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  1. Get involved - footballers as sandwich fillingspublished at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

    Steve McManaman eating a sandwichImage source, Getty Images

    As you can see from the clip below Chris Wilder is not best pleased by an assistant referee munching on a sandwich in his presence.

    Of course, one of our first thoughts focuses on the key question here. What was the filling for the aforementioned sandwich?

    This leads us to ask you for some of your contributions of footballers as sandwiches. For example, Heggem and Cresswell (egg and cress).

    Also you might have some anecdotes about when you've been caught in an tricky situation involving football and food. We'd love to hear about those, too.

    You can message us on X using the hashtag #bbcfootball or drop us your contributions via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)

  2. 'Hopefully he enjoyed his sandwich'published at 09:22 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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    Chris Wilder criticises assistant referee eating sandwich in conversation

    Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder was not a happy chappy after their 3-2 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park earlier this week.

    It has since emerged that Wilder has taken particular umbrage at one of the assistant officials filling his face while he spoke to the referee afterwards.

    Wilder said: "One of his assistants was eating a sandwich at the time, which I thought was a complete lack of respect. Hopefully he enjoyed his sandwich while he was talking to a Premier League manager."

  3. This weekend's Premier League fixturespublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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    Saturday

    Everton v Tottenham 12:30

    Brighton v Crystal Palace 15:00

    Burnley v Fulham 15:00

    Newcastle v Luton 15:00

    Sheffield United v Aston Villa 17:30

    Sunday

    Bournemouth v Nott'm Forest 14:00

    Chelsea v Wolves 14:00

    Man Utd v West Ham 14:00

    Arsenal v Liverpool 16:30

    Monday

    Brentford v Man City 20:00

    all times GMT

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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    Average Cyclist: Armando Broja has never been given a chance. Poor management, poor team set-up for whoever has been up front. All Poch has perfected is the sideways pass, not good enough from the top down.

  5. Will spending continue to fall?published at 09:10 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

    Professor Rob Wilson
    Football finance expert at Sheffield Hallam University

    What we are storing up is a spending circus in the summer because there has been so much pressure on these clubs.

    We have seen the news about Everton and their 10-point deduction, the additional charges for Everton and Nottingham Forest and the pressure the huge amount of Premier League is under from the government with regards to an independent regulator, so everybody is a bit scared about what to do right now.

    Managers and sporting directors will be looking keenly at their PSR calculations to see if they can spend a bit more heavily in the summer.

    You'd imagine that the spending will be much heavier in the summer - I just don't necessarily think it will reach those multi-billion pound levels we have seen in years gone by.

  6. Postpublished at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

    Tottenham's £25m signing of Romania defender Radu Dragusin was the biggest deal of the January transfer window.

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  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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    John Smith: The bubble has burst on the Premier League at last. TV revenue will continue to drop as viewers become disillusioned with the multiple point viewing platforms and huge increase in costs associated.

  8. Premier League January spending down by £715m compared to 2023published at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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    Football News Show: How financial rules have created 'uneasy times' in transfer window

    Spending by Premier League clubs in January dipped significantly after three successive record-breaking windows - with teams splashing out £715m less than in the 2023 winter window.

    The combined outlay of the 20 top-flight clubs was £100m - the lowest January spend in a non-Covid season since £60m in 2011-12 - and vastly lower than last year's spend of £815m, according to financial services firm Deloitte.

    Just £30m in disclosed fees was spent on deadline day, another considerable drop on the £275m spent on the same day 12 months ago.

    There were only 17 permanent transfers made by Premier League clubs during the window, with a further 13 loan deals - including seven permanent and six loan deals on deadline day.

    Read more here.

  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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    Daventry pirate: Transfer fees ridiculous, players wages scandalous, ticket prices inflated, agents making millions and most clubs showing a huge trading deficit. It's a broken system and eventually it will come tumbling down.

  10. Lingard considering South Korea movepublished at 08:49 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport

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    Former Manchester United and England midfielder Jesse Lingard is seriously considering an offer from South Korean club FC Seoul.

    The 31-year-old has been without a club since leaving Nottingham Forest at the end of last season.

    K-League side FC Seoul have offered Lingard a two-year deal and a substantial salary.

    Earlier this season, Lingard trained with West Ham and also spent time training at Saudi side Al-Ettifaq.

    Lingard started his professional career at Manchester United, spending 11 years at the club before leaving in 2022 to join Forest following their promotion to the Premier League.

  11. Postpublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

    Was yesterday one of the quietest transfer deadline days on record?

    Lewis Hamilton's switch from Mercedes to Ferrari was surely the biggest shock move of the day!

    There could still be a surprise signing or two to be announced in the next few days.

  12. Other notable deadline day dealspublished at 08:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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    Rodrigo Ribeiro from Sporting to Nottingham Forest on loan.

    Maxime Esteve from Montpellier to Burnley on loan.

    Lorenz Assignon from Rennes to Burnley on loan.

    Enes Unal from Getafe to Bournemouth on loan.

    Mason Holgate from Everton to Sheffield United on loan.

    Armando Broja from Chelsea to Fulham on loan.

  13. What deals were done on deadline day?published at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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    The biggest permanent deal of deadline day was Crystal Palace's capture of Blackburn midfielder Adam Wharton for an initial £18m, potentially rising to £22m.

    That is in sharp contrast to the biggest deal on deadline day in January 2023, which was Chelsea's then-British record £107m deal for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica.

    Aston Villa signed forward Morgan Rogers from Middlesbrough in a deal worth £8m that could rise to £15m. Villa also signed Australia keeper Joe Gauci from Adelaide United and full-back Lino Sousa from Arsenal, with the England Under-19 international immediately joining Championship side Plymouth on loan.

  14. Postpublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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    Ten Premier League games over three days from Saturday. And there are LOADS of news conferences coming up in the next few hours - starting with Eddie Howe at Newcastle from around 09:00 GMT.

    We'll bring you all the news from that. First, let's have a look at what happened on transfer deadline day.

  15. 'Rashford makes a Marc'published at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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  16. 'Drinks on Marcus'published at 08:19 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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  17. 'Marcus back with a bang'published at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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  18. 'Better the devil you know'published at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

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  19. Rashford enjoys 'mad night out'published at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

    The Daily Star

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  20. Postpublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February

    Right, shall we whizz through Friday's papers?

    Two subjects dominate the back pages. Manchester United's last-gasp win and someone called Lewis Hamilton.