Paper Round: Cristiano Ronaldo gets one over Lionel Messi and Andy Murray becomes a British great

Cristiano Ronaldo sale lesionado en la final de la Euro | Ronaldo"s injury
Murray"s at the double and joins the game"s greats

Andy Murray dominates the front and back pages of Monday"s national papers, with the Telegraph saying that Murray"s second Wimbledon title has cemented his place among the nation"s all-time great athletes.

The Guardian agrees, saying that Murray"s performances over the Wimbledon fortnight suggest that he should be mentioned in the same breath as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

And The Times go one step further, issuing a Murray wraparound front page, highlighting the Scot"s intentions to celebrate his triumph in style.

Paper Round"s view: Murray gets a lot of stick for his deadpan delivery in interviews and some contentious political statements, but the now two-time Wimbledon Champion deserves to be celebrated. Not only is he one of the best athletes his sport has ever produced, but he"s also a rare example of a sportsman willing to make a stand for issues that don"t directly influence him. If there were more famous athletes like Murray then the world would be a far better place.

Ronaldo receives reward for decade of dominance

Cristiano Ronaldo may have been in tears when he was stretchered off in the first half of Sunday"s final, but Portugal"s glory means he has got one over Lionel Messi - says the Sun. Messi missed a penalty in his losing international final appearance earlier in the summer, leading to a premature retirement, but Ronaldo has shown Messi how it"s done with a brilliant display of leadership - both on the pitch and from the sidelines.

Portugal"s Euro 2016 triumph is a fitting reward for Cristiano Ronaldo"s stellar international career - AFP

Paper Round"s view: Forget the Messi comparisons for now; it"s simply fantastic to see a player as good as Ronaldo achieve international glory. The Real Madrid man gets an awful lot of criticism for his posturing on the field, but the mantra "you can be arrogant if you can back it up" fits perfectly. Ronaldo comes across as a bit cocksure only because he knows that he is on a different level to many of his international team-mates. The biggest shame of Sunday"s final was to see Cristiano taken off so early - that was always likely to have an impact on the quality of the game.

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Head rules Hart at Pep"s Man City

Joe Hart"s calamitous Euro 2016 has weakened his hold on the Man City goalkeeping position - AFP

Pep Guardiola is confident of signing Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen to compete with Joe Hart for the Manchester City No. 1 jersey, reports the Manchester Evening News. The new City boss is a known admirer of the Barca stopper, whose distribution skills suit the manager"s style of play far better than those of Hart will. Barca were initially reluctant to sell, but have lined up Pepe Reina as cover and are happy to listen to offers over 15m.

Paper Round"s view: Hart is not a world-class goalkeeper. He"s a very good player with plenty of shot-stopping ability and penalty area presence, but he can"t hold a candle to the likes of Hugo Lloris and David de Gea. It wasn"t a popular view a month ago, but Hart"s appalling footwork and positioning against both Wales and Iceland highlighted exactly why Guardiola is right to be looking for a new No. 1. Ter Stegen is hardly the finished article either though, so the head-to-head should be an interesting one to watch once the new season gets underway.

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Source: http://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2016-2017/paper-round-cristiano-ronaldo-gets-one-over-lionel-messi-and-andy-murray-becomes-a-british-great_sto5682930/story.shtml