TRANSFER RUMOURS
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho have vowed he will never walk away from the club for the sake of his players and the club's supporters. (Various)
Barcelona have put Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso on the top of their wanted list after his fine midweek Champions League display against them in the Nou Camp. (Daily Mirror)
St Mirren defender Kirk Broadfoot is poised for a summer switch to Celtic. (Daily Record)
Bolton are to bid for Aston Villa left-back JLoyd Samuel on a free transfer. (Daily Mirror)
Celtic boss Gordon Strachan has held clear the air talks with Thomas Gravesen and insists he still has a major role to play. (Daily Express)
OTHER GOSSIP
Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia admits he has been fed-up at playing second fiddle to Jens Lehmann. (Sun)
England assistant boss Terry Venables believes Frank Lampard can become a better player by moving abroad. (Sun)
Javier Mascherano claims he turned his back on West Ham because "his face did not fit." (various)
Charlton boss Alan Pardew was filmed swearing about West Ham fans while he was still their manager, during a recording session designed to help him avoid embarrassing slips-ups in public. He joked "I'm the best manager in the world and I will win them over at some point." (Sun)
But Charlton fullback Luke Young believes West Ham's loss is the Addicks' gain and Pardew can keep his new side up this season (Sun) .
Graeme Souness could be lined up to replace Alan Curbishley as the new manager of West Ham. (Daily Express)
Hibernian's Scott Brown has spent more than £3,000, buying 120 CIS Cup Final tickets for his family and friends. (The Sun)
Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor could be facing a five-match ban after being red carded on UEFA Cup duty this week. (Various)
Gavin Rae believes Rangers can emulate Celtic and reach the Uefa Cup final. (Daily Star)
AND FINALLY...
Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock was forced to evacuate his office after the electrics failed at Bramall Lane. He took some paper work to "this place where I get my car washed. I sat there for two hours with a coffee while people wandered past wondering 'what's he doing there'". (Independent)
A video on YouTube shows Arsenal's Brazilians Gilberto Silva and Julio Baptista relaxing by strumming banjos and ukuleles while Denilson dances to their samba rhythms. (Times)
Julio "The Beast" Baptista has revealed he has another nickname on the Gunners' training ground - "Baptigol", after legendary Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta. (Various)