Today’s back pages: Phil Neville to leave Lionesses role next summer and rugby union is ‘too old and white’

A round-up of the sport headlines from UK newspapers on 23 April

Phil Neville led England to the semi-finals of the Fifa Women’s World Cup in 2019
Phil Neville led England to the semi-finals of the Fifa Women’s World Cup in 2019
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Neville to quit Lionesses

Several papers report that Phil Neville is set to leave his role as manager of the England women’s team in the summer of 2021.

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