Summary

  • Sky and BT Sport to share 5.136bn Premier League TV rights from 2016-19

  • Van Gaal denies FA misconduct charge

  • Build-up to Tuesday's four Premier League games

  • Van Gaal brandishes leaflet to deny long-ball claims

  • Nigel Pearson will not face FA charge over behaviour

  • GET INVOLVED: What's your most embarrassing sporting moment? #bbcsportsday

  1. Farewellpublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    And that's where we leave you for today on Sportsday, many thanks for your company. In just over half an hour Mark Pougatch will present tonight's 5 live Sport live from the Emirates, where Arsenal are playing Nigel Pearson's Leicester. The big commentary match, however, is at Anfield and Alan Green will be your commentator with John Hartson alongside him for Liverpool against Spurs.

    The ever industrious Tom Rostance has begun his live text on the BBC website, which will keep you up to date with all tonight's football action. Sportsday will return at 08:00 GMT on Wednesday. Cheerio now.

  2. Liverpool v Tottenhampublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    Liverpool's Anfield stadium tonightImage source, @LFC

    Anfield awaits as the top two teams in the Premier League form table, Liverpool and Tottenham, meet in tonight's 5 live commentary match, which kicks off at 20:00 GMT.

  3. Challenge to Fifa banpublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    The Spanish and Portuguese professional soccer leagues have filed a legal challenge over Fifa's decision to ban third-party ownership (TPO) of players.

    Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced last year that football's world governing body had agreed to ban TPO, when the transfer rights of players are wholly or partially owned by a footballer or a company instead of a club.

  4. Missives from the mailbagpublished at 18:19 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    Sean the Ironman writes: "So 5.1billion? Just confirms why I go and watch FC United of Manchester. Looking forward to tonight's game #workingmansgame."

  5. Tonight's 5 live commentary matchpublished at 18:16 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    BBC Merseyside Sport:, external Tonight's Liverpool team likely to be: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho; Markovic, Gerrard, Henderson, Moreno; Ibe, Coutinho; Sturridge.

  6. New Premier League TV dealpublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    Labour's shadow sports minister Clive Efford demanded that a significant portion of the extra income should go to grassroots football.

    "These are incredible sums of money and it would be nothing short of criminal if none of this extra money goes to expand participation at the grassroots of football," he said.

  7. Get involved - worst sporting experiencepublished at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    Many thanks for your sporting horror stories, we have all identified with your pain.

    Stephen:, external In two seasons with local footy team I was only ever a very late sub. Only game I started I suffered sprained wrist. Sigh.

    Joel Brooks:, external Formed a five-a-side team. Spent big money on kits. Opposition turned up in an assortment of footy gear and thrashed us.

    Hookey:, external We lost 16-0 at home in a cup match in heavy rain. I was in goal and got the man of the match award out of sympathy.

  8. Missives from the mailbagpublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    MrBlueBurns writes: "Great news at the Royal & Ancient re women members. And only 40 years after the Sex Discrimination Act became law as well. Well done."

  9. Van Gaal denies FA misconduct chargepublished at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    The Football Association confirms Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has denied a charge of misconduct in relation to media comments and requested a personal hearing on a date to be confirmed.

  10. New Premier League TV dealpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    BBCImage source, BBC Sport
  11. New Premier League TV dealpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

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  12. New Premier League TV dealpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    Daily Telegraph football correspondent Henry Winter has joined a number of other journalists on Twitter in calling for some of the increased Premier League bounty to be invested in grass roots.

    Henry WinterImage source, Henry Winter
  13. New Premier League TV dealpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

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  14. New Premier League TV dealpublished at 17:51 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    Will the increase in the TV deal aid clubs lower down the pyramid?

    "The beneficiaries will include the Football League who for the first time ever are linked with solidarity payments which are linked to our success at the Premier League," says Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore.

    Will the extra money end up in the pockets of players and agents?

    "Clubs by virtue of the last TV deal, took an average of around an extra £25m a season and we put in a cost control so it could not all end up in players' pockets. What we have seen is that short term cost control measures bite and have some meaningful effect."

  15. Get involved - worst sporting experiencepublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    Keep your worst sporting experiences coming to #bbcsportsday and the BBC Sport Facebook, external page.

    Brave Front: A girl on our volleyball team once served the ball so hard into her own face that it knocked her over.

    ToEllAndBack: 100m final at school, and my shoe came off.

    Saxon Axe: We needed to draw our last game to win the league, I played in goal, shot came off the bar, I turned around and it hit me in the head, went in, lost 2-1.

    Tim MacNab: Given out lbw for first ball duck. Thought I'd nicked it, so called back. Next ball demolished stumps. Can still hear the sniggering.

  16. Tonight's Premier League commentariespublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    BBC London's Murray Burnell:, external "QPR fans have travelled 2,573 miles this season to see their team lose every match. Is tonight the night? Full commentary on BBC London Sport."

  17. Missives from the mailbagpublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    Steven McNamara writes: "With TV rights et cetera and the billions involved surely clubs can pay their matchday staff and other employees better wages?"

  18. New Premier League TV dealpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    It would seem former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who has put an erroneous letter o in his previous tweet, may put coaching aspirations on hold as a result of the lucrative new Premier League TV deal...

    Jamie Carragher TwitterImage source, Jamie Carragher

    Carragher is currently a pundit for Sky Sports.

  19. New Premier League TV dealpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    Jamie Carragher TwitterImage source, Jamie Carragher Twitter
  20. New Premier League TV dealpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2015

    Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore admits he is "surprised" by the increase in the value of the Premier League's TV deal from 2016-19.

    The deal for 2013-16 generated a shade over £3bn, but the 2016-19 package will generate £5.136bn.

    Scudamore will not disclose if there were more than just Sky and BT bidding for the seven packages, of which Sky have won the rights to five.

    "Sky have bid and done well in an open and transparent process," says Scudamore. "BT surprised people last time. Only Sky can value what Premier League rights are worth to them as a business and we know from this process that there are many interested parties who would like to get their hands on them."