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Saturday, January 28, 2012

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Jack Wilshere has suffered a setback in his recovery after complaining of pain while running.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa's Alex McLeish has insisted football managers cannot complain about pressure in the game as they know what they are getting into.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers midfielder David Dunn has handed the club a boost by signing a new deal to keep him at Ewood Park until the summer of 2013.

Bolton
Bolton manager Owen Coyle is hoping to use the money they received from Gary Cahill's sale to bring in Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha.

Chelsea
Defender Alex has been presented as a Paris St-Germain player, with the French club having paid Chelsea a fee in the region of GBP4.2 million.

Everton
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Fulham
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Liverpool
Kenny Dalglish has called on players, fans and the media to make sure Liverpool's FA Cup clash against Man Utd passes without controversy.

Manchester City
AC Milan's pursuit of Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez appears to be at an end after they completed the signing of Maxi Lopez from Catania.

Manchester United
Manchester United veteran Paul Scholes has admitted that he missed the game more than he ever imagined following his retirement last summer.

Newcastle United
Tim Krul is shocked that Newcastle have gone 43 years without a major trophy as they has everything needed to be a force in English football.

Norwich City
Manager Paul Lambert could welcome striker James Vaughan back to his first team as he prepares to rotate his Norwich squad in the FA Cup.

Queens Park Rangers
Police are investigating an alleged 'malicious communication' received by QPR, with reports suggesting a bullet was mailed to Anton Ferdinand.

Stoke City
Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill is weighing up a bid for striker Hugo Almeida, has been valued at GBP3 million by his current club Besiktas.

Sunderland
Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner has revealed older brother Craig would prefer a move back to the Midlands from Sunderland.

Swansea City
Premier League survival may be Swansea's priority but Neil Taylor hopes they can complete a Welsh double by matching Cardiff's Wembley feat.

Tottenham
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West Brom
Roy Hodgson is hopeful of concluding a deal to bring Zenit St Petersburg winger Szabolcs Huszti to West Brom for the remainder of the season.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan are being linked with highly rated Swedish winger Alieu Darbo, who revealed that he has a verbal agreement with coach Roberto Martinez.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton manager Mick McCarthy is reportedly hoping to land Senegalese striker Mame Biram Diouf on a loan deal from Manchester United.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Midfielder Ander Herrera has declared that Bilbao will treat their Copa del Rey opponent Mirandes as if they are from the Primera Division.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid midfielder Tiago Mendes admits his situation has changed since the arrival of coach Diego Simeone and he is now happy again.

Barcelona
Barcelona director Andoni Zubizarreta insists that he is in the dark over whether coach Pep Guardiola will sign a new contract with the club.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Pochettino said there is no time to mourn their Copa exit and told his side to quickly refocus their attention to the La Liga.

Getafe
Getafe are looking to pick up points for the sixth straight game when they take on Levante, who has suffered only one home defeat this season.

Granada
Granada are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeat when they take on Real Betis, who are looking for the their fifth home win.

Levante
Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez is hoping that his team's elimination from the Copa del Rey will help them reduce new injury problems.

Malaga
Malaga midfielder Joaquin Sanchez will be out for a further two weeks after it was confirmed that he has sustained a new hamstring injury.

Osasuna
Alvaro Cejudo believes Osasuna can look forward to finishing the campaign well if they can get positive results from their next few games.

Racing Santander
Racing are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeat when they take on Valencia, who are looking to register their fifth away victory.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano are keen to avoid their second consecutive defeat when they take on Athletic Bilbao, who are looking for their third away win.

Real Betis
Betis are looking to pick up points for the fourth time in five games when they face Granada, who are keen to avoid their eighth away defeat.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka insists the club know how to lose, but they are not used to lose like they did against Barcelona.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca are hoping to register their second straight win when they take on Espanyol, who have dropped 10 points at home this season.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad want to pick up points for the fourth time in five games when they take on Sporting, who are keen to avoid their seventh away defeat.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza are hoping to pick up points for the third straight game when they take on Real Madrid, who have suffered only one home defeat.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Marcelino Garcia Toral is hoping that Emir Spahic will be available to take on Malaga, even though he has not trained all week.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon desperate to avoid their fourth defeat in five games when they take on Real Sociedad, who are looking for their third home win.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery was delighted that his team were able to beat Levante in the Copa without conceding or picking up any red cards.

Villarreal
Villarreal are desperate to avoid their third defeat in five games when they take on Barcelona, who are looking for their fifth away victory.

Serie A

AC Milan
Carlos Tevez's agent claimed that the striker is unlikely to leave Manchester City this month after failing to reach an agreement with Milan.

AS Roma
Daniele De Rossi could sign a five-year contract with AS Roma worth EUR6 million per season, with his buy-out clause set at EUR15 million.

Atalanta
Atalanta are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeat when they take on Cesena, who are hoping to register their third home win.

Bologna
Bologna are hoping to pick up points for the fourth consecutive game when they face Roma, who have suffered only two home defeats this season.

Cagliari
Cagliari are keen to pick up points for the fourth straight game when they take on Milan, who have suffered only one home defeat this season.

Catania
Catania have revealed that they turned down a EUR9 million offer from English side Fulham in order to allow striker Maxi Lopez to join Milan.

Cesena
Cesena are hoping to avoid their fourth defeat in five games when they take on Atalanta, who are hoping to register their third away victory.

Chievo
Chievo striker Davide Moscardelli has yet to agree to a move to Novara in a deal involving Takayuki Morimoto moving in the opposite direction.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are looking for their first second victory in five games when they take on Siena, who are hoping to avoid their fifth away defeat.

Genoa
Genoa have reportedly stepped up their interest for Juventus midfielder Michele Pazienza, who is also a January transfer target for Udinese.

Inter Milan
Thiago Motta's agent has told Inter to sell the midfielder to Paris Saint-Germain if they do not consider him as a key part of their project.

Juventus
Juventus manager Antonio Conte is worried about his injury-hit squad as their match against direct rival Udinese is a Scudetto six-pointer.

Lazio
Lazio defender Andre Dias has been banned for three Coppa Italia games after punching Milan midfielder Mark Van Bommel in the second half.

Lecce
Lecce are determined to avoid their third defeat in five games when they take on Inter Milan, who are looking for their sixth away victory.

Napoli
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri will miss both legs of their match against Chelsea after he was handed a two match suspension and a EUR3,000 fine.

Novara
Chievo striker Davide Moscardelli has yet to agree to a move to Novara in a deal involving Takayuki Morimoto moving in the opposite direction.

Palermo
Palermo have officially loaned defender Mauro Cetto out to French side Lille until the end of the campaign, but with no option to purchase.

Parma
Luca Toni is now being linked with a move to Dubai after Parma insisted that they are not in any transfer talks with Juventus for the striker.

Siena
Siena are hoping to pick up points for the second consecutive game when they take on Fiorentina, who have sufferred only two home defeats.

Udinese
Udinese will not have an easy time securing the signature of Michele Pazienza of Juventus, as Genoa have reportedly stepped up their interest.