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SOLUTION TOMORROW
QUICK CROSSWORD 8,319
THURSDAY’S SOLUTION (No 8,318): ACROSS: 1 Rubber-stamp. 7 Fore. 8 Emotive.
9 Tin. 10 Title. 11 Recess. 13 Sparse. 16 Score. 18 Rat. 19 Elevate. 20 Hilt. 21 To the letter.
DOWN: 1 Rookie. 2 Beetle. 3 Events. 4 Short. 5 Aviator. 6 Precede. 11 Respect. 12 Closest.
13 Serene. 14 At that. 15 Sailor. 17 Evade.ACROSS
1 Small, brownish
bird (7)
7 Counting
frame (6)
8 Becomes
larger or more
extensive (7)
9 Eager or astir (4)
10 Puts on (4)
12 Folds (7)
14 Mends (7)
16 Article (4)18 Cavity (4)
20 Acrobat’s bar (7)
21 Very small (6)
22 Acknowledges
with praise (7)DOWN
1 Slim (7)
2 Trembling
poplar (5)
3 South African
monetary unit (4)
4 Small, flat rings (7)5 Squid prepared
for eating (8)
6 Public
outburst (6)
11 Disgraceful (8)
12 Invents (7)
13 Cooks gently (7)
15 Originating in a
distant foreign
country (6)
17 Give medical
care to (5)
19 Vestibule (4)UNITED FRONT
Elite may
pay EFL
clubs more
to prevent
‘next Bury’
A NUMBER of Premier
League clubs, including
Manchester United, are con-
sidering increasing solidarity
payments to their lower
league counterparts in the
wake of Bury’s expulsion.
Currently, top-flight sides pay those
in the Championship £4.5million,
League One £675,000 and League
Two £460,000 a season.
Given Bury’s plight, which came in
the same year those payments were
cut for the first time, officials are
giving serious consideration to
suggesting an increase.
Senior figures at some clubs have
been saddened by the demise of the
two-time FA Cup winners, who on
Tuesday night became the first side
to be kicked out of the League since- Many feel there is enough
money in the Premier League to
ensure the safety of those at the
other end of the spectrum.
Bury’s proximity to United and
links with their illustrious neighbour
By MIKE KEEGAN
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No. 38,346 SPORTS NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Virgil beats
Messi again!
TURN TO PAGE 88, COL 1
«CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
SPECIAL
DRAW AND ANALYSIS:
PAGES 90-91VIRGIL VAN DIJK had
the beating of Lionel
Messi last night just as
he did when Liverpool
beat Barcelona 4-0 at
Anfield on their way
to a sixth European
Cup. Van Dijk was
named Europe’s best
player ahead of Messi
and Cristiano Ronaldo.
England full back Lucy
Bronze (right) won
UEFA’s women’s player
of the year award.Top man:
Van Dijk
collects his
player of
the year
award APAXED WALKER FIGHTING FOR HIS ENGLAND FUTURE
KYLE WALKER is fighting to
save his England future after
he was axed by Gareth
Southgate yesterday.
Manager Southgate chose
Trent Alexander-Arnold,
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and
Kieran Trippier as his
recognised right backs forthe Euro 2020 qualifiers
against Bulgaria a week
tomorrow and Kosovo on
September 10.
He also included uncapped
trio Tyrone Mings, MasonMount and James Maddison,
while there was a surprise
recall for Alex Oxlade-
Chamberlain after his return
from a serious knee injury.
But it was the shock
omission of Manchester City
right back Walker, 29, from
Southgate’s 25-man squadthat caused the biggest stir.
When asked whether
Walker’s omission was just
for this squad, Southgate
replied: ‘It depends on how
well everybody does.’
Walker — widely recognisedBy SAMI MOKBEL
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