Sportsday: Rolling football news

1. 11 Premier League news conferences
2. Celtic get Ajax, Fenerbahce & Molde in Europa League
3. Rubin Kazan, Bordeaux & Sion for Liverpool
4. Spurs get Anderlecht, Monaco & Qarabag
5. GET INVOLVED: My sporting dinner party #bbcsportsday

Sportsday Live

That's it for Sportsday Live for Friday. It will resume on Monday at 08:00 BST.

Until then, have a good weekend.

Friday's football action

There is live football action on Friday evening with Blackburn up against Bolton in the Championship while in the Scottish Championship, it's Falkirk against Dumbarton.

Follow the latest on the BBC Sport website.

Coming up

From 19:00 BST on 5 Live, Mark Chapman presents 5 Live Sport, looking ahead to the weekend's football with Chris Sutton, Paul Lambert and football writer Miguel Delaney.  

Who will prevail at T20 Blast Finals Day?

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The T20 Blast comes to a conclusion tomorrow at Edgbaston, with Hampshire, Northants, Birmingham Bears and Lancashire all attempting to lift the trophy.

BBC Sport will have live radio coverage of both semi-finals and the final, as well as a live text commentary of the action throughout the day.

Who will come out on top? We've assessed the four contenders.

England face Women's Ashes test in Hove

England will be hoping to keep their hopes of retaining the points-based Women's Ashes alive when they take on Australia in the second of three Twenty20 matches in Hove on Friday evening.

England need to win all three of the T20 matches and were victorious in the opening match at Chelmsford on Wednesday.

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You can hear live commentary of the game on 5 Live Sports Extra from 18:45 BST.

Hooper aims for Atlantic feat

BBC World Service's Sportshour programme speaks to Britain's  Ben Hooper who is swimming from Senegal to Brazil in a bid to become the first person to swim the Atlantic Ocean.

More people have landed on the moon than have swum an ocean in full and Hooper is hoping to add his name to that list. It will take him around 120 days of swimming in two sessions, totaling around 2,000 miles and he will sleep on a support boat over night to avoid the risks of sharks and jelly fish.

Maxine Peake's Challenge Cup final preview

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Ahead of Saturday's Challenge Cup final between Hull KR and Leeds Rhinos, actress and rugby league fan Maxine Peake previews the game.

You can watch the Challenge Cup Final live on BBC One and online from 14:30 BST on Saturday with commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Radio Humberside.

West Brom 'agree fee for Evans'

According to Sky Sports News, West Brom have agreed a fee with Manchester United for defender Jonny Evans.

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Premier League team news

Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko faces a late fitness test on a groin problem.

Papiss Cisse returns after illness, Daryl Janmaat is available again after a ban and Florian Thauvin could be handed his first Premier League start.

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Arsenal may again be without Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker because of injury and illness respectively.

Koscielny, who has a back problem, is the more likely of the two to play, according to manager Arsene Wenger, while Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere remain sidelined by injury.

England blind footballers miss Paralympic place

England's blind football team have missed out on a place at the Rio Paralympics after losing on penalties to Russia in the European Championship semi-final in Hereford.

The team needed a top-two finish to clinch a place for Great Britain at next year's Games but after the sides finished scoreless in normal time, England captain Keryn Seal had his spot-kick saved.

Money, money, money

No lack of cash in the Premier League, then. And that's before the new TV deal kicks in...

GB quartet in US Open qualifying action

British quartetJohanna Konta, Brydan Klein, Naomi BroadyandKyle Edmundare all in action on Friday in the final round of qualifying for the US Open.

From 18:00 BST, Konta faces Austrian Tamira Paszek, Klein is up against Matt Ebden of Australia and Broady plays Estonia's Annett Kontaveit.

Edmund will be in action from around 20:00 against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka.

You canfollow the latest via the US Open website.

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Sullivan critical of Allardyce

West Ham co-owner  David Sullivan has given an interview to the London Evening Standard.

In it he says that during his time at Upton Park, former manager Sam Allardyce claimed he had the worst job in the world and Rafa Benitez was three hours away from becoming Hammers manager.

Scant reward?

Professor Simon Chadwick from the Centre for the International Business of Sport at Coventry University tweets...

Carrigill aims for Euro success

The Great Britain men's and women's teams get their European Wheelchair Basketball campaigns underway on Friday at Worcester University with Rio Paralympic places up for grabs.

Captain Sophie Carrigill took up the sport after a car accident in 2010 and will play a key role for the women's team in the event.

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England players show Exeter's rise

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Exeter Chiefs head coach, Rob Baxter, has said three of his players being named in England's World Cup squad is 'fantastic' for the club.

Henry Slade, Jack Nowell and Geoff Parling all made the cut in the 31-man party.

Exeter have only been in the Premiership for five years and narrowly missed out on their first play-off semi-final last season, finishing fifth.

Read more about what Baxter had to say here.

Crolla to face rematch with Perez

Manchester's Anthony Crolla will face Darleys Perez in a rematch for the WBA World Lightweight title at the Manchester Arena on 21 November.

Perez retained his title with a controversial draw with Crolla on 18 July despite being docked points for several low blows.

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Mascot derby

Robert Thomson from the Scottish Sun has his finger on the pulse...

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The market has since shifted... turns out Kingsley, the terrifying Thistle mascot, has drifted to 3/1...

Get into the Rugby World Cup spirit

England named their squad for the Rugby World Cup on Thursday and you have the chance to get into the spirit of it all by joining BBC Radio 5 live for their tournament preview show at the Twickenham Stoop on Thursday 17 September.

