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The back page of the Daily Star reports on British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, who’s bought a 25% stake in English football club Manchester United. Elsewhere, the paper reports on the latest results from the Premier League and Champions League and there’s an injury update on Luke Shaw and what it means for England’s Euros.

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The back page of the Daily Express reports on Sir Jim Ratcliffe who claims that Manchester United will be looking to knock Liverpool and Manchester City off their perch – and return the Red Devils to the top. British billionaire Sir Jim bought a 25% state in the English football club. 

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Champions League fixtures tonight – 21/02 – Arsenal face FC Porto, Barcelona in action The Champions League returns tonight with two hotly-anticipated matches in action, as English giants Arsenal face Porto and Spanish giants Barcelona take on Napoli. Arsenal are heading to Porto for the first leg of their last-16 tie as they bid to make the quarter-finals for the first time since 2009-10.  Champions League fixtures tonightKick-off Where to watchFC Porto vs Arsenal 20:00TNT…

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Premier League fixtures – 21/02 – Injury-hit Liverpool has chance to go four points clear at the top Liverpool will face Luton tonight in front of a home crowd, with a win seeing the Reds go four points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Liverpool have been hit with a string of high-profile injuries as of late, with Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones the latest to join the injury list. For Luton,…

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The back page of the Daily Star leads with the latest from the Premier League, as Manchester City narrowly beat Brentford last night, moving them into second place in the table. The paper says Erling Haaland’s single goal has helped end Man City’s jitters and turn up the title heat. 

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The back page of the Daily Mirror reports on the latest from the Premier League, as Manchester City narrowly beat Brentford last night, moving them into second place in the table. Erling Haaland’s single goal has put the striker ‘back on track’ according to the paper. 

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The back page of the Sun newspaper leads with last night’s Premier League game, which saw Manchester City narrowly beat Brentford to move into second place on the table.  There’s an update on the injuries facing Liverpool, as Klopp confirms striker Diago Jota is out for several months & Jim Racliffe’s purchase of 25% of Manchester United also makes the splash.

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The back page of the Daily Mirror leads on the latest from the Premier League – as Crystal Palace ‘threw away’ the lead to see their match against Everton end 1-1. Elsewhere, the Birmingham City boss has stepped back due to illness and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has apologised for comments made about Kalvin Phillip’s weight. 

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The back page of the Daily Star is dominated by the latest from the Premier League – with Cyrstal Palace’s 1-1 draw against Everton dominating the paper. Despite going ahead, the paper says Palace ‘threw away’ their lead as Everton clawed a goal back late into the game. 

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The back page of the Sun newspaper reports on the latest happenings and gossip in the Premier League. Palace’s new boss Oliver Glasner was in attendance at Crystal Palace vs Everton, which ended 1-1 – but Palace did show their fight. 

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Arsenal and England skipper Leah Williamson withdraws from England squad with injury Arsenal defender Leah Williamson has withdrawn from her first England squad since April after suffering a ‘minor hamstring injury.’  Williamson only recently returned to Arsenal and this was set to be her first England camp since her ACL injury, which saw her out of action for nine months. The 26-year-old, who captained England to the EURO 2022 win, was named in the February…

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Last year, Manchester United Women raked in revenues totalling £7 million, surpassing the average earnings of men’s professional teams in League Two (the fourth tier of professional men’s football in England). This remarkable increase of nearly £2 million from the previous year can be attributed to larger attendances and enhanced income from sponsorship agreements.

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Mirror Sport – Won Direction The back page of the Daily Mirror leads on Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Luton. Erik ten Hag heaped praise on Rasmus Hojlund – who scored a brace during the match. It wasn’t an easy match for United however as Luton put up a fight and offered a thrilling match. Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag praised the striker but noted that Man U still look fragile up front. Most…

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