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What the back pages of the papers say - March 7

DAILY MAIL

Everton's run of seven successive European victories ended in freezing Florence last night.

• Read JOHN EDWARDS' report here

Also: England kicked Danny Cipriani out of their Six Nations team on Thursday within 12 hours of their best young player being photographed leaving a nightclub.

• Read PETER JACKSON'S report here

Tom Hicks opened the door for Dubai International Capital on Thursday but was still trying to insist he would only allow them into Anfield on his terms.

• Read JOHN EDWARDS' report here

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THE SUN

Jose Mourinho has opened the door for a sensational Chelsea return by admitting: "I'd love to be manager again."

• Read Sportsmail's report here

Also: Axed rugby star Danny Cipriani admitted last night: I've let everyone down. David Moyes saw his UEFA Cup dream smashed apart and admitted: "We've got a mountain to climb now."

DAILY MIRROR

Jose Mourinho last night vowed to take out Champions League revenge on Chelsea next season as he showed his contempt for successor Avram Grant.

Also: Juande Ramos saw star midfielder Jermaine Jenas stretchered off and new signing Gilberto gift PSV an away goal on a nightmare evening in the UEFA Cup.

Fernando Torres has been hailed as the best striker in the world by his Liverpool team-mate Dirk Kuyt.

DAILY STAR

Jose Mourinho last night stuck the knife into Chelsea, claiming he wants to 'kill' their European Cup hopes.

Also: Britain's biggest fight for more than a decade descended into chaos and controversy last night.

DAILY EXPRESS

Jose Mourinho will be back in football next season and says he wants to go to Chelsea and "kill" them in the Champions League.

Also: Gary Lineker has emerged as the overwhelmingly popular candidate to spearhead the FA's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

Dwain Chambers is banking on a world indoors gold medal tonight giving him a future in athletics.

THE TIMES

Sepp Blatter has called for lifetime bans and criminal prosecutions for footballers guilty of dangerous tackling.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Jose Mourinho has expressed his wish to return to Stamford Bridge in next season's Champions League and "kill" Chelsea with a leading Spanish or Italian club.

Also: Arsene Wenger insisted last night that Theo Walcott was on track to become a huge success at Arsenal and rejected the suggestion, from former Arsenal winger David Bentley, that the teenager needed to leave the Emirates Stadium to be a success.

THE GUARDIAN

The decision to axe Danny Cipriani from the England side 48 hours before the Calcutta Cup visit to Murrayfield was heavily criticised last night by London Wasps who insisted their player had not been drinking into the early hours at a central London nightclub and had been the victim of a "very harsh" punishment.

THE INDEPENDENT

Danny Cipriani, widely acknowledged to be the most exciting rugby talent to have emerged in England since Jonny Wilkinson, was not quite quick enough to avoid lurking photographer as he left a London nightspot in the small hours of yesterday morning, and as a result, he was thrown out of the national team for tomorrow's Calcutta Cup match with Scotland.

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