Hosted by Mark Chapman, the programme will also feature a number of World Cup legends including former New Zealand fly-half Andrew Mehrtens, ex Scotland captain Gavin Hastings, Wales scrum-half Rob Jones and former Ireland winger Denis Hickie amongst his guests.

Tickets are available on the 5 live website where you can find the full terms and conditions.

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Get Involved

Greg Talbot:  My ideal dinner party guest would have to be Steven Gerrard... I would serve nothing but banana skins.

Keep your suggestions coming for who would be your ideal dinner guest and what would you cook them, with reasons. Tweet  #bbcsportsday,  or post on  BBC Sport Facebook.

Manchester United news conference

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has finished his news conference. Nothing major to report from the Dutchman.

Ipswich get their Oar in

Oar has spent the last five seasons with Utrecht.

Manchester United news conference

Manchester United news conference

Get Involved

Steven Gordon:  With #RWC2015 coming up I'd opt for @BrianODriscoll to provide punditry, and of course I'd serve a fruit salad with tomato.

Kuntal Majumdar: Paolo Maldini - we will have 5 cups of coffee after the dinner, the giant UCL cups I mean.

Keep your suggestions coming for who would be your ideal dinner guest and what would you cook them, with reasons. Tweet  #bbcsportsday,  or post on  BBC Sport Facebook.

Manchester United news conference

More from Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal...

Done deal

The Northern Echo reports Middlesbrough have re-signed Fernando Amorebieta on a season-long loan from Fulham, with James Husband heading to Craven Cottage on a one-month loan arrangement.

Platini news conference

Richard Conway

BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent in Monaco

Manchester United news conference

We will bring you the rest of what Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has to say shortly. Stay tuned.

Unlucky for some

Joey Barton has been given the number 13 for the new season at Burnley...

Brighton's Stockdale to honour Shoreham victims

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Brighton goalkeeper David Stockdale will wear personalised gloves against Ipswich on Saturday to honour two of the victims of the Shoreham air crash.

The names of Matt Grimstone, who was a member of Albion's ground staff, and his Worthing United team-mate Jacob Schilt will appear on his gloves.

They were among 11 people thought to have died in the crash.

Stockdale, who will also wear a shirt paying tribute to the duo while warming up, told BBC Sussex: "Our thoughts are firmly with the families and friends of all affected."

Fabregas ready for Palace

Chelsea's Spanish midfielder is looking forward...

Celtic make Christie bid

Celtic have made an offer in the region of £500,000 for Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Ryan Christie.

And the Scottish champions are willing to loan the 20-year-old back to their Scottish Premiership rivals until the end of the season.

Platini news conference

Richard Conway

BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent in Monaco

Safety tests continue

Formula One's governing body, the FIA, has released a statement stressing their commitment to improve cockpit protection, following the death of IndyCar racer Justin Wilson.Read more here.

Everton turn down PSG's Coleman bid?

Everton have turned down a shock £20m bid from Paris St-Germain for Irish defender Seamus Coleman, 26, according to Talksport.

Get Involved

Harry Burch: Eric Cantona every time. Unpredictable, funny & so much flair.

Keep your suggestions coming for who would be your ideal dinner guest and what would you cook them, with reasons. Tweet  #bbcsportsday,  or post on  BBC Sport Facebook.

Maguire joins Orient

Teams set for Challenge Cup final

Ahead of Saturday's Challenge Cup final between Hull KR and Leeds, the traditional pre-match walkabouts have been taking place at Wembley...

Saturday's game will be live on BBC One from 14:30 BST with commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio Leeds.

Sweet dreams

A Nottinghamshire man has spoken of his surprise at finding an ex-international cricketer asleep in his car.

Michael Whitaker, 45, from West Bridgford, was leaving for work on Wednesday when he found someone lying in his unlocked Chevrolet Matiz.

It turned out to be former Zimbabwean captain and current Nottinghamshire batsman Brendan Taylor, who had got lost after celebrating a victory.

Transfer gossip

Some more transfer gossip for you..

• Representatives of Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea are increasingly confident the 24 -year-old Spain international will join Real Madrid by the end of the transfer window. (Daily Mirror) 
• Chelsea and Nigeria midfielder John Mikel Obi, 28, is wanted by Turkish club Besiktas. (Daily Mirror) 

From kitchen porter to footballer

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Jordan Stewart has worked as a kitchen porter, domestic cleaner and labourer.

The former Glentoran striker also worked in a health spa, but is now realising his dream of playing professional football at Swindon Town.

In an interview with BBC Wiltshire charting his rise to prominence, he reveals he was washing dishes in a hospital kitchen when he heard news of his move to the League One club.

"I got the call and had to get out of work early so I could get a flight to sign," said Stewart.

Charlton coach ponders Pennant deal

Charlton Athletic  head coach Guy Luzon is considering offering a deal to winger  Jermaine Pennant,  who is currently training with the Addicks. 

The former Liverpool and Stoke player, 32, has been a free agent since leaving Wigan at the end of last season. 

"He has a lot of experience. We will see and take a decision," Luzon told BBC London 94.9.

Platini news conference

Richard Conway

BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent in Monaco

Swansea news conference

Mark Poyser

BBC Wales football reporter

Football Focus

Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores has been talking to the BBC's Football Focus about a number of subjects including having Alfredo di Stefano as his godfather, managing Sergio Aguero and David Silva and the theatrical background of his family.

You can watch it on BBC One and online on Saturday at 11:30 BST.

Berahino "a piece of meat"

Some more from Tony Pulis's West Brom news conference as he admits the Baggies could still lose Saido Berahino - before accusing people of treating the striker like a piece of meat.

