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The BBC Sports Personality spotlight today shines on boxing world champion Carl Froch.

"He is ridiculously tough, with an incredible ability to digest pain," says Barry McGuigan of the IBF and WBA super-middleweight champion.

You can read Froch's profile on the BBC Sport website, and there's a video to accompany the words, too.

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What will Rafa think? Rafael Nadal's uncle and coach Toni Nadal has described 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer as the greatest tennis player of all time. , external

"I think he is (the best of all-time), the numbers say so," Toni Nadal told Spanish radio station Cadena COPE.

"Federer is the best in the history of the game alongside Rod Laver and, unfortunately for us, it is like that."

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Meanwhile, AS pays tribute to Real Madrid forward Jese after he found the net in their 5-0 cup rout of Cornella.

The 21-year-old had been sidelined with a knee injury for over eight months.

Real thumped the lower-league side 9-1 on aggregate.

And Spanish newspaper Sport has run a vote on the proposed Barcelona kit change as well as showing us a useful image of what it will look like on one of the world's greatest players.

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As you can see, 78% of voters said the club should not change their stripes for hoops.

Stripes or hoops? Tradition or revolution? For the first time in their 115-year history Barcelona will change their famous striped shirt to a hooped one. Spanish newspaper Sport, external revealed that the Catalan club will adopt a hooped home jersey next season. Unsurprisingly, there's been a mixed reaction from fans.

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon seems to think Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer will have his work cut out, external to win the Fifa Ballon d'Or.

Neuer, 28, won the World Cup with Germany and a domestic double with his club this year and is joined by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on a three-man shortlist for the award.

"Perhaps a goalkeeper will win the Ballon d'Or when he helps his team become world champions by winning four games in a row on penalties and saving every spot-kick," says Buffon while laughing. "That way no-one can overlook him. But something really remarkable needs to happen."

Lord Sebastian Coe says he favours giving athletes a lifetime ban for doping but says: "legally that train has probably left the station".

Coe, who is running for president of athletics' governing body the IAAF, was speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"This is not a battle that we can lose and under my presidency that is not something we will flinch," he said of doping in athletics. "It is entirely predicated on trust, trust that the athletes competing against each other trust in each other."

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He may be the reigning WBA and IBO middleweight champion of the world and one of the most feared fighters on the planet, but Gennady Golovkin cannot get a visa to enter the United Kingdom.

The 32-year-old Kazakh was due in London yesterday to hold a news conference before his February fight with St Helens fighter Martin Murray but visa issues held up his arrival and eventually led to his trip from the US being cancelled.

It's freezing here anyway Gennady, looks like you've had a touch of luck.

After Leicester manager Nigel Pearson exchanged heated words with a critical fan last night, we want to know if you have ever booed your team? Which game was it? Is it acceptable? Tweet #bbcsportsday.

Anoop Singh:, external When you have players earning over £50K a week salary and losing 8-0 to Southampton, surely worth booing by your own fans.

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Paul Denny:, external Grown men booing. Muggy behaviour of the highest order. If you want to boo take the kids to a Christmas Panto!!

Paul Smith:, external I don't like it but after a game has finished it is 'acceptable', during a game is just idiotic!

Stephen:, external When you pay over the odds to watch your team home and away you should be allowed to voice opinion.

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's David De Gea. It was only a matter of time before the goalkeeper's performances for Manchester United sparked a series of memes.

The Spaniard's late saves helped United secure three points against Stoke on Tuesday - and fans have made their admiration known via Twitter.

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Hull City manager Steve Bruce is not in sympathetic mood, external towards the club's former charge Jimmy Bullard after he was voted out of I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here.

Bruce says: "His performances here, though I wasn't here at the time, and his performances in the jungle...to be kicked out of Hull and out of the jungle I think was quite right.

Bruce pauses briefly, sips his brew and asks: "Should I have said that?"

Too late Steve, you just did.

"Manchester United are beginning to resemble the juggernaut of old," writes the Guardian's Jamie Jackson, external of United's 2-1 win over Stoke. "These remain early days, yet before Monday's visit to Southampton there can only be optimism regarding United's consistent form."

Henry Winter of the Daily Telegraph, external writes of Steven Gerrard after Liverpool's victory over Leicester: "He still possesses the intelligence of movement, eye for goal and will to win to shape the destiny of games."

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In the Independent,, external Jack Pitt-Brooke praises Christian Benteke's performances in Aston Villa's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace. "The pressure on Benteke could weigh down even his broad shoulders," he writes. "But here, in the bitter wind, he delivered the only quality in a poor game to decide it."

Birmingham City have issued a statement to refute reports that they are in financial trouble, at a time when speculation is increasing that they may have a new potential buyer.

BBC WM 95.6 report that former Swindon owner Jeremy Wray is behind a bid for the Championship club, who have been up for sale for two-and-a-half years.

That has not been denied by the club's Hong Kong-based parent company.

In the short term, Blues released a statement, external saying: "The club wishes to allay any fears that may now arise on the basis of the allegation there will be no funds beyond January-February 2015 - this is categorically refuted."

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The two-time UK Championship winner Ding Junhui was a shock exit at the tournament in York on Tuesday.

The world number three fought back from 5-1 down to level but lost a deciding frame to James Cahill.

Northern Ireland's Mark Allen was another casualty, losing 6-4 to England's Rod Lawler but both Ronnie O'Sullivan and Neil Robertson won through to the last 16.

John Higgins is among those starting early today and there will be live coverage on the BBC Sport website and BBC Two from 13:00 GMT.

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The Guardian has opted to focus on Manchester United's fourth successive victory rather than Steven Gerrard's performance in Liverpool's win over Leicester. "United's juggernaut gathers speed," is the paper's back page headline.

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There's thunder and lightning in Hambantota, which means rain has stopped play in England's one-day international against Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lankans, who are 2-0 up in the series, were 6-1 after two overs before the match was halted.

Keep up to date with the latest in Sri Lanka via our live text commentary or Test Match Special.

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Manchester United secured their fourth straight win on Tuesday, but those victories have come at a price because captain Wayne Rooney must have a scan to determine the damage to his injured knee.

Rooney, 29, missed Tuesday's 2-1 home win against Stoke after picking up the problem in the final moments of Saturday's victory against Hull.

"He will have a scan and then we will know more," said his manager Louis van Gaal. "I hope the injury is not so serious."

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So as we have already mentioned this morning, Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson had words with a critical fan as his side went down 3-1 against Liverpool on Tuesday.

With that in mind, we want to know when is it acceptable to boo your team?

Rugby, football, individual sports, whatever your thing, let us know. Have you ever delivered a heartfelt boo? When was it?

Tweet #bbcsportsday.

Arsenal are considering a £20m move for Bayer Leverkusen's Christoph Kramer, 23, if they fail to land fellow Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, from Real Madrid. (Daily Star), external

Roma are weighing up a January move for £7m-rated Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32. (Daily Mail), external

Paris St-Germain head coach Laurent Blanc has played down talk that the Ligue 1 giants will approach striker Thierry Henry, 37, who left New York Red Bulls this week, with an offer of a short-term deal. (London Evening Standard), external