DAILY MIRROR

David Beckham has jumped to the defence of Ashley Cole after the England defender was targeted by the Wembley boo-boys.

John Terry is desperate to be fit to lead England's World Cup charge in Belarus on Wednesday.

Peter Varney is a surprise target of Arsenal as their search for a new chief executive draws to a close.

Blackburn boss is set to win the race for Arsenal's fiery young England youth international Jason Banton.

West Brom boss Tony Mowbray is chasing German Under-21 midfielder Marc-Andre Kruska.

Derby boss Paul Jewell is ready to move for Hull defender Wayne Brown.

Cardiff manager Dave Jones is chasing Peterborough's prolific striker Craig Mackail-Smith.

QPR are ready to make a bid for Peterborough's England Under-21 goalkeeper Joe Lewis.

Les Ferdinand says he would consider becoming Newcastle's director of football.

THE SUN

Wigan boss Steve Bruce hopes to sign on-loan striker Amr Zaki on a permanent basis.

Kris Boyd has piled more agony on George Burley by refusing to play for the Scotland boss again.

Northern Ireland's Nigel Worthington remained upbeat despite seeing his side sunk by two late goals in Slovenia.

Emile Heskey insists he's not worried by his dismal scoring record as he gets set to win his 50th England cap on Wednesday.

Wayne Rooney has been branded 'weak' by England's new World Cup opponents Belarus.

Belarus hitman Vitaly Bulyga has aimed a blunt warning at England's millionaire stars: "We beat you before and we'll do it again."

West Brom are planning to make a January raid for Borussia Dortmund midfield star Marc-Andre Kruska.

Bolton are stalling on a new deal for keeper Ali Al-Habsi.

Blackburn boss Paul Ince is chasing teenage Arsenal striker Jason Banton and Liverpool whizzkid Nathan Eccleston.

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish will decide whether to sign Togo midfielder Souleymane Mamam after watching him a reserve game on Tuesday night.

DAILY STAR

Wayne Rooney has vowed to continue banging in the goals for England.

Real Madrid have re-ignited the war of words with Manchester United over Cristiano Ronaldo and have vowed to sign him next summer for £70m.

Fabio Capello will make a final decision on Monday on whether John Terry can play against Belarus.

DAILY MAIL

Fabio Capello will protect his England players from abuse by refusing to play February's proposed friendly against Spain at Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium.

Fabio Capello was locked in discussions with his coaching staff on Sunday night at they attempted to solve the Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard conundrum ahead of Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Belarus.

Striker Kris Boyd has walked out on Scotland, saying he no longer wants to play under manager George Burley.

A training-ground punch-up involving Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller seemed to have no ill effect on Jamaica as they upset Sven Goran Eriksson's Mexico in a World Cup qualifier in Kingston.

Wigan owner Dave Whelan has called for measured to limit debts among Premier League clubs and punish those who spend beyond their means.

West Brom made record pre-tax profits of £11.3million after winning promotion to the Premier League last season.

The FA are examining documents concerning allegations of match-fixing after receiving information about irregular betting patterns during a recent Championship match.

DAILY EXPRESS

Frank Lampard and David Beckham have hit out at the England boo-boys who targeted Ashley Cole on Saturday.

Rio Ferdinand claims England will have one foot in the World Cup finals if they can complete their best start to a qualifying campaign for more than 30 years by beating Belarus.

Croatia manager Slaven Bilic believes his side are back to their best after a goalless draw with Ukraine on Saturday.

Wayne Rooney wants to take on the responsibility of becoming England's new goal machine for years to come.

David Beckham says he has proved he can still play a vital role for England - even though he has no chance of keeping up with the lightning-quick pace of Theo Walcott.

Jermain Defoe was warned Michael Owen he plans to build on the cameo performance he produced at Wembley and keep the Newcastle striker out of Fabio Capello's plans permanently.

Steven Fletcher says that no one in the Scotland camp is pointing the finger of blame at Chris Iwelumo following his disastrous debut.

Marco Tardelli has warned the Republic of Ireland to take nothing for granted as they edge closer to World Cup qualification.

Barcelona star Thierry Henry has called for a halt to speculation linking him with a move to Manchester City.

Middlesbrough full-back Andrew Taylor has bolstered Stuart Pearce's England Under-21 squad for Tuesday's clash against Wales.

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster is refusing to give up on Cristiano Ronaldo.

DAILY RECORD

Rangers star Kris Boyd has quit Scotland after his Norway snub - with more set to follow.

Defiant George Burley has refused to shoulder the blame for Scotland's Hampden horror show against Norway by insisting he got his tactics spot on.