Summary

  • Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer make Fifa Ballon d'Or shortlist

  • Yacine Brahimi voted BBC African Footballer of the Year

  • Brendan Rodgers - Gerrard offered new contract

  • Football League disqualify Leeds owner Cellino

  • GET INVOLVED: What do you make of the Fifa Ballon d'Or shortlist?

  1. Gossip timepublished at 08:53 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2014

    Liverpool have offered midfielder Steven Gerrard a new contract, and Roy Keane was involved in a training-ground row with players 24 hours before his sudden exit from Aston Villa.

    This and loads more at the BBC's Gossip page.

  2. Hell hath no Fury like Tysonpublished at 08:46 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2014

    As we've just mentioned the boxing, let's take a quick look back at Saturday's action.

    Tyson Fury and Dereck ChisoraImage source, Getty Images

    Ben Dirs was BBC Sport's man at London's Excel centre to cover Tyson Fury's win over Dereck Chisora.

    Fury won the British and European heavyweight titles after Chisora retired in the 10th-round, and now hopes to land a fight with with WBA, IBF and WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko.

    There was also an excellent bout between Billy Joe Saunders and Chris Eubank Jr. Ben's full report of that fight is here.

  3. Monday's back pagespublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2014

    The TimesImage source, The Times

    A rarity in The Times, a non-football back page. The paper focuses on rugby union convert Sam Burgess and his England World Cup hopes, plus Tyson Fury's convincing win over Dereck Chisora.

  4. Monday's back pagespublished at 08:33 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2014

    Daily ExpressImage source, Daily Express

    Time to begin our round-up of the papers. Here's the Daily Express, with a salute to Man City's performance at Southampton, plus news on Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.

  5. Premier League press conferencepublished at 08:27 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2014

    As we've mentioned, there are eight Premier League managers facing the media throughout the course of the day and we will bring you the best of what they say.

    Here's the running order (all times GMT):

    09:30 Crystal Palace, West Ham; 10:00 Liverpool; 10:45 QPR; 14:00 Leicester, West Brom; 14:30 Stoke; 15:00 Burnley.

  6. Spurs on the marchpublished at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2014

    City v Southampton might have dominated the headlines but there was another big game in the Premier League on Sunday.

    Tottenham and Everton, two clubs with ambitions of finishing high in the table, met at White Hart Lane, with the hosts sneaking a 2-1 win.

    Tottenham v EvertonImage source, Getty Images

    A brilliant Kevin Mirallas strike put Everton ahead but Christian Eriksen equalised and Spanish striker Roberto Soldado scored his first Premier League goal of the season to claim the points.

    Full match report here.

  7. Webber taken to hospital after crashpublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2014

    Switching to racing briefly and some news you might not have seen from overnight.

    Mark WebberImage source, Getty Images

    Former Formula 1 driver Mark Webber was taken to hospital after being injured in a crash in a World Endurance Championship race in Brazil.

    The Australian, 38, who quit F1 last year after 12 years, is in a "satisfactory" condition after being injured in a "serious collision" in a World Endurance Championship race in Brazil.

    Full story here.

  8. 'We can challenge for title'published at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2014

    Manuel PellegriniImage source, Getty Images

    Needless to say Manuel Pellegrini was pretty chuffed with Man City's victory at Southampton, and claimed the result proves his team are capable of challenging Chelsea for the Premier League title.

    "We can complain about a lot of things from this team this year," he said.

    "But the only thing we cannot complain about in the squad is the spirit, the personality, the character and the ambition to continue winning."

  9. City slickerspublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2014

    Let's start with the big news from Sunday's football, Manchester City sticking a rather large pin in Southampton's balloon and racking up an impressive 3-0 win at the St Mary's Stadium.

    It enabled Manuel Pellegrini's men to leapfrog the Saints into second place in the Premier League and cut Chelsea's lead at the top to six points.

    Manchester City celebrate victory over SouthamptonImage source, Getty Images
  10. Busy day aheadpublished at 07:59 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2014

    Morning all, and welcome to the start of another week of Sportsday.

    With a full programme of Premier League games on Tuesday, it means there is plenty going on today, with eight managers giving press conferences.

    Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers faces the media at 10:00 GMT, and we will also hear from the bosses at Crystal Palace, West Ham, QPR, Leicester, West Brom, Stoke and Burnley before the day is done.

    Add in to that all the latest breaking news, plus the best of social media, and we should be in for a lively time. Settle back and enjoy.