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Sunday, January 8, 2012

EPL

Arsenal
Thierry Henry believes Arsenal will see a different player when he makes a return to action for the Gunners in Monday's FA Cup tie with Leeds.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeishwas satisfied with the way Aston Villa managed the game after his team beat Bristol Rovers to advance to the FA Cup fourth round.

Blackburn
Blackburn coach Steve Kean believes his side deserved more from their FA Cup defeat to Newcastle, after a good performance in the first half.

Bolton
Bolton head coach Owen Coyle admits Macclesfield deserve an FA Cup third-round replay, but believes his side could have easily won the game.

Chelsea
Chelsea are reportedly set to sign Kenneth Omeruo from Standard Liege this month before loaning him out to ADO Den Haag with immediate effect.

Everton
Everton coach David Moyes had praise for FA Cup minnows Tamworth after his side were made to fight for their third round win at Goodison Park.

Fulham
Fulham manager Martin Jol labelled the FA Cup the best competition in the world after watching his side dispatch of Charlton in the third round.

Liverpool
Liverpool and the Merseyside police are investigating alleged racist abuse of Oldham player Tom Adeyemi, who was reduced to tears at Anfield.

Manchester City
Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani confirmed that Carlos Tevez has accepted their proposal and now they are waiting for Manchester City.

Manchester United
Reports claim Paul Scholes is prepared to come out of retirement until the end of the current season to ease Manchester United's injury crisis.

Newcastle United
Newcastle United coach Alan Pardew says their FA Cup victory over Blackburn shows that his side can cope without some of their biggest names.

Norwich City
Boss Paul Lambert was delighted to see his Norwich side dominated Burnley on Saturday and book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers boss Neil Warnock believes that his side's late FA Cup reprieve against MK Dons could be the turning point in their season.

Stoke City
Tony Pulis was thrilled to see Stoke escape an FA Cup shock at his former club Gillingham after the Potters hit back from a goal down to win.

Sunderland
Coach Martin O'Neill says he has no intention to sell players despite reports Stephane Sessegnon and Kieran Richardson could be on their way.

Swansea City
Coach Colin Pascoe was full of praise for Barnsley after Swansea secured a place in the FA Cup fourth round with a hard-fought win at Oakwell.

Tottenham
Harry Redknapp still expects Giovani Dos Santos to leave Tottenham this month despite seeing the striker score in the victory over Cheltenham.

West Brom
Roy Hodgson saw Simon Cox bag a hat-trick to see West Brom past Cardiff and he insists the striker is going nowhere, regardless of what he says.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic coach Roberto Martinez has praised Swindon for their reaction and the fighting spirit they showed in the FA Cup win over Latics.

Wolverhampton
West Midlands rivals Wolves and Birmingham face an FA Cup third-round replay at Molineux next week after a tepid goalless draw at St Andrew's.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa has played down the fact that his side have never won at Alfonso Perez, claiming it as a mere statistical history.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid players failed to score for the second consecutive game to register their second away draw following the match against Malaga.

Barcelona
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi believes he can only be judged when he has reached the end of his career, hopefully with the Catalan giants.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino admits it will not be easy for anyone to get 3 points against Barca, but it will not stop them from trying.

Getafe
Getafe coach Luis Garcia wants his team to confirm what they have achieved in recent games by beating a team that finish fifth last season.

Granada
Sergio Ramos scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Granada to their sixth away defeat following the match at Real Madrid.

Levante
Levante players failed to score for the second time in five fixtures to register their first home draw following the match against Levante.

Malaga
Malaga players failed to score for the second consecutive game to register their second home draw following the match against Atletico Madrid.

Osasuna
Osasuna players failed to score for the first time in five games to register their fifth away draw following the match against Real Sociedad.

Racing Santander
Bernardo Espinosa scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Racing registered their third home win following the match against Zaragoza.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo coach Jose Ramon Sandoval regrets to lose Lass Bangoura after the Sevilla clash, as he is one of the most critical player in the team.

Real Betis
Real Betis coach Pepe Mel said a win over Sporting Gijon would help them calm ahead of upcoming matches, but knows they are in for a fight.

Real Madrid
Sergio Ramos scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Real Madrid registered their seventh home win following the match against Granada.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca players failed to score for the first time in sixth games to register their fourth away draw following the match against Levante.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad players failed to score for the second consecutive games to register their fourth home draw following the match against Osasuna.

Real Zaragoza
Bernardo Espinosa scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Zaragoza to their seventh away defeat following the match at Racing.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Marcelino said Jose Antonio Reyes is adapting quickly to his new team and there is 99 per cent chance that he will face Rayo.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon striker Mate Bilic took a knock to the leg during training, but he is expected to be available for their clash against Real Betis.

Valencia
Valencia striker Jonas Goncalves declares the last 12 months have been the best of his career and that he wants to win a title this season.

Villarreal
Bruno Soriano has declared that Villarreal are excited and confident heading into the Valencia clash as they look to reverse their situation.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani confirmed that Carlos Tevez has accepted their proposal and now they are waiting for Manchester City.

AS Roma
Coach Luis Enrique is not worried about Daniele De Rossi's contract renewal as he is confident that the midfielder wants to stay with Roma.

Atalanta
Atalanta coach Stefano Colantuono believes his team have the required tenecity and aggressiveness needed to overcome visiting leaders Milan.

Bologna
Coach Stefano Pioli said Bologna are determined to start the new year with a win and that they are ready despite the absence of two key players.

Cagliari
Cagliari coach Davide Ballardini expects a difficult match against Genoa, but he can count on the returns of Agostini, Astori and El Kabir.

Catania
Maxi Lopez's agent has admitted that the Catania striker would find it impossible to turn down AS Roma if the club decide to make an offer.

Cesena
It was reported that Cesena have entered the race for the signature of Napoli midfielder Mario Santana, who is expected to leave this month.

Chievo
It was reported that Chievo could land a new goalkeeper next week as they are currently in talks with Ascoli for the transfer of Enrico Guarna.

Fiorentina
Udinese have given the all-clear for Fiorentina to take midfielder Antonio Candreva until June, but they will have to discuss it with Cesena.

Genoa
Pasquale Marino is fired up for his debut on the Genoa bench and confirms new Grifone striker Alberto Gilardino will start against Cagliari.

Inter Milan
Diego Milito scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season as Inter Milan registered their fifth home victory following the match against Parma.

Juventus
Juventus coach Antonio Conte believes the Bianconeri have achieved their primary objective of regaining credibility in the eyes of their fans.

Lazio
Mattia Destro scored his fifth Serie A goal of the campaign to condemned Lazio to their second away defeat following the match against Lazio.

Lecce
Lecce coach Serse Cosmi is happy that the break have allowed him to recover Bertolacci and Mesbah for their difficult clash against Juventus.

Napoli
It was reported that Cesena have entered the race for the signature of Napoli midfielder Mario Santana, who is expected to leave this month.

Novara
Coach Attilio Tesser has urged Novara to take full advantage of the fact that Fiorentina have yet to find the right mixture for their team.

Palermo
Mauricio Pinilla's agent has denied reports about a possible exit from Palermo, insisting that the Chilean was delayed due to family issues.

Parma
Diego Milito scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Parma to their sixth away defeat following the match against Inter Milan.

Siena
Mattia Destro scored his fifth Serie A goal of the campaign as Siena registered their fourth home victory following the match against Lazio.

Udinese
Udinese have given the all-clear for Fiorentina to take midfielder Antonio Candreva until June, but they will have to discuss it with Cesena.