That 40-man shortlist in full...

Goalkeepers - Joe Hart (Manchester City), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Denys Boyko (Dnipro).

Defenders - Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), David Alaba (Bayern Munich), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), David Luiz (Paris St-Germain), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Thiago Silva (Paris St-Germain), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).

Midfielders - Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Marco Verratti (Paris St-Germain), Yevhen Konoplyanka (Sevilla), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), James Rodriguez (Real Madrid), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen).

Forwards - Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris St-Germain), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Neymar (Barcelona), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Alvaro Morata (Juventus), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

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Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus have more players on Uefa's 40-man shortlist for its team of the year than the entire Premier League combined.

Barcelona provide eight players, while Bayern and Juventus both have six.

The Premier League contributes five players: Manchester City keeper Joe Hart, team-mates Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne, Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez.

Real Madrid's Gareth Bale joins Hart as one of two British players on the list.

Which sporting traditions would you scrap?

And one we couldn't possibly publish. Oh, go on then, but on your head be it Michael...

With the NFL and NBA staging games on these shores in recent times, it's only fair we give the Americans something back...how about Scottish football?

Well Dundee and Celtic are in advanced talks to play in the United States next season, the first time a Scottish league game will have been held overseas.

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But not everyone is a fan, with Kilmarnock and former Portland Timbers striker Kris Boyd saying "it's not for me".

Spurs take on Qarabag in Azerbaijan on Thursday ... a lengthy trip, something they're not particularly delighted about given they have to face Chelsea three days later.

Which sporting traditions would you ban. Early contender for best suggestion of the day.

There are other frying pan brands available...

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Italian website Tuttosport, external says Arsenal are preparing a  move for Inter Milan's Argentina forwardMauro Icardi, 22, when the January transfer window opens.

The Gunners had a £32m bid for Icardi rejected in the summer.

You may have sussed by now that anything involving Tyson Fury is a bit strange and this from BBC Sport's Ben Dirs is no different...

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UK Sport's chairman says he is "concerned" at the prospect of huge cuts to the organisation's budget.

The Government unveils its comprehensive spending review on Wednesday, with the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) among those facing budget cuts.

UK Sport, which funds elite athletes, gets about £45m annually from the DCMS.

"We've obviously done a bit of contingency planning," said chairman Rod Carr. "But we also live in the real world."

Nottinghamshire bowler Harry Gurney has given his support for the ECB's consideration of scrapping the toss in County Championship Division Two matches.

Although Gurney won't be able to take immediate advantage of any change with Notts currently in Division One.

What other sporting traditions would you like to scrap? Send us your suggestions using #bbcsportsday on Twitter. 

With the news that the ECB are looking at getting rid of the toss in the second division of the County Championship, we're asking what sporting traditions would you like to see the end of? 

Send us your suggestions using #bbcsportsday on Twitter. 

When asked about the allegations, Lord Coe told the BBC he "did not lobby anyone" over Eugene's bid, but "encouraged them to re-enter another bidding cycle as they had a strong bid".

The British former Olympic 1500m champion was elected as president of athletics' governing body in August. He received £63,000 from UK Sport to pay for his PR team as part of the election process and said the rest of his campaign was "privately funded".

Coe says that all of his interests were declared to the IAAF's ethics committee and that his views on all the bids for the 2019 World Athletics Championships and Eugene's 2021 bid "are all a matter of public record". 

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IAAF president Lord Coe is facing conflict of interest allegations after emails emerged suggesting he lobbied his predecessor over the hosting of the 2021 World Championships.

Eugene, USA, was given the event without a bidding process, despite interest from the Swedish city of Gothenburg.

A BBC investigation has uncovered emails which claim Coe - an ambassador for sports giant Nike and then vice-president of world athletics - "reached out" to Lamine Diack with his support for Eugene's bid.

The Oregon city, which lost out to Doha with a 2019 bid, is closely associated with Nike.

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We all know footballers have their superstitions - arriving last out of the tunnel, or putting the left sock on first.

What about a pre-match ritual involving Justin Bieber?

Southend midfielder Ryan Leonard, 23, reckons his three goals in four games are down to the Shrimpers listening to the Canadian pop star's music in the dressing room before kick-off.

"Since we started playing Justin Bieber I've starting scoring again," he said.

Full, slightly weird story, here.

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Big story in the world of cricket today, with the ECB considering scrapped the toss in County Championship Division Two matches next season.

The ECB's executive board will discuss the plan on Thursday after it was recommended by its cricket committee.

If it is approved a one-year trial will take place in 2016 to try to improve pitches and encourage spin bowlers.

The away team would choose whether to bat, bowl or still have a toss if the pitch condition was uncertain.

Sign of things to come?

Ahead of the use of a pink ball in the first ever day-night Test, our friends at BBC Stumped have created a quiz about landmark moments in Test match history.

Take the test and let us know how you get on.

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Luther Burrell has spoken out about his omission from Stuart Lancaster's World Cup squad, saying he felt "let down".

The 27-year-old was overlooked in favour of fellow centres Henry Slade and Sam Burgess, despite being a regular for  the 2014 and 2015 Six Nations campaigns.

"He let me down," said Burrell, speaking about the head coach Lancaster, who has since been replace by Eddie Jones. "That is how I feel about him.

"I have known Stuart a long time. I have a huge amount of respect for the bloke, what he's done and what he has achieved.

"I didn't think I had done anything to justify not getting selected. That was one of the most heart-breaking things."

Speaking of Bayern, Robert Lewandowski was on target. What's new?

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Demand for the Polish frontman has never been higher but football journalist Andy Brassell explains why Lewandowski is going nowhere.

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As well as Arsenal and Chelsea winning in the Champions League, Barcelona and Bayern Munich also notched up impressive victories.

Lionel Messi finished off a 27-pass move and Luis Suarez scored a terrific volley as Barcelona celebrated Champions League Group E qualification with a crushing 6-1 victory over Roma.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich were reduced to 10-man secured their place in the Champions League knockout stage with a comfortable win over Group F rivals Olympiakos, with the German champions scoring three times in the first 20 minutes en route to a 4-0 rout.

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Steven Gerrard has confirmed he will train with former club Liverpool next week and is relishing the opportunity to work with Jurgen Klopp.

LA Galaxy midfielder Gerrard has ruled out a return to a playing role with Liverpool and is only training at Melwood during the MLS close season. 

The 35-year-old, talking on BT Sport, said: "I'm going to go in for a couple of weeks and work with Mr Klopp so I'm really looking forward to that, to see what he's about and try and learn a few things from him."