DAILY STAR: England's superstars face the World Cup axe if they try to duck out of two summer friendlies against the USA and Trinidad. Also: Manchester United have told their world football rivals: You won't be able to buy Cristiano Ronaldo for £96million... Petr Cech claims Chelsea are in danger of ending up like Arsenal this season because they also decided to put style over substance.

THE SUN: A top Chelsea star last night broke ranks to deliver a damning verdict on Blues coach Avram Grant. Also: David Villa is ready to snub Chelsea and move to Arsenal... Wayne Rooney has been told by England coach Fabio Capello he is not scoring enough goals because he is too tense.

DAILY MIRROR: Leeds United will today attempt to overturn the 15-point penalty imposed on them - and it could plunge League One into civil war. Also: Fabio Capello last night warned he would end the England careers of players who turned their backs on the country's summer friendlies... Roman Abramovich is ready to defy the wrath of the Chelsea fans and hand Avram Grant a £100million summer spending kitty.

DAILY MAIL: Brian Ashton left Twickenham last night after crisis talks and the RFU will today announce he has been relieved of his duties as England head coach with immediate effect. Also: Fabio Capello sees Wayne Rooney as a future England captain but says the striker still needs to develop a killer instinct in front of goal... Real Madrid will bring forward their plans to sing Cristiano Ronaldo this summer after claiming Manchester United's prolific winger can succeed Zinedine Zidane as the new darling of the Bernabeu.

DAILY EXPRESS: Fabio Capello has warned that any England player dropping out of England's friendlies next month will run the risk of never being chosen by him again. Also: Manchester United may well have one crimson hand wrapped around another Premier League crown, but boss Sir Alex Ferguson feels the most exciting title race for years is far from over... Michael Vaughan has branded the ECB bosses "naive" if they believe they can indefinitely deny centrally contracted England players access to the riches of the Indian Premier League.

THE TIMES: Chelsea are planning a mass clear-out of players at the end of the season, irrespective of what happens to Avram Grant. Also: Despite his team being five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League and with only four matches left to play, Sir Alex Ferguson is taking nothing for granted in the title race.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: Chelsea were last night involved in a furious row with Sky TV after the club told manager Avram Grant and his players not to co-operate with the broadcaster before or after tomorrow night's crucial Premier League game with Everton. Also: Roman Abramovich is on collision course with Chelsea supporters over his desire to retain the services of Avram Grant, the team's widely derided manager.

THE GUARDIAN: Harry Redknapp is taking proceedings against the City of London Police, believed to relate to his arrest last November as part of the force's ongoing football "corruption inquiry". Also: Fabio Capello has demanded that Wayne Rooney improve his finishing... England's captain, Michael Vaughan, gave Andrew Flintoff the perfect fillip ahead of the County Championship season, which begins today, by proclaiming that he could return for the first Test at Lord's next month if he proves his fitness.

THE INDEPENDENT: Didier Drogba's injury problems mean that Chelsea hope to get their striker fit for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool rather than tomorrow night's match against Everton. Also: Emmanuel Adebayor claims Arsenal owe it to their fans to finish the season on a high rather than looking back to reflect on what might have been.