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Friday, February 3, 2012

EPL

Arsenal
Mikel Arteta insists he and his Arsenal team-mates need to show more quality if the Gunners are to make it into the Premier League top-four.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa have confirmed defender Habib Beye has left the Premier League club by mutual consent, paving the way for his move to Doncaster.

Blackburn
Steve Kean hopes Spurs can get defender Ryan Nelson back to full fitness after he left Blackburn to sign a short-term deal at White Hart Lane.

Bolton
Bolton manager Owen Coyle has stressed that captain Kevin Davies has an important part to play at the club for the remainder of the season.

Chelsea
Chelsea have confirmed that Sam Walker has signed a new contract until 2014, while Aziz Deen-Conteh is now tied to Stamford Bridge until 2013.

Everton
Nikica Jelavic insists he did not force his transfer from Rangers to Everton and only left Ibrox because the club decided they wanted the cash.

Fulham
Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell faces up to six weeks on the sidelines after sustaining another hernia injury against West Brom on Wednesday.

Liverpool
Liverpool's on-loan Lille midfielder Joe Cole is enjoying life in Ligue 1 but says he is unsure where he will be plying his trade next season.

Manchester City
Striker Carlos Tevez has denied accusing Manchester City of treating him strangely and he did not care what people thought about his conduct.

Manchester United
Quinton Fortune believes Antonio Valencia could turn out to be Manchester United's secret weapon in this season's Premier League title battle.

Newcastle United
Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye claimed he has been unjustly suspended as he is set to miss another two matches against Villa and Spurs.

Norwich City
Paul Lambert insists Grant Holt remains focused despite a January bid from Rangers, which was nowhere near Norwich's valuation of the player.

Queens Park Rangers
Luke Young has played down expectation levels at QPR after a busy transfer window and insists Premier League survival has to be the main focus.

Stoke City
Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross believes Saturday's game against Sunderland signals the start of a season-defining month for the Potters.

Sunderland
Sunderland striker Stephane Sessegnon believes he and Fraizer Campbell can form an effective partnership in attack under coach Martin O'Neill.

Swansea City
Swansea have been dealt a blow after midfielder Ferrie Bodde picked up a knee injury after just two minutes in a reserve game against Arsenal.

Tottenham
Steve Kean hopes Spurs can get defender Ryan Nelson back to full fitness after he left Blackburn to sign a short-term deal at White Hart Lane.

West Brom
West Brom are reportedly ready to make a move for Nottingham Forest defender Luke Chambers, who is available for free at the end of the season.

Wigan Athletic
Coach Roberto Martinez has no doubt Wigan are in a better position after the January transfer window despite only bringing in Jean Beausejour.

Wolverhampton
Wolves star Emmanuel Frimpong believes the FA would have treated the Ferdinand-Terry's case differently if the players' roles were reversed.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Javi Martinez believes that while Athletic Bilbao are still fighting in all three competitions, all of their matches are now like a final.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico star Radamel Falcao does not want to think about challenging for a Champions Leagues place yet, despite their good run of results.

Barcelona
Valencia striker Roberto Soldado believes the pre-match comments from Barcelona president Sandro Rosell likely to have influenced the referee.

Espanyol
Kiko Casilla is delighted to have extended his contract at Espanyol until 2015 and hopes he can be a permanent member of the first team squad.

Getafe
Getafe coach Luis Garcia admits his team are going through their best moment this season, but acknowledges that Real Madrid are way better.

Granada
Granada striker Franco Jara has told his team-mates not to waste their major win over Betis and to be humble and work hard against Malaga.

Levante
Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez has said that it is only common for teams to feel the fear of losing in the second part of the season.

Malaga
Malaga winger Santi Cazorla has urged all parties to let referees do their work in peace despite the mistakes, because they are only human.

Osasuna
Osasuna striker Roland Lamah believes a victory against Sporting Gijon can provide the spark that his team need to win their next home match.

Racing Santander
Good news for Racing Santander as midfielder Pedro Munitis is available to play this weekend after his red card against Valencia was rescinded.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano midfielder Miguel Perez is wary about facing Real Zaragoza this weekend as the bottom side will be really desperate for a win.

