What the back pages say: Tevez Champions League snub signals United exit, ex-Spurs boss Jol set for

22 May 2009 08:08
DAILY MAIL Cesc Fabregas has been cleared by the Football Association of all charges in relation to the spitting row with Hull City. EXCLUSIVE: Good news at last for Wenger as Fabregas is cleared Also: Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell last night lambasted the choice of Mike Dean to referee his side's Championship play-off final with Burnley branding it 'stupid and inexplicable'. You stupid pick: Blades boss Blackwell slams choice of referee He knows when he's not wanted: Carlos Tevez THE TIMES Cristiano Ronaldo gave Manchester United the perfect boost to their Champions League final preparations last night by announcing his intention to stay at Old Trafford. I'm staying: Cristiano pledges his future to Old Trafford Also: Didier Drogba will be charged with misconduct today as UEFA finally makes public the results of its inquiry into the ugly scenes that marred Chelsea's Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona. DAILY TELEGRAPH Cristiano Ronaldo has given his clearest indication to date that he is planning for life at Manchester United next season after telling a Spanish television station that he does not care what happens at Real Madrid this summer. Also: Lionel Messi insists that Barcelona deserve to win the Champions League next week against Manchester United as the ultimate reward for their brilliant football. THE SUN Carlos Tevez will be a sub for the Champions League final in Rome - signalling his exit from Manchester United. Also: Cesc Fabregas has been cleared by the FA in his spitting row with Hull No. 2 Brian Horton... Harry Redknapp and Rafa Benitez are slugging it out for England defender Glen Johnson. DAILY MIRROR Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola hailed Manchester United as the best team in the world - but insisted his side can still "hurt" them in next week's Champions League final. Also: Emmanuel Adebayor looks to have started his last game for Arsenal. THE INDEPENDENT The Barcelona manager, Pep Guardiola, last night labelled Manchester United the best team in the world and joked that he would quit if he completed an already extraordinary season by getting one over on Sir Alex Ferguson to win the Champions League. Also: Next Tuesday has emerged as the beginning of a 48-hour period that should define whether Alan Shearer is asked by owner Mike Ashley to become manager of Newcastle United on a permanent basis...Jose Mourinho claimed last night that he had been told Carlo Ancelotti was to be the new manager of Chelsea. DAILY EXPRESS Lionel Messi has started the war of words with Manchester United ahead of next week's Champions League final by claiming that Barcelona are the team the world wants to see win. Also: The ECB were desperately trying to wash their hands of responsibility for scheduling a one-day international at Headingley where a new drainage system was still "eight weeks" from being fully operational. THE GUARDIAN The England and Wales Cricket Board has called for tough new laws against ticket touts, after private investigators employed by the board tracked down more than 1,900 "black market" tickets for the ICC World Twenty20 made available through internet sites such as eBay. Also: Jack Warner, the FIFA vice-president and key power-broker, said that inviting a British National Party councillor to England's 2018 World Cup launch at Wembley while having only white and male speakers addressing the audience was an "error" that needed correcting quickly. DAILY STAR Sunderland are ready to give former Spurs boss Martin Jol a route back into English football by offering him the manager's job at the Stadium of Light. Also: Chelsea are preparing a £22m summer raid for Brazilian defender Douglas Maicon.  

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