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England prop Brett Ferres has been put on the transfer list by Huddersfield Giants following an internal investigation "into behaviour away from the club".

Ferres, 29, signed a contract extension with the Giants in May but was suspended by them last month.

The club said the suspension had now been lifted, but he had been disciplined "in line with club policy".

In honour of the 20th anniversary of the Bosman ruling,we are asking you for the best ever Bosman signings...

Anyone any idea what Porto and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas is on about here?

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It's the 120th minute and the keeper has the ball.

With his team winning 2-1 against bitter rivals Penarol,  Union Nacional under-14 goalkeeper Guillermo Centurion had a few options, lump the ball up the field or time waste.

But instead the youngster took a more unusual and inspired decision and scores an absolute wonder goal which you can watch here.

Here is a story that will definitely not annoy any Manchester United fans...

Turns out their former striker Javier Hernandez was told by Louis van Gaal he only had a "one per cent chance" of playing up front for United.

This is Hernandez who has scored 19 goals already this season for Bayern Leverkusen, after joining the Bundesliga club in the summer.

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"I spoke with Van Gaal and he said that I only had a one per cent chance of playing in my position, so I headed to Bayer. "

Oh how United could do with some of the Mexican's goals now...

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Mesut Ozil has it right, nipping off to get some winter sun.

He has posted his picture on Instagram with the caption '#alwaysassisting :) #mesutozil #ozil #özil#mesutözil'

It begs the questions; 1. Does he assist even when he is on holiday? 2.Do people really hashtag their own names? 3. Four times you have hashtagged your name Mesut- really?

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I understand Steve Borthwick today handed in his resignation letter to Bristol, amid the row over his appointment as England forwards coach. 

As far the RFU are concerned he is now the England forwards coach and no longer works for Bristol.

Bristol will not be adding to their earlier statement.

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Chelsea's club chiefs held a nine-hour meeting to discuss the future of manager Jose Mourinho, reports the Daily Mail., external

The papers says the marathon talks - when the board agonised over whether or not to sack the boss - took place the day after the 1-0 home defeat to Bournemouth.

The subsequent Champions League win over Porto took the pressure off, but defeat to Leicester has, says, the paper, put the spotlight back on the manager.

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Republic of Ireland will take on the Netherlands in their final friendly in Dublin before the Euro 2016 finals.

The match at the Aviva Stadium will be played on May 27, just over a fortnight before the Republic's Group E opener against Sweden, on 13 June.

The Dutch, who failed to qualify for the finals, beat the Irish 4-0 in the last game between the sides in 2006.

Martin O'Neill's men start preparations for France with friendlies against Switzerland and Slovakia in March.

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Neymar have been left out of Uefa's Champions League group stage XI, , externaldespite the pair contending for the Ballon d'Or award.

Luis Suarez, Barca's top scorer with five goals in Group E, also missed out.

The forward trio scored 10 goals between them as Barcelona became the first to qualify with 14 points.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo - who scored 11 goals during Madrid's group campaign - Zenit St Petersburg's Hulk and Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller make up Uefa's attacking unit in the 4-3-3 formation.  

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You may recall that earlier - 11:44 to be exact about it - we told you that suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter had sent a letter to all 209 national football associations reiterating his innocence over ethics charges against him.

Well, if you're interested, here's the actual letter.

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BBC Sport's South American football expert Tim Vickery - talking about Marcelo Bielsa, the odds-on favourite to take over at Swansea - added: “He’s a very, very strange mental character.

“I’ve been at some of his press conferences and he’ll just stare at a fixed point in space. Some questions he’ll answer with a one-word answer; others he will go on for half an hour. He is a very, very strange man.

“He’s never worked in an English language context before – if he does get the job it will be absolutely fascinating to see whether he is successful with that.

“Usually, players absolutely rave about having worked with him."

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With ex-Argentina boss Marcelo Bielsa the odds-on favourite to take over at Swansea City, BBC Wales has been talking to BBC Sport's South American football expert Tim Vickery.

“Marcelo Bielsa has had European experience in Spain and in France," said Vickery. "You could understand why he would be interested in working in the Premier League and you could certainly understand why Premier League clubs would be interested in him.

“Bielsa is one of the most influential coaches of the modern age.

“He’s launched a whole raft of disciples and imitators. And even people like Pep Guardiola - before Guardiola stepped up to become the Barcelona coach, one of the people he consulted was Marcelo Bielsa.

"So he’s a very, very influential name in football."

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England are 470-5 at the close of play on day one of the warm-up match against a South African Invitational XI in Potchefstroom.

Centuries from James Taylor (114) and Ben Stokes (158) were unquestionably the standout performances, with both men choosing to retire once they felt sufficient work had been done.

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No doubt the failures of openers Alastair Cook and Alex Hales (who made two and eight respectively) will be a concern at the top of the order, particularly with limited preparation time before the first Test in Durban on Boxing Day. However, runs for Taylor and Stokes, as well as Nick Compton who made 58 will offer encouragement about England’s strength in depth.

Day two begins at 08:00 GMT on Wednesday.

As mentioned earlier, all may not be what it seems with Steve Borthwick's appointment as England forwards coach. 

Bristol Rugby, where he is currently forwards coach,have released a statement in the last few minutes...

“Steve Borthwick has today indicated to the Club that he wishes to join the RFU coaching team.

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“Bristol Rugby want to make it clear that we have not agreed that Steve Borthwick can leave our employment. Steve Borthwick is subject to a recently signed long term employment contract.

“Bristol Rugby did not give the RFU permission to speak with Steve Borthwick.

“Bristol Rugby will take all reasonable actions as necessary to protect the Club’s position and therefore will not be making any further statement at this stage.”

We haven't heard the last of this... 

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Veteran NBA referee Bill Kennedy has revealed he is gay after being the subject of homophobic insults from Sacramento guard Rajon Rondo.

Kennedy was confronted by Rondo after ejecting him on two technical fouls during the game between the Kings and Boston Celtcs in Mexico on 3 December.

"I am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man," said Kennedy,, external an official for 18 seasons.

"My actions were out of frustration and emotion, period," tweeted Rondo. "They absolutely do not reflect my feelings toward the LGBT community. I did not mean to offend or disrespect anyone."

The Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder has told the BBC that backs coach Alex King is set to meet Eddie Jones this week to discuss a position with England.

Malinder says there has been no official approach yet from the Rugby Football Union, but admits Saints won't prevent King from leaving if he was offered a role.

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"There's no official contact from the RFU, but I understand that Alex is probably looking to meet Eddie sometime this week to have an informal chat," Malinder told BBC 5 live.

"You don't want to lose your best staff or best players but we understand how things work. If Alex wants to go and work for England I don't think club will prevent him from that." 

"I spoke to him this morning and he wants to have a chat, which is quite right, but he also understands what he has at Saints."