The England Under-21 forward is wanted by Tottenham, who have had two bids swiftly rejected by the Baggies.

Berahino has had a transfer request rejected by Albion and held talks with chairman Jeremy Peace on Thursday, who reiterated that he will not be sold.

Pulis said: "I never say never about anything until it's closed and factual. It's not just about football it's about the person, about the lad and what he's going through. He's a human being, he's not just a lump of meat who people are trying to sell. He has emotions and having spoken to him he needs protecting."

Leeds call off Forestieri signing

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Leeds United have called off the signing of Watford forward Fernando Forestieri after chairman Massimo Cellino claimed he does not have the "right mentality" to play for the club. 

They had agreed an undisclosed fee with the Hornets for the 25-year-old Italian.

 "A player could cost £3m, £5m or be a free transfer, but if their mentality isn't right then I will not sign them for Leeds," Cellino told the Leeds website.

New signing for Newcastle?

Conor McNamara

BBC Radio 5 live commentator

Got your boots with you, Conor? Might be able to impress the Newcastle manager while you are speaking to him...

Get Involved

Pete Stilliard:  How about a prawn sandwich for Roy Keane? He'd like that I'm sure...

Keep your suggestions coming for who would be your ideal dinner guest and what would you cook them, with reasons. Tweet  #bbcsportsday,  or post on  BBC Sport Facebook.

Platini news conference

Transfer gossip

The president of Besiktas is finalising the details of Victor Valdes' transfer, according to the Daily Mail.

They claim talks are taking place on the terrace of Le Meridien Beach Plaza hotel in Monte Carlo.

It is reported Fikret Orman has offered Manchester United goalkeeper Valdes a two-year contract with the option of a third year.

Porter finishes fifth in hurdles

Britain's Tiffany Porter misses out on a medal by two hundredths of a second in the 100m hurdles final.

Porter was fifth in 12.68 seconds with bronze going to Alina Talay of Belarus (12.66) while Jamaica's Danielle Williams took gold.

Cole signs for Bradford

Your country is calling

Sunderland news conference

Nick Barnes

BBC Newcastle's Sunderland commentator

Dick Advocaat rejected suggestions he was ready to quit Sunderland because of disgruntlement over the club's summer transfer activity.

“With all respect I have never said I would leave  - maybe sometimes my face was not always happy but there was always a reason I was doing that but I have never said I would leave this club. There really is no reason to,” he said.  

Stoke news conference

More delights from Stoke manager Mark Hughes on the future of striker Jon Walters and former manager Tony Pulis who will be returning to the Britannia Stadium in his new role with West Brom...

Ipswich to sign defender Malarczyk

Ipswich Town are close to completing the signing of defender Piotr Malaczyk from Polish top-flight side Korona Kielce.

The Championship club have reportedly met an £8,500 buyout clause in the 24-year-old's contract.

"He's the captain of the team, he seems a really good character so I'm really glad we've got him," boss Mick McCarthy told BBC Radio Suffolk. 

Get Involved

Andy Rowberry: I'd have Mourinho over for dinner, so I could give him food poisoning.

Keep your suggestions coming for who would be your ideal dinner guest and what would you cook them, with reasons. Tweet  #bbcsportsday,  or post on  BBC Sport Facebook.

Sunderland news conference

Nick Barnes

BBC Newcastle's Sunderland commentator

Dick Advocaat’s mood has lifted immeasurably with the signing of Swedish midfielder Ola Toivonen and the Dutchman refuted rumours he would leave Sunderland if he did not get players signed by the end of the transfer window. 

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Advocaat, sated by a pre-press conference jam doughnut, told BBC Newcastle he is hopeful of signing a striker on a permanent basis and a loan signing, believed to be a defender, before the window closes on Tuesday. He confirmed they are no longer pursuing Jonathan De Guzman.  

Steven Fletcher is fit and will most likely start on the bench at Aston Villa but right-back Adam Matthews is out for six weeks with an ankle injury.

Newcastle news conference

Newcastle boss Steve McClaren has been talking in his pre-match news conference...

Shubenkov wins hurdles gold

Russian two-time European champion  Sergey Shubenkov runs a personal best to win gold in the 110m hurdles in 12.98 seconds.

Olympic champion  Aries Merritt , who will have a kidney transplant in less than a week's time, wins bronze.

Stoke news conference

It's what you've all been waiting for. Stoke manager Mark Hughes's look-ahead to Saturday's game against West Brom...

Sherwood working with Traore

Aston Villa manager  Tim Sherwood  has revealed that forward  Adama Traore  is watching plenty of DVDs to get up to speed with the Premier League.

"I talk to him daily. I showed him the video of his cameo on Saturday - and I will show him footage from the win over Notts County too," Sherwood told the club website.

"He needs to mix his game up because it doesn't give people the opportunity to kick him."

Stoke news conference

Newcastle news conference

The Newcastle Chronicle's reporter Lee Ryder is waiting for manager Steve McClaren, alongside the rest of the media. We will bring you what he says when we have it.

Swansea news conference

Silver for Proctor

Britain's Shara Proctor wins silver in the long jump at the World Championships in Beijing with a new national record of 7.07m.

American Tianna Bartoletta claims gold with the third-last jump of the competition where she grabbed victory with 7.14.

Of the other Britons, Lorraine Ugen was fifth (6.85) but Katarina Johnson-Thompson's miserable time continued as she finished 11th (6.63)

Heartbreak for Proctor

Asher-Smith misses out on medal but gets record

Britain's Dina Asher-Smith finishes fifth in the 200m at the World Championships in Beijing in a new British record of 22.07 seconds with Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands taking gold.

