Nicky Hunt is available again for Accrington as they round off their Sky Bet League Two campaign at home to Mansfield. The former Bolton full-back was dismissed against Stevenage but saw his suspension cut from three games to one match, making him eligible to feature in this final fixture. Manager John Coleman will also be back in the dugout too having served a one-match touchline ban against ...Full Story »

Villarreal midfielder Jonathan dos Santos is aware his side need "a miracle" to reach the Europa League quarter-finals heading into Thursday's crucial match at Sevilla. The Valencian outfit travel to the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium needing to overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit in their all-Spanish last 16 tie to oust the title holders. "We, just like our fans, are also thinking of achieving this mir...Full Story »

Accrington are expected to select from a similar pool of players when Portsmouth visit east Lancashire in Sky Bet League Two. Stanley did have full-back duo Nicky Hunt (groin) and Adam Buxton (hamstring and illness) back in full training this week but this fixture may come too early for the pair. Hunt has been out of action for the past three fixtures while Buxton, whose comeback was hampered ...Full Story »

Dos Santos out for six months Jonathan dos Santos will be out for some six months after undergoing an arthroscopy on his knee, according to reports from the medical services of the Catalan club. More specifically, the Mexican underwent surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee. The operation was performed at the Dexeus clinic by doctors Joan Carles Monllau and Ricard Pruna....Full Story »

Carles Puyol was one of the players left out by Tata Martino for the Champions League match in Milan on Tuesday - a surprising decision after the club captain had come through 90 minutes at Osasuna on Saturday. Although there was speculation that he would not start, Puyol would have expected at least a place on the bench in Italy. However, Puyol already knew his fate before he travelled with ...Full Story »

Jonathan Dos Santos has admitted that the change in coach at Barcelona has been fundamental in his decision to finally remain a further season at the club. "I was really made up when the coach told me he wanted me to stay. The fact that Gerardo Martino said that and that he trusts me have been key in me wanting to stay. I hope I have a better season than the last one", Dos Santos told a press...Full Story »

Barcelona midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos has had to finely balance two pulling factors this summer when coming to a decision about his future. On one hand, there is the small matter of the World Cup next summer in Brazil, which Dos Santos was very clear this week in saying that is a high priority for him – despite not featuring for Mexico since February 2012 and only having six caps in to...Full Story »

Mexican midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos’ pending move to Real Sociedad appears to be less of a sure thing after incoming Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino signaled the 23-year-old is in his plans for the upcoming season. “I’m counting on the whole squad that Barcelona has today and evidently Jonathan is included,” Martino said in his first press conference as coach of the ...Full Story »

Barcelona is aiming to get rid of any unwanted players in the next two weeks, but is well aware that transfers do not always go through before the desired deadlines. The club is currently looking to offload four players immediately - Jonathan Dos Santos, Fontás, Afellay and Bojan. Tito Vilanova also wants to sell Isaac Cuenca, but the player's knee injury means he will have to remain at ...Full Story »

Jonathan Dos Santos is on the outside looking in at Mexico’s quest to reach Brazil 2014, but the 22-year-old has no regrets about his decision to stay at Barcelona, where he has only six minutes playing time in La Liga this season. “I don’t regret that I stayed, I’m happy,” he told the Primer Toc show on Catalan radio station RAC1. “I have hope that some day...Full Story »