Football News & Gossip from the British Papers

Updated every morning, we bring you a round up off all the latest football stories which are doing the rounds in the back pages of Britains newspapers. Of course to keep tabs on Sven we will occasionally refer to the front pages too! We will give you a daily dose of football transfer news, transfer speculation, player bustups, form, fitness, transfer bungs, mystery investors, badly behavoured players, tapping up scandals, the managerial merry go round, pre-match hype as well as all the comments and predictions as the season draws to a climax and the build up to the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006 begins.

Friday Gossip

Real Madrid have secured a "firm agreement" to sign Gooners full-back Ashley Cole. (Daily Express, Daily Star)

Martin O'Neill has turned down the chance to manage Newcastle, preferring to stay in the running for the England job. (Daily Mail)

Chelski will get rid of Asier del Horno at the end of the season, with Real Madrid interested in him as a replacement for Roberto Carlos. (Daily Mail).

Terje Hauge, the referee who sent off Del Horno against Barcelona, has received death threats. (The Sun, The Guardian)

The Blues will appeal against the red card Del Horno received against Barcelona. (Daily Mirror)

Real Madrid are lining up a £15m move for Gooners midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Daily Mirror)

Hull boss Peter Taylor says he would jump at the chance of managing England. (The Times)

Chester's Sean Hessey could face an FA ban after being accused of biting another player. (Daily Mail)

Edwin van der Sar says winning the Carling Cup will not make up for Man Yoo's failure to make an impact in the major competitions. (Daily Express)

Soaring costs have tipped the overall expenditure on the new Wembley Stadium towards £1bn. (The Guardian)

Negotiations have restarted between Celtic and Stephen McManus about a new contract until 2009. Shaun Maloney is in talks about a new deal despite having 17 months left on his present one. (Daily Mail)

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Of course most of the gossip is nonsense, but some of it is true. We at Goal Flashers merely report what has already been written in the papers and are in no way associated with the articles as they appear when we see them. You will notice, however, that we do enjoy speculating on the stories as much as you do. Ours and your comments are highlighted in green.

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