Sunday 23rd September gossip column
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Real Madrid have moved swiftly after Jose Mourinho's Chelsea departure in a bid to sign striker Didier Drogba and midfielder Michael Ballack. (Various)
But Roman Abramovich will give new boss Avram Grant the money to move for Barcelona ace Ronaldinho. (Mail on Sunday)
Avram Grant will have a war chest of £100m to bring both Ronaldinho and Kaka to Stamford Bridge. (News of the World)
Sam Allardyce wants to bring Wigan's Emile Heskey to Newcastle to team him up with Michael Owen. (News of the World)
Manchester United will sign Burnley superkid John Kofi for £1m. (People)
Middlesbrough will bid £5m for Bolton's Kevin Nolan in the transfer window. (People)
Aston Villa forward Shaun Maloney has told Celtic fans he is desperate to return to the Glasgow club in January. (Sunday Mirror)
Rangers will allow veteran defender Ugo Ehiogu to leave Ibrox in January if he can find a new club. (Scotland On Sunday)
Former Manchester City midfielder Karim Kerkar says he turned down St Mirren because the SPL club was only willing to offer him a short-term contract. (News of the World)
Motherwell will allow summer signing Simon Mensing to leave on loan after he failed to impress new manager Mark McGhee. (Scotland On Sunday)
OTHER GOSSIP
Jose Mourinho's relationship with John Terry has broken down completely over the Chelsea captain's role in Mourinho's departure from the club. Mourinho holds Terry responsible for rumours that the Portuguese had lost the support of the dressing room. (Observer)
Chelsea face a ban from European competition because new coach Avram Grant lacks the correct Uefa coaching licence. (Sunday Telegraph)
Jose Mourinho's severance deal from Chelsea means he is not allowed to manage another Premier League club this season. (Various)
Russia boss Guus Hiddink is on stand-by to replace Avram Grant if the Israeli's appointment is not a success. (Sunday Express)
Hiddink will be on the Chelsea pay-roll by the summer. (Mail on Sunday)
But Marco van Basten could also be the man to take over if things go wrong. (News of the World)
On the other hand it could be Marcello Lippi that Chelsea call on. (People)
Jose Mourinho could be in line to take over from Frank Rijkaard as coach of Barcelona very soon. (Sunday Express)
But he has also vowed to come back and manage Chelsea again at some point in the future. (News of the World)
David Moyes is in line for a new £15m five-year contract as Everton hope he will create a dynasty at Goodison. (News of the World)
Thierry Henry has told Arsene Wenger that Arsenal are better off without him. (Sunday Express)
Gretna head coach David Irons insists he made the decision to take the team captaincy from Chris Innes and not director of football Mick Wadsworth. (News of the World)
Former Scotland boss Berti Vogts says he deserves some credit for the improvement in results since he was sacked from the post. (News of the World)
The Scottish FA is close to clinching a new multi-million pound sponsorship, with Scottish Power in the running. (Sunday Times)
Scotland have jumped two levels and will be in the second pot of seeds for the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (News of the World)
Police have thwarted attempts to hold Scotland Under-21 games on Friday evenings. (News of the World)
The SPL has joined with the French and German leagues to oppose Michel Platini's plan to reorganise the Champions League. (Sunday Times)
AND FINALLY
New Chelsea boss was nicknamed "the man from the BBC" during his days at Portsmouth. BBC stood for "balls, bibs and cones", because Grant was seen on the training ground acting as a porter, carrying out the training equipment, rather than offering expert technical views as director of football. (Sunday Mirror)
Avram Grant's wife Tzofit has drunk urine and bathed in a tub of chocolate on TV. (Observer)
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Real Madrid have moved swiftly after Jose Mourinho's Chelsea departure in a bid to sign striker Didier Drogba and midfielder Michael Ballack. (Various)
But Roman Abramovich will give new boss Avram Grant the money to move for Barcelona ace Ronaldinho. (Mail on Sunday)
Avram Grant will have a war chest of £100m to bring both Ronaldinho and Kaka to Stamford Bridge. (News of the World)
Sam Allardyce wants to bring Wigan's Emile Heskey to Newcastle to team him up with Michael Owen. (News of the World)
Manchester United will sign Burnley superkid John Kofi for £1m. (People)
Middlesbrough will bid £5m for Bolton's Kevin Nolan in the transfer window. (People)
Aston Villa forward Shaun Maloney has told Celtic fans he is desperate to return to the Glasgow club in January. (Sunday Mirror)
Rangers will allow veteran defender Ugo Ehiogu to leave Ibrox in January if he can find a new club. (Scotland On Sunday)
Former Manchester City midfielder Karim Kerkar says he turned down St Mirren because the SPL club was only willing to offer him a short-term contract. (News of the World)
Motherwell will allow summer signing Simon Mensing to leave on loan after he failed to impress new manager Mark McGhee. (Scotland On Sunday)
OTHER GOSSIP
Jose Mourinho's relationship with John Terry has broken down completely over the Chelsea captain's role in Mourinho's departure from the club. Mourinho holds Terry responsible for rumours that the Portuguese had lost the support of the dressing room. (Observer)
Chelsea face a ban from European competition because new coach Avram Grant lacks the correct Uefa coaching licence. (Sunday Telegraph)
Jose Mourinho's severance deal from Chelsea means he is not allowed to manage another Premier League club this season. (Various)
Russia boss Guus Hiddink is on stand-by to replace Avram Grant if the Israeli's appointment is not a success. (Sunday Express)
Hiddink will be on the Chelsea pay-roll by the summer. (Mail on Sunday)
But Marco van Basten could also be the man to take over if things go wrong. (News of the World)
On the other hand it could be Marcello Lippi that Chelsea call on. (People)
Jose Mourinho could be in line to take over from Frank Rijkaard as coach of Barcelona very soon. (Sunday Express)
But he has also vowed to come back and manage Chelsea again at some point in the future. (News of the World)
David Moyes is in line for a new £15m five-year contract as Everton hope he will create a dynasty at Goodison. (News of the World)
Thierry Henry has told Arsene Wenger that Arsenal are better off without him. (Sunday Express)
Gretna head coach David Irons insists he made the decision to take the team captaincy from Chris Innes and not director of football Mick Wadsworth. (News of the World)
Former Scotland boss Berti Vogts says he deserves some credit for the improvement in results since he was sacked from the post. (News of the World)
The Scottish FA is close to clinching a new multi-million pound sponsorship, with Scottish Power in the running. (Sunday Times)
Scotland have jumped two levels and will be in the second pot of seeds for the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (News of the World)
Police have thwarted attempts to hold Scotland Under-21 games on Friday evenings. (News of the World)
The SPL has joined with the French and German leagues to oppose Michel Platini's plan to reorganise the Champions League. (Sunday Times)
AND FINALLY
New Chelsea boss was nicknamed "the man from the BBC" during his days at Portsmouth. BBC stood for "balls, bibs and cones", because Grant was seen on the training ground acting as a porter, carrying out the training equipment, rather than offering expert technical views as director of football. (Sunday Mirror)
Avram Grant's wife Tzofit has drunk urine and bathed in a tub of chocolate on TV. (Observer)