A round-up of all the top football stories from Thursday's national newspapers, with Arsenal, Chelsea, England, Scotland, Maradona, Republic of Ireland and Germany in the headlines.
DAILY EXPRESS: John Terry went from Captain Calamity to Super Skipper in Berlin last night as England pulled off an impressive win in Germany. Also: Arsene Wenger is furious that Theo Walcott was injured on England duty and wants a review of the inte
rnational schedule.
THE SUN: Chelsea's John Terry pulled off a Great Escape to help England beat Germany in Berlin last night. Also: Diego Maradona last night launched one final swipe at arch enemy Terry Butcher ... Giovanni Trapattoni suffered his first defeat as Republic of Ireland boss - despite a frantic finale at Croke Park.
DAILY MAIL: England captain John Terry shrugged off a shattering defensive error to power home the late winner in Germany and prove that Fabio Capello's team can live with the best in the world.
THE TIMES: Fabio Capello may have put his foot down this week, but his second-string England team stuck the boot in last night, inflicting a deserved 2-1 defeat on Germany, their old rivals, in the Olympic Stadium.
THE GUARDIAN: Arsenal are expected to confirm today that Theo Walcott requires corrective surgery on the shoulder he dislocated while training at the Olympic stadium in preparation for England's friendly against Germany - with Arsene Wenger, his club manager, saying last night that the winger will be out for "at least three months".
DAILY MIRROR: Captain Marvel John Terry grabbed a late winner to become England's hero last night. Also: Maxi Rodriguez provided a touch of the Maradonas with a brilliantly-worked winner to beat Scotland last night.
THE INDEPENDENT: Theo Walcott was told last night by a specialist that he must ha surgery on his dislocated right shoulder and he will go ahead with the operation in the next two or three days.
DAILY STAR: Skipper John Terry rode to England's rescue yet again last night.

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