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Former BBC football correspondent Mike Ingham's excellent 5 live programme examining World War One's Christmas Truce and the reality behind stories of British and German soldiers coming together to play football on Christmas Day is available now as a podcast. In the 54-minute programme, Mike also looks at the footballers who fought on the front line.

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Out of the Champions League, five points off fourth and with Manchester United bent on revenge for last season's 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford when the two teams meet on Sunday, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has a tricky news conference to negotiate.

The media are gathering at Melwood and Rodgers will be out shortly to face them.

While we wait for confirmation of the situation at Rangers, the Old Firm match between Celtic and the Gers has won our vote with 42.8%. Manchester United against Liverpool is second with 15.4% and River Plate against Boca Juniors third on 15.1%.

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According to Scottish newspaper, the Daily Record, , externalAlly McCoist resigns as Rangers manager.

Rangers are currently second in the Scottish Championship, nine points behind leaders Hearts.

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Jo Pavey has won the British Athletics Athlete of the Year Award after a highly successful season in which she captured her first international gold medal. The 41-year-old mother of two inspired became the oldest ever gold medallist at a European Championships with her stunning 10,000m victory in Zurich in August.

Matthew Hudson-Smith [Young Athlete], Hannah Cockroft [Paralympic], Maria Lyle [Young Paralympic], Steve Fudge [Coach], Swansea Harriers [Club] and Blair Pettigrew [Volunteer] were the other winners.

Manuel Pellegrini, who has has a smart short new haircut, is off back to the tactics board.

Next up will be Brendan Rodgers, who is taking question ahead of his Liverpool side's meeting with Manchester United from 14:00 GMT.

Manager Manuel Pellegrini on top-scorer Sergio Aguero, who has been ruled out for at least four weeks with a knee ligament injury: "Sergio is a very important player, but I don't think this team depends just on Aguero."

Manager Manuel Pellegrini on goalkeeper Joe Hart's contract situation: "I think it is close. Joe wants to stay here and we want him to be our goalkeeper."

Hart's current deal at City expires in 2016 and he said yesterday that an extension is "pretty much sorted".

Manager Manuel Pellegrini on his injury doubts for Saturday's trip to Leicester: "Vincent Kompany is in the squad list so I don't think he will have any problem to play tomorrow. David Silva didn't feel any pain in the knee from the 30 minutes in Rome so I think he will be fit."

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Manchester city are just three points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea. With their rockets boosted by Champions League wins over Bayern Munich and Roma, could they soar past the Blues?

Manuel Pellegrini is about to answer that and other questions...

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Sri Lanka have dropped out of form opener Kusal Perera and spinner Ajantha Mendis from their squad for the last two one-day internationals against England.

Ragana Herath is ruled out of the games with injury with recently cleared Sachithra Senanayaka remaining in the squad.

Sri Lanka lead 3-2 in the seven-match series and the next game is tomorrow at 04:30 GMT, with live coverage from 04:15 GMT on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.

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Ahead of Manchester United v Liverpool this weekend, we want to know what you think is football's biggest grudge match.

You have sent your suggestions via #footygrudgematch and we have narrowed it down to the following six options:

Manchester United v Liverpool

Newcastle v Sunderland

Celtic v Rangers

River Plate v Boca Juniors

Fenerbahce v Galatasaray

Real Madrid v Barcelona

Roberto Martinez and Jose Mourinho are finished with their media duties.

But there will be plenty more managerial blather later today.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is due to speak any minute, with Liverpool counterpart Brendan Rodgers up at 14:00 GMT and Manchester United's Louis van Gaal closing the show at 16:00 GMT.

Jose Mourinho with more on Egypt winger Mohamed Salah, who has made only two Premier League appearances this season, both as a late substitute: "Salah is a player we like, we trust and he's part of our plans. He's not going anywhere."

Manager Roberto Martinez on injured defender John Stones: "John Stones is ahead of schedule. He's a quick healer and has trained once with the squad already. He is desperate to get back on a football pitch. From January to the end of the season he can step up his level again."

Everton manager Roberto Martinez on speculation linking the club with Legia Warsaw midfielder Ondrej Duda: "We must be getting close to January! We always try and do our business quietly behind the scenes. We are always working hard, but I am very happy with our squad, I have been to Warsaw a couple of times but not to watch any players."

Everton manager Roberto Martinez on Monday's match against QPR: "In other leagues, you can count maybe three or four games that you can just cruise through, that is not the case in the Premier League. Everyone knows that QPR are in a good moment. We have not got the points that would reflect our performances at the moment, but we are still moving forward."

Jose Mourinho says goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will not be involved against Hull: "Courtois had a little problem in training, a muscular problem, and he's not available for tomorrow.

"Petr Cech had our confidence even when Courtois was playing. We know what we have, he has absolutely nothing to prove.

"I don't think any one player will play all six matches [between now and 1 January], maybe some will play five."

Jose Mourinho hints at his team selection against Hull as the leaders seek to rally from last weekend's shock defeat at Newcastle: "Cesc [Fabregas] has been amazing for us but he's suspended for tomorrow so we don't think about him. We trust the other players.

"Against Sporting [a 3-1 win in midweek] [Andre] Schurrle and [Mohamed] Salah did well, the team did well and that was very nice for me."