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

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

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...

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?

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." 

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.

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

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...?

Image source, Wilfried Bony

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 Let's hope events don't mean they become out of date...

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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.

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

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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BBC Sport

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

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

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.