Brentford to sign Austrian striker

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Brentford are expected to complete the loan signing of Red Bull Salzburg striker Marco Djuricin later on Friday.

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The 22-year-old striker only signed for the Austrian champions in January, but has been allowed to leave after they were knocked out of both the Champions and Europa Leagues in August.

The Austrian scored 17 goals in 36 games for Sturm Graz before moving to Salzburg and has two international caps. 

Swansea City news conference

Mark Poyser

BBC Wales football reporter

Swansea City completed the league double over Manchester United last season, beating Louis Van Gaal's side 2-1 at Old Trafford in his first game in charge in August then following it up with another victory by the same score line at the Liberty Stadium in February. 

Manager Garry Monk masterminded both of those successes and we wait to speak to him shortly to find out if he thinks they can do it again...

Boom Boom returns?

Looks like T20 Finals Day just became even more exciting....

'There's a lot of exciting games'

ManagerRonny Deilais also remaining positive in the face of a tricky draw.

Celticare in a group with Ajax, Fenerbahce and Molde.

Test of knowledge

A Question of Sport Teaser

Earlier on, we asked you to name the five non-Spanish teams to have won the Europa League since 2004.

The answers? 

Chelsea, CSKA Moscow, Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit St Petersburg

Mixed fortunes for British clubs

Phil McNulty

BBC Sport chief football writer

Some interesting match-ups in the Europa League - and Spurs fans will be scouring all outlets to discover news of Azerbaijan's very own Qarabag.

Liverpool will clock up a few air miles against Russia's Rubin Kazan but manager Brendan Rodgers will feel confident of getting out a group that also contains France's FC Bordeaux and FC Sion of Switzerland.

Not exactly a soft landing for Celtic in the Europa League after being dumped out of the Champions League qualifiers by Malmo. It is a real test for Ronny Deila's side in a group containing Ajax, Fenerbahce of Turkey and Norwegians Molde.

Lopes leaves Man City

Marcos Lopes joins Monaco on a permanent deal.

The Portuguese midfielder, 20, spent last season on loan at Lille where he made 27 appearances and scored three goals.

Lopes, nicknamed 'Rony' after his idol Ronaldo, made just five appearances for the Blues since joining the club from Benfica in 2011. 

Proctor leaps into the lead

There's been a historic moment for Britain's Shara Proctor in the long jump final in Beijing...

Germany face Dutch in semis

Shelley Alexander, BBC's editorial lead on women's sport is at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London...

You can watch the match via the BBC Sport website.

England face Spain in the second semi-final at 19:30 BST which will also be live on the website.

Grice reaches final; O'Hare out

Britain's Charlie Grice has qualified for the 1500m final in Beijing after finishing fourth in the second of two semi-finals. 

But there was frustration for compatriot Chris O'Hare who was in one of the five automatic qualifying spots with 100m to go in the first semi-final but was out-sprinted, missing out by 0.08 seconds.

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Get Involved

Steven Richards: Worried for LFC when they got Rubin, but it is not so bad. Tough for Spurs and Celtic. Group G looks like a rip-roarer to me. 

Pawara Prongjit: The Winner for the #UELdraw is surely @BVB Dortmund, easy three teams and the eastern Europe expedition. 

chris munro: Typical Celtic get a group of CL teams, but nothing to fear, Ajax scrapped into the groups.

Sunderland news conference

We are still waiting to hear what Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat has had to say to the media...

Man Utd move for Anderson?

Talksport are reporting  Manchester United's battle to sign Lazio's  Felipe Anderson is set to go down to the final hours of the transfer window.

The Red Devils have made a £21.9m offer to bring the Brazilian midfielder to Old Trafford but the Serie A side are determined not to lose their key man.

Manchester City news conference

Ian Cheeseman

BBC Radio Manchester's City commentator

Think you missed out the word "talk" there, Ian...

Belgium international forward Kevin De Bruyne has reportedly been offered an "astonishing" wage by City, according to Wolfsburg's director of sport Klaus Allofs.

Can he do it? Yes he Can.

Football Focus

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Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has interviewed Spurs and England forward Harry Kane for Saturday's Football Focus.

Get Involved

Alex Simms: Qarabag have to travel a total distance of 13,740 miles for their matches! That's more than half the circumference of EARTH! 

Andrew Priestley: Tough draw for Tottenham with fixtures against Monaco, Anderlecht and an unwanted journey to Azerbaijan. PL form will suffer. 

Rizpey: There are some really good teams in this draw, liverpool Spurs can`t mess around.Expecting liverpool to go through Poor Celtic.

West Brom news conference

Familiar faces

Former England manager Glenn Hoddle tweets...

Man City news conference

More from Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini...

Man City news conference

Manuel Pellegrini has started his news conference...

Sayers misses out in the javelin

There has been disappointment for British javelin thrower Goldie Sayers after she failed to reach the final at the Bird's Nest in Beijing.

Sayers had a best throw of 58.28m - well off the automatic qualifying mark of 63.50.

You can follow live text commentary and watch online here.

'They are difficult opponents'

Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon has been putting a brave face on the draw...

The draw in full

Uefa

More details on the draw can be found here

Good omens for Liverpool

Get Involved

Andrew Scammell: Hope Liverpool's B team can get us through to Quarters of Europa League- then take it seriously.

Europa League draw

A nasty-looking group forCeltic,with all four teams having started the season in the Champions League.

And Qarabag, who joinSpurs'group, also played in Europe's premier club competition before being edged out 1-0 on aggregate by the Scottish champions in the third qualifying round.

