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The back pages – sports news on the back pages of UK, French, Italian and Spanish newspapers.

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. 

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. 

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. 

Rooney has held talks about competing on a Misfits show, which sees YouTube stars and influencers like KSI and Logan Paul compete for big purses. The 38-year-old was recently sacked as Birmingham City boss after just 15 games, putting a major dent in his hopes of forging a long career in management.

The back page of the Daily Express reports Manchester United’s pursuit of Newcastle United sporting director Dan Ashworth is rapidly progressing ahead of official confirmation of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 25 per cent stake in the club, according to reports. Ashworth has been selected as the best fit to enter INEOS’ new-look hierarchy at Old Trafford.

The back page of the Sun newspaper reports BOXING usually finds a way to shoot itself in the foot but humping itself in the backside is a new one!

It could only be down to master-of-mischief Tyson Fury and his playground antics of gyrating into a sparring partner sparking the spicy exchange that led to the cut that forced the undisputed decider with Oleksandr Usyk fight to be postponed AGAIN.

The back page of Daily Express leads with Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Copenhagen as the Champions League returned. The paper says Kevin de Bruyne sent a warning to the rest of Europe as Pep’s winning group took another step closer to retaining their Champions League title.