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Friday, February 17, 2012

EPL

Arsenal
Atalanta striker Guido Marilungo has revealed Arsenal as his preffered destination abroad as the English side like to focus on young talents.

Aston Villa
Darren Bent is one of three over-age Aston Villa players on Great Britain coach Stuart Pearce's provisional list of players for the Olympics.

Blackburn
Steve Kean is refusing to give up on Blackburn's efforts to get in-demand forward Junior Hoilett to commit his long-term future to the club.

Bolton
Bolton head coach Owen Coyle insists his side can turn their fortunes around and stay in the Premier League, despite a recent slump in form.

Chelsea
Andre Villas-Boas admits not all of his players back his Chelsea 'project', but does not believe he has lost the support of Roman Abramovich.

Everton
Everton loan star Landon Donovan admits he would consider a third stint on Merseyside if Toffees boss David Moyes made a bid to bring him back.

Fulham
Fulham midfielder Simon Davies wants the Cottagers to maintain their momentum and achieve a top-10 finish in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini says he would sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez 'tomorrow', should the Uruguayan star become available.

Manchester City
Sergio Aguero scored his second goal in Europe this season as Man City took a one-goal lead over Porto in their first leg clash in Portugal.

Manchester United
Ashley Young scored his second goal in Europe this season as Manchester United took a two-goal lead over Ajax following the match at Amsterdam.

Newcastle United
Shola Ameobi has called for cool heads at Newcastle United if they are to continue their push for one of the coveted Champions League places.

Norwich City
Norwich will not follow Rangers and Portsmouth down the road to financial ruin in return for short-term success, according to David McNally.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers assistant manager Mark Bowen expects a mid-season training camp at Algarve to aid the club's Premier League survival bid.

Stoke City
Mehmet Topal scored his first goal in Europe this season as Valencia took a one-goal lead over Stoke in their first leg clash at the Britannia.

Sunderland
Coach Martin O'Neill has revealed Lee Cattermole will undergo a late fitness test ahead of Sunderland's FA Cup clash with Arsenal this weekend.

Swansea City
Midfielder Joe Allen has won his race to be fit for the trip to Stoke at the end of the month, according to Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers.

Tottenham
Coach Harry Redknapp would be open to the idea of managing England at Euro 2012 this summer, while remaining in charge of Tottenham Hotspur.

West Brom
Defender Liam Ridgewell aims to cement a first-team spot at West Brom after impressing on his debut in the 5-1 demolition of Wolves on Sunday.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic coach Roberto Martinez fears relegation will spark an exodus of talent from DW Stadium with winger Victor Moses leading the way.

Wolverhampton
Reading have played down speculation linking Brian McDermott with the Wolves job after insisting there has been no approach for his services.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Iker Muniain scored an all important away goal as Athletic Bilbao trail Lokomotiv Moscow by a goal following their first leg clash in Russia.

Atletico Madrid
Radamel Falcao scored his fifth goal in Europe this season as Atletico Madrid took a two-goal lead over Lazio in their match at the Olimpico.

Barcelona
Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes has refused to concede the La Liga title, insisting his side have what it takes to overturn a 10-point deficit.

Espanyol
Espanyol midfielder Coutinho has admitted the did not expect to get into the first team line-up so soon following his arrival from Inter Milan.

Getafe
Getafe manager Luis Garcia has praised the club, his players and coaches for having examplary behavior when it comes to refereeing decisions.

Granada
Granada coach Abel Resino finally has a complete squad to choose from as injured victims Inigo Lopez and Dani Benitez returns to training.

Levante
Levante drew 2-2 against Chinese outfit Dalian Aerbin in a friendly as boss Juan Ignacio gave his fringe players a chance to gain some minutes.

Malaga
Malaga defender Joris Mathijsen has aknowledged that the only way for his team to qualify for Europe is to add three points at home and away.

Osasuna
Roberto Torres has extended his contract with Osasuna for another four years until the summer of 2016, with a buyout clause of EUR12 million.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander coaches Juanjo, Castanos and Pinillos will not throw in the towe, despite agreeing that Real Madrid are now better than Barca.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo midfielder Emiliano Armenteros believes his team-mate Michu has proven that he is a high-level player and deserve a Spanish side call-up.

