TRANSFER RUMOURS
Barcelona want Liverpool striker Suarez, already a target for Real Madrid, and believe a £70m bid will activate a release clause
( Daily Mirror )
Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic, 28, is set to reject the chance to join Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal or Chelsea to sign for Wolfsburg
( Daily Star )
AC Milan have told Arsenal they must spend £29.5m to sign former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, 23
( Daily Express )
Crystal Palace will enquire about a deal for Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha, 21, once manager Tony Pulis returns from media work in Brazil
( Daily Mail )
New Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is considering a move for Esteban Cambiasso, 33, who is leaving Inter Milan on a free transfer this month
( Daily Mirror )
Manchester United and Chelsea are set to miss out on Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos, 24, who wants to join Real Madrid once his contract expires in 2015
( Daily Express )
Sydney FC are in talks to get Australia striker Tim Cahill, 34, to the A-League following his World Cup heroics.
( ABC )
WORLD CUP GOSSIP
Walter Ferreira, the physio behind Luis Suarez's recovery from knee surgery, suspended cancer treatment to see the 27-year-old Liverpool striker score twice in Uruguay's World Cup win over England
( Independent )
England captain Steven Gerrard's display against Uruguay was so bad, according to Spanish newspaper AS, they did not give the midfielder, 34, a rating for his performance.
( AS )
Spain's shock elimination from the World Cup attracted scrutiny from North Korean state media. Football fans in the country said Spain's intricate "tiki-taka" passing style was "worn-out" after the world champions' early exit from the tournament, according to the Korean
( Central News Agency )
Japan's clash against Ivory Coast was one of the most viewed games of the 2014 World Cup. As many as 34.1m viewers in Japan watched the team's 2-1 defeat by the Ivorians on the NHK channel at 10:00 local time, while 42.9m in Brazil saw the hosts beat Croatia 3-1 in the tournament's opener on TV Globo.
( Fifa )
Former England manager Glenn Hoddle wants current boss Roy Hodgson to stay in his role, despite the country's World Cup failings.
( ITV )
Germany defender Jerome Boateng, 25, insists that he is focused on beating Ghana and not his brother, Black Stars midfielder Kevin-Prince, 27, when the teams face each other at 20:00 BST on Saturday.
( Daily Star )
OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea's title challenge next season will benefit from the winning mentality and Premier League experience of new signing and former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 27
( Daily Star )
Alan Stubbs is set to be named the new Hibernian manager after the Everton Under-21 boss impressed during talks.
( Daily Mail )
Source BBCSports