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On Monday, the English press writes about the agreement between "Middlesbrough" and Real Madrid regarding the redemption of Jonathan Woodgate from the clutches of Real, Doriva's interest from "Bolton", "Portsmouth" and "Wigan", David Beckham's meaningless desire to return to the English national team, Steve McClaren's attempt to convince Paul Scholes to return to the national team, the message sent by the head coach of England to Sol Campbell, the Rangers coach's frustration with his team's game, Jermaine Pennant's invitation to the national team, and the impending fine for Julien Rodriguez.
"Middlesbrough" coach Gareth Southgate revealed that he has already reached an agreement with Real Madrid regarding the redemption amount for Jonathan Woodgate. ("The Sun")
Former "Celtic" forward Chris Sutton's potential move to "Aston Villa" depends on whether the player will recover from a hernia operation. ("Daily Mail")
"Sheffield Utd" is trying to solve their goalkeeper problem by signing a contract with free agent Paul Gerrard, who left "Nottingham Forest" eleven last season. (Various)
Doriva, former "Middlesbrough" midfielder, is targeted by "Bolton", "Wigan" and "Portsmouth". ("Daily Mail")
"Bolton" are ready to loan former England national team goalkeeper Ian Walker. ("Daily Mirror")
Real Madrid goalkeeper David Beckham will not receive the desperately coveted call-up to the national team. ("The Sun")
Beckham was also distressed when he had to relinquish the captaincy, and even physically collapsed after announcing it. ("Daily Mirror")
FIFA will not take any action regarding the criticism of referee Yuri Baskakov's impartiality by Hearts' owner Vladimir Romanov. ("The Sun")
French national team coach Raymond Domenech will invite veteran midfielder Claude Makelele to the team despite Makelele expressing his desire to retire from the national team. ("The Sun")
England national team coach Steve McClaren is trying to convince Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes to return to the national team. (Various)
Liverpool's newcomer Jermaine Pennant received his first call-up to the England national team to replace the injured Aaron Lennon in the 2008 European Championship qualifiers. ("Daily Star")
Manchester United's new acquisition Michael Carrick is likely to play a defensive midfielder role in the England national team after Owen Hargreaves was dropped from the squad for six weeks due to a broken leg. ("The Guardian")
Meanwhile, McClaren sent a message to "Portsmouth" defender Sol Campbell that he is no longer needed for the national team. ("The Sun")
French coach R. Domenech says that despite the wish of many coaches, he decided to invite Claude Makelele to the national team, even though the Chelsea midfielder wanted to retire from the national team - and Blue coach Jose Mourinho was not happy with his choice. ("Daily Express")
Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack apologized to Liverpool defender Mohamed Sissoko for stepping on his shin in the match between Liverpool and Chelsea. (Various)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger laughed at Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's statement that Arsenal is a club going through a transitional period. (Various)
West Brom owner Jeremy Peace wants to invite club director Mick Wadsworth, who is currently coaching Gretna, as the first target. ("Daily Mirror")
Rangers coach Paul Le Guen blamed his players for their lack of passion in the 2-1 loss against Hibernian. ("Daily Record")
Dutch media reports that Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar missed Sunday's match against Arsenal because he criticized the team's defense after the match with Celtic. Meanwhile, Manchester United announced that the player missed the game due to illness. ("The Sun")
Newcastle striker Michael Owen's surgeon, Dr. Richard Steadman, told him: "If anything is going to force you out of football, it certainly won't be your knee." ("The Times")
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand admitted that he was foolish not to take a doping test, which kept him from playing for 8 months. ("The Sun")
The Scottish Football Association (FA) may start an investigation against Rangers defender Julien Rodriguez, as cameras captured his scuffle with Hibernian player Chris Killen. ("The Sun")
