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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger conceded his side's Premier League title hopes could be over after their narrow defeat at Manchester City.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has dismissed rumours linking him with Sunderland, stating he is happy to stay as long as he is wanted.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers coach Steve Kean has confirmed veteran defender Michel Salgado can leave the club when the transfer window opens next month.

Bolton
Owen Coyle insists he is not fazed by reports that he could be sacked as Bolton manager if he loses Tuesday's derby against Blackburn Rovers.

Chelsea
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is frustrated over a recent lack of games, but admits he should not complain if the team keep on winning.

Everton
Everton captain Phil Neville admits he takes confidence from the number of 'brave' players he believes are alongside him in the dressing room.

Fulham
Mohamed Al Fayed has hailed the great strides Fulham have made after announcing record profits of GBP4.8 million for the past financial year.

Liverpool
Winger Stewart Downing believes Liverpool's performance on Sunday helped silence his Aston Villa critics and justify his decision to leave.

Manchester City
Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani expects to meet Manchester City officials on Thursday to discuss the transfer of striker Carlos Tevez.

Manchester United
Manchester United assistant manager Rene Meulensteen has confirmed the club is eyeing Ajax youngster Christian Eriksen but no bid is imminent.

Newcastle United
Newcastle target Aly Cissokho will not be moving to England in January because Lyon are still in 4 competitions, according coach Remi Garde.

Norwich City
Norwich keeper John Ruddy says he had nothing to prove on his return to former club Everton, admitting he did not expect fans to remember him.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers boss Neil Warnock has played down speculation linking the club with a January move for Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic.

Stoke City
Coach Tony Pulis admits Stoke's Europa League campaign has been a draining experience, but claims to be looking forward to the knockout stage.

Sunderland
Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has dismissed rumours linking him with Sunderland, stating he is happy to stay as long as he is wanted.

Swansea City
Coach Brendan Rodgers says Swansea are keen to tie up the transfer of Rory Donnelly after the teenage striker arrived at the club for talks.

Tottenham
Siena keeper Zeljko Brkic said he has no plan of leaving Italy any time soon, following links that Spurs are set to reignite their interest.

West Brom
James Morrison does not expect to be fit for West Brom's trip to Newcastle on Wednesday after sustaining a pulled hamstring over the weekend.

Wigan Athletic
Jordi Gomez claims Wigan will welcome Liverpool to the DW Stadium on Wednesday confident in their ability to pull off another shock result.

Wolverhampton
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has confirmed that striker Leigh Griffiths is free to find himself a new club after making only one appearance.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao midfielder Ander Iturraspe has admitted the win over Zaragoza was important for his team as recent results have not been favourable.

Atletico Madrid
It was reported that Atletico Madrid have decided to fire coach Gregorio Manzano, but only after their Copa del Rey encounter with Albacete.

Barcelona
Juan Roman Riquelme has stated that Barcelona star Lionel Messi is slowly replacing Diego Maradona as Argentine football's main character.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino refused to reveal his plans for their second leg clash with Celta, but promised it will be a strong team.

Getafe
Getafe defender Albert Lopo admits it would be a 'doubly happy holiday' if his team can follow up on their weekend win by eliminating Malaga.

Granada
Granada midfielder Abel Gomez believes there is no reason why his side cannot overcome the 3-goal deficit in the secong leg against Sociedad.

Levante
Levante boss Juan Ignacio Martinez has declared that he is 'superproud' of his players for collecting 29 points at this stage of the season.

Malaga
Malaga director Fernando Hierro said the team are where they are suppose to be in the league and reminded that this is still a young project.

Osasuna
Jose Luis Mendilibar was pleased after Osasuna leapt into fifth place with a victory over Villarreal, but warned fans not to get carried away.

Racing Santander
Fernando Burgues and Fernando Ortiz both have resigned as directors of Racing, blaming it on the insults and threats levelled at their family.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano striker Piti said his team are confident they can over the one goal deficit and qualify to the next round of the Copa del Rey.

Real Betis
Real Betis coach Pepe Mel said their victory over Atletico was earned by the players' hard work, even though it was not their best display.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is set to miss their Copa del Rey clash with Ponferradina after sustaining a muscle injury over the weekend.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros said his players are calm and know what needs to be done in order to reverse the result against Sporting.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier was very pleased with the great spirit showed by his players after they went down to 10 men against Racing.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza keeper Roberto Jimenez could not explain the reason for their situation, but urged his team to continue trying to reverse it.

Sevilla
Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido has been sentenced to 7 years in prison after being found guilty of fraud, corruption and embezzlement.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon goalkeeper Juan Pablo said his squad did not want to settle for a draw against Espanyol, but the desire cost them the game.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery admits the win over Malaga was very important and is pleased to see Roberto Soldado already achieving his target.

Villarreal
After failing to land Nilmar in the summer, Roma are close to completing the deal for the Villarreal forward, according to the player's agent.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani insisted that there is no danger that boss Massimiliano Allegri will leave the club over the summer.

AS Roma
After failing to land Nilmar in the summer, Roma are close to completing the deal for the Villarreal forward, according to the player's agent.

Atalanta
Contini, Aronica and Santacroce have emerged as candidates to replace Atalanta defender Daniele Capelli, who is out for the rest of the term.

Bologna
Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri could allow Giuseppe Mascara to leave in January, with Bologna and Novara reportedly interested to land him.

Cagliari
It was reported that Udinese could loan midfielder Diego Fabbrini to either Cagliari or Chievo, in order to gain more first team experience.

Catania
Director Pietro Lo Monaco said that there is a 90 per cent chance that Catania will sell Maxi Lopez in January, but not necessarily to Milan.

Cesena
Cesena coach Daniele Arrigoni will have to do without Gianluca Comotto for their next game as the defender has been handed a one-match ban.

Chievo
It was reported that Udinese could loan midfielder Diego Fabbrini to either Chievo or Cagliari, in order to gain more first team experience.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are reportedly keeping a close watch on Indipendente defender Leo Butter, but the Argentine club are keen to keep the youngster.

Genoa
Genoa sporting director Stefano Capozucca has confirmed that the club are hoping to sign a new midfielder during the January transfer window.

Inter Milan
Inter president Massimo Moratti has suggested that he will get his chequebook out during the winter market if the coach wants reinforcements.

Juventus
Juventus are understood to have made enquiries about Roma midfielder Leandro Greco in a bid to get a better understanding of his situation.

Lazio
Auxerre will ponder making a bid for to take goal-shy Lazio striker Djibril Cisse on a six-month loan deal during the January transfer window.

Lecce
Lecce coach Serse Cosmi admits he was disappointed to draw with Parma, claiming his players were scared and unlucky to drop the two points.

Napoli
Napoli could be without Ezequiel Lavezzi for their next 4 Serie A games after he picked up a thigh muscle problem during the defeat to Roma.

Novara
Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri could allow Giuseppe Mascara to leave in January, with Novara and Bologna reportedly interested to land him.

Palermo
Bortolo Mutti claims that he still has not been contacted by Palermo about the vacant post after manager Devis Mangia was sacked on Monday.

Parma
Parma coach Franco Colomba is missing Stefano Morrone and Gabriel Paletta for their next match after both were handed a one-match suspension.

Siena
Siena keeper Zeljko Brkic said he has no plan of leaving Italy any time soon, following links that Spurs are set to reignite their interest.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin said he is rotating his squad in order to balance out the use of the older players to maintain their fitness.