THE GUARDIAN: Gary Lineker is to contribute a portion of his substantial income towards a £5m bid for Leicester City, the club where he started his career and which yesterday applied to go into administration with debts of more than £30m.

DAILY MIRROR: Gerard Houllier will consider leading his players off the pitch if Russian racists subject them to extreme abuse today.

THE TIMES: Gerard Houllier, the Liverpool manager, is prepared to take the ultimate action to combat the growing tide of racism in European football.

THE INDEPENDENT: Wayne Rooney's new agent said yesterday that Everton have "nothing to worry about" despite a delay in the striker signing his first professional contract.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Premier League yesterday set out a series of demands which could strip the Football Association of their power and change the English game forever.

DAILY STAR: Robert Pires will tonight mask his fear of another crippling injury as he returns to first-team action with Arsenal.

DAILY EXPRESS: The Premier League will today force through some of the most momentous changes in the history of English football.

THE SUN: Gerard Houllier is ready to lead his Liverpool players off the pitch if they suffer more racist abuse here tonight.

DAILY MAIL: Arsene Wenger's emphatic response to Arsenal's first defeat of the season will be to unleash Robert Pires against Auxerre.