England defender John Terry believes Alpay deserves to be a target for fans in the aftermath of the Euro 2004 qualifier in Istanbul (Sun)

David Beckham could be in hot water after Turkish TV appeared to show him exchanging punches with Alpay (Daily Star)

Birmingham will review security arrangements for Sunday's derby against Aston Villa to take into account the Alpay factor (Daily Mail)

Sven-Goran Eriksson wants to take his England players to a luxury resort on the Algarve ahead of the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal (Daily Star)

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Michael Owen could return to action in Liverpool's Premiership clash with Portsmouth on Saturday (Sun/Daily Star)

Swindon reject the chance to sign Chelsea striker Sebastien Kneissl (Daily Star)

Bolton are racing to sign Belgian defender Phillippe Leonard in time for Saturday's game at Manchester City (Daily Star)

Graham Rix is favourite to take charge of Stockport (Daily Star)

New Reading boss Steve Coppell is set to raid former club Brighton for captain Danny Cullip and striker Leon Knight (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea are locked in a three-way battle with Manchester United and Inter Milan for Brazilian striker Adriano (Daily Mirror)

Des Walker still has a vital role to play for Nottingham Forest at the age of 37, says boss Paul Hart (The Express)