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Sunday, January 29, 2012

EPL

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger says he loves the FA Cup, but a top-four finish in the Premier League will always take priority while he is Arsenal manager.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeish has revealed he will wait until the end of the season before deciding on whether to extend Emile Heskey's contract at Villa Park.

Blackburn
Blackburn owners Venky's will not let Chris Samba leave Ewood this month - unless someone is ready to meet their circa GBP12 million valuation.

Bolton
Owen Coyle has praised Darren Pratley's all-round performance after he scored his first goal for Bolton in the FA Cup win against Swansea.

Chelsea
Chelsea midfielder Ramires is facing a month on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in the FA Cup victory over Queens Park Rangers.

Everton
Everton forward Landon Donovan believes Friday night's hard-working FA Cup win over Fulham points the way forward for the rest of the year.

Fulham
Juventus are hoping to quickly complete the purchase of Fulham midfielder Pajtim Kasami, as part of their effort to land Radja Nainggolan.

Liverpool
Coach Kenny Dalglish has hailed the commitment, attitude and desire of his Liverpool players following the FA Cup win over Manchester United.

Manchester City
Carlo Ancelotti is hoping there will be another opportunity for Paris St Germain to sign Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez in the future.

Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson was baffled by Man Utd's FA Cup defeat at Liverpool and was disappointed with the manner of the goals his team conceded.

Newcastle United
Alan Pardew has criticised Newcastle for failing to threaten Brighton following their shock FA Cup exit at the hands of the Championship side.

Norwich City
Paul Lambert was full of praise for keeper Jed Steer as he helped Norwich into the fifth round of the FA Cup following the win over West Brom.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers coach Mark Hughes was pleased to see his side worked exceptionally hard in defence during their FA Cup defeat to Chelsea.

Stoke City
Victory over Derby in the FA Cup fourth round has added yet another fixture to Stoke's busy schedule, but coach Tony Pulis has no complaints.

Sunderland
Martin O'Neill admits Nicklas Bendtner's broken nose has put him on full alert for a new striker before the January transfer window closes.

Swansea City
Swansea coach Brendan Rodgers refused to single keeper Gerhard Tremmel out for criticism following their FA Cup defeat at the hands of Bolton.

Tottenham
Coach Harry Redknapp expects to do little if any business before the end of the market, despite a host of names being linked with Tottenham.

West Brom
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson is disappointment after seeing his side bow out of the FA Cup to Norwich, but refused to criticised Craig Dawson.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan coach Roberto Martinez has sent Nouha Dicko to join Blackpool on loan for the rest of the season in order to gain first-team experience.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton coach Mick McCarthy is reportedly interested in taking Newcastle United striker Leon Best on loan until the end of the season.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Fernando Llorente scored his 11th La Liga goal of the season as Bilbao registered their third away victory following the match against Rayo.

Atletico Madrid
Joao Miranda still believes Atletico can finish in the top four and that there is a change of mentality since the arrival of coach Simeone.

Barcelona
Barcelona players failed to score for the first time in seven games to register their fifth away draw following the match against Villarreal.

Espanyol
Vladimir Weiss scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Espanyol registered their sixth home win following the match against Mallorca.

Getafe
Getafe coach Luis Garcia has dropped midfielder Michel due to sore muscle, while Ruben Perez and Mane are back in the squad to face Levante.

Granada
Granada have reached a preliminary agreement worth EUR3 million for the transfer of Las Palmas striker Jonathan Viera at the end of the season.

Levante
Levante have made official the transfer of veteran defender Victorianos Rivas to Chinese side Shaanxi Baorong Chamba beginning on Tuesday.

Malaga
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini insists his team are in a great mood heading into the Sevilla clash, despite going six matches without a win.

Osasuna
Osasuna are looking for their first victory in four games when they take on Atletico, who are determined to avoid their seventh away defeat.

Racing Santander
Racing coach Juanjo Gonzalez has made it clear that he is not moving for Valeri Bojinov, despite the possibility of losing Christian Stuani.

