Arsene Wenger is planning a sensational £35million summer swoop for England duo John Terry and Steven Gerrard according to The Sun.

The Arsenal boss is reported to have made the Chelsea defender and Liverpool skipper his number one transfer targets after winning the Premiership title last weekend.

And skipper Patrick Vieira is believed to be behind the move to bring Gerrard to Highbury after tellling Wenger he is the player he most admires in the Premiership.

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England defender Sol Campbell has revealed he almost turned his back on football when his father died earlier in the season according to the Daily Express.

Campbell's father Sewell collapsed and died after suffering a stroke and almost prompted Campbell to walk away from the game.

The Arsenal star admits it was only after lengthy talks with his family that he decided not to quit.

Campbell said: "When my father passed away it was very emotional. I had to dig in. There was a time after that when I was thinking, 'Should I go back to football?'

"Those things go through your mind at a time like that. It was a really big blow and I woke up about life. I had to talk it over with my family."

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The papers have also picked-up on our story yesterday about Sven's reaction to Jonathan Woodgate's injury.The Newcastle defender pulled a thigh muscle during the 2-1 win over Chelsea last weekend and will miss the rest of the season.

The England coach is already without Rio Ferdinand for the championships in Portugal and is waiting on the fitness of Gareth Soutgate who is struggling with a knee injury.

Sven said: "If Woodgate's not available for Portugal then it would be a big blow for us.

"He's been playing very well recently and I still hope that he can be available but I'm not sure anymore." (Daily Star)

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Gareth Southgate has handed England a major boost by insisting he will be fit for Euro 2004 according to the Daily Mirror.

The Middlesbrough defender is still in a leg brace after damaging medial ligaments in his knee two-weeks ago, but still believes he will be fit for the championships in Portugal.

Southgate said: "I am confident that I will be fit for the European championships.

"It will just be a matter of whether they are ready to take me, having missed the last six matches of Boro's season."

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Alan Shearer has been talking about the tackle on him by Chelsea's Robert Huth.

The Newcastle skipper was left in agony after Huth trod on his private parts during the 2-1 win at St.James Park.

Shearer said: "I don't know if they are still in working order - but they are still black and blue.

"They're still there. I counted them. They are a bit scratched but they're hanging on. I thought Huth could have done better with the tackle. I thought he could have stepped over me."