TRANSFER RUMOURS
Frank Lampard, 36, who left Chelsea at the end of last season, is set to join Manchester City's franchise club New York City in the MLS
( Daily Star )
Manchester United are preparing to test Juventus' resolve over Arturo Vidal, 27, by launching a £30m bid for the Chile midfielder
( Daily Star )
Sevilla claim Liverpool's pursuit of left-back Alberto Moreno, 21, is all but over after the clubs failed to agree a fee with the Spanish side wanting £20m
( Independent )
Italy striker Mario Balotelli will not be returning to the Premier League with Arsenal after AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani told Milan's website that the 23-year-old will remain with the club
( Daily Express )
Arsenal are considering a £21m bid for Bayern Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender after having a £15m offer for the 25-year-old rejected last summer
( Daily Express )
Arsenal have turned their attention to Newcastle United defender Mathieu Debuchy, 28
( Metro )
New West Brom boss Alan Irvine is ready to make a fresh £1.75m bid for Dundee United left-back Andrew Robertson, 20
( Metro )
French club Lille's 19-year-old Belgium international forward Divock Origi is set to complete a move to Liverpool for £10m
( L'Equipe )
Liverpool are close to agreeing a deal for Bayern Munich's 22-year-old Switzerland midfielder Xheridan Shaqiri
( Bild )
Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala says he has not yet decided about his future after Manchester City announced they will increase their efforts to recruit the 23-year-old French international.
( Le Figaro )
SUAREZ GOSSIP
Liverpool have joined Uruguay in considering legal action against Fifa after striker Luis Suarez, 27, was given a four-month ban from all footballing activity for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. Times The four-month suspension from all football has given Barcelona hope that they get Suarez for around £50m
( Daily Mirror )
However, Liverpool insist they will not let Suarez leave on the cheap despite his punishment.
( Daily Star )
Uruguay great Alcides Ghiggia, who scored the winning goal in the 1950 World Cup final in Brazil, has become the first prominent Uruguayan to criticise Suarez.
( Daily Telegraph )
Oscar Tabarez's Uruguay squad have landed in Rio for their last-16 tie with Colombia, while Suarez has flown home to Uruguay
( Guardian )
France defender Mamadou Sakho, 24, a Liverpool team-mate of Luis Suarez, could face retrospective disciplinary action after appearing to elbow Ecuador midfielder Oswaldo Minda in the face in Thursday's 0-0 draw.
( Independent )
WORLD CUP GOSSIP
Argentina are sweating over the fitness of Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, with doubts over whether the 26-year-old will play any further part at the World Cup
( Guardian )
Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie says Lionel Messi can forget about lifting the World Cup unless his Argentina team-mates sort out their dodgy defending.
( Sun )
Juventus playmaker Andrea Pirlo, 35, has responded to Italy's failure to progress from the group stage of the World Cup by revealing he is ready to reverse his decision to retire from international football at the end of the tournament.
( Daily Telegraph )
Netherlands manager and new Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal, 62, has been criticised by Dutch fans for abandoning "Total Football"
( Daily Mirror )
The Spanish football federation have put Vicente Del Bosque in charge of the national side until 2016 to lead the regeneration of the team.
( As )
OTHER GOSSIP
Former FA chairman David Bernstein has delivered a damning indictment of the organisation he led until last year, urging the government to impose change at the top of the English game or condemn the national team to "a vicious circle of failure".
( Daily Telegraph )
New Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna, 31, has hit back at suggestions that he left Arsenal only for the money and has hailed new team-mate Yaya Toure as the best midfielder in the world.
( Daily Mirror )
AND FINALLY
Cheryl Cole has become Newcastle United's latest signing after the former Girls Aloud singer was given a personalised shirt at X-Factor auditions in the city.
( Daily Mail )
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