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Last Updated: November 30, 2013 9:53am


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the times
David Moyes believes Wayne Rooney is likely to become even more dangerous from dead-ball positions.
daily mail
Martin Jol admitted last night he could be close to losing his job at Fulham as football's 'sacking season' begins to affect the Premier League
Jose Mourinho yesterday blasted Romelu Lukaku, the Chelsea striker who requested a transfer hours after his decisive penalty miss in the UEFA Super Cup final against Bayern Munich.
Turkish outfit Trabzonspor have turned their attention to Fulham's Dimitar Berbatov in their hunt for new striker - having previously looked at Tottenham's Emmanuel Adebayor.
the sun
Martin Jol reckons he faces the sack if Fulham lost to West Ham.
Romelu Lukaku wanted to leave Chelsea last summer.
Daniel Sturridge has left Liverpool reeling with the news he will miss tomorrow's trip to Hull.
Willian says Chelsea was always his first choice in the summer and claims he did not have a medical at Tottenham.
Kevin de Bruyne is to end his Chelsea frustration by joining Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen on loan.
daily star
Steven Gerrard has hit back at Sir Alex Ferguson's claim he is not a "top, top player".
Arsene Wenger fears it is impossible to stop match-fixing in football.
daily mirror
Jose Mourinho has told Romelu Lukaku to admit he was the one who wanted out of Chelsea.
West Ham are reportedly preparing a fresh bid for Chelsea's Demba Ba in January.
the guardian
Liverpool fear Daniel Sturridge is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the striker suffered suspected ankle ligament damage in training.
daily express
Jose Mourinho has risked driving a wedge between himself and Romelu Lukaku by accusing the striker of misleading the public.
the independent
One thing everyone who is at Tottenham Hotspur will agree upon is that Andre Villas-Boas works hard.
Steven Gerrard has now admitted he was "gutted" by Sir Alex Ferguson's criticism of him in his autobiography.

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Last Updated: December 8, 2013 9:30am


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the sun
David Moyes was booed by his own fans for the second time in four days as United lost at home again.
Luis Suarez last night warned England: I can knock you out of the World Cup.
Former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini wants to bring Aleksandar Kolarov to Galatasaray.
Burnley are hoping to sign Manchester City forward John Guidetti.
Arsenal are in the hunt to sign Standard Liege striker Michy Batshuayi.
the people
Arsene Wenger will make an ambitious move for Everton's Seamus Coleman if Bacary Sagna fails to sign a new deal.
Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha is wanted on loan by West Brom boss Steve Clarke.
Arsenal and Liverpool are battling for Hamburg's super young Turkish star Hakan Calhanoglu.
Burnley striker Danny Ings is a target for Celtic - but he may prove too costly for the SPL champions.
Newcastle are checking on Norwich keeper John Ruddy - in case a big bid comes in for Tim Krul
Luis Suarez hammered a World Cup warning to England with his 14th goal in ten matches as Liverpool moved up to second in the Premier League with a 4-1 victory over West Ham.
Manchester United face financial carnage as David Moyes' team crashed to another defeat and slipped seven points adrift of the top four.
daily star sunday
Manchester United have a new midfield target - Dutch ace Kevin Strootman.
Real Madrid have revalued Manchester City's goal-crazy striker Sergio Aguero at a whopping £60million.
David Moyes was booed off at Old Trafford as Manchester United yesterday lost their second home Premier League game in four days.
Fabio Capello predicts World Cup failure for England - because they will be knackered when they arrive in Brazil next summer.
Arsenal are eyeing a move for Olympiakos forward Konstantinos Mitroglou.
Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria is set to snub interest from Arsenal and Manchester United to join Monaco in January.
sunday mirror
Manchester City will resist any attempt from Italy to take Stevan Jovetic on loan - even though the Montenegrin striker is struggling to settle at the Etihad.
David Moyes is turning to Sir Alex Ferguson for help. The Manchester United manager has been seeking Ferguson's counsel in a bid to put his Old Trafford reign back on track.
sunday express
Manchester City are plotting a world record-breaking transfer move for German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
Fabio Capello has dismissed England's World Cup chances - believing that his successor Roy Hodgson's team will arrive in Brazil shattered by an intense Premier League campaign.
mail on sunday
New Fulham head coach Rene Meulensteen insists he will not block Dimitar Berbatov's departure if the Bulgarian striker carries out his threat to leave the club in January.
World Cup organisers turned up the heat on England and manager Roy Hodgson yesterday by bringing forward the kick-off time of their opening Group D match against Italy in the Amazon rainforest by three hours to meet the demands of European television.
sunday telegraph
David Moyes last night insisted that Manchester United were still in the Premier League title race despite his side suffering another shock home defeat that will leave them a daunting 15 points behind the leaders if Arsenal win at home against Everton this afternoon
THE SUNDAY TIMES
England's World Cup preparations suffered a further blow yesterday when Fifa, bowing to pressure from broadcasters, brought forward the kick-off time of their opening match against Italy in Brazil from 9pm to 6pm local time, exacerbating concerns over the high temperature and humidity in Manaus for the June 14 fixture.
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Manchester United's manager David Moyes yesterday failed to offer any explanation for the catastrophic drop in performance levels which has seen a squad build by Sir Alex Ferguson collapse to their fifth defeat of the season and struggle to maintain Champions' League status.
England's manager, Roy Hodgson, suffered his first defeat of the World Cup yesterday when Fifa gave in to television demands and brought forward the kick-off of the team's opening game against Italy in Manaus by three hours.
the observer
The pressure is building on David Moyes after Manchester United slipped to a second home defeat without scoring.
The FA insist they are "very relaxed" after the kick-off time for England's opening World Cup match against Italy in the heat of Manaus was moved by three hours forward following lobbying by television broadcasters.