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Manchester City news conference

Busy, busy...

Europa League draw

The end of the Europa League draw.

Group A: Ajax,  Celtic,  Fenerbahce, Molde

Group B: Rubin Kazan,  Liverpool,  Bordeaux, Sion 

Group J:  Tottenham,  Anderlecht, Monaco, Qarabag

What do you think? Who has got the easiest group? Let us know via #bbcsportsday. 

Europa League draw

Ready Tottenham fans?

Group J is also complete with Azerbaijan champions Qarabag joining Spurs, Anderlecht and Monaco.  

Europa League draw

The final team out of Group B is Swiss side Sion, who join Liverpool, Rubin Kazan and Bordeaux.   

Europa League draw

They will do soon after drawing Fenerbahce in Group A.

The Hoops' group is complete as Norway's Molde join those two and Ajax.

Chelsea news conference

Saturday's game will be Mourinho's 100th home match in charge of the Blues...

Manchester City news conference

Ian Cheeseman

BBC Radio Manchester's City commentator

Europa League draw

Pot three has been completed and some tough looking ties all round so far.

Group A: Ajax, Celtic, Fenerbahce

Group B: Rubin Kazan, Liverpool,  Bordeaux 

Group J: Tottenham, Anderlecht, Monaco.

One more pot to come...

Mixed fortunes for GB

Sisters Tiffany Porter and Cindy Ofili have had mixed fortunes for Britain in the 100m hurdles semi-finals in Beijing.

Porter won her semi to ease through to the final, which takes place at 14:35 but Ofili was sixth in her heat

However, the favourite, Dawn Harper Nelson from America crashed out of Ofili's race.

Manchester City news conference

James Robson of the Manchester Evening News tweets...

We told you at 11:53 BST that the Ivorian striker had posted a picture of himself on social media wearing a protective boot and using crutches.

Chelsea news conference

Mourinho has also refused to be drawn on Everton's John Stones who has been been the subject of three bids from the Stamford Bridge club.

"I don't speak about players from other teams," says a slightly tetchy Chelsea manager. 

Europa League draw

So to recap so far...

Group A: Ajax, Celtic

Group B: RubIn Kazan, Liverpool

Group J: Tottenham, Anderlecht

Pot three next up.

Celtic in with Ajax

BreakingSpurs get Anderlecht

Joining Tottenham in Group J is Belgian side Anderlecht.

Chelsea news conference

Here is some of the best lines from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho...

BreakingLiverpool get Rubin Kazan

Liverpool are next out of pot two and they join Russian side Rubin Kazan in Group B.

BreakingCeltic in with Ajax

Celtic are drawn in Group A and join Ajax. Already a tasty-looking tie there...

Chelsea news conference

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is facing the media ahead of Saturday's home game against Crystal Palace.

We'll bring you the best of it imminently...

Europa League draw

Richard Conway

BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent in Monaco

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Palm trees, mega yachts, pots of balls... It can only be the Europa League draw in Monaco and the view from the press room.

Europa League draw

The likes of Napoli, Sporting Lisbon and Basel have already been drawn out of pot A. Still we wait for Spurs...

There you go, Tottenham have been drawn in Group J...

Europa League draw

Ajax are the first team out of the hat - technically it's a bowl - and placed in Group A. We are under way at last.

How it works

Here we go...

Europa League draw

And still the chatter goes on. Not long now though - honest...

'Importance of togetherness'

I talked about the Europa League's new design earlier. Here is more of an explanation from Uefa...

"The importance of togetherness is expressed in a circular 'energy wave' that radiates from the trophy forming the new logo for the tournament.

"This energy wave plays a prominent role in the overall on and off-air brand identity as a dynamic device that embodies the positive energy that is released during special moments in a match. 

"It represents success achieved through the collective spirit of players and fans as they strive together for European glory."

Aye, very good...

Will he get his wish?

We are about to find out. Get ready Celtic, Liverpool and Spurs fans...

West Brom news conference

West Brom manager Tony Pulis has started to dispense his pearls of wisdom...

Ready to go...

Almost there

Here we go... well once the officials in Monaco have stopped telling us about their new Europa League design and showing the highlights of last year. These things do have a habit of dragging on a little bit...

Test of knowledge

A Question of Sport Teaser

While you are waiting for the draw, here is a teaser to test you...

Since 2004, which five non-Spanish teams have won the Europa League?

Who's in pot four?

Aston Villa news conference

Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood says a sickness bug has swept through the camp ahead of their game with Sunderland.

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"There are a few players who have not been able to make training. I don't want to tell you who who they are but they're not here today because they are ill," he said. 

"The doc is having to do some overtime. We could miss a couple and there's a couple who are not well now. I'd rather they weren't well now rather than tomorrow." 

Get Involved

Max Baggins-Craig: LVG, a British classic of battered fish, chips, mush peas & as it fits in with his system of play: a side of scraps. 

Christian Evans: I'd invite Jose Mourinho over and make him an omelette. 

jed shaw: id invite Richie Benaud over, id cook him some nice lamb and a glass of red. then have a good old yarn about cricket.

Keep your suggestions coming for who would be your ideal dinner guest and what would you cook them, with reasons. Tweet  #bbcsportsday,  or post on  BBC Sport Facebook.

Coming up

The Europa League draw is not far away now... Who will Spurs, Liverpool and Celtic draw?

Who's in pot three?

Bony, emm...

This picture has been posted on an Instagram and Facebook page under the name of Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony. Neither are verified accounts, doesn't look great though does it...?

Wilfried Bony

Who's in pot two?

