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Fifa presidential candidate Gianni Infantino says he would press for the World Cup to be held in a whole region rather than one or two countries.

The Uefa general secretary has included the plan in his manifesto for the Fifa election on 26 February.

His idea follows European football's governing body Uefa's decision to play Euro 2020 in 13 different countries.

"Each confederation shall have to wait at least two editions before being able to host the World Cup again," he said.

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Watford have signed Sunderland goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The Romania international, 28, joined the Black Cats in 2014 and has made 18 appearances this season.

Pantilimon has not played since a 3-1 defeat at Chelsea on 19 December and has fallen behind Jordan Pickford and Vito Mannone in the pecking order.

He spent three years at Manchester City before joining Sunderland.

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Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony has told BBC World Football that there is no truth in the rumours he wants to leave Manchester City.

The 27-year-old questioned manager Manuel Pellegrini's decision to drop him in December , external , and has since been linked with a return to Swansea.

"I'm happy at the club, all this speculation is not true," he said. "I have a contract so I'm happy and I think I'm at one of the top clubs in the United Kingdom."

United Kingdom? Excellent.

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His old team are 11th in the table and he bagged a hat-trick against Chelsea earlier this season, but it was not enough to a regular place in the starting line-up.

Steven Naismith has joined Norwich from Everton for £8.5m, signing a three-and-a-half year deal.

The 29-year-old forward, capped 41 times by Scotland, becomes the Canaries' fifth signing of the January transfer window.

He scored 25 goals in 123 appearances for the Toffees after signing on afree transfer from Rangers in 2012.

Here is the latest chat from the four-wheeled world of Formula One:

• Lewis Hamilton was "desperate" to join Red Bull after leaving McLaren in 2012, according to the Austrian team's boss Christian Horner. (F1 Racing via Daily Mail), external
• Nico Hulkenberg is among the top three drivers in F1, says Force India team-mate Sergio Perez, and the toughest team-mate he has faced in his career.(Autosport), external
• McLaren must target podium finishes this season after an "embarrassing" and "terrible" 2015, says former driver John Watson. (GP Update), external

Read the gossip column in full here

This one sounds like an excuse to get out of PE...

West Brom manager Tony Pulis said striker Saido Berahino's absence from the FA Cup third-round replay against Bristol City was down to a stomach bug.

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Berahino, 22, has not started for the club since the end of October and has been linked with a move in January.

Asked about reports of an £18m transfer to Newcastle, , externalPulis said: "The first thing to say is the valuation will be determined by the chairman.

"I was going to play Saido but he's not been well. He's picked up a bug."

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"Living in Italy was like being in a foreign country."

Former Liverpool and Juventus striker Ian Rush uttered those unfortunate words after finding it difficult to settle in Turin.

Former England left-back Ashley Cole may be thinking the same after leaving Roma without playing a game this season.

The 35-year-old has decided to head for the riches of the MLS, where he has agreed to join ex-England team-mate Steven Gerrard at LA Galaxy.

Across the border...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an 89th-minute winning penalty as defending champions Paris St-Germain came from behind to beat Toulouse and reach the last 16 of the French Cup.

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The Sweden striker scored a late winner in Saturday's 1-0 league win at Toulouse and struck again in Paris.

Toulouse took the lead through Francois Moubandje before David Luiz levelled.

PSG, unbeaten in domestic football all season, lead Ligue 1 by 21 points and are going for a consecutive quadruple.

Heading north...

Leigh Griffiths kept the match ball after he claimed a hat-trick in Celtic's 8-1 thrashing of Hamilton.

Ronny Deila's side scored five times in the opening half, Mikael Lustig, Nir Bitton and Tom Rogic putting them 3-0 ahead after just 10 minutes.

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Griffiths completed his hat-trick after the break, with James Forrest also scoring to make it six.

Eamonn Brophy scored Hamilton's goal to make it 7-1 before Callum McGregor drove in number eight.

Talking of tennis...

Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Australian Open in the first round by Fernando Verdasco.

Should the defeat be treated as a one-off, or does it indicate the 14-time Grand Slam champion, who turns 30 this year, is in a state of decline?

Head here as BBC Sport analyses the facts and figures

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Tennis action from down under...

Agnieszka Radwanska takes on Eugenie Bouchard before Novak Djokovic plays Quentin Halys in the Australian Open second round.

Head here for the live updates

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Missed the FA Cup replay action from Tuesday night? In fact, were you not able to see any of the goals from the third round?

Well fear not, we have it covered. Watch highlights of the games on our dedicated goals page.

You can also read all the third round replay reports here

Some transfer gossip to get stuck into and we begin with one that may hurt Manchester United fans a little...

• Liverpool are considering a bid for Bayer Leverkusen's 27-year-old striker Javier Hernandez. (Calciomercato, via Metro), external
• Chelsea are struggling to persuade Shakhtar Donetsk to part with £30m midfield target Alex Teixeira, 26. (Daily Star) , external
• Tottenham have made a £23m bid for Atletico Madrid's 29-year-old Colombia striker Jackson Martinez. (Marca, via Daily Express) , external

Read the rest of the gossip column here

The Independent

And the Independent lead with British number one Johanna Konta's stunning straight-sets victory over Venus Williams in the first round of the Australia Open.

Top stuff.

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The Daily Star

From one Belgian striker to another...

The Daily Star say Christian Benteke is no Klopp flop, despite being on the bench for the last four games.

The Reds don't have a fit striker but £32m Benteke still can't get a start. Doesn't bode well for his future.

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The Sun

A season in which he hasn't stopped scoring, Everton have place a massive £65m price tag of striker Romelu Lukaku.

The Sun say giants in world football such as Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea have been monitoring the Belgian this season.

One to keep an eye on.

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Daily Mirror

A back page that Jose Mourinho may be interested in...

The Daily Mirror say Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal (Louis Van Gone in their words) is considering quitting the club in the summer.

The Dutchman will still have one year left on this contract, but may leave early because of the mounting pressure on the Old Trafford job.

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As always, we start the morning by taking a look at some sports pages...

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The FA Cup always throws up something special and it almost happened again last night as non-league Eastleigh gave Championship side Bolton a run for their money - what they have left of it, anyway.

But a 3-2 scoreline meant the last team outside of the Premier League and Football League were knocked out of the competition.

Tonight, the last two replays take place to complete the fourth-round line-up.