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Last updated: 19th December 2013


DAILY MIRROR

Frank de Boer is top of Tottenham's wanted list to become their next manager.

Tim Sherwood admits he is in the dark over his Tottenham future following defeat to West Ham last night.

Arsenal and Manchester City have been contacted about signing Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Michu is hoping Swansea can swoop for Liverpool forward Iago Aspas.

Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin could be set for a January switch to Chelsea, according to his agent.

Juventus and Inter Milan will ramp up their interest in Manchester City's Aleksandar Kolarov in January - but will face competition from Zenit St Petersburg.

Chelsea will have to battle with AC Milan if they want to sign Wolfsburg defender Ricardo Rodriquez.

Hull fear Andre Villas-Boas' sacking as Tottenham manager will wreck their plans to sign on-loan Spurs midfielder Jake Livermore permanently.

Manchester City's Abdisalam Ibrahim is on the radars of Swansea, Reading and QPR as the winter transfer window looms.

Manchester United and Liverpool transfer target Ivan Rakitic is frustrated with life at Sevilla.

Southampton striker Billy Sharp wants to make his move to Reading permanent.

THE SUN

Ashley Young fired Manchester United into the Capital One Cup semi-finals and begged David Moyes: Give me a chance.

Edin Dzeko aims to fill the huge void left by Sergio Aguero for Manchester City.

David Ginola has hinted that he fancies stepping into management.

Leeds want to bring St Etienne winger Max Gradel back to the club.

DAILY MAIL

Tottenham were plunged into crisis last night after Tim Sherwood admitted he doesn't know who will be in charge for Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash at Southampton.

Manchester is on course for a Capital One Cup final derby at Wembley after United eased past Stoke last night in a quarter-final suspended after half an hour because of a hailstorm.

Arsenal are continuing to watch Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa.

Fulham are pinning their hopes of avoiding relegation on re-signing Clint Dempsey.

DAILY STAR

England manager Roy Hodgson will travel to the Amazon in the New Year on a World Cup fact-finding mission.

Real Madrid will make a bid to sign Luis Suarez from Liverpool in the summer.

Chelsea have joined the chase for Inter Milan defender Andrea Ranocchia.

THE TIMES

West Brom have contacted Andre Villas-Boas about their vacant head coach position just days after his departure from Tottenham.

THE GUARDIAN

Jack Wilshere has reluctantly agreed to accept the Football Association's misconduct charge for the gesture that he directed at Manchester City fans on Sunday and he is now expected to be banned for two matches - the forthcoming Premier League derbies against Chelsea and West Ham United.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Newcastle, Everton, Stoke, West Brom, West Ham, Aston Villa, Swansea and Cardiff are all interested in signing Wilfried Zaha on loan from Manchester United.

THE SUN:
David Moyes launched a bitter attack on Howard Webb for waving away a penalty appeal. Also: Arsenal are closing in on a shock £2million swoop for Dimitar Berbatov.


