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Friday, November 11, 2011

EPL 2011/11/11

Arsenal
FC Dallas star Brek Shea is training with Arsenal to get a taste of life with a the top level European club and could play with the reserves.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa assistant manager Peter Grant has poured cold water on reports linking star winger Charles N'Zogbia with a switch to Sunderland.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers coach Steve Kean has reportedly been handed a new and improved contract, despite their lowly position in the Premier League.

Bolton
Bolton captain Kevin Davies accepts talks over a new contract may have to wait until the club have strengthened their Premier League position.

Chelsea
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has admitted he has found it harder to settle at Stamford Bridge than when he first left Spain for Liverpool.

Everton
Everton manager David Moyes is looking forward to the return of midfielder Marouane Fellaini, who he hopes will help them get back on track.

Fulham
Fulham defender Zdenek Grygera has been ruled out for approximately six months due to a knee injury sustained against Tottenham on Sunday.

Liverpool
Kenny Dalglish has threatened to field a youth team in Liverpool's Carling Cup quarter-final at Chelsea in protest at disgraceful scheduling.

Manchester City
Man City striker Carlos Tevez claims he tried to contact boss Roberto Mancini before and after he took the decision to head back to Argentina.

Manchester United
Manchester United chief executive David Gill insists coach Sir Alex Ferguson's replacement will have to adhere to the principles of the club.

Newcastle United
Newcastle director Derek Llambias believes the club could generate up to GBP10 million a year by selling the naming rights to St James' Park.

Norwich City
Wales striker Steve Morison says Norwich cannot afford to rest on their laurels despite an encouraging start to the Premier League season.

Queens Park Rangers
Striker Patrick Agyemang is back with Queens Park Rangers following the conclusion of his one-month loan stay with Championship side Millwall.

Stoke City
Goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen reveals that he has been offered a new contract by Stoke but wants regular action in the build-up to the Euro 2012.

Sunderland
Aston Villa assistant manager Peter Grant has poured cold water on reports linking star winger Charles N'Zogbia with a switch to Sunderland.

Swansea City
Swansea City's veteran midfielder Mark Gower is hopeful he will be able to put pen-to-paper on a new deal at the Liberty Stadium this weekend.

Tottenham
Giovani Dos Santos has underlined his intention to leave Tottenham in January after failing to make an impact at the club since his arrival.

West Brom
Portsmouth have confirmed the appointment of Michael Appleton as the club's new head coach after agreeing a compensation deal with West Brom.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic chief executive Jonathan Jackson insists they are doing all they can to ensure that they retain the services of Hugo Rodallega.

Wolverhampton
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake has revealed he is adapting his game so he can be just as potent in the Premier League as he was in the Championship.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao midfielder Inigo Perez is delighted to be part of the squad again after being told in the pre-season that he was not needed.

Atletico Madrid
Coach Gregorio Manzano is confident with his work and is not paying attention to talks that Atletico are already looking for his replacement.

Barcelona
Chivas president Jorge Vergara says Marco Fabian is 'not for sale' despite interest from Barcelona and claims no offers have arrived for him.

Espanyol
Joan Verdu has revealed that there have been approaches for his services, but he would be happy to open contract renewal talks at Espanyol.

Getafe
Getafe defender Mane has warned his side not to think about the Barcelona match yet as it would be a mistake to underestimate Sporting Gijon.

Granada
Director Juan Carlos believes it is better for Granada to quickly realise that the La Liga is a different league from what they are used to.

Levante
Bad news for Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez as defender Asier del Horno is out for 3 weeks after sustaining muscle problem in training.

Malaga
Malaga defender Kris Stadsgaard has revealed that he had an opportunity to leave last summer, but the club directors would not let him go.

Osasuna
Osasuna midfielder Alvaro Cejudo insists his team are not doing too bad considering that they have played Barca, Madrid, Atletico and Bilbao.

Racing Santander
Racing keeper Tono is convinced that his side will climb up the table because there were several games that they should have gotten a point.

