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HARRI PUTTER
A man called Padraig Harrington won the Open at Carnoustie yesterday. A new Harry Potter book came out on Saturday. Should we be at all surprised that some bright spark at the Daily Mirror put the two together to come up with this 'magical' headline pun?
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THE MAGIC OF HARRI PUTTER
The Sun had the same idea, but lose out because they couldn't be bothered trying to copy the Harry Potter logo font.
BECKS BOW
The back pages are largely dominated by Harrington and Lewis Hamilton, but of course David Beckham still manages to creep in at The Sun, who report on his 12 minute debut for LA Galaxy against Chelsea and John Terry's claim that England need him for the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
ECCLESTONE AND KROENKE JOIN FORCES
Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror report on claims that F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone might join forces with Stan Kroenke to buy Arsenal, rather than put in a rival bid. Apparently Kroenke wants to do a deal with him in exchange for taking F1 back to the States.
WENG'S BIG GUNS WORRY
However, in the Daily Star Arsene Wenger warns that it could be very bad for Arsenal if the club gets sold to these people. He doesn't actually say anything like that, but managing director Keith Edelman reckons he's against it.
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THE FRIGHT OF SIDWELL'S LIFE
The utter hysteria in the British media about David Beckham rages abound in the Daily Express, who say that Steve Sidwell's challenge on him in Saturday's friendly could have spelled the end of Sidwell's Chelsea career if Beckham had been injured by it. Really?
ON THE 10TH DAY HE PLAYED
The Daily Mail have a two-page spread to sum up the importance of Beckham's first game in America. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger was there to see it. Are the UK press really this desperate for him to be a success over there, when nobody actually cares?
HARD WORK BEGINS NOW, SAYS BECKHAM AFTER OPENING CAMEO
The Guardian breathlessly announce that Posh Spice was sitting next to Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, while Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Winstone and Matt Goss (!) were also there.
BARTON FRACTURES FOOT
The Daily Telegraph are also starstruck by Beckham and relegate all their other football news into a short paragraph where they reveal that Joey Barton has fractured a metatarsal bone and will miss the start of the season.
JOEY BLOW IS A BAD BREAK FOR DYER
The Daily Mirror say that Barton's injury is a problem for Kieron Dyer, who will now have to stay at Newcastle a bit longer. Life is really cruel sometimes...
EVRA THANKS GOD FOR A UNITED SHIRT
Patrice Evra is in typically good form in The Times, saying that as one of 26 children when he was growing up, he thanks God for the chance to play for Man United. Even better, on a trip to an orphanage in Seoul, while Michael Carrick was politely signing autographs, Evra was busy wrestling with four or five laughing children. The man is a legend.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE TO RECEIVE £90m PREMIERSHIP BOOST
The Independent meanwhile report on the news that the Football League will get £90m from the Premier League as part of a 'solidarity package'.
