UK Back Pages: Raheem Sterling-Liverpool Row Heats Up

The Raheem Sterling vs. Liverpool row continues to heat up. 

As Sterling has asked to stay away from Liverpool's pre-season tour by claiming sickness, different stories are now surfacing about the wantaway Liverpool forward. 

In Mirror Sport, the paper claims the Englishman's breakdown with Brendan Rodgers is at the root of the controversy and that, as a result, he'll never play for Liverpool again. 

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Thursday's Daily Mirror back page: Rodgers and Out #tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers pic.twitter.com/Um3qDYzjHu

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) July 8, 2015"

On the other hand, in Sun Sport, Liverpool have told Sterling that he needs to join up with the rest of the squad on tour. 

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Thursday's Sun back page: Pack yer bags, Ster #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/S9hbyz18Xe

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) July 8, 2015"

Star Sport instead focuses on Joe Root's impressive start to the Ashes series on Wednesday. 

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Thursday's Daily Star back page: Smokin' Joe #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #ashes pic.twitter.com/hq7VhJgCX2

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) July 8, 2015"