Finished article

Nick Barnes

BBC Newcastle's Sunderland commentator

And my commentary notes are now complete ahead of the news conference. Let's hope events don't mean they become out of date...

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Advocaat's last stand?

Nick Barnes

BBC Newcastle's Sunderland commentator

Dick Advocaat holds his news conference at 12:30 BST with many Sunderland fans fearing it may be his last.

The Dutchman has hinted in past weeks that he cannot be expected to "do the job without the tools" and unless there is some transfer activity in the next few days there is genuine concern that the Dutchman may decide to walk away.

Dortmund for Celtic?

Former Celtic striker John Hartson gives his view on who he wants the Hoops to draw in the Europa League.

Who's in pot one?

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Elliot Stitfall: I had Andy Murray visit my restaurant once. Absolute nightmare, he returned everything I served

Miky Butler:  Jack wilshere: sitting duck

Stefan Glosby : I'd have Tony Yeboah round for a nice Yorkshire Pudding. They did give him his goal-scoring powers, after all!

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Maloney 'wants to achieve' with Hull

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Scotland international Maloney has this week joined Hull City after a short spell at Chicago Fire...

Ketsbaia takes control

The Cypriot champions are in Pot 2, having lost to Astana of Kazakhstan in the Champions League play-off round on Wednesday.

Hardee forced out with injury

But one person whose involvement in Beijing is at an end is twice former decathlon champion Trey Hardee who has withdrawn with a back injury.

The 2009 and 2011 gold medallist injured his left lower back on his final attempt in the long jump, the second event of the two-day competition, and withdrew from the shot.

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"I tried everything to try to make it through but it just wasn't meant to be." said Hardee, who came in to the competition with the year's top score, 8,725 points, and had been aiming for a silver medal behind team-mate Ashton Eaton, the world record holder.  

Coming up in Beijing

It's another busy day at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing with Dina Asher-Smith (200m final), Katarina Johnson-Thompson (long jump final) and American Aries Merritt (110m hurdles final) among those in action.

You can follow the latest via the BBC Sport website.

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How the draw works

So, about these pots...

The 48 teams in the draw comprise the 22 play-off winners, the 10 losing teams from the UEFA Champions League play-offs (including Celtic) and the 16 sides entering directly at this stage (including Liverpool and Tottenham).

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They have been split into four groups based on their club coefficients and will be drawn into 12 groups of four, with no two teams from the same country drawn in the same section. Futhermore, sides from Russia and Ukraine cannot meet.

Matches will be played on 17 September, 1 & 22 October, 5 & 26 November, and 10 December.

St Mirren strike Webster deal

The former Arbroath, Hearts, Wigan, Rangers, Dundee United and Scotland defender left Coventry City at the end of last season.

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Jack Cummins: I'd invite Frank Leboef, Patrick Berger and Philip Lamb over for a BBQ. 

John McEnerney: Ian "Beefy" Botham & Viv Richards, a good Irish steak plenty of red wine & fine hand rolled cigars. Imagine the craic you'd have. 

BRADON: Juan Mata because I think he is a nice intelligent person I fancy a good conversation.

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Advocaat critical of 'lower than average' players

According to the Sunderland Echo, Black Cats manager Dick Advocaat has criticised the money wasted on “lower than average” players by his Sunderland predecessors.

“We had a big past here and I know a little bit about the salary of players – average players, lower than average players and that’s crazy," he said.

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“People who bought those kind of players for those transfer fees and gave them those salaries didn’t care about the club.

"Supporters have to understand that before you can have a new start, you have to get rid.”

We'll be hearing more from Advocaat from 12:30 BST when he faces the media for his weekly news conference.

When is the draw?

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Seeding pots confirmed

Tottenham are in Pot 1, while Liverpool and Celtic are in Pot 2.

Happy birthday to who?

Remember we asked you about this....

Well, we've had one magnificent guess...

But the actual answer is Spain international Cesar Azpilicueta.

Also celebrating are Paris St Germain's Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta (33), Stoke’s former Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic (25) and Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga (32).

Jarvis ruled out of Lancashire run-in

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Lancashire seamer Kyle Jarvis will miss the rest of the 2015 season with a broken hand.

The 26-year-old suffered the injury during fielding practice before T20 Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston.

Jarvis is the joint-leading wicket-taker in Division Two of the County Championship with 62 scalps and has helped Lancashire to the brink of promotion.

Meanwhile, batsman Karl Brown has signed a new long-term contract.

FA Cup first round qualifying

Wise decision to never clash with a cheese show...  

Transfer gossip

Some more gossip for you...

• Fulham have made a bid for Nottingham Forest defender Michael Mancienne, 27. (Nottingham Post) 
• Sunderland's 32-year-old forward Jermain Defoe believes he deserves an England call-up - two years after last playing for his country. (Daily Star) 
• Meanwhile, the Black Cats are still waiting to hear whether Napoli's 27-year-old Netherlands midfielder Jonathan de Guzman will move to the Stadium of Light. (Newcastle Chronicle) 

West Brom news conference

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Paul Harris: I'd cook Akinfenwa an all you can eat breakfast to see how much he could handle! 

Dale James Power: As an avid LFC fan it would have to be Djimi Traore. I'd cook his favourite (fish fingers) as we reminisced the halcyon days.

Who would be your ideal dinner guest and what would you cook them? Gives us the reasons why via #bbcsportsday or post on BBC Sport Facebook.

Who is Ola Toivonen?

I worked with Ola at PSV so I know him well. He is a national team player with a lot of experience, an attacking midfielder who can score goals and is good in the air - he will bring something different to the team.

