Diego Maradona is interested in succeeding the sacked Carlos Queiroz as Portugal coach, one of the 1986 World Cup winner's assistants during his spell as Argentina coach, Alejandro Mancuso, has revealed. Another Argentine Jose Pekerman and ex-Mexico coach Jose Aguirre have also been linked with the position, but former Sporting Lisbon boss Paulo Bento is the Portuguese media's favourite to fill the vacancy. (Reuters)
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Tottenham could make a £6m move for Newcastle striker Andy Carroll in the January transfer window. The powerful 21-year-old has scored four league goals this season. Full story: talkSPORT
Tottenham want full-back Kyle Naughton to sign a new deal at White Hart Lane before they will allow him to join Portsmouth on loan. Full story: Daily Mirror
Spurs have also been linked with a move for Lazio's Argentine striker Mauro Zarate. Full story: imscouting.com
Everton remain keen to bring striker Landon Donovan to Goodison Park permanently after he enjoyed a successful loan spell at the club last season. His club Los Angeles Galaxy have put an £11m asking price on the United States international. Full story: talkSPORT
FC Basel winger Xherdan Shaqiri - who scored for Switzerland against England in the recent Euro 2012 qualifier - is hoping to revive a move to Liverpool. Full story: caughtoffside.com
Genk's South African defender Ngongca Anele claims that Manchester City are interested in signing him. Full story: imscouting.com
Coventry are being warned to hurry up and sign striker Marlon King or he will join another team. The 30-year-old has been looking for a new club since leaving prison in July. Full story: talkSPORT
OTHER GOSSIP
Stuart Pearce will not replace Fabio Capello as England manager when the Italian steps down in 2012, according to Trevor Brooking, the Football Association's director of football development. Brooking believes England Under-21 boss Pearce, who has been tipped to get the job, lacks experience. Full story: talkSPORT
Fulham striker Andrew Johnson, who has been plagued by shoulder and groin injuries, is targeting a return to action in October after what he describes as "the worst year of my life". Full story: Daily Mirror
Former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has backed the club's under-fire striker Fernando Torres, saying his poor display at Birmingham on Sunday was simply a "bad day at the office". Full story: talkSPORT
Referee Martin Atkinson has been sidelined after controversially blowing the final whistle in Everton's 3-3 draw against Manchester United on Saturday just as the Toffees had a chance to score the winner. Atkinson has been demoted to fourth official in Sunderland's clash with Arsenal on Saturday. Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester City keeper Shay Given, who has yet to play for the Eastlands club this season, will be dealt another blow by not being picked for the Europa League tie at Red Bull Salzburg on Thursday. Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that he was interested in signing Spain international David Villa from Valencia in the summer, but was thwarted by Barcelona, who bought the striker for around £35m. Full story: Daily Express
Panathinaikos midfielder Gilberto Silva is sure that it is only a matter of time before his former Arsenal team-mate Cesc Fabregas ends up at Barcelona. Fabregas was the subject of an intense, summer-long pursuit by Barca, who he left to join Arsenal as a 16-year-old. Full story: Daily Mail
In leaving Scunthorpe to take the managerial reins at Southampton, Nigel Adkins has more than doubled his wages. Full story: Daily Mail
AND FINALLY
Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan is turning to John Lydon, who was the lead singer of punk band the Sex Pistols, to kick-start the team's season. Strachan recently met Lydon and has been inspired by the words "Anger is an energy" in his 1986 hit Rise. "I hope we are angry because anger is an energy. We are angry with ourselves - there is no one else to blame," said Strachan, whose team lost 3-0 at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. Full story: Daily Mirror
West Ham striker Benni McCarthy has been fined £80,000 for missing the club's deadline to lose weight. The South African shed two stone after being treated at a clinic in Austria and is finally under the limit imposed on him by the Upton Park outfit. Full story: Daily Mail
Tal Ben Haim has pulled out of West Ham's match with Stoke on Saturday to mark the Jewish holy day Yom Kippur. Hammers manager and fellow Israeli Avram Grant is unlikely to be at the Britannia Stadium either as he observes the day. Full story: the Sun
Tottenham new boy Sandro was left in the departure lounge at Stansted airport on Monday after a communication breakdown meant the midfielder failed to realise he is not in the squad for the Champions League game at Werder Bremen. Full story: Daily Mail
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