The furore surrounding Rio Ferdinand may have died down but the fall-out from the Battle of Istanbul shows no sign of abating thanks to Alpay.

The Turkey defender has accused England captain David Beckham of spitting on his shirt and headbutting him during the ill-tempered Euro 2004 qualifier last Saturday.

BACK PAGE HEADLINES The Times: Repentant Arsenal to bank on FA show of mercy The Guardian: Arsenal admit guilt over brawl The Daily Telegraph: Crisis over as England field full works The Independent: Alpay claims Beckham spat on Turkish badge The Sun: Wenger fury at 'cave in' The Daily Express: Beckham spat at me The Daily Mail: Gunners in plea bargain The Daily Star: Becks spat at me The Daily Mirror: Beckham butted and spat at me

According to the Daily Express, Alpay's claims have finally proved too much for his club, Aston Villa.

John Wragg says Villa will wash their hands of the player following his latest public broadside and will allow him to leave for nothing at the earliest opportunity.

Arsene Wenger is also less than happy, according to The Sun.

The tabloid claims the Arsenal boss is fuming after the Gunners pleased guilty to nine FA charges over the Battle of Old Trafford.

Wenger wanted to fight every misconduct charge but has been overruled by the Highbury board.

That story dominates The Sun's back page.

On the front, they break the news that Chelsea plan to offer Everton �35m for Wayne Rooney.

The Rugby World Cup gets a decent mention in most of the publications.

The news that England will be almost at full strength for the weekend's mouth-watering clash with South Africa is celebrated by The Daily Telegraph.