Sam Atkinson: Not fully a home nation team but I’ve always supported Ireland as my fall-back team after the 1994 World Cup where we didn’t qualify and they did. I also will be backing the Ireland rugby team. I'm part Manx so have Celtic blood in me!

David Armstrong: Absolutley no chance. If it takes another 10, 15, 20 years to wait for Scotland to qualify then I'll just have to be teamless at tournaments for that long. Having said that I think it's OK to be won over by certain teams during a competition and want them to do well - at the last World Cup for me it was Costa Rica because of how they played - but you still don't support them like you would have done for your own country.

Elliot Ronald Harris: I think you can support another squad to keep yourself intrigued and connected not always for glory. But we all have more than one team we don't support we enjoy watching

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish says Reds fans should "fasten their seatbelts" with new manager Jurgen Klopp at the helm.

Overall, it's a big thumbs up from King Kenny for the new boss. "I'm sure they'll really enjoy him," he says. "I'm sure they'll take him to their heart. He came across very well this morning and I think that augurs well for everybody."

And Dalglish adds: "He seems like someone who is not in love with himself." Ooof! Brendan Rodgers felt that one from his Spanish sun lounger.

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Here is today's Question of Sport teaser... 

Who are the four teams Leeds Rhinos have played against in a Super League Grand Final? 

Keep reading for the answer later... No cheating. You will only be letting yourself down.

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Liverpool Ladies captain Gemma Bonner is set to miss 8-12 weeks with a serious ankle injury.

The central defender damaged the ligaments in her left ankle during Wednesday's 1-0 defeat away to Brescia in the Champions League.

The Women's Super League One season finished on Sunday, however Bonner will miss this weekend's Continental Cup semi-final against Notts County and the return home leg against Brescia on Wednesday.

Jurgen Klopp saw his players at Dortmund use a £2.3m Footbanaut machine...

This is a cage machine which fires balls at players and sets targets for them to pass into. Think squash court meets a five a side. 

The Liverpool Echo, external have a video of the machine in action. 

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The six hosts towns for next year's Tour De Yorkshire have been unveiled.

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Scotland manager Gordan Strachan's contract ends on Sunday but he says it is unfair to talk about his future.

He was asked about it immediately after the 2-2 draw with Poland which ended their Euro 2016 qualifying hopes...

Home hero Bae Sang-moon led the fightback as the International team closed the gap on the USA after a strong second day in the Presidents Cup in South Korea.

The Internationals won three, lost one and halved one of the five fourballs to reduce the deficit to just one point after being 4-1 down overnight, with Bae sinking a 12-foot putt to give him and Danny Lee a one-up win over Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker.

Bae is playing in his last tournament before he leaves the golf circuit to complete his two years of compulsory national service in the Korean military.

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Former South Africa and Italy coach Nick Mallett says he has been approached by the Rugby Football Union about becoming the next England coach - and has turned them down.

According to South African site News 24,, external Mallett, who currently coaches South African side Blue Bulls, said: “I’m not going to consider it. I was keen for the challenge in 2011, but not anymore. I’m enjoying my current job."

Current coach Stuart Lancaster's future appears uncertain after England were eliminated from the ongoing Rugby World Cup in the group stages.

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With no Premier League and Championship action this weekend, why not head to your nearest non-league ground for your weekly football fix?

Saturday is Non-League Day - an event which aims to raise funds for lower-level clubs by attracting supporters of other sides to their matches.

Offers of free entry, beers, burgers and eggs are just some of the ways that clubs are trying to entice people to watch their team play on Non-League Day.

BBC Sport's Gary Smee has been taking a look at some stories from outside the Football League.

Some news now from England's warm-up match against Pakistan A in the UAE, and it's not that encouraging.

The tourists are 137-7, with Ian Bell (53 retired) and James Taylor (45 retired) the only batsmen to reach double figures.

Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow both made ducks, while Jos Buttler's poor run of form continued as he was out for eight.

The first Test against Pakistan begins on Tuesday.

Scotland's failure to qualify for Euro 2016 features prominently on the front page of the Scotsman.

'Last-ditch agony', the paper says, after Robert Lewandowski's 94th-minute goal put Gordon Strachan's side out of contention.

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Sepp Blatter has lodged an appeal against his provisional 90-day ban imposed by Fifa's ethics committee.

Blatter was suspended along with vice-president Michel Platini and secretary general Jerome Valcke while corruption allegations against the trio are investigated.

Blatter's adviser Klaus Stoehlker said: "He is defending his position and he is sure that he will be found not guilty."

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David Beckham admits he might not be at full match fitness when he captains a Great Britain & Ireland XI because the last game he played in was in a 'Dads v Teachers' match.  

The ex-England captain will lead a team managed Sir Alex Ferguson - who was Manchester United manager for 26 years - in a Unicef charity match against Zinedine Zidane's World XI at Old Trafford on 14 November.  

Watch more from David Beckham on Football Focus, Saturday 10 October, 11:30 BST on BBC One and the BBC Sport website.  

The Irish News says it's a 'Win-Win' after both Northern Ireland and the Republic won last night.

Shane Long features prominently on the front page after hitting the winner for the Republic of Ireland against Germany.

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Joe Hart believes Manchester City team-mate Raheem Sterling has what it takes to be an international superstar.

The 20-year-old winger made a controversial move from Liverpool to the Etihad this summer.

But Hart said: "He has coped with it really well. He is a really good person who has at least 10-15 years left in football and can set the world stage alight."

Sterling and Hart could both figure as England take on Estonia in Euro 2016 qualification at Wembley this evening.

After a historic night for the Home Nations in Euro qualifying, we're going to take a special Sportsday look at a few front pages from around the UK and Ireland.

The Belfast Telegraph devote most of the front page to Northern Ireland's magnificent qualification, and who can blame them?

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