WORLD CUP GOSSIP England striker Wayne Rooney, 28, spent a whole 90-minute training session up front, as opposed to the left position that frustrated him against Italy. Sun (external) Wayne Rooney spent a 90-minute training session up front, rather than on the wing Uruguay are a two-man team who rely too heavily on Luis Suarez, 27, and Edinson Cavani, 27, according to Northern Ireland boss Michael ONeill. Daily Star(external) QPR boss Harry Redknapp believes Uruguay will have no chance of beating England if striker Luis Suarez, 27, is not fit. Evening Standard(external) Suarezs fitness is a national obsession for Uruguay and dominated their TV, radio and newspapers. Daily Mirror(external) Englands crucial World Cup match with Uruguay is worth a staggering £400m to the UK economy. Daily Star(external) Carlos Velasco Carballo, who sent off Bayern Munichs Bastian Schweinsteiger, 29, after an alleged dive by Rooney in April, has been named as the referee for Englands crunch game against Uruguay. Guardian(external) Daniel Sturridges goalscoring World Cup debut came as no surprise to the 24-year-old Liverpool strikers first coach at Cadbury Athletic, Pete Evans, who watched him net 50 goals in a season aged eight. Birmingham Mail(external) Striker Fernando Torres, 30, says Spain may have to ditch their tiki- taka style if they want to rescue their World Cup dream from disaster. Daily Express(external) TRANSFER GOSSIP AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli, 23, is open to a move to Arsenal after his agent revealed anything is possible this summer. Daily Mail(external) Rubin Kazans France international midfielder Yann MVila, 23, is set to reject Liverpool and Arsenal in favour of a move to Inter Milan. Daily Star(external) Ochoa ended a three-year spell with French club Ajaccio in May after their relegation to Ligue 2 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has made £15m-rated Paris St- Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi, 29, his top transfer target from the World Cup in Brazil. Sun(external) Arsenal and Liverpool also want Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, 28, who is keen to play in the Champions League after becoming a free agent. Daily Express(external) The agent of Chelsea target Sefa Isci says the 18-year-old Anderlecht defender has rejected the chance of a move to Benfica. Daily Star(external) Manchester City are unlikely to pursue their former youth-team goalkeeper Keiren Westwood, 29, who left Sunderland at the end of last season. City are looking to provide competition for first-choice Joe Hart after Costel Pantilimon joined the Black Cats. Manchester Evening News(external) Newcastle United have offered a deal to Hertha Berlins 22-year- old striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga. Newcastle Chronicle(external) The Suns back page on Wednesday Manchester United are likely to bid for Sami Khedira, who has also been a target for Arsenal, after Real Madrid told the 27-year-old midfielder he could leave. Daily Express(external) Another of new United manager Louis van Gaals targets, Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, 25, says he is staying with the German club for the immediate future. Daily Star (external) Everton boss Roberto Martinez is confident he can land Barcelona winger Cristian Tello, 22, on a season-long loan as the Spanish club seem willing to let him out for the campaign, rather than offload him permanently. Sun(external) Crystal Palace are moving closer to a £1.5m deal for former Everton midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, 29, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Anzhi Makhachkala from Spartak Moscow. Croydon Advertiser(external) Middlesbrough are keeping tabs on Sammy Ameobi, with Newcastle open to offers for the 22-year-old forward. Newcastle Journal (external) Turkish side Besiktas want to take Fulham striker Kostas Mitroglou, 26, on a one-year loan deal. GetWestLondon(external) Premier League newcomers Leicester City are interested in Port Vales out-of-contract defender Joe Davis, 20, who has been offered a new deal by the Valiants. Stoke Sentinel(external) GLOBAL GOSSIP (sourced by BBC Monitoring) Spain national team coach Vicente Del Bosque says the team must be brave and aggressive in their match against Chile on Wednesday. Marca (in Spanish) (external) South Korean striker Lee Keun-ho, 29, who scored a crucial goal for his team to earn a draw against Russia, has always been chronically undervalued as a football asset and his goal had a taste of redemption. Korea Times(external) Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 26, has asked his manager to change the teams formation for the game against Iran, because Iran, like Bosnia, will be quite defensive when they face each other on Saturday. Abrar News (in Farsi) OTHER GOSSIP New Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 27, says he told Barcelona to let him leave, and claims they tried to stop him departing. Sky Sports(external) Stoke boss Mark Hughes has returned from holiday keen to resolve the future of 25-year-old midfielder Steven Nzonzi, who has again hinted at a move. Stoke Sentinel(external) Former Forest Green boss David Hockaday is expected to be named Leeds United head coach. Sky Sports(external) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA German astronaut Alexander Gerst watcched Germany v Portugal from space Spain striker Fernando Torres on Twitter:(external) We are here to win games for our country. We want the three points. Now more than ever #allinornothing. Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini on Twitter,(external) following his sides 2-1 win over Algeria: Well done for the first game. Thanks for your support. You are really amazing. Now focus for the second one German astronaut Alexander Gerst on Facebook:(external) We managed to fit 20 minutes of live # worldcup in between our 10 hours of science experiments. Congrats to the German team from space! Germany striker Thomas Muller dedicated his hat-trick against Portugal to his wife on Facebook. (external) USA striker Clint Dempsey posted a photo on Facebook(external) of himself with American vice- president in the team dressing room following their victory over Ghana. AND FINALLY Brazil legend Pele had to listen to the first half of the World Cup hosts 0-0 draw with Mexico on the radio because of traffic jams in Sao Paulo. Yahoo(external) Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 26, tracked down and had a photo with the mascot whose hand he inadvertently missed shaking before the Bosnia-Hercegovina game. Bleacher Report(external) Five-time NBA champion and former most valuable player Kobe Bryant, 35, says football is his favourite sport. Fifa(external)
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