Rayo Vallecano
Javi Fuego, Jordi Figueras, Miguel Perez and Roberto Tiguero are the only players to have started all 11 matches for Rayo Vallecano this term.

Real Betis
Real Betis suffered a 2-0 friendly defeat at the hands of Segunda B side Ceuta after Aitor and Toledo scored at the Benito Villamarin Stadium.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid playmaker Kaka has made it clear that he wants to remain in Spain for the long term as he excludes an immediate return to Milan.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca coach Caparros admits he cannot be satisfied after collecting only 3 points from 5 games, but is pleased with the players' response.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad will try to put aside their serious problems and try to get back that winning feeling when they play Racing in a friendly at Tolosa.

Real Zaragoza
Javier Paredes declared that Real Zaragoza will play to win against Barcelona, even though they used five defenders in their last meeting.

Sevilla
Federico Fazio admits he has yet to find his ideal position in Sevilla squad and is training to play as a central and defensive midfielder.

Sporting Gijon
Defender Alberto Botia and midfielder Miguel de las Cuevas are the only players to have started all 11 matches for Sporting Gijon this season.

Valencia
Two weeks since his surgery, Valencia midfielder Sergio Canales is set to face his most painful period of recovery from his ligament injury.

Villarreal
Marco Ruben has warned Villarreal that it is important for them to get into a good position on the table before heading into the winter break.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati wants to win the Champions League again and the 20th Serie A title for the Rossoneri before he retires.

AS Roma
Bojan Krkic concedes that Roma are unlikely to win the Scudetto this season and that the best they can target is tickets to European football.

Atalanta
Atalanta winger Ezequiel Schelotto has conceded he still has much to prove if he is to be rewarded with his first Italian international cap.

Bologna
Gaston Remirez's agent said the young winger is now happy after extending his contract at Bologna and can continue to grow with the Rossoblu.

Cagliari
Cagliari boss Davide Ballardini will probably be without Andrea Cossu for the trip to Inter after the key player picked up a musle problem.

Catania
Catanis sporting director Pietro Lo Monaco has confirmed that the club will not stand in the way of Maxi Lopez joining AC Milan in January.

Cesena
Cesena midfielder Marco Parolo admits their situation is tragic, but urges his team-mates to cling to all positive aspects that they have.

Chievo
Rimini's young midfielder Luca Valeriani is drawing a lot of interest with Chievo Verona the latest club linked with a move for his services.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are reported to be interested in Angelo Palombo, but talks will only take place if Riccardo Montolivo completes his move to Milan.

Genoa
Manchester City will play a friendly against a joint Genoa-Sampdoria team to raise funds for those affected by last week's devastating floods.

Inter Milan
Wesley Sneijder is confident Luc Castaignos will prove his worth at Inter, insisting it is normal for a youngster to struggle in a big club.

Juventus
Juventus are reportedly closely following Jefferson Farfan's situation at Schalke, with the intention of bringing him to Turin in January.

Lazio
Oliver Bierhoff said he is not surprised with the impact made by Miroslav Klose at Lazio as he is one of the best 10 strikers in circulation.

Lecce
Lecce director Carlo Osti said their team have shown growth week after week, and insisted that coach Eusebio Di Francesco was never at risk.

Napoli
Napoli have rejected reports linking Marek Hamsik with a move to Paris Saint-Germain by insisting he will soon sign a new contract with them.

Novara
Novara playmaker Marco Rigoni admits that his side dropped too many points on the road, but insists they are confident of avoiding relegation.

Palermo
Siena president Massimo Mezzaroma insists there is no truth to the rumours linking sports director Giorgio Perinetti with a move to Palermo.

Parma
Udinese have reportedly turned their attention to Parma midfielder Daniele Galloppa after completing the move for Gabriel Silva of Palmeiras.

Siena
Siena president Massimo Mezzaroma insists there is no truth to the rumours linking sports director Giorgio Perinetti with a move to Palermo.

Udinese
Udinese have reportedly turned their attention to Parma midfielder Daniele Galloppa after completing the move for Gabriel Silva of Palmeiras.