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Image source, Getty ImagesAlex Song returns to West Ham's squad for Tuesday night's FA Cup tie against Everton after the former Arsenal midfielder missed Saturday's 1-1 draw with Swansea.
"Alex suffered the same as me, in terms of a setback with a virus or a cold," said Hammers boss Sam Allardyce.
"He'll be available again for Everton, either on the bench or if he starts he won't complete the game, that's for sure."
Image source, Getty ImagesA cracking story for you now as it's emerged that Fifa has found a piece of the original World Cup trophy in its basement.
According to the Fifa museum's creative director David Ausseil, a staffer found the stone base of the Jules Rimet trophy in storage at Fifa headquarters last month.
Ausseil told The Associated Press: "It's like finding an Egyptian mummy."
The 10cm tall, octagonal piece of semi-precious lapis lazuli carries the names of the first four World Cup winners: Uruguay and Italy each won twice between 1930 and 1950. The trophy got a new base before the 1954 tournament.
The gold statuette was given to Brazil after its third title in 1970. It was stolen in 1983 and never recovered.
Image source, ReutersLondon Evening Standard , externalreports that Radamel Falcao's agent Jorge Mendes has admitted that he is client's future may lie away from Manchester United.
Jorge Mendes told Sky Italia: "I don't know [if he will stay]. He is a fantastic player, and I think it's very difficult for Manchester United fans. They have an absolutely brilliant player, one of the very best in the world, who would without any doubt play 90 minutes of the match, every time, with any other club.
"The truth is, right now we don't know what will happen. What we do know is that he will play in one of the very best clubs in the world next season, whether that is Manchester United or not."
It's that time of the afternoon again - time to test your sporting knowledge with a Question of Sport , externalteaser.
Today's question is: Cristiano Ronaldo has become the 10th multiple winner of the Ballon d'Or - who are the other nine?
We will reveal the answers later on this afternoon.
Image source, Getty ImagesHull City and Blackpool will attend a transfer tribunal on Thursday to set a fee for Tom Ince, the Blackpool Gazette reports., external
The winger joined Hull in July following the expiry of his Blackpool contract.
Ince turns 23 at the end of this month and due to his age Blackpool are entitled to compensation.
Image source, Getty ImagesPatrick Reed rolled in an 18-foot birdie to defeat fellow American Jimmy Walker in a play-off and win the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.
Reed, 24, was four shots behind Walker with four holes to play but fought back to seal a fourth PGA Tour title.
"I thought my chances were slim but I just stayed patient," said Reed, after he and Walker tied at 21-under.
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Daily Telegraph's Henry Winter also said he would be asking England boss Roy Hodgson why he voted for Javier Mascherano in the Ballon d'Or ballot.
Hodgson has raised eyebrows after deciding not to vote for winner Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.
"To be kind, I hope Hodgson was sending out a message to English football that we need to develop holding midfielders who also take responsibility, which Mascherano did at the World Cup," says Winter. "He was brilliant at the World Cup, but I wouldn't have had him in my top 10."
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Daily Telegraph's chief football writer Henry Winter voted for Cristiano Ronaldo at the Ballon d'Or award. He has been speaking to BBC Radio 5 live about his top three choices.
"It was a great privilege to vote and it was fairly straightforward voting for Ronaldo," he says. "I had Manuel Neuer as number two because he had a brilliant season and reinvented goalkeeping, and I had Philipp Lahm in third place, just ahead of Messi. This was a slightly nearly year for Messi."
Image source, Getty ImagesJonathan Trott has scored a century for England Lions against South Africa 'A', his first in international cricket since he left the 2013/14 Ashes series with a stress-related illness.
Trott's 101 not out in 220 balls included 12 fours. The Lions trail South Africa A by 211 runs with six wickets remaining.
The Warwickshire batsman's last England century was an unbeaten 109 against New Zealand in a one-day international in June 2013.
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Image source, BBC SportFormer England captain Michael Vaughan and former coach Ashley Giles have been dissecting England's chances at the upcoming World Cup. You can listen to the podcast on the BBC Radio 5 live website.
Image source, Getty ImagesGloucester have announced the signing of New Zealand international lock Jeremy Thrush.
Thrush, who has won 11 caps for the All Blacks, will join Gloucester after the World Cup later this year.
The 29-year-old will head to Kingsholm from Wellington-based Super Rugby side the Hurricanes.
Image source, Huw Evans picture agencyCardiff City chairman Mehmet Dalman says club owner Vincent Tan is "open to the idea" of having a fans' representative on the board following the return to the traditional blue kit.
