the coach recently said he would like to return to England.

Palermo
Roma are ready to make a EUR30 million plus a few youngsters for Javier Pastore, who could be earning EUR1.5 million a year at the Olimpico.

Parma
Midfielder Sebastian Giovinco said Parma tried to beat Bologna but admitted they slowed down at the end of the game due to the hot weather.

Roma
AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri has revealed that the Rossoneri have managed to sign AS Roma defender Philippe Mexes for next season.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria president Riccardo Garrone has defended his decision to let Giampaolo Pazzini leave because the striker asked to be sold to Inter.

Udinese
Udinese owner Giampaolo Pozzo is hopeful that Champions League football next season will entice their most-prized assets to remain at the club.