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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed that Kieran Gibbs has suffered a setback in his recovery and is missing for the trip to Aston Villa.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeish says last weekend's incident involving Darren Bent will have no damaging effect on Villa heading into their clash with Arsenal.

Blackburn
Nigel Reo-Coker scored his 2nd Premiership goal of the season to condemned Blackburn to their 7th home defeat following the visit of Bolton.

Bolton
Nigel Reo-Coker scored his second Premier League goal of the seson as Bolton registered their third away win following the match at Blackburn.

Chelsea
Everton manager David Moyes says there has been no bid from Chelsea for Jack Rodwell and has stressed that Everton are 'expensive sellers'.

Everton
Everton manager David Moyes says there has been no bid from Chelsea for Jack Rodwell and has stressed that Everton are 'expensive sellers'.

Fulham
Fulham head coach Martin Jol admitted the regularity of reports regarding striker Bobby Zamora's future at the club is becoming a concern.

Liverpool
The Football Association has banned Liverpool striker Luis Suarez for eight games and fined him GBP40,000, subject to any possible appeal.

Manchester City
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has reiterated that any club eyeing Carlos Tevez will have to stump up the money to sign him permanently.

Manchester United
Manchester Utd have moved to distance themselves from suggestions coach Sir Alex Ferguson is interested in Benfica playmaker Nicolas Gaitan.

Newcastle United
Newcastle full-back Danny Simpson has again underlined his desire to stay at St James' Park despite rejecting their latest contract offer.

Norwich City
Simeon Jackson scored his first Premier League goal of the season as Norwich registered their fourth away draw following the match at Wolves.

Queens Park Rangers
Neil Warnock says he will talk to Jason Puncheon about his future over Christmas after admitting the winger has found life "difficult" at QPR.

Stoke City
Stoke boss Tony Pulis is delighted after the club announced that goalkeeping duo Asmir Begovic and Thomas Sorensen have both agreed new deals.

Sunderland
Coach Martin O'Neill has denied reports Craig Gardner is unsettled and wants to return to the Midlands after just six months at Sunderland.

Swansea City
Neil Taylor hopes to give Swansea fans early festive cheer by helping the club climb into the top half of the table in time for Christmas.

Tottenham
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp admits he is open to loan offers for Jake Livermore, who needs to play regularly in order to develop his game.

West Brom
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson is relaxed over his future at the club and has played down speculation linking him with the England managerial job.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan cannot afford to approach their clash with Liverpool looking for anything other than a victory, according to manager Roberto Martinez.

Wolverhampton
Ronald Zubar scored his first Premier League goal of the season as Wolves registered their second home draw following the visit of Norwich.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa believes the club should have 20 to 30 percent more points, considering the quality of players at their disposal.

Atletico Madrid
Diego Pablo Simeone has resigned as coach of Racing Avellaneda and is being linked as a replacement for Gregorio Manzano at Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell said it is up to coach Pep Guardiola to decide whether they need to add Santos attacker Neymar to the squad.

Espanyol
Espanyol are through to the Copa del Rey round of 16 after eliminating Celta Vigo thanks to goals scored by Weiss, Vazquez and Sergio Garcia.

Getafe
Getafe president Angel Torres has underlined that despite their irregular start to the season, the Azulones must aim to be in the top ten.

Granada
Granada coach Fabriciano Gonzalez admits until all the clubs can compete on equal financial terms, the smaller teams will always lag behind.

Levante
Coach Juan Ignacio admits it is difficult to believe that Levante are currently in fourth place as he was hired only to keep them in La Liga.

Malaga
Malaga are reportedly set to launch a bid to sign Chelsea striker Fernando Torres, despite Villas-Boas insistence that he is not for sale.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar hopes his team will show intensity against Almeria, despite their two-goal lead over the Segunda Liga side.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander have lost another member of the board after Ramon Muniz tender his resignation, citing the pressure is affecting his health.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo head coach Jose Ramon Sandoval is missing Dani Pacheco, Susaeta, Movilla, Botelho, Javi Fuego and Lass for the Copa clash with Racing.

Real Betis
Real Betis president Miguel Guillen announced that the club are working to improve the team and will sign new players if the prices are right.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid are in the Copa del Rey round of 16 after eliminating Ponferradina thanks to goals scored by Callejon, Sahin, Varane and Joselu.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca are through to the Copa del Rey round of 16 after Emilio Nsue scored the winning goal to eliminate Sporting Gijon from the race.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez has appologised for his sending off, after admitting that he needs to keep a cool head in future games.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza manager Javier Aguirre is hoping a win over Alcorcon in the Copa del Rey will help his players to recover their self esteem.

Sevilla
Sevilla are through to the Copa del Rey round of 16 after striker Fredy Kanoute scored the winning goal to eliminate San Roque from the race.

Sporting Gijon
Real Mallorca are through to the Copa del Rey round of 16 after Emilio Nsue scored the winning goal to eliminate Sporting Gijon from the race.

Valencia
It was reported that Valencia are hot on the trail of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender, who is tied to the BayArena side until 2014.

Villarreal
Juan Carlos Garrido said the Villarreal president has voiced his concern about their situation and confidence that the coach can get them out.

Serie A

AC Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 11th Serie A goal of the season as Milan registered their fourth away win following the match against Cagliari.

AS Roma
Roma coach Luis Enrique claims he has a good relationship with Francesco Totti and that they are very frank when they have different opinions.

Atalanta
Atalanta are hoping to pick up points for the seventh straight game when they take on Cesena, who have suffered five away from home defeats.

Bologna
Bologna are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeat when they take on Roma, who are looking to register their fourth away victory.

Cagliari
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 11th Serie A goal of the season to condemned Cagliari to their 5th home defeat following the visit of Milan.

Catania
Liverpool Montevideo have confirmed that Catania are closely monitoring their striker Emiliano Alfaro, but no serious offer have been made.

Cesena
Cesena are hoping to register their third win in five games when they take on Atalanta, who have yet to suffer a defeat when playing at home.

Chievo
Chievo are hoping to register their second consecutive win when they take on Lazio, who have dropped 12 points at home so far this season.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina failed to score for the third time in five Serie A fixtures to register their third away draw following the match against Siena.

Genoa
Genoa coach Alberto Malesani insists that the team is ready to do battle with Napoli, despite admitting that some of his players are not fit.

Inter Milan
Juan Guilherme Nunes Jesus' agent revealed that talks with Inter for the Juventus defender have yet to concluded, but they are very close.

Juventus
The representative of Milos Krasic has welcomed the alleged interest from Inter in the Juventus winger, who is looking for a move in January.

Lazio
Coach Edy Reja hopes Lazio can finish the season better than last year and said a Champions League spot would be their crowning achievement.

Lecce
Lecce are hoping to avoid their fourth defeat in five games when they take on Inter Milan, who are keen to register their fourth home win.

Napoli
Walter Mazzarri has denied that Napoli are in crisis and also to other reports claiming that he tried to resign after the Villarreal clash.

Novara
Novara are determined to avoid their second straight defeat when they take on Palermo, who are still looking for their first away victory.

Palermo
Palermo vice president Guglielmo Micciche believes new coach Bortolo Mutti is the right candidate for the club and is held high by Zamparini.

Parma
Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi has rejected the notion that they could sign striker Amauri from Juventus for the second January running.

Siena
Siena players failed to score for the fifth consecutive fixtures to register their second home draw following the match against Fiorentina.

Udinese
Udinese's veteran striker Antonio Di Natale feels that their next home game against Juventus will reveal just how good his side actually are.