The Sun – ‘A True Gent of The Game’
The Sun describes Sven-Goran Eriksson as a true gent of the game following his death from cancer. The paper picks up on Prince William’s tribute to the former England boss. The Prince of Wales, 42, took to social media to express his condolences.
The front page also reports on Oasis’s reunion – and the 2025 reunion tour dates.
Prince William pays emotional tribute to Sven-Göran Eriksson after former England boss dies aged 76
PRINCE William has paid a touching tribute to Sven-Göran Eriksson after the former England manager died at the age of 76.
The Prince of Wales, 42, took to social media to express his condolences.
He wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Sad to hear about the passing of Sven-Göran Eriksson.
“I met him several times as England manager and was always struck by his charisma and passion for the game.
“My thoughts are with his family and friends. A true gentleman of the game.”
The Swedish manager revealed in January he had “at best a year” to live after being diagnosed with cancer.
Liam and Noel Gallagher reveal UK tour dates for huge Oasis reunion shows – and when tickets go on sale
OASIS’ reunion is finally a reality – with singers Liam and Noel Gallagher now revealing the exact date of their long-awaited comeback shows.
The duo made their official announcement for the domestic leg of Oasis Live 25 on the Britpop band’s website on Tuesday.
Fans had been eagerly awaiting the news at 8am following The Sun’s exclusive confirmation that the Wonderwall chart stars will play a whopping four shows at Wembley.
We previously told how their reunion was in the bag – with the Don’t Look Back In Anger hitmakers set to play a series of historic gigs in 2025.
Now they revealed on their web post this will initially see them head to Cardiff, Manchester, London, Dublin and Edinburgh.
They confirmed to loyal fans all their dreams of a reunion – which many thought would never transpire – had come true with the words: “This is it, this is happening.”
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 27 August 2024.
Many of Tuesday’s newspapers lead with the death of Sven-Goran Eriksson who died at the age of 76 following a terminal cancer diagnosis. Eriksson, the first foreign manager of the England football team is pictured on both the front and back pages. Many of the papers quote a recent documentary on his life, in which he told the audience: “Don’t be sorry, smile.”
Beyond the tributes, the headlines on the front page are fairly varied but are centred around domestic news, with politics being the most popular this morning.
Several tabloids speculate on whether British band Oasis is planning a reunion – the band announced early on Tuesday that they are going on a reunion tour in 2025.