DAILY MAIL:
David Moyes last night launched a blistering attack on referee Howard Webb after his decision not to award Manchester United a late penalty in their 2-1 home defeat by Tottenham left the champions' title hopes in tatters. Also: Jose Mourinho claimed he wants to 'kill off' diving in English football after Oscar performed the most audacious simulation.


DAILY MIRROR:
David Moyes accused ref Howard Webb of a "scandalous" decision as Manchester United fell a massive 11 points behind in the title race. Also: Nicklas Bendtner kept Arsenal top of the Premier League yesterday, but Arsene Wenger faces a striker crisis.


DAILY EXPRESS:
Sam Allardyce has pointed the finger firmly at Kevin Nolan for West Ham's latest failure, saying: "It's not my fault." Also: Jose Mourinho last night left the door open for an angry Juan Mata to quit Chelsea this month - after the Spaniard reacted furiously to being taken off as his team started the new year in style.


DAILY STAR:
Jose Mourinho was left red-faced after seeing one his own players booked for diving. Also: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to be unveiled as the new Cardiff manager today.


DAILY TELEGRAPH:
David Moyes delivered a blistering condemnation of Howard Webb after Tottenham Hotspur ended Manchester United's flickering title hopes by accusing the referee of a "scandalous" decision when ignoring Ashley Young's claims for an 87th-minute penalty. Also: Cardiff City are expected to confirm Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the club's new manager and give him a £25million January transfer budget.


THE TIMES:
David Moyes launched a scathing attack on Howard Webb last night over the referee's "scandalous" decision not to award Manchester United a penalty in their 2-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. Also: For what must have felt like the zillionth time since landing in Australia, Alastair Cook found himself defending his captaincy as he seeks to avoid becoming the third man in history to lead England to an Ashes whitewash defeat.


THE GUARDIAN:
These are the moments when Manchester United must realise their grip on the Premier League title is slowly being released, finger by finger. Also: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to be appointed as Cardiff City manager after a whirlwind day of negotiations with the club's owner, Vincent Tan.


THE INDEPENDENT:
David Moyes said that Howard Webb's refusal to give Ashley Young a penalty for Hugo Lloris's injury-time lunge at the winger in Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur was "scandalous" and claimed that his team deserved to win the game. Also: When his team needed him most, Yaya Toure ensured Manchester City issued a statement of intent with their seventh straight win.

