Saturday 5 March 2022 10:41, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's national newspapers...
DAILY MAIL
The 2028 European Championship is set to take place in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with the joint hosts to be handed the tournament without facing competition from other bids.
Declan Rice admits he is desperate to play Champions League football 'as urgent as possible' amid West Ham's battle for a place in the top four this season.
Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss is being driven to buy Premier League side Chelsea by his lack of respect for Russian owner Roman Abramovich - despite not having a footballing background, according to reports.
PSG have slapped a £21m price tag on Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum as Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard eyes the former Liverpool man.
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has flown to Turkey as he aims to finalise the sale of Chelsea, according to a MailOnline investigation.
Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he intends to leave Liverpool in 2024 and will consider staying only if he has the energy for the challenge.
Barcelona have reportedly switched their attention from Kylian Mbappe to Erling Haaland as they believe the PSG star already has a contract with Real Madrid.
The FA has launched an investigation into suspicious betting patterns in an FA Cup tie earlier this season.
Huddersfield Town are set for a third change of ownership in as many years, with Dean Hoyle to make the club available for sale again after he has bought it back from Phil Hodgkinson.
Formula One's rulers will demand Russian driver Nikita Mazepin signs a document forbidding him from voicing support for his country's invasion of Ukraine if he is to compete in the sport this season.
THE SUN
Man Utd's Jesse Lingard was targeted by "away day" robbers who stole more than £100,000 of clothes and jewellery from his home in January.
Gabriel Martinelli has revealed he wants to stay at Arsenal for his 'whole life' and help fire the club back into the Champions League.
Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie is offering a £20,000 reward after "rats" took his watches.
Antonio Conte says no manager in the world could provide a quick fix for Tottenham's issues - because they date back 20 years.
Arsenal have reportedly been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Fabian Ruiz with the Napoli midfielder having no interest in an Emirates switch.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester United have requested that they be kept informed of any potential developments with Robert Lewandowski after holding talks with the veteran's camp.
Sevilla have already decided they don't want to sign Anthony Martial from Manchester United at the end of the season.
Manchester United have reportedly made contact with Ajax boss Erik ten Hag as they ponder their managerial options for next season.
Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham transfer chiefs have been given a huge boost in their preparations for the summer transfer window after comments made by Stuttgart left-back Borna Sosa confirmed his desire to join a Premier League club at the end of the season.
THE TIMES
Newcastle United have already began planning for next season with a huge first-team overhaul that could involve as many as seven players leaving the club in the summer.
Liverpool's wage bill dropped last season meaning the Merseyside club is now fourth in the list of Premier League high payers.
Manchester United have had to send in machinery to dig up a car park at Old Trafford to remove the logo of former sponsor Aeroflot, after attempts to paint over it failed.
Officials from the Scottish government have raised concerns about a match between Rangers and Red Star Belgrade that will be broadcast by BT despite the Serbian club's refusal to abandon its sanctioned Russian sponsor.
The Fifa president Gianni Infantino, who has had his share of controversy over being slow to ban Russia this week, earned a salary totalling £2.45m last year, according to the organisation's annual report, including a bonus of £817,000.
Supporter-owned AFC Wimbledon have raised £2.5m from supporters to pay off a high-interest bridging loan they took out to build a new stadium.
China has pulled the plug on broadcasts of Premier League matches this weekend because of planned displays of support for Ukraine.
Senior figures in British sport reported to embassy officials that they were the target of attempted honeytrap operations in Russia during the run-up to the country hosting the 2014 winter Olympics and 2018 World Cup.
Toto Wolff has claimed that the former race director Michael Masi was "turned" by Red Bull during the final race of last season and that he had a "bromance" with one of the team members.
British Cycling is boycotting this weekend's annual congress of the European Cycling Union (UEC) in protest at its failure to suspend Russia's and Belarus's federations and to allow officials from those countries to remain in key positions.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Todd Boehly-led offer for Chelsea has received a boost after it emerged bidders from politically sensitive countries or backgrounds are likely to be dismissed.
Ukrainian teenager Iulian Boiko said he would swap his snooker cue for a gun and join the fight against Russia in his homeland if he was old enough.
The company building Everton's new £505 million stadium on the Merseyside waterfront have indicated it is confident that funding is in place and have not stopped the construction process with impending government sanctions against Alisher Usmanov, the associate of the club's majority owner Farhad Moshiri.
THE GUARDIAN
Edinson Cavani is set to leave Manchester United when his contract expires this summer, with the striker's preferred option to join a club in Spain.
Antonio Conte has said that Tottenham's doctors ought to explain publicly why Oliver Skipp remains out with a pelvic injury as he betrayed his irritation over the midfielder's continued absence.
DAILY MIRROR
Arsenal are set to target the South American market for future recruits - with Peruvian right-back Jhilmar Lora already being eyed for a summer move.
Manchester United are reportedly planning on buying a 'world class' centre-back after it was claimed that players have been privately questioning Harry Maguire's ability.
Chelsea are up for sale - and there's a bidding war at Stamford Bridge.
Roman Abramovich must sell Chelsea before the threat of sanctions deters any bank from transferring the proceeds out of the country, according to a leading economic sanctions expert.
Celtic have been criticised for their decision to link their tribute to cricket legend Shane Warne with a sponsor.
DAILY RECORD
Sir Alex Ferguson has written an open letter of thanks to Aberdeen for honouring him with a statue and making him guest of honour against Dundee United.
Mark McGhee claims Motherwell should never have sacked him as the bullish Dundee boss prepares for his Fir Park return.
SCOTTISH SUN
Greg Taylor has said postponing Scotland's World Cup play-off with Ukraine is the right call.