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Who is Ola Toivonen?

Here is a bit more on Sunderland's new signing...

• The 29-year-old began his career in his hometown with Degerfos IF before spells in Gothenburg and Malmo. A move to Dutch side PSV followed where he won the KNVB Cup and the Dutch Super Cup.
• He joined French side Rennes in January 2014 scoring 14 goals in 46 league appearances, and he also won over 40 caps for Sweden.

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The transfers are coming thick and fast as Sunderland sign Sweden attacking midfielder Ola Toivonen on a season-long loan from Rennes...

Happy birthday to who?

On this day

In2011, Usain Bolt was disqualified after false-starting in the final of the 100m at the World Championships in Daegu. His fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake won the title.

You can watch theaction online hereand follow live text commentary.

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Aston Villa news conference

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BBC WM Sport

Tim Sherwood is giving Adama Traore until the last minute to be fit for the game against Sunderland. Traore has an ankle injury sustained in cup win over Notts Co on Tuesday. 

The Villa boss was coy on any potential transfer activity. He was cool on suggestions  of Joleon Lescott coming in from WBA. He says if a suitable player becomes available then they may do something  but there's no NEED to bring new faces in.

Emotional time for Jones

Lizzie Jones, the widow of former rugby league player Danny Jones, will sing Abide With Me before Saturday's Challenge Cup final at Wembley.

Jones, a Welsh international, died from a heart problem after collapsing while playing for Keighley Cougars against London Skolars in May.

The 29-year-old's widow, a professional singer, has told the Victoria Derbyshire Show she was trying to look at the positives.

You can watch Saturday's game between Hull KR and Leeds on BBC One from 14:30 BST with commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Radio Humberside.

Aston Villa news conference

We are still waiting to hear what Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has had to say...

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Owen Andrew Macknelly : Probably usain bolt, we're exactly the same age and I think he'd be a good laugh to have a pint with, I'd cook him fish and chips because I think he'd love it.

Julie Taylor: Paula Radcliffe a great big steak and chunky chips salad would be optional

Josh Talbot : I'd give Billy Twelvetrees 12 pieces of broccoli.

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Dinner's ready

The Lancashire Telegraph's Burnley columnist has spotted this picture after Joey Barton signed for the Clarets following having lunch cooked for him by boss Sean Dyche.

More on Son

Some more info from Spurs on their new forward, Son Heung-Min from Bayer Leverkusen.

Here comes the Son

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Some breaking transfer news as Tottenham sign Bayer Leverkusen's South Korea forward Son Heung-Min.

Football

With Transfer Deadline Day fast approaching, Brendan Rodgers looks like he may have done most of his business already...

That's it from Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers for the moment.

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Oluwasola Oloruntobi:  My local made food (eba, it makes you heavy) for Bolt so that I can beat him to the line in 100m race.

Will Robertson:  Muhammad Ali. The Greatest. The stories he would have too! 

Who would be your ideal dinner guest and what would you cook them? Gives us the reasons why via #bbcsportsday or post on BBC Sport Facebook.

Liverpool news conference

Defender Nathanial Clyne has also earned praise from Brendan Rodgers for his efforts so far this season while the manager also insists that Daniel Sturridge will be eased back to action after his injury problems...

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Liverpool news conference

Brendan Rodgers also accepts that despite their 4-3 loss against Bournemouth last week, West Ham will be tricky opponents on Saturday...

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Liverpool Echo journalist James Pearce, who is at the Liverpool news conference, reports that Brendan Rodgers is full of praise for new starlet Joe Gomez.

Markovic set for Turkey

Phil McNulty

BBC Sport chief football writer

An interesting line coming out of Anfield, although not from Brendan Rodgers's news conference.

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Liverpool’s Lazar Markovic is poised to join Turkish side Fenerbahce on a season-long loan.

The 21-year-old, signed for £20m from Benfica last summer, is being allowed to move to Turkey to aid his development and Liverpool insist he will be returning to the club at the end of his loan spell.

Talks are ongoing between the clubs but a deal is close, with Liverpool receiving a loan fee from Fenerbahce for Markovic.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers still has high hopes for the talented Serbian despite a mixed first season at Anfield, where he made 34 appearances in total but only 11 Premier League starts.

Liverpool news conference

It's time for Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers to face the media as his side aim to maintain their unbeaten record against West Ham.

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That got us thinking, what sportsperson would be your ideal dinner guest? Let us know who in the world of sport you would want to cook for and what you would cook them? Give us the reasons why as well.

And anyone who mentions humble pie will get a yellow card...

Tweet #bbcsportsday, or post on BBC Sport Facebook.

Barton for Burnley

Joey Barton. A name that courts controversy.

The former QPR man signed a year-long deal with Championship club Burnley on Thursday, a year after criticising the Lancashire town and admitting he was relieved he didn't have to live there on Twitter.

The 32-year-old agreed the move after Clarets boss Sean Dyche cooked him lunch. That must have been some meal...

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Aston Villa news conference

That is pretty much that from Everton's Roberto Martinez.

We will bring you what Mr Sherwood has to say when we have it.

Everton news conference

Everton news conference

Some more from Everton boss Roberto Martinez, from Press Association journalist Liam Blackburn...

Everton news conference

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Here comes Roberto Martinez at last...

On Everton saying John Stones is not for sale: "He will be in the right frame of mind because he is at Everton football club."

'Saints must stick together'

Adam Blackmore

BBC Radio Solent sports editor

There has been over-reaction by some following Southampton’s exit from Europe but it is way too early for the panic button to be pressed and fingers to be pointed. It is just last season that they had their best Premier League finish so to call them a club in crisis before September… come on.

