How do you pronounce Midtjylland? Alex knows...

Espanyol have sacked coach Sergio Gonzalez after Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Celta Vigo left the Barcelona-based club hovering three points above the La Liga relegation places. 

Gonzalez, 39, a former Espanyol and Deportivo La Coruna player, was in his second season in charge after he was promoted from B team manager and led the club to a 10th-place finish in Spain's top flight in his debut campaign. 

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have signed centre Jason Walton after he was released from his contract with London Broncos.

The 25-year-old has agreed a one-year deal, with an option for a second.

"His rugby talents and strong physical attributes suggest that Jason will make a real contribution," said coach Brian Smith.

Good question Hassan, anyone know the answer?

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says striker Olivier Giroud deserves more credit after playing a key part in a "perfect week" which saw the Gunners move top of the Premier League.

The Frenchman opened the scoring with a penalty in Sunday's 2-0 winat Aston Villa, his 50th Premier League goal.

He also netted a hat-trick at Olympiakos on Wednesday to help Arsenal reach the Champions League last 16.

"He is at the top of his game, but is sometimes questioned," said Wenger. "Finally the numbers get people to realise he is a good player."

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha appears to be making a point on Instagram, external.

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Zaha posted the above picture with the caption 'Diving again ain't I'.

The Eagles man came in for a bit of stick during a recent game against Newcastle when he was booked for diving, though Zaha later claimed he slipped.

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FC Midtjylland chairman and Brentford co-director of football Rasmus Ankersen told BT Sport: "We're a small club with a small budget. We can't win by outspending the competition so we have to out-think them and I think that's why we've been successful competing so far in the Europa League.

"There is not a huge chance for us to beat Manchester United but there is a chance and we'll take up the challenge.

"We beat an English team already this season in Southampton. Here's another big challenge for us and we're ready to take it on."

He could have been anywhere in the world but he was in the St Louis Rams dressing room. 

Rapper Jay-Z joined the St. Louis Rams in their dressing room to celebrate their win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The connection? Well, Jay-Z's Roc Nation sports agency represents Rams running back Todd Gurley.

It is only 10 days until Christmas and Manchester City have come up with this fun game.

I mean what else gets you in the festive spirit more than a City player mocked up as Santa Claus?

Germany and Barcelona goalkeeper Marc ter Stegen will face his national teammates when he plays Arsenal.

This Midtjylland fan sounds confident...

Tottenham and Fiorentina have recent history having faced each other at the same stage of the competition last season.

On that occasion the Fiorentina won 3-1 on aggregate.

Fiorentina are second in Italy's Serie A and qualified as a runner-up for their Europa League group which included Basel.

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We've seen the draw. We know who is facing who. But who do you think will lift the trophy in Milan in May? 

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So then, Liverpool face German club Augsburg in the Europa League round of 32.

Here are a few titbits about them:

*They were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history as recently as 2011.

*In the first two seasons, they narrowly avoided relegation - but finished fifth last season to secure Europa league qualification.

*Augsburg is the third-largest city in Bavaria - after Munich and Nuremburg - with a population of 284,000 citizens 

*And a highbrow fact to finish... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father Leopold was born in Augsburg in 1719. He was a skilled composer and violinist and was known as a hardman central midfielder for the local football club (Ok, so we made the last one up).

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This is Finland midfielder Tim Sparv....

Sounds like he might bring his autograph book with him.

Arsenal secretary David Miles says the draw against Barcelona is the last thing fans would have wanted. 

The Gunners have beaten the defending champions just once in seven meetings and even that was not enough to prevent an aggregate defeat in the knockout stages in 2011, their most recent encounter. 

"On the back of the great win in Athens we were hoping for a good draw today and I think it's the tie of the round," Miles told BT Sport. "It's not going to be easy and it's the team that most Arsenal fans would have wanted to avoid at this stage but it's up to us to make a good fist of it.