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24 May 2009 09:25
MAIL ON SUNDAY - Sir Alex Ferguson insists that Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at Old Trafford for another season, after further intense speculation over a renewed £70million bid from Real Madrid for the FIFA World Player of the Year. Also: Lewis Hamilton saw his hopes of retaining the Fomula One world championship crushed when he drove his McLaren Mercedes into a barrier yesterday. SUNDAY MIRROR - David Beckham is set to join Chelsea as part of Carlo Ancelotti's blueprint for the club. Also: Toon boss Alan Shearer insists that saving Newcastle from relegation today would be the pinnacle of his career. NEWS OF THE WOLD - Cristiano Ronaldo today pledges: 'I am staying at Manchester United.' DAILY STAR - Djibril Cisse is closing down his classy Newcastle clothes shop The Pr9ject - sparking fears that the Sunderland striker will be leaving in the summer. Also: Manchester City are ready to battle Liverpool for Aston Villa's £20million-rated England midfielder Gareth Barry. SUNDAY EXPRESS - Texan millionaire Ellis Short will complete his buy-out of relegation-threatened Sunderland this week and hand the club's new manager £200million to build a team capable of winning the Premier League. Also: AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti admits he would love to manage Chelsea - but insists he will stay at the San Siro next season. THE PEOPLE - Sunderland will this week be handed a £200million boost when billionare Ellis Short buys the club. Also: Angry Patrice Evra last night accused Cecs Fabregas and Arsenal of trying to kick him out of the Champions League final. THE OBSERVER - All it takes to drown the ugly sound of Formula One's political squabbling is the howl of racing engines echoing off the hills and apartment blocks surrounding the Monaco harbour, and the sight of the world's best drivers competing to find the quickest way around a couple of miles of narrow streets bounded by shops, restaurants, hotels and ocean-going yachts. THE SUNDAY TIMES - Jenson Button snatched pole position for today's Monaco Grand Prix but Lewis Hamilton's dreadful year reached its nadir when he crashed out in the first session after a driving error and he must start from the back of the grid. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - Carlo Ancelotti, the AC Milan coach, said last night that he is "100 per cent" certain that he will stay at Milan next season. INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY - The Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has given mixed messages over his future as he continues to be linked with Chelsea.

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