Football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Tottenham will try to bring former Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze back to England from Real Madrid in the summer. (Daily Express)



• Ade Akinbiyi could be playing for Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer in the US as soon as this weekend if he agrees a pay-off at Burnley. (Daily Mail)



• Derby goalkeeper Roy Carroll wants to quit the club in the summer after losing his place in the team to Stephen Bywater. (The Sun)



• Sheffield Wednesday have beaten local rivals Sheffield United to the signature of veteran striker Dele Adebola. (Daily Star)

• Robert Lee is in line to work as Alan Shearer's assistant when his return to Newcastle as manager is confirmed. (Daily Mail)



• West Ham striker Carlton Cole could be out for the rest of the season after injuring his groin on England duty. (The Sun)



• David Beckham has been named the world's richest footballer for the fifth time, according to a survey by France Football. His total income for last year was £32.4m, putting him ahead of Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho. (Daily Express)



• The Football Association has delayed plans to launch a women's super league for 12 months because of the financial crisis. (Daily Mail)



• Wolves striker Michael Kightly could be out for up to three months with a suspected broken foot. (The Times)



• Darlington's administrators have set a deadline of 20 April for potential buyers of the club to come forward. (The Sun)



• Clyde are on the brink of being closed down after North Lanarkshire Council began trying to evict them from Broadwood Stadium. (Daily Record)

• England coach Fabio Capello says Sir Alex Ferguson told him he felt "crazy" after paying £27m for Wayne Rooney from Everton in 2004. (Daily Express)



• Capello also requested that the badge on the new England shirt be put higher than usual to avoid rubbing on players' nipples. (Daily Star)



• Tottenham will keep the fans close to the pitch at their proposed new 58,000-seater stadium to replicate the atmosphere of White Hart Lane. (The Sun)



• Liverpool defender Daniel Agger, a trained tattoo artist, says he will tattoo the whole team if they win the Premier League title. (The Sun)



• Sir Alan Sugar says he hopes England open up a commanding lead in the first half against Ukraine - so fans watching the game on television will turn over to The Apprentice on BBC1 at half-time. (Daily Mirror)



• US President Barack Obama will travel to Eastbourne Borough's Blue Square Premier game against Ebbsfleet on Saturday, in order to watch his cousin Achtog Laprifolo play for Borough. (Eastbourne official website)



• Port Vale are to change their name to Burslem Port Vale next season, and have unveiled a new badge suspiciously similar in outline to rivals Stoke's. (Port Vale official website)



• Several clubs have revealed new shirts today - such as York's one-off purple shirt to be worn at the FA Trophy final, Lewes's one-off green and black shirt to mark the announcement of the South Downs as a National Park, and Wigan's switch to red and white halves next season to reflect a kit worn in 1932. (Various)



• Bury are to raise some much-needed revenue by staging a Monster Truck racing weekend on their Gigg Lane pitch, where the trucks will go head-to-head with the groundsman's tractor. (Bury official website)



• Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey is in talks to star in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing, alongside Hungarian sensation Lora Pliof. (Wolves official website)



• Barnsley will pioneer a Football League initiative whereby their players and managers will wear microphones wired up to the Oakwell PA system as part of an anti-swearing campaign. (Barnsley official website)



• Accrington Stanley have offered former Premier League referee Jeff Winter the role of stadium development manager, after he recently criticised the facilities at their ground. (Accrington official website)



• Plymouth have unveiled a new club badge paying homage to their Scottish manager Paul Sturrock and their Japanese investors, as designed by French typographer Una Avrille. (Plymouth official website)



• And finally... injuries, suspensions and illness are causing several managers and coaches to come out of retirement for this weekend's games - including Swansea manager Roberto Martinez, Walsall assistant manager Martin O'Connor and Barnsley coach Kelham O'Hanlon. (Various)