I think it is the least that Zlatan would expect, us giving him the final word on Sportsday. That is your lot for today. We'll be back tomorrow at 08:00 GMT. Have a good evening.

Say what you want about Zlatan Ibrahimovic, you can't accuse him of being shy. Earlier today, the Sweden striker said he believes he is responsible for putting France on the world football map.

Paris St-Germain's all-time record scorer made the comments ahead of Sweden's Euro 2016 play-off against Denmark.

"I would love to play at the European Championship in France. I have played there for four years. I have put Sweden on the world map and now I have put France on the world map too."

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In case you missed it earlier, this is reportedly the new Spain away kit., external

Some say it looks like someone has vomited down the front.

Anyway Spain play England in an international friendly on Friday and we will hear from the Spanish camp very soon.

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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is not on the shortlist for the Fulham manager's job.

It is understood that Cottagers owner Shahid Khan is looking for someone who has at least Championship experience.

Hasselbaink, 43, who is the current favourite for the Fulham job, is currently in charge of League One side Burton Albion, who he led to promotion in his debut season as a manager in English football.

Fulham sacked Kit Symons following last Saturday's 5-2 home defeat by Birmingham.

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Newcastle Falcons youngsters will be given a chance in the European Challenge Cup to press for places in their Premiership side.

The Falcons, who are bottom of the Premiership table, start their European campaign at French club Brive on Friday. 

Director of rugby Dean Richards told BBC Newcastle: "It hasn't worked for the guys who started the last few weeks, so it means the guys who come in have a great opportunity."

A South West consortium is bidding to host one of the six teams forming the new Women's Super League in 2016.

Somerset CCC, Gloucestershire CCC and the University of Exeter have joined forces for the bid, with home games played at several South West venues.

The England and Wales Cricket Board received 28 bids, and an announcement regarding the successful applicants is expected by the end of January 2016.

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Hull City midfielder David Meyler has been ruled out for up to eight weeks with a grade two tear of the medial ligament in his right knee.

The 26-year-old suffered the injury in training before Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

One for those who might be working through the night in the UK...

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Who is in line to be England's next Test skipper when Alastair Cook eventually steps down? Stuart Broad was at BBC HQ yesterday, and he has tipped Joe Root to lead the national team. More on that here.

Shrewsbury Town chief executive Matt Williams says his only regret is not getting Rod Stewart to play a concert at the ground after announcing he will leave the club next month to become general manager of Championship club Burnley. 

Sir Elton John appeared at the club in 2011 in front of 16,000 people and Williams told BBC Radio Shropshire if he had any regrets, he said: "The only thing I've not done that I wanted to do is get a concert over the line. I'm gutted we didn't get Rod Stewart."

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Hartlepool United manager Ronnie Moore believes they could be regarded as underdogs in next month's FA Cup second round tie against non-league Salford City.

"It's a fantastic draw for both, in a roundabout way some people might make them favourites," Moore told BBC Tees. "The whole nation will be against us, everybody wants Salford to beat us."

The match will be screen live on BBC TV.

AFC Bournemouth's new Chicago-based investors have made a "long-term commitment" to the club, according to the man who helped set up the deal.

Private equity firm Peak6, led by Matt Hulsizer, have acquired a 25% stake in the Premier League club.

"If you look at some of the bigger franchises in the four big sports in the US, syndicated investment is pretty common. You'll start to see more of these investments as attitudes change," James Earl told BBC Radio 5 live's Wake Up To Money programme.

If somehow you've managed to miss the entire Russia doping story, or you just need a handy quicky recap, have a watch of this video. It is usefully titled 'Russia doping crisis in 60 seconds'. Because that is exactly what it is.

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A reminder of the latest from this week's big story (with a capital BIG). Russia's athletics federation is planning to admit to some of the charges made against it by the World Anti-Doping Agency commission in order to avoid a ban from competition.

A Wada independent report accused Russia of "state-sponsored" doping.

The International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) decision on the matter is expected on Friday.

The Russian federation's acting president Vadim Zelichenok says it will "admit some things" in its response.

England have already ground out a 0-0 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina, but there is still some home nation Under-21 action to come in shape of France v Northern Ireland in Euro Championship qualifying.

The game gets under way in about five minutes time and you can see the score on our live scores page.

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Worrying news if you are a Manchester City fan. Defender Vincent Kompany is out of Belgium's squad for their friendlies with Italy and Spain with a calf injury. No word on how serious it is but the league leaders will be hoping with all their might; not very.

What were you doing when you were 15? Riding on your bike? Playing video games? Well, Yan Bingtao was beating beaten former World Champion Shaun Murphy at the Champion of Champions tournament in Coventry. The margin of victory: 4-2. Don't you just feel like you've wasted your life?

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BBC Radio 5 live

"Sorry if you can't make this shot out too well but our commentary position will be high in the Gods. Like many grounds in Spain this is a stadium with very steep stands. We will talk to you again on match night."

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Russian bank VTB have announced they will be ending their sponsorship of the IAAF World Championships.

A statement read: “VTB has expressed no interest to extend its present contract, the last event of which was the IAAF World Championships in Beijing. The contract will come to a natural end in 2015.”