Monday's transfer news as it happened
Redknapp to remain at QPR
Sampdoria set to sign Everton's Samuel Eto'o
Rodgers: Liverpool's aim is to win a trophy
Mourinho: 'I regret not signing Gerrard'
Stallone to deliver HT message at Everton
DZLFC: , externalMissing the final moments of THAT City vs QPR match.
Kenneth Barr: , externalSpraining my ankle with my first kick in a match against Camp Lenape for YMCA Camp Brooklyn.
Haytham Nasr:, external Going my first ever time to Wembley and watching Liverpool lose to the Crazy Gang.
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Saj Chowdhury here. There is a simply brilliant interview with European Championship, European Cup and Ballon d'Or winner Ruud Gullit on BBC iPlayer.
It's like Parkinson-Ali or Frost-Nixon. Not sure who the guy asking the questions is.
So, Jose Mourinho says failing to sign Steven Gerrard during his first spell as Chelsea manager is his biggest transfer regret as a manager.
Which got us thinking - what is your biggest sporting regret?
Was it missing a last-minute penalty for your Sunday League team or getting bowled out last ball in a big cricket match when you only needed a run to win?
Let us know your choice at #mysportingregret , externalor at the BBC Sport Facebook, external page.
IBF and WBA world super bantamweight champion Carl Froch has injured his elbow in training which will prevent him from potentially fighting Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez in the spring.
"I'm disappointed to have to let this opportunity go but at this stage in my career I have to make every fight count," said 37-year-old Froch.
"I will get some treatment and then we will look to make this fight or another big fight in the early summer."
Image source, GuardianMore reaction to Arsenal's win at the Etihad in The Guardian - and Man City manager Manuel Pellegrini's admission that defeat to Chelsea when the sides meet at Stamford Bridge on 31 January is unthinkable.
Andrew Tarpey:, external It should be £40m + Bale for De Gea, not the other way around. De Gea is worth over 10+ years of peak performance
We're about to write one of the least surprising sentences in football: Lionel Messi has scored a hat-trick.
The Argentinean scored the 30th treble of his career as Barcelona beat Deportivo La Coruna 4-0.
Image source, Getty ImagesMessi shrugged off the continuing speculation about his future amid reports he's had a bust-up with Barca coach Luis Enrique to give another masterclass in finishing.
The result moves Enrique's side to within a point of leaders Real Madrid.
Image source, The MirrorAs if Manchester City fans weren't despondent enough, The Mirror very kindly reminds them that they are now five points behind leaders Chelsea in the race for the Premier League title.
On the back of the Warner-Sharma, New Zealand legend Martin Crowe has suggested a football-style yellow and red card system should be introduced in cricket.
"Two yellow cards should result in a red card, which should ban any player for six months," former Kiwi captain Crowe wrote in his ESPNCricinfo column.
Asked about such a thing, England's Joe Root said: "If that is going to sort it out then why not?
"There have been a few things that have happened over the last six months and that is not good for the game. But I can't really see it going that far to lead to a punch-up... it's not ice hockey."
That said, this was Root at England training yesterday - knocking seven bells out of Andrew Flintoff...
Image source, Getty ImagesControversy has erupted after Australia's latest one-day international clash with India.
Image source, ReutersAussie David Warner has had an on-field row with India's Rohit Sharma - Warner confronting the batsman after he took a single to an overthrow.
"When I went over to say something to him, he sort of said something in their language," said Warner. "I said 'speak English' because, if you're going to say something for me to understand, theoretically I cannot speak Hindi.
"So I did the polite thing and asked him to speak English. Therefore he did and I can't repeat what he said."
Swansea have put in a £4m bid for Norwich defender Martin Olsson and the Canaries are considering granting the 26-year-old a return to the Premier League.
The Daily Express, external claims Olsson is keen to move from the Championship having seen a similar deal blocked in August.
It worked fairly well for Spain over a couple of European Championships and a World Cup, but Sam Allardyce has had a pop at tippy-tappy football.
Revealing he'd ordered his Hammers side to be more direct during their 3-0 win over Hull yesterday, Allardyce said: "Getting the ball into the box quickly with quality is definitely sometimes the best way forward.
Image source, Getty Images"All this tippy-tappy stuff - everybody keeps on going about the right way to play football."
Given West Ham are only four points of the Champions League places, who are we to argue?
Image source, The IndependentTime to begin a round-up of what has made this morning's back pages and there's plenty on Arsenal's win at Manchester City, as you can imagine. Santa Carzola gets the lion's share of the praise in The Independent after his breathless performance.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has given an intriguing interview, during which he confesses that failing to sign Liverpool's Steven Gerrard remains one of his greatest transfer disappointments.
Mourinho was close to signing the midfielder in his first spell as Chelsea manager in 2005 before Gerrard chose to stay at Anfield.
"We did everything to try [to sign him] and it was almost there," said Mourinho. "I was dreaming of Claude Makelele, Gerrard and Frank Lampard in midfield."
Maybe that is why Jose refused to give Stevie G the ball back here...
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool and Chelsea meet in the Capital One Cup semi-final first-leg at Anfield tomorrow.
OK, remember the teaser we set you earlier? The mystery man was, of course, Rafael Nadal and the third seed answered a few questions about his fitness and form overnight in Australia as he won a one-sided contest against Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn his first match at a Grand Slam since Wimbledon following injury and illness, the 28-year-old won 6-3 6-2 6-2 i.
There was a casualty in the women's section though, fifth seed Ana Ivanovic suffering a shock 1-6 6-3 6-2 defeat by Czech qualifier Lucie Hradecka.
One for Liverpool fans... Brendan Rodgers is the only Premier League manager facing the media today.
He's giving a news conference at 14:00 GMT - rest assured we will bring you the best of what he says as it happens.
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool face Chelsea in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg at Anfield on Tuesday.
The other semi-final takes place on Wednesday, when Tottenham host Nigel Clough's League One giant-killers Sheffield United.
For beaten Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini, meanwhile, it's now all about the trip to Chelsea in a fortnight.
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter defeat to Arsenal left his team five points behind the leaders, Pellegrini said: "The game we play at Stamford Bridge is a very important game. We must close the gap to two points.
"It's very important to win the next game against Chelsea. I hope we are going to recover and play the way we have been playing so far."
It may not surprise you to learn that Arsene Wenger was in a good mood this weekend.
After watching his Arsenal team win 2-0 at Manchester City - a result which silences many of his critics and also gives a massive shot in the arm to Chelsea's title hopes - Wenger says the win answered a lot of doubts.
Image source, Getty Images"I am very pleased because our defence have been questioned a lot," said the Frenchman.
"The target was to put it right, and to win a big game away in the league which we've not done this season."
The win lifted Arsenal to fifth in the table, a point off the Champions League places.
Image source, Getty ImagesA quick teaser to get you going this Monday morning. Don't fret - it's an easy one. This pic was taken overnight, name the sportsman?
West Brom manager Tony Pulis has made a £4m bid for Wigan winger Callum McManaman but the 23-year-old, who is also attracting interest from Bournemouth, is valued at £6m by his current side, reports the Daily Telegraph, external.
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Brom are in action tonight at 20:00 GMT when they take on Everton at Goodison Park in the last of the weekend's Premier League matches.