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Yes, performances and results have been below the high standards of last two years but you cannot build quickly every year. At some point the policy of taking big money for key players is going to affect the quality of Southampton’s squad. 

There is no way Saints could foresee the trouble caused by Manchester United’s apparent interest in Saido Mane and the rumours surrounding Victor Wanyama’s reported desire to leave. That is unsettling the squad but Saints, as a club, need to hold their nerve up until the transfer deadline and stick together.

Everton news conference

Everton's news conference will be starting very shortly and we will bring you the latest on this page...

Saints go marching out

You can follow the Europa League draw from 12:00 BST on this page, with Celtic, Liverpool and Spurs in the hat.

One side who won't be in it though is Southampton after they lost 1-0 in Thursday's second leg to Danish champions Midtjylland to fail to qualify for the Group stages.

The blank page

Nick Barnes

BBC Newcastle's Sunderland commentator

Starting my notes and, from a Sunderland perspective, it may also be another blank day contemplating the tumbleweed as fans play the waiting game hoping new faces are going to arrive at the Stadium of Light.   

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There are irons in the fire but the negotiations with agents and players appear to be protracted. With Sunderland making a poor start to the season they are not the attractive proposition they may have been had they had a solid start. 

Napoli's former Swansea midfielder Jonathan De Guzman may yet arrive but the procrastination over a deal appears to suggest he’s hoping for a better offer. 

Friday's gossip

Everyone likes a bit of gossip...

• Kevin de Bruyne is expected to earn about £200,000 a week when the 24-year-old Belgium midfielder finally completes his move from Wolfsburg to Manchester City. (Telegraph) 
• Chelsea will pursue signing 22-year-old France midfielder Paul Pogba from Juventus over the remainder of the transfer window. (Independent) 
• England defender John Stones was targeted by Everton fans at his home in Widnes after handing in a transfer request and is now staying in a hotel. (Sun - subscription required) 

BBC coverage

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Plenty of Usain Bolt content to watch on BBC Sport online today, including the Jamaican sprinter being wiped out by a Segway... You can watch the rest of our video and audio clips here.

Feeling the Blues?

Don't forget the first Premier League news conference of the day is set to start at around 09:00 BST at Everton. Anyone expect John Stones to be  a topic of debate? We will bring you the latest when we have it...

Top stories

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Here's a quick run down of the top stories on the BBC Sport website.

• England batsman Ian Bell says he still has the "hunger and desire" to play international cricket. 
• Serena Williams is ready to handle the pressure of going for the calendar Grand Slam after going through a similar experience at Wimbledon.  
• Usain Bolt: Showman strikes again at World Championships.

Messi better than Muirhead... just

Dundee United forward Robbie Muirhead's stunning goal for Scotland's under-19's has failed to win Uefa's best goal prize. Click the link in the tweet to see the shortlisted efforts...  

Not a bad man to lose out to, we suppose...  

LATEST GOSSIP

With the transfer window 'slamming' shut early next week - it never just closes does it? - here is a bit more gossip from around the country.

Former Everton manager Howard Kendall hopes current Toffees boss Roberto Martinez adds another defender and also strengthens the squad elsewhere. (Liverpool Echo) 

Brighton defender Glen Rea is on the verge of completing a loan move to Southend until the beginning of January.(Argus) 

QPR's Brazilian midfielder Sandro is returning to the club after work permit issues were resolved. (GetWestLondon) 

To watch

Coming up

So, there are 11 Premier League news conferences, starting with what should be an intriguing chat with Everton boss Roberto Martinez.

I wonder if John Stones will crop up? Here is a list of the other pressers coming up... 

Everton (0900), Aston Villa press (0930), Liverpool (0930), West Brom (1200), Sunderland (1230), Chelsea (1245), Manchester City (1245), Newcastle (1400), Stoke (1400), Swansea (1400), Manchester United (1530).

Back pages

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A mix of sports on the back of the Daily Mail. The lead picture is Usain Bolt claiming another 100m/200m sprint double at the World Athletics, plus a story on England boss Stuart Lancaster shedding a tear about the players he couldn't include for the forthcoming World Cup. There is also a small tale on yesterday's Champions League draw.

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Alongside the almost obligatory picture of Usain Bolt, the Sun also has a story of Everton defender John Stones. The paper states the player was forced to "flee" his home after being "terrorised" by Everton fans. Get the feeling we haven't heard the end of his transfer saga before the window closes. 

The Daily Mirror also reports on Stones, repeating the early stories that Everton will not sell for any price.

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The message couldn't be clearer on the back of theLiverpool Echoregarding Everton defender John Stones.

According to them, and others, Chelsea's pursuit of the England man is over.

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The Usain Bolt/ Segway incident is unsurprisingly taking a lot of column inches and you can watch the video here (it really is a must see). 

The lead story in the Daily Express though is German club Wolfsburg admitting Manchester City have offered midfielder Kevin de Bruyne "astonishing wages". They - and most other papers - believe he is on his way.

Hello and welcome to the last BBC Sportsday of the week. Let's get straight into the thick of it with the morning back pages. Got your cup of tea? Good, we will begin.

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The clock is ticking, managers and supporters up and down the country are beginning to panic and chairmen are being asked to find that extra bit of cash.

Five days left until the close of the transfer window and you can't help but feel there is going to be one almighty scramble. 

Stay with us for all the transfer news and gossip, plus 11 Premier League news conferences, updates from the World Athletics championship, a Michel Platini news conference plus the Europa League draw. It's going to be a busy one.