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Thursday, March 29, 2012

EPL

Arsenal
Luis Fernando Muriel's agent has ruled out the possibility of the Lecce striker joining Arsenal in the summer, insisting it was just rumours.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish is contemplating handing starts to Eric Lichaj and Andreas Weimann for their Premier League clash with Chelsea.

Blackburn
Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson has urged his side to rebuild their momentum and keep the advantage they have over the bottom three sides.

Bolton
Owen Coyle has called on his Bolton team to now focus on their league relegation six-pointer at Wolves and build on their success last weekend.

Chelsea
Chelsea have reportedly reopened talks with Porto for striker Hulk, although the Blues are unwilling to meet his EUR100 million asking price.

Everton
Leighton Baines is confident Everton will fare better than in their last clash with Liverpool when they meet again in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Fulham
Fulham manager Martin Jol has recalled Alex Kacanaklic from his loan spell with Watford and could be included in the squad to face Norwich.

Liverpool
Liverpool defender Jose Enrique believes it is the players rather than manager Kenny Dalglish that are to blame for the club's poor results.

Manchester City
Rafael Benitez has advised Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini to avoid engaging in mind games during the battle for the Premier League title.

Manchester United
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand insists he is not worried about what neighbours City do as the Premier League title race hots up.

Newcastle United
Newcastle Utd have been rocked by the news Fabricio Coloccini will sit out the games against Liverpool and Swansea due to a hamstring injury.

Norwich City
Ryan Bennett staked his claim for a place in the Norwich side after scoring a goal in his debut for the club in the reserves' defeat to Fulham.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers' on-loan striker Federico Macheda is back at Man Utd as he is likely to miss the rest of the season due to an ankle injury.

Stoke City
Stoke's Jonathan Woodgate claims that the standard of football in the Premier League has started slipping, although he has praised Swansea.

Sunderland
Lee Cattermole has admitted Sunderland were not good enough during their FA Cup quarter-final defeat, but are keen to bounce back this weekend.

Swansea City
Defender Neil Taylor feels Swansea are a club on the up, and that anyone would be mad if they want to swap the Liberty Stadium for a new side.

Tottenham
Louis Saha has warned Arsenal that Tottenham are still capable matching their performance and pipping them to 3rd place in the Premier League.

West Brom
Graham Dorrans is set to return to training and could be fit to return for West Brom against Everton after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan are sweating on the fitness of Mohamed Diame and Hugo Rodallega ahead of Saturday's Premier League game against Stoke at the DW Stadium.

Wolverhampton
Terry Connor is positive that every one of his Wolves players is up for the fight as they bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Captain Andoni Iraola believes Bilbao will be forced to defend against Schalke, but insists his side want to win and not just score a goal.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has welcomed the return of Tiago Mendes and Diego to his squad as they open up more options in midfield.

Barcelona
AC Milan failed to take full advantage of playing at the San Siro after only managing a draw in their first leg encounter against Barcelona.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino insists Javi Marquez will get his chance to play, as he stressed the team is more important than any player.

Getafe
Getafe defender Juan Valera has urged his team-mates to take advantage of Atletico Madrid's European commitments by playing a high paced game.

Granada
Granada are in 14th place in the Fair Play chart with 99 penalty points after accumulating 85 yellow cards and 7 red cards so far this season.

Levante
Midfielder Jose Javier Barkero believes there will be extra pressure on Valencia this weekend and has urged Levante to take advantage of it.

Malaga
Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero has underwent surgery to fix his fractured left hand and must sit on the sidelines for the next 15 days.

Osasuna
Osasuna president Patxi Izco has slammed the league leaders Real Madrid and Barcelona for their recent complaints about refereeing decisions.

Racing Santander
Racing are in 15th place in the Fair Play chart with 102 penalty points after accumulating 88 yellow cards and 7 red cards so far this season.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano defender Mikel Labaka is happy with the level of competition in the team as it forces everybody to be at their best in training.

Real Betis
Real Betis striker Roque Santa Cruz regretted having only taken two points against Espanyol and Racing, especially since they played well.

Real Madrid
Although a summer move seems unlikely, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has admitted that he could return to Inter at some stage in the future.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca midfielder Michael Pereira has urged his team to prove that they learned from last season mistakes by securing their safety early.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier believes sometimes it is good for players to out an unwind after a bad game or they might get depressed.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza head coach Manolo Jimenez believes his team now have 50-50 chance of avoiding the drop, but warned them against false euphoria.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Michel believes it is good that club are dissatisfied about their current situation because they want to be in Europe every year.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Javier Clemente said he is focused only on players that are available to him because anything else are a waste of time.

Valencia
Valencia midfielder Pablo Hernandez is optimistic about their chances against AZ Alkmaar, despite admitting that it will be a very open match.

Villarreal
Cristian Zapata's agent would not rule out a move to Napoli in the summer, after admitting that it has been a difficult season for Villarreal.

Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan failed to take full advantage of playing at the San Siro after only managing a draw in their first leg encounter against Barcelona.

AS Roma
Rodrigo Taddei is hoping to stay with Roma until the end of his playing career and revealed his plan to become a youth coach after retirement.

Atalanta
Atalanta technical director Pierpaolo Marino are adamant that Federico Peluso and Manolo Gabbiadini are on the radar of Serie A's big clubs.

Bologna
Bologna president Albano Guaraldi has reportedly snubbed an offer worth EUR18 million from Alfredo Cazzola, who wants to repurchase the club.

Cagliari
Davide Astori's agent said currently there is no news about the player's future as Massimo Cellino is focused on keeping the club in Serie A.

Catania
It was reported that Catania director Pietro Lo Monaco is traveling to Chile to open talks for Matias Nicolas Rodriguez and Francisco Pizarro.

Cesena
Bari coach Vincenzo Torrente is flattered to be linked with a summer move to Cesena, but has insisted the Serie A side have not contacted him.

Chievo
Bad news for Chievo coach Domenico Di Carlo after it was confirmed that Davide Moscardelli is sidelined for two months with a torn tendon.

Fiorentina
It was claimed that Juventus directors have identified Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic as a summer target to replace Alessandro Del Piero.

Genoa
It was reported that Genoa are considering a move for Aleandro Rosi, but it will not be easy as the defender is playing regularly for Roma.

Inter Milan
Although a summer move seems unlikely, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has admitted that he could return to Inter at some stage in the future.

Juventus
The agent of Milos Krasic has admitted that clubs interested in his client will have to pay EUR15 million to sign the Juventus man this summer.

Lazio
Alessando Nesta is still bitter at being portrayed as a Lazio traitor, insisting that the club sold him because they were desperate for money.

Lecce
Luis Fernando Muriel has ruled out the possibility of the Lecce striker joining Arsenal in the summer, insisting that it was just rumours.

Napoli
Cristian Zapata's agent would not rule out a move to Napoli in the summer, after admitting that it has been a difficult season for Villarreal.

Novara
Midfielder Andrea Mazzarani said Novara are working hard because they still believes in miracle and will fight for survival until the end.

Palermo
Goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano is happy with life at Palermo, where there is very little pressure, but admits Inter is in control of his future.

Parma
Parma President Tommaso Ghirardi has confirmed a deal to sign one of the best young players in Europe Sotiris Ninis at the end of the season.

Siena
Siena midfielder Gaetano D'Agostino is back in training, while Angelo and defender Emanuele Pesoli were missing after coming down with a flu.

Udinese
Udinese midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah said his team have worked hard to achieve third place, but knows that they cannot let their guard down yet.