All the football talk from Monday's papers
Pierluigi Collina could be named as the referee for next Saturday's Euro 2004 qualifier between England and Turkey after original choice Kim Milton Nielsen was forced to pull out through injury (Daily Mail).
Turkey's Hakan Sukur is a doubt for the game against England after injuring a knee at the weekend. (Daily Telegraph).
Brighton striker Leon Knight has urged manager Steve Coppell to stay at the club and forget about the vacant job at Reading (The Sun).
Chester chairman Stephen Vaughan has allowed Mark Wright to speak with managerless Tranmere and Stockport (The Sun)
Chelsea chief executive Paul Smith has revealed that Claudio Ranieri has been instructed to give Roman Abramovich a detailed run-down on his team and their tactics before every match (The Independent).
Former England captain Bryan Robson has agreed to become the new manager of Nigeria - and hopes to complete negotiations within the next week. (Daily Express).
Sunderland's Estonian keeper Mart Poom reckons the Black Cats have got what it takes to be promoted straight back up to the Premiership (Daily Star).
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