What the back pages of the papers say - June 9 - Sport - Evening Standard
       

What the back pages of the papers say - June 9

DAILY MAIL

Michael Vaughan fears for the future of Test cricket with the announcement of a Twenty20 Champions League.

Also: Lewis Hamilton was branded 'stupid' after an horrific pit-stop blunder lost him yesterday's Canadian Grand Prix and cost him 10 places at the next race, the French Grand Prix.

Roman Abramovich has been told he will have to pay a British record transfer fee to
prise Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich.

THE SUN

Chelsea will slug it out with old boss Jose Mourinho for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o.

Also: Lewis Hamilton was branded 'stupid' by Kimi  Raikkonen after a pit-stop cock-up in Canada.

Real Madrid are desperate for Cristiano Ronaldo to demand a transfer as soon as Portugal's Euro 2008 campaign ends.

Record man? Ribery will cost £31m if Chelsea want him

Record man? Ribery will cost £31m if Chelsea want him

DAILY STAR

Chelsea have agreed to sell Didier Drogba to AC Milan for £18m.

Also: Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is lining up a sensational move to bring
Patrick Vieira back to the Premier League.

Lukas Podolski fired a two-goal salvo to shoot down the country of his birth as Euro 2008 favourites Germany crushed Poland.

DAILY MIRROR

Blackburn Rovers are ready to fly to Euro 2008 for talks with old boy and BBC pundit Alan Shearer about becoming their next boss.

Also: A furious Ferrari official yesterday taunted Lewis Hamilton after he crashed into Kimi Raikkonen in the pit lane, when he said: "It was just like father like
son.".

Holland lurched into trademark tournament crisis mode last night after a training-ground clash between Arsenal's Robin van Persie and Wesley Sneijder
ended with the Real Madrid man in hospital.

DAILY EXPRESS

Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to pull back from the brink last night and hinted that he could yet be persuaded to stay at Manchester United as he revealed that he has not made up his mind about his future.

Also: Lewis Hamilton was labelled "stupid" by championship rival Kimi Raikkonen after he smashed into the world champion at the pit-land red light, putting them both out of the Canadian Grand Prix.

Michael Vaughan collected the winners' spoils after England's thumping Trent Bridge victory over New Zealand, but warned his players that life is about to get a lot tougher.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Lewis Hamilton was branded "stupid" by rival Kimi Raikkonen as the British driver was handed a 10-place penalty for shunting the world champion out of the Canadian Grand Prix yesterday.

Also: Didier Drogba's Chelsea career appears to be nearing an end, although his club will hope to command a fee approaching £30 million for their star striker.

Ronaldinho is edging closer to a £200,000-a-week deal at Manchester City with Barcelona giving the Brazilian the go-ahead to wrap up a move to Eastlands.

THE TIMES

Alan Shearer has informed Blackburn Rovers that he may be persuaded to swap the comfort of the television studio for the stresses and strains of management by returning to Ewood Park to succeed Mark Hughes.

Also: Lewis Hamilton's dream of winning back-to-back Canadian Grands Prix turned sour at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve yesterday when the British driver crashed his car in
the pitlane.

THE GUARDIAN

Lewis Hamilton's hopes of winning a second consecutive Canadian grand prix ended ignominiously yesterday when he crashed into the world champion, Kimi Raikkonen.

Also: Luiz Felipe Scolari would bring the necessary experience, belief and leadership to the post of Chelsea manager were he to be appointed, according to Paulo Ferreira, the club's full-back who plays for him at international level for Portugal.

THE INDEPENDENT

England's Test cricketers are to be offered bonus payments of up to £2m a year in an attempt to check the cash-driven shift towards Twenty20 as cricket's predominant format.

Also: It is, after all, a major international tournament so there should be no surprise that members of the Dutch squad find themselves at odds with each other once again.



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