A round-up of all the top football stories from Monday's national newspapers, with England, Arsenal, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Chelsea all in the headlines.
DAILY MIRROR: Slaven Bilic has been caught up in a furious "dirty tricks" row which is threatening to undermine Croatia's World Cup qualifying chances after West Ham publicly admitted they want to talk to him this week.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: Taking on
Croatia after tackling Andorra is akin to performing Hamlet at Stratford after playing Buttons in panto at Blackpool.
DAILY EXPRESS: Arsenal's Theo Walcott has told England coach Fabio Capello he is ready to take Croatia to pieces on Wednesday night.
THE INDEPENDENT: Newcastle United have identified the Croatia coach Slaven Bilic as one of their top choices to succeed Kevin Keegan as manager of the club.
DAILY MAIL: West Ham are in danger of blowing the chance to bring Slaven Bilic back to Upton Park after demanding talks with the Croatia chief in Zagreb today.
THE SUN: John Terry last night vowed to avenge England's Euro failure in Croatia.
DAILY STAR: Fabio Capello has promised England fans revenge over arch-rivals Croatia.
THE GUARDIAN: Chelsea defender John Terry, England's captain, has rallied his team-mates before Wednesday's daunting trip to Zagreb by insisting that they have "unfinished business" with Slaven Bilic's side as they attempt to become the first visiting team to win a qualifying tie in Croatia for 14 years.
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