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Sunday, August 14, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton should have joined Gervinho in being shown a red card at St James' Park.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeish admitted Shay Given had got him and Aston Villa off the hook with a point-saving debut in their Premier League opener at Fulham.

Blackburn
Boss Steve Kean has defended a lacklustre performance by Blackburn as injuries forced him to put out a makeshift team in the defeat to Wolves.

Bolton
Head coach Owen Coyle is delighted to launch Bolton's season with a big win over QPR and is optimistic of holding on to defender Gary Cahill.

Chelsea
Boss Andre Villas-Boas has insisted reclaiming the Premier League should be Chelsea's priority this season - not winning the Champions League.

Everton
Everton are reportedly interested in winger Vicente, who is available on a free transfer after his contract at Valencia expired this summer.

Fulham
Martin Jol says he is delighted to be back managing Premier League football following the draw in their season opening game versus Aston Villa.

Liverpool
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish called for clarity on rules just a day into the new Premier League season after the draw at home to Sunderland.

Manchester City
Celtic manager Neil Lennon believes signing Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy is still an option before the close of the transfer window.

Manchester United
Boss Sir Alex Ferguson does not intend to make any more signings and plans to give the youngsters in his line-up a chance to prove themselves.

Newcastle United
Newcastle Utd midfielder Joey Barton has already labelled Arsenal forward Gervinho a 'cheat' after a heated goalless draw at St James' Park.

Norwich City
Norwich City boss Paul Lambert was delighted with his men’s fightback in the draw at Wigan and singled out Ritchie De Laet for special praise.

Queens Park Rangers
Neil Warnock insists there is no reason to commit suicide after QPR's first Premier League game since 1996 ended with a huge defeat to Bolton.

Stoke City
Stoke will begin this Premier League season with the same aim they have had at the start of the previous three - to stay in the top flight.

Sunderland
Steve Bruce believes his Sunderland side showed a good performance in the draw against Liverpool, and grew more confident as the game went on.

Swansea City
Coach Brendan Rodgers says Swansea will 'die for the cause' as they look to confound expectations and avoid a rapid return to the Championship.

Tottenham
Tottenham forward Giovani dos Santos has revealed that he would love to join Primera Liga team Sevilla and be reunited with coach Marcelino.

West Brom
Roy Hodgson has called on his players to make themselves heroes in their Barclays Premier League opener against champions Manchester United.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has hailed newly promoted Norwich City, after they held his side to a draw on the opening day of the season.

Wolverhampton
Manager Mick McCarthy has hailed new captain Roger Johnson after Wolves began the Premier League season with a hard-fought win at Blackburn.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Carlos Gurpegui has admitted that his team-mate Pablo Orbaiz could leave Athletic Bilbao for Olympiacos, but he hopes the captain will stay.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was very pleased with his debut and said the win at Huelva will be a boost for their clash with Vitoria.

Barcelona
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella reportedly wants to elect Lionel Messi as his new captain, after a meeting with the Barcelona star on Friday.

Espanyol
Roma coach Luis Enrique admits Espanyol's Pablo Osvaldo has the advantage over Nilmar, having already played and made his mistakes in Italy.

Getafe
Getafe have agreed to allow striker Adrian to move to Hercules on a season-long loan as the Blanquiazules continue with their major shake-up.

Granada
Granada have tied up the signing of Carlos Martins from Benfica on a season-long loan and the player is expected to undergo medical on Monday.

Levante
Levante president Francisco Javier Catalan will not rush into a deal and underlined that they have always done well with last minute signings.

Malaga
New Malaga director Fernando Hierro said the Sheikh's arrival has raised expectation at the club and he is very excited about their project.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Mendilibar has recovered one of his stars as Kristian Vadocz is back in squad training after returning from international duty.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander president Francisco Pernia may recall Damian Ismodes back to the club should they fail to land the services of Antonio Tomas.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano coach Sandoval has claimed he is facing the sack because he disagree with the club's decision to reduce the salary of his staff.

Real Betis
Al Hilal's new signing Achille Emana has affirmed it would be impossible for him to stay on at Betis, who are keen to reduce their wage bill.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid midfielder Fernando Gago admitted his frustration for his failed move to Boca and believes his club should have put in more effort.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca manager Michael Laudrup believes they can find a suitable replacement should De Guzman leaves, but admits time is their enemy.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza defender Paulo da Silva again is hoping to make the most of their home matches this season in order to avoid relegation battle.

Sevilla
Tottenham forward Giovani dos Santos has revealed that he would love to join Primera Liga team Sevilla and be reunited with coach Marcelino.

Valencia
Valencia fans have forgiven midfielder Ever Banega after the player apologised after recently being pictured wearing the Real Madrid jersey.

Villarreal
Villarreal president Fernando Roig has underlined that only an extraordinary offer will see Rossi or Nilmar leaving the outfit this summer.

Serie A

AC Milan
Philippe Mexes, who has been out of action for for months due to a knee surgery, thinks he will be ready for his Milan debut in three weeks.

AS Roma
Roma coach Luis Enrique admits Espanyol's Pablo Osvaldo has the advantage over Nilmar, having already played and made his mistakes in Italy.

Atalanta
Atalanta striker Simone Tiribocchi is not worried about the lack of goals in the pre-season, as he underlined that the work is more important.

Bologna
Napoli have reportedly joined AS Roma and Fiorentina in the race for the signature of Gaston Ramirez, as Bologna hold out for EUR15 million.

Cagliari
Cagliari fans are protesting against president Massimo Cellino, accusing him of sacking manager Roberto Donadoni for defending David Suazo.

Catania
Striker David Suazo said he is proud to be wearing Catania's colour and is determined to become a protagonist again and prove what he can do.

Cesena
Lazio have reportedly chosen Marco Parolo as their next signing for coach Edy Reja and will be submitting an offer for the Cesena star soon.

Chievo
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini admitted that Stefano Sorrentino is his first choice but he is unwilling to pay what Chievo are asking.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina announced that midfielder Salifu Amidu has terminated his contract at Vicenza Calcio and is now fully owned by the Florence outfit.

Genoa
Fiorentina are expected to announce the purchase of Houssine Kharja in the coming days after reaching an agreement with the Genoa midfielder.

Inter Milan
Inter striker Samuel Eto'o insisted talks with Anzhi are still ongoing and that he would not rule out a move to the English Premier League.

Juventus
Juventus are on the verge of swooping for Aberdeen's Nigerian international youngster Sone Aluko, who will be undergoing a trial this month.

Lazio
Lazio have reportedly chosen Marco Parolo as their next signing for coach Edy Reja and will be submitting an offer for the Cesena star soon.

Lecce
Lecce are reportedly considering a move for Palermo's Argentine striker Pablo Gonzalez after failing to land David Suazo, who went to Catania.

Napoli
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri revealed that Arturo Vidal and Mirko Vucinic were at the top of his wish list, but denied he wanted Trezeguet.

Novara
Novara coach Tesser believes his team's physical are at 60-70 per cent, as he looks forward to the clashes against rivals Atalanta and Chievo.

Palermo
Palermo Coach Stefano Pioli raged at the media for suggesting he is under President Zamparini's thumb, insisting that he makes the decision.

Parma
Tommaso Rocchi's agent revealed that Parma and Fiorentina are the only two clubs interested, but so far there has been no official approach.

Siena
Siena have reportedly offered either Codrea of Sestu in exchange for midfielder Simone Bentivoglio, but Chievo are more interested in Larrondo.

Udinese
It was reported that Udinese have turned their attention to Standard Liege midfielder Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez, and a bid has been submitted.