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daily mirror
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer walked into the Cardiff lions' den last night - insisting he had got the green light from mentor Sir Alex Ferguson.
Raheem Sterling could be set for a loan move to Swansea once Liverpool land Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah.
West Ham are plotting moves for Nikica Jelavic and Asamoah Gyan as the club's owners back under-fire boss Sam Allardyce.
Goal-shy West Ham and Stoke are leading the race to sign Manchester City starlet John Guidetti on loan.
Rafa Benitez wants to end Juan Mata's Chelsea misery and offer him a World Cup rescue at Napoli.
Joleon Lescott is willing to take a pay cut on his £90,000-a-week Manchester City wages to move to Tottenham on loan.
Arsenal have been told that they will have to buy Mirko Vucinic if they are to convince Juventus to part with the Montenegrin striker.
Inter Milan are set to put Manchester United and Chelsea on alert by releasing midfielder Esteban Cambiasso this summer.
Hull's Steve Bruce aims to land Jake Livermore from Tottenham for £3million after selling Tom Cairney to Championship promotion hopefuls Blackburn.
daily mail
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted he will have the final say on all footballing matters at Cardiff City after he was confirmed as their new manager yesterday.
Wayne Rooney would prefer to put off any decision on a new deal at Manchester United until after the World Cup.
Chelsea defender David Luiz is attracting fresh enquiries from Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
Luke Shaw has told Southampton he does not want to leave St Mary's this month.
Juan Mata looks set to stay at Chelsea - at least until the end of the season - despite his angry reaction to being substituted at Southampton.
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert could be forced into the transfer market for a striker after Libor Kozak broke his leg in a training game and looks set to miss the rest of the season.
Johnny Heitinga has opted to stay in Everton's reserves rather than sign for West Ham after the two clubs agreed terms.
Hull City and Celtic are willing to test Sunderland's resolve to hold on to striker Steven Fletcher.
Cardiff City have been offered former Everton defender Joseph Yobo, 33, by Fenerbahce.
Manchester City are ready to grant Joleon Lescott's wish to leave the club on loan, with Tottenham and Newcastle leading the chase to sign the England defender until the end of the season.
Mark Clattenburg is being investigated by referees' chief Mike Riley after Southampton accused him of 'abusing and insulting' their captain Adam Lallana.
Celtic look set to be priced out of a renewed move for Alfred Finnbogason after the striker's agent claimed Heerenveen value him at more than £8million.
the sun
Sepp Blatter has branded the Premier League's serial divers as "deeply irritating cheats".
Rafa Benitez is preparing a £20million bid to rescue Juan Mata from his Chelsea nightmare.
New Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will make Blackpool's £8million-rated winger Tom Ince his first transfer target.
Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis is eyeing a move for Cardiff defender Mark Hudson to bolster his defensive options
Reading forward Adam le Fondre expects to leave the Madejski Stadium this month
Joleon Lescott has told Manchester City he wants to quit the club so that he can play regular first-team football with Tottenham, Newcastle, Monaco and Besiktas all keen on the England international
Stoke midfielder Wilson Palacios is a target for La Liga outfit Real Betis
daily star
Arsenal are ready to pull out all the stops to land hot-shot Diego Costa.
Sam Allardyce looks set to escape the West Ham axe - because the club can't afford to sack him.
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini could still slam the door shut on Joleon Lescott's hopes of joining Tottenham.
Manchester United are set to focus their search for a new left-back on Everton's Leighton Baines and Southampton's rising star Luke Shaw after losing interest in Spanish international Alberto Moreno.
Inter Milan are readying an audacious bid to take Tottenham misfit Erik Lamela back to Italy on-loan for the rest of the season.
Liverpool have been installed as favourites in the race to secure the signing of promising Barcelona star Cristian Tello ahead of Premier League rivals Arsenal and Tottenham.
daily express
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he is not mad to take over at Cardiff City - and says he will have full control.
Juan Mata's days at Chelsea appear to be numbered after his agents rang the club to demand answers after he was substituted again by Jose Mourinho.
West Brom's players are ready to back Keith Downing if he changes his mind about becoming the club's new manager.
daily telegraph
Sam Allardyce has survived West Ham United crisis talks as the club attempt to plot a way out of their deepening hole.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was persuaded to take the manager's job at Cardiff City after chairman Mehmet Dalman gave him assurances that owner Vincent Tan would allow him to be "the most important person at the football club".
the times
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is adamant he has no qualms about working with Cardiff owner Vincent Tan and insisted that the Malaysian's controversial image is exaggerated.
Swansea City have made an approach for Raheem Sterling and hope that Liverpool will allow the winger to leave on loan if they sign Mohamed Salah from Basle this month.
the independent
Juan Mata's advisers have sought assurances from Chelsea that Jose Mourinho is not planning to sell the Spain international this month after the player showed his frustration with his substitution in the victory over Southampton on Wednesday.

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National Regional International
the sun
Ryan Giggs insists that Manchester United have the right players to challenge for the Premier League title next season.
Vincent Kompany insists that Manchester City's know-how will land them the Premier League title.
Louis van Gaal wants Manchester United to announce him as their new boss this week to end any speculation.
The West Ham board is split over whether to axe manager Sam Allardyce at the end of the season.
daily star
Liverpool are monitoring Bayer Leverkusen team-mates Emre Can and Heung-Min Son.
daily express
Schalke's 20-year-old left-back Sead Kolasina has emerged as a potential target for Manchester United.
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes is optimistic he will sign Liverpool winger Oussama Assaidi on a permanent deal.
Roberto Martinez is convinced Everton's Champions League dream is still alive.
daily mirror
Louis van Gaal's top targets this summer if he took over at Manchester United would be Bayern Munich's Toni Kroos and Roma's Kevin Strootman.
Alan Pardew is ready to make a bid to bring Swansea's Jonjo Shelvey to Newcastle.
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has said their managerial situation will be discussed in the summer after fans' angry protests against Sam Allardyce.
daily mail
Liverpool have shown an interest in Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazett.
Fenerbahce are willing to offer Bacary Sagna £100,000 a week to leave Arsenal.
West Ham midfielder Joe Cole will leave the club this summer when his contract runs out.
Rio Ferdinand has admitted he is embarrassed by Manchester United's shambolic season.
the guardian
Rio Ferdinand is mulling over offers from Turkish clubs Galatasaray and Besiktas, MLS outfit LA Galaxy and Al Gharafa of Qatar but would prefer to stay at Manchester United