The Steve Borthwick appointment may not be as straight-forward as it seemed. 

Bristol Rugby are adamant that Borthwick is still under contract with the club, and they have not reached an agreement with England. 

Expect to hear more on this... 

Date: July 1999

Age: 27

Position: Winger

McManaman was one of the first big-name English players to take advantage of the Bosman ruling – and arguably the most successful.

In his four seasons at the Bernabeu, the Scouser “won the hearts of Madrid's followers”. And that’s according to the Spanish giants official website.

He also won a host of trophies, including two Champions Leagues and two La Ligas.

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Valencia coach Gary Neville is using modern technology to get his ideas across to the players, with assistant Miguel Angel Angulo says the new boss is managing with the language barrier better than he expected.

"He has given an iPad to each player to help them follow training and different actions during games," Angulo said.

"He is doing better than I expected. I thought the language barrier would be more of a problem.

"Gary has already started to speak a little Spanish and he is improving quickly. There is a good understanding with the players asking him or me what is wanted.

""It won't take long before we can demonstrate the style of football that we want."

Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special in Potchesfstroom

As England reached the 350 mark, James Taylor decided his work for the day was done, retiring unbeaten on 114. It’s another innings of great composure from the Nottinghamshire batsman, and he looks an increasingly important part of England’s batting lineup.

At the other end, Ben Stokes has shown that shoulder injury isn’t troubling him one bit – a 100 from 98 deliveries including 19 fours has accelerated England to the sort of total they would’ve earmarked at the start of the day. Stokes is 125* from 108 balls, with Jonny Bairstow now in to try and find some form alongside him.

England 355-4 after 70 overs.

England head coach Eddie Jones said he was "delighted" with the appointment of Borthwick.

"I have known him for a long time through Saracens and Japan and he has done fantastic work as a coach.

"Steve has a huge amount of international experience as a player and a captain and his coaching in Japan in recent years shows he can get the best out of the players at the highest level. He is a great addition and I look forward to working with him again as we look ahead to the start of the Six Nations next year.”

New England forwards coach Steve Borthwick, 36, said: “This is a really exciting opportunity to join the England setup and to link up with Eddie again.

"This is a huge honour to be asked as these chances don’t come around often. We have an exciting group of players in England and I am really looking forward to the challenge and getting England beating the best teams in the world.”

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Former England captain Steve Borthwickhas agreed to join Eddie Jones' coaching staff and has been appointed asthe forwards coach.

Borthwick will be reunited with Jones, who he worked under while coaching Japan, who memorably beat South Africa at the Rugby World Cup.

Uefa have selected their Champions League team of the group stage..

Manchester City's Raheem Sterling and Chelsea's Willian are the only Premier League players on the list.

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski who has scored seven goals in the group stages also misses out.

Boumsong moved from Auxerre to Rangers on a Bosman in 2004.

Date: July 2001

Age: 26

Position: Centre-back

No-one had crossed the north London divide between Tottenham and Arsenal since goalkeeping legend Pat Jennings in 1977 – and few expected to learn of another when the Gunners called a news conference in July 2011.

Journalists presumed they were turning up to meet Arsene Wenger to discuss the arrival of Ipswich keeper Richard Wright.

Instead, Spurs captain Campbell was sat on the top table after claiming he had rejected offers from Barcelona, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich.

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It is 20 years ago today since the Bosman ruling was introduced and changed football.

Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman's landmark case saw the European Court of Justice rule that players at the end of their contracts could move without a fee.

David Beckham, Sol Campbell and Steve McManaman  are among those to benefit over the years.

So to celebrate here on Sportsday we are taking a look at some of the best Bosman transfers.

Get in touch and let us know what you think the best ever Bosman signings were and why.

As usual tweet us your suggestions via Twitter #bbcsportsday.

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Barcelona's performance at the Club World Cup will affect their attempt to win a league, cup and Champions League treble for the second time in a row, defender Javier Mascherano claims.

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Barcelona face Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande in their semi-final on Thursday and either River Plate or Sanfrecce Hiroshima - champions of host nation Japan - in Sunday's final.

"It's important for us and for the club the fact that we can go there and compete to be the best in the world and above all, obtain the prize," Mascherano said.

Barca lead La Liga on goal difference from Atletico Madrid and have reached the last 16 of the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.

In honour of British astronaut Tim Peake we asked for your Space XI and here it is, thank you for all your suggestions.

Goalkeeper: Manuel Almoonia

Defenders: Kyle Astronaughton, UFO Ehiogu, Celestial Babayaro  

Midfielders: Hamann on the moon, Sputnik Barmby, NASA Chadli, Yossi Benayouniverse

Forwards: Henrik STARsson, Obafemi Martians, George Milky Weah

Subs: Edwin van der Star, Uranus Kaboul, Mars Bender, James B-E.T, Tom Hubblestone.

Stadium: Stadium of Light Years

Manager: Asteroid Hodgson

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Liverpool were drawn against German side Augsburg in the last 32 of the Europa League and the Bundesliga side's manager, Stefan Reuter, has suddenly become a popular person.

“It’s definitely an absolute highlight for our fans and all the people at Augsburg," the 1990 Word Cup winner told Uefa.com.

“During the draw my phone was vibrating constantly as so many people were asking for tickets already.

“They want to be there. This is an absolute highlight for us. For the club, it is the match everybody was dreaming of."

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Ben Stokes has blasted a half century in Potchefstroom in England's warm-up match against a South Africa Invitational XI.

The all-rounder brought up his 50 with a six and England are now 257-4 with James Taylor on 93.

Paul Bennett: The Leicester City players are playing most weeks at present, if they move to bigger clubs in January how often will they play?

Hassan Anfield: Even if they can sign Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez & Neymar in Jan. There's no way for chelsea to finish in the top four this season.

Gumbo74: Leicester should cash-in on Mahrez & Vardy now. They are all but safe.(take a strong Chairman not to). They will slide after January. Liverpool to finish top four.