DAILY MAIL: Karren Brady, former managing director of Birmingham City, is being lined up to help rescue England's 2018 World Cup bid. Also: Frank Lampard has condemned former FA chief executive Adam Crozier for branding England's players 'the golden generation'.

THE SUN: Frank Lampard insists England's players should never have been called 'The Golden Generation'. Also: Gareth Barry says he knows why Emile Heskey is thinking about following him out of Aston Villa; Alex Ferguson is to send a letter of apology to FA chiefs in a late bid to escape a rap for his blast at ref Alan Wiley; Rafa Benitez is in the dock today, fearing he could become a scapegoat for Alex Ferguson's ref rant.

DAILY MIRROR: Roberto Mancini will be offered a whopping five-year deal to take over at Notts County that will see him earn former boss Ian McParland's annual salary in under a week. Also: Gabby Agbonlahor is poised to get his big World Cup chance tomorrow; Frank Lampard last night admitted: "We should never have been called the Golden Generation.''

DAILY EXPRESS: England goalkeeper David James could emerge as a shock target for Manchester United in January. Also: Frank Lampard believes he and his England team-mates should never have been tagged the Golden Generation and says they will only merit such status if they win a major tournament.

DAILY STAR: Rafa Benitez is ready to step in and save Emile Heskey's World Cup dreams. Also: Frank Lampard says England's current generation can only be called 'Golden' once they have won a major tournament; Sit Alex Ferguson will sent a grovelling letter of apology to FA bosses in a last-ditch attempt to ecscape a charge for his verbal attack on Alan Wiley.

THE TIMES: Sir Alex Ferguson will make a second apology in a last-ditch attempt to escape a misconduct charge for hsi verbal attack on Alan Wiley, the referee. Also: Michael Owen's hopes of an England call could recede farterh before his own eyes tomorrow if Gabriel Agbonlahor takes advantag of the opportunity to fill in for the injured Wayne Rooney against Belarus.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: Fabio Capello is considering changing England's formation to a more traditional 4-4-2, with two wingers in midfield and two out-out-out strikers, for tomorrow's final World Cup qualification tie at home to Belarus. Also: Baroness Amos is expected to step down from the board of England's 2018 World Cup bid today as the campaign team consider the fallout from Jack Warner's outspoken attack last week.

THE INDEPENDENT: Sir Alex Ferguson will issue a second apology over his comments about referee Alan Wiley, in an attempt to stem the tide of indignation created by his suggestsions that the 49-year-old lacks the fitness to officiate. Also: Europe's Ryder Cup captain, Colin Montgomerie, played a round with the radio and TV personality Chris Evans at Celtic Manor yesterday, then promised to banish the 'luvvies' from his team's inner sanctum during the 2010 event at the Welsh venue - in marked contrast to the policy of his unsuccessful predecessor, Nick Faldo.

THE GUARDIAN: Bernie Ecclestone has cleared the way for the British grand prix to return to Silverstone next season after accepting as valid the circuit's demand for a long-term contract to host the race if plans for the Donington Park to take over fall through. Also: Frank Lampard has painted a picture of Wayne Rooney's true worth to the England team by likening the striker's impact on and off the pitch to that of Paul Gascoigne in his prime, with the striker an "effervescent'' presence when involved and a ''a huge miss'' when absent; A furious row is set to erupt over the government's review of sporting events reserved for free-to-air television, with the cost to English cricket of adding the Ashes to the "crown jewels'' list put at up to £140m.