Rayo Vallecano
Fernando Llorente scored his 11th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Rayo to their sixth home defeat following the match against Bilbao.

Real Betis
Betis coach Pepe Mel has confirmed that the club were very interested in signing Esteban Granero, but Khedira's injury put a stop to the move.

Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 24th La Liga goal as Real Madrid registered their ninth home victory following the match against Real Zaragoza.

Real Mallorca
Vladimir Weiss scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Mallorca to their fourth away defeat following the match at Espanyol.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad manager Philippe Montanier still considers Sporting their close rivals, despite their lowly position and poor run of results.

Real Zaragoza
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 24th La Liga goal to condemned Real Zaragoza to their eighth away defeat following the match against Real Madrid.

Sevilla
Frederic Kanoute's agent has confirmed the striker will stay with Sevilla until the end of the season, despite reports linking him with a move.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Manolo Preciado is confident that they can remain in La Liga because there are other teams that are worst than his side.

Valencia
Coach Unai Emery admits Valencia are looking forward to the Copa clash with Barca, but acknowledges that the league is their bread and butter.

Villarreal
Villarreal players failed to score for the second time in five games to register their fifth home draw following the match against Barcelona.

Serie A

AC Milan
Former Catania striker Maxi Lopez reveals that it was his choice to wait for Milan because playing for the Rossoneri has always been his dream.

AS Roma
Luis Enrique has absolute faith in the Roma players after their setback against Juventus fuelled reports that the squad had been out partying.

Atalanta
Ex-Atalanta captain Cristiano Doni admits he thought he would get away with the betting scandal, but now urges other players to come forward.

Bologna
Bologna coach Stefano Pioli is delighted with their newfound unity and solidity and says they are determined to get a positive result at Roma.

Cagliari
Cesena, Juventus and Cagliari are part of a transfer merry-go-round involving Radja Nainggolan, Marco Parolo and Patjim Kasami from Fulham.

Catania
Gonzalo Bergessio scored his fourth Serie A goal of the season as Catania registered their fourth home draw following the match against Parma.

Cesena
Cesena, Juventus and Cagliari are part of a transfer merry-go-round involving Radja Nainggolan, Marco Parolo and Patjim Kasami from Fulham.

Chievo
It was reported that Chievo have identified Torino striker Giulio Ebagua as an alternative should they fail to bring in Takayuki Morimoto.

Fiorentina
Ajax striker Mounir El Hamdaoui is currently undergoing a medical at Fiorentina after reportedly turning down other offers to move to Italy.

Genoa
Genoa manager Pasquale Marino admits that Napoli have a very strong attack, but the same can be said about Grifone's Palacio and Gilardino.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan are focusing their attentions on Porto midfielder Fredy Guarin as they decide whether Thiago Motta will join Paris Saint-Germain.

Juventus
Alessandro Matri scored his ninth Serie A goal of the season as Juventus registered their seventh home win following the match against Udinese.

Lazio
There are shock reports in Italy that Lazio could hand striker Djibril Cisse over to QPR so they can bring in veteran Pippo Inzaghi from Milan.

Lecce
Lecce coach Serse Cosmi admits their match against Inter will hinge on his team making the least amount of mistakes in offense and defense.

Napoli
Coach Walter Mazzarri insists UEFA got it wrong with his two-match ban against Chelsea and confirms that the Partenopei will lodge an appeal.

Novara
Novara coach Attilio Tesser has dropped Granoche and Morimoto from his squad for the Palermo clash due to their possible move out of the club.

Palermo
Palermo coach Bortolo Mutti has confirmed that Edgar Alvarez is out of their squad for the Novara clash due to his possible sale to Torino.

Parma
Francesco Modesto scored his third Serie A goal of the season as Parma registered their third away draw following the match against Catania.

Siena
Coach Giuseppe Sannino insists Siena will give full attention to their clash with Fiorentina, despite the euphoria of going through the Coppa.

Udinese
Alessandro Matri scored his ninth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Udinese to their fourth away defeat following the match at Juventus.