Newcastle striker Michael Owen has hinted that he could commit to the club for the rest of his career. (Daily Star)

Stuart Pearce has admitted he is worried that one of the top Premiership teams will swoop to sign his England Under-21 defender Micah Richards. (The Times)

Nottingham Forest are chasing Bournemouth striker James Hayter. (Daily Mirror)

Crystal Palace boss Peter Taylor has quashed speculation that a row has unsettled trio Clinton Morrison, Shefki Kuqi and Michael Hughes. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says England need to recall David Beckham to the team. (Various)

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has met up with AC Milan psychologist Bruno De Michelis in a bid to end his goalscoring drought. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has urged Boro fans to show their support for winger Stewart Downing after his recent mediocre form for England. (Daily Star)

Spurs boss Martin Jol says midfielder Didier Zokora must learn to stay on his feet in Premiership matches to avoid being labelled as a serial diver. (Various)

Leeds will leave caretaker boss John Caraver in charge until Christmas at least. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan says he almost bought Manchester United from Martin Edwards in 1989. (The Sun)

Arsenal's teenage striker Theo Walcott will start his first Premiership match against Watford on Saturday. (The Sun)

Trevor Brooking, the Football Association director of technical development, is ready to stand down as he feels he does not have enough say in coaching matters. (The Sun)

Everton boss David Moyes says Premiership matches should be switched to Sundays on weekends which follow midweek international fixtures. (Various)

Former Scotland defender Colin Hendry has put his name forward to be the new manager of Hibernian. (Daily Express)

Former Celtic and Hibernian midfielder John Collins is a strong candidate for the Easter Road managerial vacancy. (The Times)

Manchester City defender Sun Jihai insists that he will not shave until he returns to the first team.

"I want to keep the beard until I play my first game," he told Sky Sports. "I don't think it's good for me. After I play the first game I will cut it off, and my hair as well to make me more handsome!"

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp helped West Ham counterpart Alan Pardew out of a sticky situation when the pair were on holiday in Spain over the summer.

"The cash machines weren't working and I didn't have any money for an ice cream for my children," said Pardew. "Luckily Harry was there. He granted me 100 euros for my children to have an ice cream." (Daily Mirror)

Croatian tennis star Goran Ivanisevic, who started supporting West Brom when they dramatically survived relegation from the Premiership in 2005, has given his backing to new coach Tony Mowbray.

"I heard that he is young, fresh and the other West Brom fans are excited. Me too. Now we are going to kick some ass," he said.