Football Paper Round: Roy Hodgson set for shock return to Premier League management

Hodgson set for shock return to West Brom

Former England manager Roy Hodgson has had enough of twiddling his thumbs, say the Mirror. Instead, he's ready to take over as manager at West Brom should Tony Pulis decide to ship out - or, as seems less likely, be shipped out - when a new consortium complete their purchase of the club.

Eddie Howe lined up for Arsenal job

The Sun brag that they have an exclusive - Eddie Howe is already being lined up to take over in the hot-seat at Arsenal. Arsene Wenger, meanwhile, will take a role in the club hierarchy, possibly as technical director, and the board are hopeful that the pair would work well together; Wenger has long been an admirer of Howe's methods.

Rooney should have retired, says Shilton

Most-capped England goalkeeper Peter Shilton says that Wayne Rooney should have retired from international duty by now, according to the Daily Star. Shilton says that Rooney ought to have taken the opportunity to step down with dignity after the Euros.