ENGLAND GOSSIP
Arsenal star Theo Walcott could be out for 12 weeks with the dislocated shoulder he sustained in training for England. (Various)
England suffer Walcott withdrawal
Walcott's injury means Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips will replace him in England coach Fabio Capello's starting line-up for Wednesday's friendly against Germany. (Daily Star)
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has recommended Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given to at least three top Italian clubs. (Daily Mail)
Spanish left-back Jose Enrique could leave Newcastle in January despite the Magpies' shortage of players. (Daily Star)
Newcastle are monitoring the form of Blackburn full-back Stephen Warnock but Manchester City are also interested. (Daily Star)
Tromso defender Tore Reginiusen will undergo a medical with Blackburn next week with a view to a January move to Ewood Park, according to the Norwegian club. (The Guardian)
Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun has told Israeli TV that he will consider leaving Anfield in January if his first team prospects do not improve under Rafa Benitez. (The Guardian)
Liverpool plan to open talks over a new deal with right-back Alvaro Arbeloa, who is a target for Atletico Madrid. (The Sun)
Stoke have been given the green light to sign Ghana midfielder Haminu Dramani for £2m from Lokomotiv Moscow. (The Sun)
Wigan defender Ryan Taylor is being chased by Bolton and Everton. (The Sun)
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OTHER GOSSIP
Former Inter Milan and Juventus midfielder Paulo Sousa is set to be named as the new boss of QPR. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool FC have caused a storm by applying to register their city's iconic Liver bird as a trademark. (The Guardian)
Tottenham have sacked their goalkeeping coach Hans Leitert and Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is likely to recommend David Coles from his former club Portsmouth for the role. (The Guardian)
Chelsea will fine striker Didier Drogba around £180,000 after he was hit by a three-match ban by the Football Association for throwing a coin into a section of Burnley fans during their shock Carling Cup defeat last week. (Daily Express)
Drogba banned for three matches
Over 300,000 fewer people are set to watch Premier League football this season as the credit crunch takes its toll. (Daily Express)
West Ham's future was plunged into fresh uncertainty on Tuesday after it emerged that Hansa, the club's holding company, had begun the process of administration. (Daily Telegraph)
Teenage Dundee defender Kyle Benedictus, 16, has been handed a new contract as a reward for breaking into the Dens Park first team. (Daily Record)
Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo has slammed the Ghana FA after injured midfielder Laryea Kingston was forced to make a futile 8000-mile round trip to his homeland to be assessed by their medical staff. (Daily Record) Back to top
AND FINALLY
Barcelona's ex-Manchester United defender Gerard Pique says the 'burger and beer' culture during his time at Old Trafford meant several players almost broke the machine when their body fat was measured. (Daily Star)
Pique admits he used to get lost during team-talks by United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, saying: "The gaffer used a very Scottish kind of English that might as well have been Chinese as far as I was concerned." (Various)
Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo says his wife made him delete his recording of his horror miss for Scotland against Norway last month after he repeatedly watched replays of the incident. (Daily Record)
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