And that is it for a slightly extended Sportsday.

We now know the three players contending the Ballon d'Or this year, we know Yacine Brahimi was voted the best player in Africa by BBC viewers, we know Steven Gerrard has been offered a new contract at Liverpool but sadly for Leeds United fans, the future of the club's ownership is very much unknown.

For all the detail, have a read below and please join us from 08:00 GMT on Tuesday for lots of Premier League build-up. Thanks for all your tweets and messages today.

Mike Jones has been handed fourth official duty for Aston Villa's clash with Leicester on Sunday following his testing afternoon in Manchester City's 3-0 victory at Southampton.

Referee Jones booked City striker Aguero for diving at St Mary's on Sunday, despite the Argentina hitman being clearly upended by Jose Fonte.

Stephanie Roche - of Peamount United - was earlier nominated as one of three contenders to win Fifa's Ferenc Puskas Award, given to the scorer of the best goal of the year.

Now in a moment which has enraged some BBC staff members, one of our team has put his head above the parapet and questioned whether the striker is actually that good.

This left some of us furious. What do you think? Watch the video of the strike on the BBC Sport homepage.

Paul Rowley, head coach of Championship side Leigh Centurions, says the arrival of prop Fuifui Moimoi on a one-year contract shows the club's ability to attract top talent.

Moimoi, who has represented New Zealand and Tonga at international level, spent 11 years playing in Australia's National Rugby League for Paramatta Eels.

"He will not only bring profile to our club off the field, but a huge presence and class on the field," said Rowley, who will be attempting to guide Leigh back into Super League in 2015.

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has called for Premier League referees to explain their decisions in post-match interviews.

The Uruguayan, who revealed he had to give up being referee in training because it was too stressful, says the move would help him, players and fans gain a better understanding of the job match officials do.

"If I see a referee being honest and analyse an action in a honest manner and give me a proper explanation, which is common sense, I wouldn't be bothered if he was my next referee a week later or two weeks later," Poyet told the You Are the Ref website., external

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You can read more on Yacine Brahimi being named BBC African Footballer of the Year and watch an interview with him.

Brahimi came out on top ahead of Nigerian Vincent Enyeama, Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ivorian pair Gervinho and Yaya Toure.

More from Yacine Brahimi, speaking to BBC World News: "I dedicate the award to my family, all the African countries, but especially my country, Algeria.

"This trophy is going to give me some strength, the desire to learn and also some inspiration for some great performances.

"The African Cup of Nations will be a huge inspiration for me and I hope it can drive myself and Algeria on to great things at the tournament in the new year."

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BBC African Footballer of the year Yacine Brahimi speaking on BBC World News: "First, it's a big honour to receive this wonderful trophy.

"I owe it to my country and my club.

"It's also a trophy for the whole of Africa."

Yacine Brahimi is voted BBC African Footballer of the Year.

The Porto winger received the most votes, with Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama in second.

After impressing in La Liga for Granada, Brahimi excelled at the World Cup for Algeria - form which earned him a move to Portugal.

Today may be 1 December but there is not much Christmas cheer around Molineux at the moment, as a run of four successive league defeats has seen Kenny Jackett's Wolves slip to 12th in the Championship table.

Speaking after Saturday's 4-0 defeat at Brentford, Jackett told BBC WM: "With a scoreline like that, it's hard to make excuses. The goals against column is poor and we're not scoring down the other end.

"We need to recognise what were doing wrong and do the basics better than we have been."

Northampton Town midfielder Ian Morris needs an operation on his knee and will miss the rest of the season.

The 27-year-old had been making excellent progress from the dislocated knee he suffered in training in August but he now requires surgery, ruling him out of the remainder of the campaign.

Manager Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Northampton: "I think we've missed him. Last season, he played a big part in us getting the results we needed."

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Click on the highlights tab above to see a selection of Ballon d'Or inspired video content.

Relive two of the three goals nominated for the Puskas Award as well as some of the moments of the summer's World Cup where the top-three for the main award stood out.

You can also read more about Stephanie Roche's wonderstrike here.

Here's what some of you have made of the Ballon d'Or shortlist on #bbcsportsday, external

Jas Grewal:, external Good to see Neuer on the Ballon d'Or list, Muller deserved it more than Messi to be honest.

James Hammond:, external The most deserving is the most unlikely in my opinion. Neuer should win, and not just because he won the WC. Best GK in years.

Ged Lynam:, external Steph Roche for Puskas award all day long. If Ronaldo or Messi had done it we'd be shown replays forever.

And from World Player of the Year nominees, our focus shifts to the award for BBC African Footballer of the Year for 2014.

The five-man shortlist has just been reduced to two with Yacine Brahimi of Portuguese side Porto and Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama left to contest the honour.

The pair each received more votes than any of the other three players on the shortlist - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gervinho and Yaya Toure.

The winner will be announced on a stream on the BBC Sport website at 17:35 GMT.

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Some more results to bring you from the York Barbican and the third round of the UK Championship.

Judd Trump has beaten Scotland's Fraser Patrick 6-3 while Ireland's David Morris has seen off David Gilbert 6-2.

Earlier, John Higgins beat Matthew Stevens 6-2.

Nigel Bond leads Anthony McGill 4-3 in the last remaining match of the afternoon sessions and you can follow all the latest here on our live page.

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South Africa captain Jean de Villiers faces a race to be fit for next year's Rugby World Cup.

De Villiers was carried off during the Springboks' 12-6 defeat by Wales in Cardiff on Saturday after twisting his left knee and suffering a dislocated knee cap.

Scans shortly after the match revealed significant ligament damage, and 33-year-old De Villiers was assessed by an orthopaedic surgeon in Cape Town on Monday, who advised that the centre requires surgical reconstruction of the knee.

Making the shortlist for Fifa World Coach of the Year for Women's Football, external are:

Wolfsburg coach Ralf Kellerman, Germany under-20s coach Maren Meinert and Japan coach Norio Sasaki.

Making the final cut for the Fifa World Coach of the Year for Men's Football, external is a pretty hefty top three.

World Cup-winning Germany manager Joachim Loew is the first name on the podium.

He's followed by Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, who guided his side to a 10th Champions League title.

Rounding off the triumvirate is Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone, whose side won La Liga in Spain to break Real Madrid and Barcelona's nine-year dominance.