Robert Green: 'a muff likely to make him the most hated man in England'

The football makes the front page of the New York Times (but only little, and right down in the bottom corner), with a two-line story headlined "goalkeeper fumbles ball, giving US a tie". "The resilient Americans played sturdy defense with a suddenly cohesive back line that left Wayne Rooney frustrated and inconsequential ," they laugh. It's also on the front page of the LA Times. Another three lines, headlined: "A World Cup Draw". Simple, and to the point. The big theme in the American press was the comparison between their own Tim Howard, who needed a cortisone injection at half-time to overcome Emile Heskey's physical challenge yet emerged with the man of the match award, and our own Robert Green, who came up with, in the words of the Wall Street Journal, "a muff that is likely to make him the most hated man in England". Here, in brief, is how the English tabloids saw the game: Stars and Tripe! (News of the World) "An astonishing blunder ... Captain Marvel Steven Gerrard ... Green's howler ... the ball slipped from his grasp and rolled agonisingly over the line ... back home the nation embraced World Cup fever ... Boxing champ David Haye added: 'It's an okay start.'" Tainted Glove! (Sunday Mirror) "Calamity keeper ... one of the all-time blunder goals ... hapless Green ... the softest of soft strikes ... the nation gasped in collective horror ... a string of celebrities posted on Twitter ... Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden said: ' OMG Noooooooo! ' ... Kerry Katona wore an England shirt yesterday." Blunder pressure! (The People) "England's goalkeeper curse struck again ... a howler from the West Ham man ... tame long-range effort ... hapless ... a moment of agony for the keeper." Calamity! (Mail on Sunday) "A terrible bunder ... a calamitous start ... howler cost England two precious points ... perfect start ... plans unravelled ... astonishing blunder ... the softest of equalisers ... millions of deflated fans ... Capello picked the wrong man." Away from the England game, the Sunday Mirror hired Kerry Dixon to test the World Cup ball – and were amazed to discover that the former Chelsea striker's shots on goal were not always on target . "I cannot understand why they have plumped for that ball," said Dixon. "It's not up to it. It has taken a lot of the skill element out of the game." Transfer gossip, then, and Roy Hodgson will move to Anfield this week , reports the Sunday Express. The Mail says Arsenal are targeting Phil Jagielka . Chelsea are beating Manchester City in the race for David Silva, but City want his Valencia team-mate Juan Manuel Mata as well. Harry Redknapp has turned down a £3m-a-year tax-free deal to manage Al Ahli in Dubai. Birmingham will sign 30-year-old Italian marksman Fabrizio Miccoli for £5m. The Mirror also predict a £40m Manchester City bid for Daniel Alves and Roma's Philippe Mexès, and say West Ham are keen on 36-year-old former Arsenal ace Robert Pires, who wants a way back to the Premier League. Once he realises who they've got in goal, however, he might be less keen.