Fran Merida scored a cracker in midweek and the effort has caught the eye of a club in Spain, but which one?

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Merida's cracker has thrust him into the spotlight and The Sun claims he is a transfer target for Atletico Madrid.

"He is a player that interests us for next season," says Atletico supremo Enrique Cerezo. The Sun claims Merida will be a free agent in the summer, so what price a new deal being signed in the next couple of weeks?

The Daily Express and the Daily Star are not exactly the Kauto Star and Denman of the newspaper world, but they are from the same stable so it's something of a surprise that they are not singing from the same hymn sheet on the Phil Brown situation.

'Two games to save his job', says the Star, 'Hull must beat Burnley or face the sack', states the Daily Express.

The Daily Mail has a different take, it says Brown will go even if they beat Burnley at the weekend.

It's been a tough week for Brown and it could be that not even a bit of pre-game karaoke may save his job, but they all can't be right.

Matthew Dunn in the Daily Express has done a bit of digging and found a different line on the Brown affair. Sky Sports News' famed yellow breaking news bar suggested Brown had left Hull late on Wednesday evening. The 'Sky source' was at it again, with the channel later claiming that the rumour had snowballed following reports on social networking sites.

Credit to Dunn, who has revealed that 'FootballAndy' posted on Twitter "Think Brown has left Hull - to be confirmed though". FootballAndy is none other than Sky Sports News' very own Andy Burton. I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions.

Another day, another Fergie rant. It's the FA feeling the power of the Scot's tongue this time as he has taken issue with the timing of England's friendly with Brazil next month.

If anyone at the FA is considering quitting because of Fergie's rant, they could do worse than talk to Keith Hackett. Brian Woolnough has revealed in his column in The Star that Alan Wiley offered to resign after Ferguson claimed he was not fit enough, but was talked out of it by referees' chief Hackett.

It could be all-change at Manchester United if the Daily Mail are to be believed. The paper says Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is plotting a summer swoop for Rio Ferdinand, while it claims United are looking at Everton's teen star Jack Rodwell.

The Mail is suggesting that Liverpool are fearful captain and talisman Steven Gerrard may require a groin operation.

It's the north London derby this weekend and Spurs boss Redknapp has revealed in his column in The Sun that David Bentley will start the game.