DAILY MAIL: David Beckham revealed yesterday that his Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is helping England's World Cup cause with a series of long-distance phone calls.

DAILY EXPRESS: Rio Ferdinand, England's defensive hero against Argentina, can be bought for £35million.

DAILY STAR: David Beckham has warned England not to blow their World Cup chances by making the same mistake of Euro 2000.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: From petulant kick to penalty kick, David Beckham's career development is charted through epic encounters with Argentina.

THE SUN: David Beckham has warned England not to fall into the trap of playing for a draw against Nigeria tomorrow.

THE GUARDIAN: As the final round of group matches begins today, and sudden death looms for many of the teams who fought so hard to make it to Korea and Japan, everyone involved would do well to remember the events of October 6 in Gelsenkirchen last year, and what happened to the Germans.

THE INDEPENDENT: Mick McCarthy has two pieces of advice for football fans in Ireland considering a visit to the bank to finance a trip out to South Korea for the second round of the World Cup this weekend: make sure there's enough money in the account, and wait for the result of today's final group match against Saudi Arabia.