Sir Alex Ferguson says he feels betrayed after Cristiano Ronaldo said he wants to leave Manchester United for Real Madrid. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough are prepared to sell striker Mark Viduka for �3m. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, have urged Sir Alex Ferguson to resolve his differences with striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. (The Sun)

West Ham are close to agreeing a deal for Charlton and England defender Luke Young. (The Independent)

West Brom have made a �2m bid to re-sign striker Jason Roberts from Wigan. (Daily Express)

Portsmouth are trying to recruit Israeli coach Avram Grant as Harry Redknapp's number two - Redknapp is believed to favour a younger, English candidate. (Daily Mirror)

Dietmar Hamann's move to Bolton from Liverpool should go through later this week. (Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Independent)

Bulgarian midfielder Stilian Petrov is angry Celtic rejected Portsmouth's �3.5m offer for him. (The Sun)

Ipswich have put a �2m price tag on Darren Currie in an attempt to fend off Leeds United's interest in the midfielder. (Daily Mirror)

David Beckham was pencilled in to play right-back against Ecuador - with Aaron Lennon on right wing - but talked Sven-Goran Eriksson out of it. (Daily Mail, The Guardian)

Portugal striker Pauleta believes goalkeeper Paul Robinson is a weak link in the England team. (The Sun)

Alessandro Nesta is doubtful for Friday's quarter-final against Ukraine. (The Independent, The Times)

Holland coach Marco van Basten will be offered an extension to his contract despite his team's bad-tempered World Cup exit. (The Guardian, The Independent)

Torsten Frings, Germany's holding midfielder, says the hosts will not man-mark Argentina maestro Juan Riquelme. (Daily Express, The Sun)

German breweries are worried they cannot make beer fast enough to satisfy the huge thirsts of England's World Cup fans. (Daily Mirror, The Sun)

The 15 "fan fests" in Germany are selling half a litre of water for �2.40, 20 pence more than they charge for the same amount of beer. (The Guardian, The Sun)

Jamie Carragher's entourage of friends and family - the House of Scouse - has grown too large to be invited to official FA events, not that that has stopped them from having an independently good time. (Daily Mail)

German tabloid Bild took another shot at David Beckham on Tuesday, poking fun at the England midfielder for being sick during Sunday's match against Ecuador. (Daily Mirror, The Sun)

A Chinese football commentator has sparked controversy in the country with his hugely biased reaction to Italy's win over Australia - he defended his commentary by saying, "I don't like Australians." (The Times)

Supermarket chain Asda wants to sign up Portugal star Figo for an advertising campaign in a hope that its injury jinx will strike again - Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen have already fallen victim to the jinx. (Daily Mirror)