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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Goalie Wojciech Szczesny claims there has been no power shift in North London and still considers Arsenal to be a stronger side than Tottenham.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa attacker Darren Bent is confident niggling injuries will not keep him out of England's final Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro.

Blackburn
Blackburn midfielder Keith Andrews is a target for Wigan and Swansea City after producing some eye catching performances on loan at Ipswich.

Bolton
Under-pressure Bolton Wanderers coach Owen Coyle has vowed meet the challenge head on at the Reebok Stadium and get the team back on track.

Chelsea
Frank Lampard is hoping to silence his critics and tread a similar path to Ryan Giggs, who is still playing at the top level at the age of 37.

Everton
Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell's appeal against his red card in last weekend's Merseyside derby has been upheld and he will not serve a ban.

Fulham
Danny Murphy has called on Fulham to show the same level of performance in their next league match as they did in the demolition against QPR.

Liverpool
Boss Kenny Dalglish insists midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has a Liverpool future, while Liverpool are also monitoring Joe Cole and Alberto Aquilani.

Manchester City
Aleksandar Kolarov says reports claiming he branded Manchester City rebel Carlos Tevez 'an idiot' for refusing to play are wide of the mark.

Manchester United
Man Utd midfielder Darren Fletcher is a doubt for Scotland's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Liectenstein and Spain after being hit by illness.

Newcastle United
Giovanni Trapattoni has told Newcastle striker Leon Best he needs to work harder on the pitch if he is to win a Republic of Ireland recall.

Norwich City
Norwich City defender Russell Martin believes increased communication has helped to improve the team's performances as the season progresses.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR head coach Neil Warnock is looking to send Patrick Agyemang out on loan and claims to have already been contacted by interested parties.

Stoke City
Stoke's Jon Walters could miss the Republic of Ireland's final push to secure automatic qualification for Euro 2012 due to an ankle injury.

Sunderland
Former Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn and head coach Steve Bruce will head for South Korea this week as the club looks to promote its brand.

Swansea City
Midfielder Keith Andrews of Blackburn is a target for Swansea and Wigan after producing some eye catching performances on loan at Ipswich.

Tottenham
Keeper Wojciech Szczesny claims there has been no power shift in North London and still considers Arsenal to be a stronger side than Tottenham.

West Brom
West Brom striker Chris Wood has stressed his desire to extend his loan stay at Birmingham, having enjoyed a prolific spell at St Andrew's.

Wigan Athletic
Blackburn Rovers midfielder Keith Andrews is a target for Wigan and Swansea after producing some eye catching performances on loan at Ipswich.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton winger Michael Kightly's hopes of a loan move to Nottingham Forest collapsed following the departure of manager Steve McClaren.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente never doubted that his team will produce results due to the good work they were doing in training.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico have issued an official apology after a number of their fans sang songs mocking the death of Sevilla's former player Antonio Puerta.

Barcelona
Good news for Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola as midfielder Andres Iniesta has resumed training after being passed fit by the medical team.

Espanyol
Good news for Espanyol as Juan Forlin does not need to undergo surgery for a cracked metatarsal and will only be on the sidelines for 2 weeks.

Getafe
It was confirmed that Getafe winger Pedro Leon did not suffer serius injury after clashing with Cata Diaz in training and should recover soon.

Granada
Granada are still looking for their best line-up, after giving opportunities for every available players except Ribeiro and two goalkeepers.

Levante
Levante medical team has reported that defender Juanfran did not suffer any serius hamstring injury and could recover in time to face Malaga.

Malaga
Manuel Pellegrini was pleased with Malaga's start to the season but said their true test lies with the games against Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Osasuna
Osasuna midfielder Raul Garcia has played down his position as the club's top scorer with three goals, but believes he has to reach his best.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander have made their worst start to the season since the 1994-95 campaign, as they are still without a win after six league games.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo are back in training without the injured Arribas and Baptistao, while Bangoura, Delibasic and Pacheco are away on international duties.

Real Betis
Good news for Real Betis coach Pepe Mel as striker Ruben Castro has resumed squad training and is likely to be available to face Real Madrid.

Real Madrid
Inter are reportedly closely monitoring the situation of Angel Di Maria and could take advantage of his contractual problem with Real Madrid.

Real Mallorca
Joaquin Caparros has signed a 9-month deal at Mallorca and said it is important to get to know each other before committing to a longer deal.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez admits he was a little sad that his beautiful goal against Bilbao was not enough to rescue them from defeat.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza defender Fernando Meira is happy with the progress made in the last two games, but admits the results could have been better.

Sevilla
Atletico have issued an official apology after a number of their fans sang songs mocking the death of Sevilla's former player Antonio Puerta.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon striker Mate Bilic has acknowledged that the club are in a complicated situation, even though it is still early in the season.

Valencia
Valencia defender Hedwiges Maduro could miss Holland's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Moldova and Sweden after picking up an injury in training.

Villarreal
Villarreal star Giuseppe Rossi could be in doubt for Italy's upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers after suffering a knee injury in a friendly match.

Serie A

AC Milan
Gianluca Zambrotta insisted AC Milan are still in the title race and is hoping the international break will help them relaunch their season.

AS Roma
Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg will return to Italy to continue with his recovery after pulling out of the Dutch international squad.

Atalanta
Atalanta midfielder Luca Cigarini intends to remain in the international set-up after he was included in the Cesare Prandelli's Italy squad.

Bologna
Bologna have parted company with Pierpaolo Bisoli just five games into the new season, as the club are currently in last place without a win.

Cagliari
Cagliari president Massimo Cellino is satisfied with their brilliant start to the season, which confirmed the quality of his current squad.

Catania
Catania are in fourth place in the Fairplay chart with 10 penalty points after the Rossazzurri received 10 yellow cards so far this season.

Cesena
Cesena coach Marco Giampaolo is expecting Marco Parolo to resume squad training on Wednesday, while Comotto's condition will also be assessed.

Chievo
Chievo keeper Stefano Sorrentino is looking forward to their clash against Juventus and claims his side have played better against top teams.

Fiorentina
Manuel Pasqual's agent has questioned the wisdom of Italy manager Cesare Prandelli for ignoring the Fiorentina midfielder's talent yet again.

Genoa
Genoa are reportedly keen to secure the services of Brescia striker Jonathas, who has already scored 4 goals for the Serie B side this season.

Inter Milan
Inter are reportedly closely monitoring the situation of Angel Di Maria and could take advantage of his contractual problem with Real Madrid.

Juventus
Juventus have collected EUR4.2 million from their first 3 matches in the new stadium compared to EUR1.2 million in the same period last season.

Lazio
Djibril Cisse of Lazio has been called up by France boss Laurent Blanc for their Euro 2012 qualifiers following injuries to several regulars.

Lecce
Lecce have decided to confirm their confidence in coach Eusebio Di Francesco, whose position came into question after the defeat to Cagliari.

Napoli
There are rumours that Napoli could be without Goran Pandev for the next two months after he sustained an injury while on duty for Macedonia.

Novara
Novara are in fourth place in the Fairplay chart with 10 penalty points after the Biancoazzurri received 10 yellow cards so far this season.

Palermo
Palermo have insisted that they will bring in just one new player during the January transfer window - midfielder Franco Vazquez from Belgrano.

Parma
Parma are in ninth place in the Fairplay chart with 12 penalty points after they received 10 yellow cards and a red card so far this season.

Siena
Bad news for Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino as Emanuele Calaio is set to be sidelined for three weeks after sustaining a sprained right knee.

Udinese
Udinese manager Francesco Guidolin said he fully embrace the football philosophy of president Pozzo and is excited to discover new talents.