Real Betis
Real Betis head coach Pepe Mel has admitted that the lack of experience in his squad has seen them commiting very costly errors this season.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil has revealed that he wants to stay with the Spanish powerhouse until the end of his playing career.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca have released a statement denying a report that claimed vice-president Serra Ferrer would prefer Betis won their match this weekend.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad midfielder Xabi Prieto said his team are looking forward to cause a stir, despite Barcelona's near perfect record at Camp Nou.

Real Zaragoza
Defender Pablo Alvarez believes his loan move to Real Zaragoza is a major step in his career and said the Spanish club knew about his injury.

Sevilla
Sevilla denied that coach Marcelino Garcia Toral striker Fredy Kanoute are at loggerheads, and insisted that both have a normal relationship.

Sporting Gijon
David Barral is surprised after Sporting Gijon fans insulted the team during training, but is confident that their situation will change soon.

Valencia
Valencia striker Roberto Soldado believes the pre-match comments from Barcelona president Sandro Rosell likely to have influenced the referee.

Villarreal
Midfielder Gonzalo Castellani believes winning away to Sevilla this weekend would be a great way for Villarreal to get out of the drop zone.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan have added Maxi Lopez, Djamel Mesbah and Stephan El Shaarawy to their Champions League squad after dropping Taiwo, Cassano and Gattuso.

AS Roma
AS Roma coach Luis Enrique was furious about his team's defeat to Cagliari, claiming they are not going anywhere with a performance like that.

Atalanta
Atalanta coach Stefano Colantuono said he allowed Simone Padoin join Juventus because he deserved the opportunity to play in a bigger club.

Bologna
Marco Di Vaio is currently the top scorer for Bologna with six goals after making 42 attempts on goal in his 20 appearences so far this season.

Cagliari
Midfielder Albin Ekdal is delighted that now he has the 90 minutes to prove his worth at Cagliari and admits it has boosted his confidence.

Catania
Osarimen Ebagua's agent claimed the striker had a lot of offers, but chose to join Catania on loan because he wanted to experience Serie A.

Cesena
Coach Daniele Arrigoni believes Cesena did well against Napoli until the time of his expulsion, but admits the Partenopei are a great team.

Chievo
Cyril Thereau scored his third Serie A goal of the season as Chievo registered their second away victory following the match against Novara.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina managing director Sandro Mencucci has once again denied that sports director Pantaleo Corvino's future at the club is up for debate.

Genoa
Racing Club are reportedly close to reaching an agreement with Genoa to bring striker Lucas Pratto back to Argentina on an 18-month loan deal.

Inter Milan
Angelo Palombo is happy to make the swith to Inter Milan, but admitted that it was a last-minute deal and that he was surprised by the move.

Juventus
Michele Pazienza's agent has revealed the midfielder turned down Genoa and joined Udinese because wants a return to Juventus in the summer.

Lazio
Lazio coach Edy Reja admits he had a row with director Igli Tare for letting go of Cisse and Sculli, but failing to bring in a replacement.

Lecce
Lecce have completed the purchase of Alexander Mirarchi, but the young goalkeeper will continue to wear Nardo's jersey due to family problems.

Napoli
Hangarian Soma Novothny is undergoing medical at Napoli and is expected to go into the Partenopei's youth squad once he completed the move.

Novara
Cyril Thereau scored his third Serie A goal of the season to condemned Novara to their fifth home defeat following the match against Chievo.

Palermo
Palermo goalkeeper Emiliano Vivano does not know whether he will be returning to Inter next season, despite his label as Julio Cesar's heir.

Parma
Hernan Crespo has confirmed that he has rescinded his contract with Parma after no longer featuring in the first team plans of the outfit.

Siena
Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino has dropped Serbian goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic from his squad list for their clash against Juventus this weekend.

Udinese
Michele Pazienza's agent has revealed the midfielder turned down Genoa and joined Udinese because wants a return to Juventus in the summer.