THE SUN: Alex Ferguson has been given a red card by Help The Aged for branding Chelsea a bunch of old codgers... Also: Phil Scolari has laughed off Alex Ferguson's claim he will never emulate Jose Mourinho's feats at Chelsea.
DAILY MIRROR: Luiz Felipe Scolari last night laughed off Sir Alex Ferguson's claim that he could struggle to emulate Jose Mourinho's achievements at Chelsea with his 'old' squad... Also: In the aftermath of Manchester United's Champions League final win over Chelsea, Sir Alex Ferguson's jubilant players queued up to speak to the waiting media. With the exception of one notable absentee, Paul Scholes.
DAILY STAR: Big Phil Scolari hit back at Sir Alex Ferguson's taunts over his Chelsea chances and said: "When you've managed the world champions you can deal with anything."... Also: Furious Everton boss David Moyes will delay Andy Johnson's £10million move to Fulham after the striker pulled out of a pre-season friendly at the last minute.
DAILY EXPRESS: Luiz Felipe Scolari has brushed aside Sir Alex Ferguson's jibes that he will be under major pressure to follow in Jose Mourinho's footsteps at Chelsea, saying he had been in the spotlight all his life... Britain's Olympic chief Lord Moynihan has made the first firm public prediction that the Beijing Games are likely to be scarred by widespread drugs cheating.
DAILY MAIL: Great Britain will field a football team in the London 2012 Olympics - no matter how complex the politics or stubborn the opposition of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland... Also: Geoff Miller emerged from four hours of crisis talks after the horror of Headingley and prepared to make one the few England players to offer hope for the future the first casualty of his inquest.
THE TIMES: Carlos Tevez risked incurring the wrath of Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday when he broke rank by claiming that Manchester United should grant Cristiano Ronaldo his wish and let him join Real Madrid... Also: Chelsea are bracing themselves for another huge increase in player salaries that could take their annual wage bill close to £150million as the recent round of contract renegotiations is set to continue.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: Luiz Felipe Scolari yesterday dismissed suggestions that he would struggle under the pressure of matching Jose Mourinho and avoided the minefield of playing managerial mind games with Sir Alex Ferguson... Also: Alexander Hleb, the former Arsenal midfielder, yesterday added to the growing sense of uncertainty surrounding his old club when he warned that "political differences" were undermining Arsene Wenger's plans for the new season.
THE GUARDIAN: British spectators and athletes have been warned that they face arrest and detention by the Chinese authorities if they stage demonstrations during next month's Beijing Olympics... Also: Luiz Felipe Scolari has offered the first indication that he will not be easily unsettled by Sir Alex Ferguson's penchant for mind games by shrugging off suggestions from the Manchester United manager that he may struggle to cope under the pressure built up by Jose Mourinho's successes at Stamford Bridge.
THE INDEPENDENT: Blackburn Rovers last night offered Paul Robinson a lifeline after a tumultuous 12 months at Tottenham Hotspur, during which he has lost his place for club and country, by making a bid of around £3m for the England goalkeeper... Also: A superb solo attack by Carlos Sastre on the Alpe d'Huez climb propelled the Spaniard into the yellow jersey yesterday - but the tradition that whoever leads the Tour after cycling's most mythical ascent goes on to win in Paris may yet be broken.