Real Betis
Betis midfielder Jose Alberto Canas does not believe their game against Zaragoza will be simple, despite Blanquillos' position in the league.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid midfielder Pepe is convinced that Los Blancos will win the La Liga title and claims that the team are getting stronger everyday.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca midfielder Josep Lluis Marti admits it will be difficult to beat Villarreal, who have improved since the arrival of their new coach.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad's Xabi Prieto admitted that he has lost his confidence and needs a big game like their upcoming match against Sevilla to recover it.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza left defender Javier Paredes has rejoined squad training and is expected to be available for their clash against Real Betis.

Sevilla
Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido admits the team are not used to 13th place, but believes a couple of win will reverse their situation.

Sporting Gijon
It has been confirmed that striker Nacho Novo has terminated his contract with Sporting Gijon, in order to complete his move to Legia Warsaw.

Valencia
Mehmet Topal scored his first goal in Europe this season as Valencia took a one-goal lead over Stoke in their first leg clash at the Britannia.

Villarreal
Villarreal defender Gonzalo Rodriguez admits that his team are in a better mood as they focus only on reaching 45 points as soon as possible.

Serie A

AC Milan
Mark Van Bommel admits he could leave AC Milan for PSV Eindhoven at the end of the season, but stresses that nothing has been signed so far.

AS Roma
Roma sports director Walter Sabatini admits defender Simon Kjaer has struggled with insecurity after his dismissal in the derby against Lazio.

Atalanta
Atalanta striker Guido Marilungo has revealed Arsenal as his preffered destination abroad as the English side like to focus on young talents.

Bologna
Bologna striker Marco Di Vaio is determined to reverse his statistic against Inter Milan goalkeeper Julio Cesar when they clash this weekend.

Cagliari
Cagliari are boosted following the 7-0 friendly win over San Teodoro thanks to goals scored by Joaquin Larrivey, Mannoni and Francesco Pisanu.

Catania
It was reported that Zenit St Petersburg coach Luciano Spalletti has made Francesco Lodi of Catania as one of his priorities in the summer.

Cesena
It was reported that Cesena may have to battle Nuremberg or Hoffenheim for the signature of Takashi Usami, currently on loan at Bayern Munich.

Chievo
Sports chief Giovanni Sartori said Chievo fans should be happy that the team are on their way to achieving the objective of Serie A survival.

Fiorentina
Striker Amauri is enjoying his time with Fiorentina and will seriously consider signing a new contract at the club at the end of the season.

Genoa
Genoa are reportedly prepared to do battle with Fulham, Everton and Liverpool for the summer transfer of Anderlecht striker Dieumerci Mbokani.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri has dropped Walter Samuel, Dejan Stankovic and Ricky Alvarez from his squad for their clash against Bologna.

Juventus
Juventus director Pavel Nedved has applauded the players for their efforts against Parma, but was annoyed by the performance of the referee.

Lazio
Radamel Falcao scored his fifth goal in Europe this season as Atletico Madrid took a two-goal lead over Lazio in their match at the Olimpico.

Lecce
Lecce defender Massimo Oddo is convinced that his side will put on a great performance in their decisive clash against Siena this weekend.

Napoli
Argentine star Ezequiel Lavezzi is confident he will still be a Napoli player next season after rubbishing claims he was set to join Juventus.

Novara
Novara are boosted following the 7-0 friendly win over Settimo thanks to goals scored by Mazzarini, Silva, Coubronne, Rubino, Asiedu and Jeda.

Palermo
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini says he would sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez 'tomorrow', should the Uruguayan star become available.

Parma
Parma boss Roberto Donadoni underlines his policy of not talking about the referees thinks Juventus' penalty protests show a lack of class.

Siena
Siena defender Cristiano Del Grosso wants a focused and determined performance from his side for their crucial clash versus direct rival Lecce.

Udinese
Udinese players failed to take advantage of playing in front of the home crowd as they drew against PAOK Salonika in their first leg clash.