On Friday, Malaysian businessman Tan removed the red home strip he introduced in 2012 in the wake of a record low crowd at the Cardiff City Stadium for the FA Cup third-round tie with Colchester and planned supporters' protests in the new year over the club's controversial rebranding exercise.
"Vincent is open to the idea," Dalman said about the possibility of supporters being represented on the Cardiff board. "We have already made some bridges and I think this decision (returning kit colour to blue) will help us us get there much faster."
Image source, Getty ImagesThe London Irish director of rugby Brian Smith is set to leave the club with immediate effect, BBC Sport's Christopher Jones reports.
Smith, who was the England attack coach between 2008 and 2011, was expected to depart at the end of the season to return to his native Australia, but will now leave this week.
An announcement on Smith's successor is expected tomorrow.
Image source, Getty ImagesA few facts for you now, fact fans.
Apparently, while Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or last night, Lionel Messi would have been crowned the 2014 winner if Twitter chatter - and not silly votes - was the determining factor.
Data provided to BBC Sport by Twitter shows that were more than 54m tweets related to Messi in 2014, with Ronaldo managing a mere 40m mentions. Manuel Neuer - third in the vote - brought up the rear on 6.3m.
Meanwhile, James Rodriguez may have won goal of the year, but the goal that created the largest spike in conversation on Twitter during 2014 was Robin Van Persie's header against Spain, which came third in Fifa's vote.
Joachim Low won coach of the year after guiding Germany to World Cup glory, but it was Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti who was the most-discussed coach on Twitter.
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Image source, Getty ImagesIf you missed BBC Radio 5 live's Monday Night Club worry not because you can listen to the Football Daily podcast to hear what Robbie Savage, Steve Claridge and Mark Chapman had to say.
Some of the topics up for discussion were Aston Villa's goalscoring troubles, Cristiano Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or win and Manchester United's woes.
You can listen via the BBC Radio 5 live website.
Image source, Getty ImagesPhil Jones says Manchester United have not given up hope of catching Premier League leaders Chelsea.
United's 11-match unbeaten run came to a end on Sunday when they lost 1-0 to Southampton at Old Trafford, leaving them 12 points behind Chelsea.
But Jones said: "You have seen teams dropping points. I think Chelsea were clear of City and then two games within the space of a week and they are back in it. That's how football changes. That gives us hope. There's always hope."
Image source, Getty ImagesEver wondered how old former England and Manchester City assistant coach Tord Grip is? Well, Sven-Goran Eriksson's right-hand man is 77 years old today. Other sports stars celebrating their birthdays today are:
Mark O'Meara (golf) - American former Ryder Cup player and two-time major winner, born 1957.
Mike Whitlow (football) - Former Bolton and Sheffield United defender, born 1968.
Stephen Hendry (snooker) - Seven-time world champion, born 1969.
Mark Bosnich (football) - Former Australia and Aston Villa goalkeeper, born 1972.
Max Whitlock (gymnastics) - English gymnast who won Olympic bronze on the pommel horse in London, born 1993.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt was 12 years ago today that striker Robbie Fowler agreed personal terms with Manchester City for a £6m move from Leeds. Another striker on the move on 13 January was Wales international John Hartson. He signed for Wimbledon from West Ham for a club record £7m in 1999.
Roy Hodgson's selection of Javier Mascherano as his best player of 2014 has certainly sparked a debate. Here's some more of your responses. Please keep them coming.
Amin Elhassan: "A good tackle in the final third can mean a difference between a Champions League-winning season and a trophy-less season. Mascherano almost won Argentina the biggest prize in world football with his tackles, so yes, I can see where Roy Hodgson is coming from."
Adam Jepson "Nevermind the fact that he's wrong. Ronaldo is the most astonishingly good player in any position. There is no defender defended better than Ronaldo has attacked. Simple as."
Karl Brown "The man hasn't got a clue! Mascherano the world's best player! Haha! Don't get me wrong, he's good, but he won nothing last season. For people that don't have Ronaldo and Messi in the first three then you might as well stop watching football because you don't understand it."
Tim Watson: "Were people not saying during the World Cup that to be considered a great player you have to win the World Cup? So picking two World Cup winners and a player that had an outstanding tournament is fair enough to me."
Image source, Getty ImagesOn 13 January, 1958, a crowd of 60,000 watched Manchester United beat Red Star Belgrade 2-1 in a European Cup tie at Old Trafford. The second leg, three weeks later, was to be the last appearance of the Busby Babes before the Munich air disaster.