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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is unsure when Jack Wilshere will be ready to return to action, despite confirming that he is recovering well.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa winger Charles N'Zogbia has insisted he and head coach Alex McLeish have put any problems behind them after holding recent talks.

Blackburn
Steve Kean believes Junior Hoilett and Yakubu can trouble any backline after they combined to hand Blackburn a crucial win over Sunderland.

Bolton
Fabrice Muamba has reportedly been laughing and joking with the Bolton players who have visited him in hospital as he continues his recovery.

Chelsea
Napoli have reportedly identified Chelsea's versatile defender Branislav Ivanovic as a summer transfer target, but have yet to make contact.

Everton
Assistant coach Steve Round hopes that defender Sylvain Distin will sign a new deal with Everton, praising his dedication and professionalism.

Fulham
Dickson Etuhu has denied reports that he is ready to quit Fulham at the end of the season, insisting that he is happy at the Craven Cottage.

Liverpool
Dirk Kuyt wants to stay at Liverpool for the rest of his career but admits he may consider a move away if he cannot nail down a regular place.

Manchester City
Coach Roberto Mancini admires the work Roberto Di Matteo has done since taking over at Chelsea but hopes Man City can end their winning streak.

Manchester United
Chinese outfit Guizhou Renhe have confirmed their interest in signing Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand and Chelsea's Frank Lampard this summer.

Newcastle United
Alan Pardew has praised Davide Santon's mental strength after he came off the bench to play an important part in Newcastle's win over Norwich.

Norwich City
Defender Russell Martin is not paying any attention to the speculation linking him with a move away from Norwich and is happy to stay put.

Queens Park Rangers
Mark Hughes has confirmed that Kieron Dyer could yet have a future at QPR and is looking forward to see him in action during the pre-season.

Stoke City
Matthew Etherington believes Stoke deserve to finish in the top half of the league and has called on his team-mates to end the season strongly.

Sunderland
David Hoilett scored his sixth Premier League goal to condemned Sunderland to their eighth away defeat following the match against Blackburn.

Swansea City
Garry Monk believes Swansea's climb to eighth place in the Premier League is 'an amazing achievement', especially with their limited resources.

Tottenham
Harry Redknapp reckons Tottenham need to beat Stoke to get their season back on track after losing their last three Premier League matches.

West Brom
Shane Long hopes to play a leading role with West Brom during the final two months of the season to ensure he is on top form for Euro 2012.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has told his team to stop feeling sorry for themselves and looking for excuses following the draw with West Brom.

Wolverhampton
Wolves have confirmed that midfielder Jamie O'Hara has been ruled out of action for a further four weeks due to his ongoing groin problem.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Iker Muniain believes Bilbao's recent stellar performances against Man Utd have inspired their La Liga opponents to play better against them.

Atletico Madrid
Coach Diego Simeone has acknowledged that the match against Bilbao is important because Atletico must continue to fight for a place in Europe.

Barcelona
Lionel Messi scored his 34th La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona registered their 13th home victory following the match against Granada.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino admits the team can be more optimistic about the season, but has warned them not to get too carried away.

Getafe
Getafe players failed to score for the first time in five La Liga games to register their fourth away draw following the match against Osasuna.

Granada
Lionel Messi scored his 34th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Granada to their 11th away defeat following the match against Barcelona.

Levante
Javi Venta admitted that it was unthinkable at the start of the season that Levante would already collected 41 points with 11 games to spare.

Malaga
Former Netherlands hitman Ruud van Nistelrooy has revealed that he is considering ending his playing career at the end of the current campaign.

Osasuna
Osasuna players failed to score for the first time in five La Liga games to register their fifth home draw following the match against Getafe.

Racing Santander
Racing are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeat when they take on Sevilla, who are keen to register their third away victory.

Rayo Vallecano
Good new for Rayo as defender Mikel Labaka has resumed training after 3 weeks out and is likely to be available for the match against Malaga.

Real Betis
Real Betis are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeat when they take on Espanyol, who are keen to register their fourth away win.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid have completed the transfer of Diocesano's promising youngster Jorge Franco, who will move the Bernabeu at the end of the season.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca are keen to pick up points for the fourth straight game when they face Sporting, who are desperate to avoid their sixth home defeat.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad are keen to register their third win in five games when they take on Levante, who have dropped 25 points away from home this season.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza are desperate to pick up points for the second straight game when they take on Valencia, who are looking for their eight home win.

Sevilla
Sevilla are desperate to avoid their third consecutive defeat when they take on Racing, who are keen to register their fourth home victory.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon are hoping to pick up points for the 3rd time in 5 games when they face Mallorca, who are keen to avoid their 7th away defeat.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery has cast doubts over his future after admitting that his cycle may be over after spending four years at the club.

Villarreal
Coach Miguel Angel Lotina cannot wait to begin work at Villarreal and has suggested his side can start to move up the table from 17th position.

Serie A

AC Milan
Juventus are in the final of the Coppa Italia after Alessandro Del Piero and Mirko Vucinic scored to eliminate AC Milan from the competition.

AS Roma
Roma director Franco Baldini said the club are focusing on youth because they believe and asked that young players not to be used as an excuse.

Atalanta
Ex-Genoa, Bologna and Palermo player Massimo Mutarelli, currently a free agent, has joined Atalanta in training with a view to signing a deal.

Bologna
Bologna midfielder Alessandro Diamanti was happy to draw against Chievo and believes with more time his side could have actually won the game.

Cagliari
Cagliari defender Michele Canini believes his team won against Cesena because they were able to impose their game from the very first minute.

Catania
Cataniad defender Nicola Legrottaglie wants to take penalties as he need one more to break his best record of 4 league goals in one seasons.

Cesena
Chairman Igor Campedelli has voiced his disappointment after failing to get the right reaction from Cesena, especially the senior players.

Chievo
Chievo director Giovanni Sartori, who has been linked with a summer switch to Fiorentina, insisted there has been no contact with the Viola.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina winger Alessio Cerci has been handed three-match suspension after he was dismissed for kicking at Juventus player Paolo De Ceglie.

Genoa
Genoa manager Pasquale Marino will have to without the services of Bosko Jankovic this weekend after the winger was handed a one-match ban.

Inter Milan
Diego Forlan has rejected reports that he refused to come off the bench last weekend and insisted he has no problem with Inter coach Ranieri.

Juventus
Juventus are in the final of the Coppa Italia after Alessandro Del Piero and Mirko Vucinic scored to eliminate AC Milan from the competition.

Lazio
Lazio midfielder Lorik Cana has admitted that he might consider leaving the Biancoceleste in the summer if he does not play with regularity.

Lecce
President Maurizio Zamparini wants the same attention to be given to Lecce's Gennaro Delvecchio, who provoked Palermo winger Nicolas Bertolo.

Napoli
Napoli have reportedly identified Chelsea's versatile defender Branislav Ivanovic as a summer transfer target, but have yet to make contact.

Novara
Novara coach Attilio Tesser has underlined the importances of mental strength over tactical aspect, especially at this stage of the season.

Palermo
Maurizio Zamparini has distanced himself from rumours linking Palermo with Edy Reja, but has opened the door to Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino.

Parma
Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi does not fear losing striker Sebastian Giovinco in the summer, as his sale will bring in money for the club.

Siena
Giuseppe Sannino has promised 'sacrifice and humility' from his Siena in their Coppa Italia semi-final second leg with Napoli on Wednesday.

Udinese
Slovenian international goalkeeper Samir Handanovic has reiterated that only a European giant would be able to tempt him away from Udinese.