Marseille will thrash out a deal for injured Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse - despite him facing six months out of action. (Sun, Mirror, Guardian, Times)

Liverpool are closing on Blackburn striker Craig Bellamy and hope to tie up a �6m deal next week. (Mail, Guardian)

West Ham want to hijack a �2m move for Carlton Cole by Tottenham. (Mirror)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will go ahead with a �25m bid for Spain's Fernando Torres. (Mirror)

Cesc Fabregas insists he will not walk out on Arsenal this summer despite increased interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid. (Sun)

Ireland defender Stephen Carr has been told he will not be leaving Newcastle this summer. (Mail)

Celtic are to sign Feyenoord teenage midfielder Evander Sno in a �250,000 deal. (Independent)

West Ham are stepping up their interest in Fulham midfielder Steed Malbranque as a possible replacement for Yossi Benayoun who could return home to Israel. (Express)

Tottenham are on the trail of Aston Villa's Gareth Barry and ready to line up a �3m bid. (Star)

Celtic want to replace John Hartson with Dutch hitman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. (Daily Record)

Hearts manager Valdas Ivanauskas is ready for showdown talks with owner Vladimir Romanov on Monday regarding his future. (Daily Record)

Wayne Rooney has told members of the England camp he is fuming with Manchester United for trying to delay his World Cup debut. (Sun, Mirror, Express)

Footballing great Franz Beckenbauer has admitted that Germany are dreading the prospect of facing England in the last 16 of the World Cup. (Mirror)

England assistant manager Tord Grip insists the team will go all out to beat his native Sweden - even if it means facing Germany in the last 16. (Sun)

Paraguay boss Anibal Ruiz could be the first coach to face the axe following his team's departure from the competition. (Mail)

Poland boss Pawel Janas faces the axe after his side's dismal exit from the World Cup. (Sun)

Manchester United boss telephoned England striker Rooney this week to urge him to take the necessary caution when making his comeback. (Guardian)

Olof Mellberg says Sweden are more scared of Peter Crouch than they are of Wayne Rooney. (Star)

German teachers have slated their own football anthem and want it banned for being "terrible". (Sun)

A France press conference experienced muffled laughter as midfielder Florent Malouda said he had missed their opening game with piles. (Mirror)

England's stars enjoy a well-earned day-off to chill out with the WAGs - wives and girlfriends. (Sun, Mirror, Express)

Sweden's Freddie Ljungberg has been voted sexiest footballer at the World Cup. (Sun)

Argentine striker Lionel Messi tried to rattle England fans by wearing boots praising Maradona's "handball" goal in the 1986 World Cup. (Mirror)

The new shirts at the World Cup make the referees look slimmer, in ten things that have shaped the first week in Germany. (Guardian)

Ecuador Fifa will not punish striker Ivan Kaviedes for donning a Spider Man mask to celebrate his goal against Costa Rica as there is nothing in the laws that forbid it. (Independent)