Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is ready to smash Pompey's wage structure to sign 31-year-old Arsenal and England defender Sol Campbell. (The Sun)

Watford have had a �1.4m bid for West Brom defender Paul Robinson rejected by the Baggies (The Independent)

Cameroon international Achille Emana has dismissed rumours that he is to join Portsmouth. (The Guardian)

Man Utd reserves boss Rene Meulensteen is to become the new manager of Danish club Brondby. (Daily Telegraph)

Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric says his club are keen to sign Benfica striker Nuno Gomes. (The Independent)

Didier Deschamps claims he has been asked to coach Juventus if they are relegated over match-fixing allegations. (The Guardian)

Watford have made a third bid for QPR central defender Danny Shittu, offering �1.5m. (Daily Express)

Wigan have denied making an illegal approach for Birmingham striker Emile Heskey. (The Sun)

West Ham will raise their bid for Charlton and England defender Luke Young from �3.5m to �4m. (The Times)

Norwich want to sign Leeds striker Rob Hulse. (Daily Express)

Newcastle United face competition from Middlesbrough to sign Fulham's Steed Malbranque. (The Guardian)

Reading boss Steve Coppell has made an offer for Rennes and Ghana defender John Mensah and is also keen on Calum Davenport of Spurs. (Daily Express)

Rudi Skacel's agent says the player will leave Hearts this month but the club insist he has agreed a two-year deal to stay. (Daily Record)

Ali Karimi may be dropped for Iran's final Group H game against Angola after kicking a bag as he was subbed in the loss to Portugal. (Daily Express)

Cesc Fabregas has been hailed by World Cup great Diego Maradona after his displays for Spain. (Daily Telegraph)

Striker Savo Milosevic says he will not play on for Serbia after it splits with Montenegro. (Daily Express)

Mexico coach Ricardo La Volpe doused reporters with water in his latest spat with the media. (Daily Mail)

Portugal have put fringe players on standby to face Mexico as they rest five booked stars. (Daily Express)

Sir Bobby Robson has described fading Brazil star Ronaldo as a "pale shadow" of the player he signed while in charge at Barcelona. (The Sun)

Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro says the Azurri need a return to their old 'cynical' methods to succeed at this World Cup. (Daily Mail)

Dwight Yorke is ready to walk away from international football after Trinidad & Tobago were knocked out of the World Cup. (Daily Star)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger revealed Thierry Henry almost quit playing for France after Euro 2004. (Daily Star).

Sir Clive Woodward believes England can win the World Cup in Germany. (The Sun)

Gold mines in Ghana were told to temporarily cut their power usage when a World Cup-inspired surge in TV viewing threatened a blackout. (The Independent)

City officials in Cologne, where England played Sweden, ordered 175,000 litres of beer for their bars, estimating the average Three Lions fan would down five litres in the course of the day. (Daily Telegraph)

Former Spurs star Steve Perryman is doing well out of Sweden's army of fans in Germany - his sports travel company is one of Scandinavia's largest. (The Guardian)

Spurs striker Jermain Defoe may have been left crying into his beer after his omission from England's squad, but at least he still features alongside David Beckham, Joe Cole and Steven Gerrard on promotional packs of Carlsberg Export. (Daily Mail)

Spanish daily 20 Minutos claims Nostradamus tipped Spain to win the World Cup. It quotes one of his prophecies as follows: "In the sixth month of 2006 the King of Spain will cross the Pyrenees with his troops. The legions of Beelzebub will battle him in central Europe and suffer doom and destruction. The Holy Grail will then come to Spain." (Press Association)