England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson will be sacked by the FA next week. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren is expected to take over after Thursday's FA Board meeting. (Daily Mail)

The League Managers Association will support Eriksson in any legal dispute with the FA if he is sacked. (Daily Telegraph)

Senior England players have backed Eriksson and are furious at the FA's handling of the matter. (Daily Mirror)

Malaga seem set to sign Liverpool striker El-Hadji Diouf on a one-year loan deal. (Daily Telegraph)

Patrick Vieira's possible move to Real Madrid is in doubt because he is refusing to hand in a transfer request. (The Sun)

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Portsmouth hope to agree a fee for Parma keeper Andrea Gautelli. (The Sun)

Spurs striker Fredi Kanoute is to turn his back on a possible Olympic call-up with Mali to save his career at White Hart Lane. (The Sun)

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce is set to sign Brazilian defender Julio Cesar. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool midfielder Didi Hamann says he wants to try to get the club to extend his contract, which has only one year left to run. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic loan signing Henri Camara has been refused the number seven shirt by boss Martin O'Neill because he does not want comparisons with Henrik Larsson. (Daily Record)

Striker Noel Whelan is hoping his move to Aberdeen will resurrect his faltering career. (Daily Record)