Today we want to hear about your favourite footballing golden oldies. Which players in their relative dotage could still cut it at the top level? And we'd like it even more if you could pick a team of old stagers.

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Schalke spent more on fees for players' agents than any other club in Germany over the last two transfer periods, according to figures released by the German Football Federation and German Football League. 

They say Schalke paid agents 16.9 million euros (£13.5m) between March 15, 2015 and March 15, 2016. 

That's more than Bayern Munich (£13.3m), Borussia Dortmund (£12.6m) and Wolfsburg (£10.3m). Schalke are currently 7th in the Bundesliga - led by... do we even need to tell you? Bayern. Although Dortmund are only five points behind...

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In case you missed the news yesterday, Nick Blackwell has woken from his induced coma following his fight with Chris Eubank Jr last week.

The 25-year-old was taken to hospital after the British middleweight title contest was stopped in round 10.

Blackwell woke from the induced coma on Saturday and by Sunday was talking to family and friends at his bedside, said promoter Hennessy Sports.

Catch up on the full story here.

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One name who's already popped up quite a few times is Kazuyoshi Miura. Don't know the fella? He's a 49-year-old striker with Japanese side Yokohama FC...

More on him over here.

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As John Terry may now stay at Chelsea, we want to hear about your favourite footballing golden oldies. Which players in their relative dotage could still cut it at the top level? And we'd like it even more if you could pick a team of old stagers.

Ben Hewitt: Has to be Edwin van der Sar! Incredible at 40, and still saving penalties in his comeback game at 45!

Richmond Crowhurst: "Sir" William Bonds...still playing in the top division at 41 and NOBODY messed with him....

Simon Richardson: A midfield of Pirlo, Zidane, Giggs and Beckham would be pretty juicy.

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Don't know your green jackets from your blooming azaleas? Never heard of Amen Corner? 

World number one Jason Day, Jordan Spieth - bidding to become the first man to defend the title since Tiger Woods in 2002 - and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy head the field in the year's first major.  

Head over here for a very handy guide to all things the Masters.

Former winner Fred Couples has pulled out of this week's Masters, which will feature the fewest number of players since 2002.

The 1992 champion, 56, has "acute back problems" and will miss the event at Augusta for the first time since 1994.

There are 89 players left in the field for the year's first major, which starts on Thursday.Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and Jose Maria Olazabal have injuries, while South Korea's Sang-moon Bae is on military service.

World number one Jason Day is the pre-tournament favourite, having won six of his past 13 events.

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There's an interesting interview with Leighton Baines in the Liverpool Echo, external if you haven't seen it already. 

The left-back is pretty honest in his assessment of the Toffees' season so far when saying: “I just don’t feel as though the chemistry is quite there with the team on the pitch at the moment, and it hasn't been for a while."

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England prop Joe Marler faces a World Rugby disciplinary hearing later today, and on Monday issued a statement saying he is not a racist despite calling Wales prop Samson Lee "Gypsy boy".  

Marler made the comment during England's Six Nations win over Wales in March and on the eve of the hearing said he would accept any punishment given.

"I'm not a racist. What I said to Samson was out of order and wrong and I am sorry it was said," he added.

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Kenya is set to miss another World Anti-Doping Agency deadline, moving it closer to a possible Rio Olympics ban.

Wada's, external compliance review committee meets in Montreal on Tuesday and is expected to recommend the East African country is declared non-compliant.

The organisation's board is then expected to approve the move on 12 May.

As revealed by BBC Sport, Kenya failed to meet a deadline on 11 February to pass a law establishing a new national anti-doping agency.

Wada then placed it on a 'watch-list' of nations at risk of breaching its code and gave it until 5 April to show it was tackling cheating in sport.  

Head over here for the full story.

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With 35-year-old John Terry now potentially staying at Chelsea, external and a Rolling Stones (combined age 286) exhibition opening, we want to hear about your favourite footballing golden oldies.

In fact, we also want you to name a Golden Oldies' XI. Who have been the best and most influential players when they were closer to 40 than 30?

There's plenty to choose from. Sir Stanley Matthews was still playing in his fifties, while, more recently, Ryan Giggs and Teddy Sheringham were still lacing up their boots in the Premier League having turned 40.

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There'll be plenty on Antonio Conte's to-do list as he prepares to take over as Chelsea boss, not least what to do with the club captain.

John Terry was set to leave at the end of the season as no contract extension had been offered but will Conte want to keep the 35-year-old?

Former Chelsea midfielder and assistant manager Ray Wilkins thinks so, telling Radio 5 live: "I think there's every chance he'll stay and I think Conte will realise how important he is to the club. 

"Italian clubs are never too keen on getting rid of good experienced players. If you look when Conte had Pirlo at Juventus, he playing some of the best football of his career so I don't really see a problem as far as that's concerned.”

Good news for Manchester United fans - defender Luke Shaw returned to training on Monday for the first time since breaking his leg almost seven months ago.

The England left-back, 20, suffered a double fracture in the Champions League defeat at PSV Eindhoven in September.

Shaw's return was confirmed by United team-mate Juan Mata, who uploaded a picture of the pair on Instagram.

"My friend Luke Shaw just came in from running out on the pitch! Getting closer," added the Spain midfielder.

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That's whatoutgoing World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset reckons. He says teams like Romania and Georgia should be given a chance to play in a revamped tournament. 

The Frenchman wants promotion and relegation to be introduced - a suggestion backed by Romania's Welsh coach Lynn Howells.

"We need to change the format of the Six Nations championship," Lapasset told Le Figaro.

"This competition should open, either direct [promotion] or via a play-off."

Read the full story here. Any thoughts?

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BBC Radio 5 Live

Want to hear why incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is like a "drill sergeant"?

Of course you do. The Radio 5 Live Football Podcast discusses the Italian's appointment at Stamford Bridge and much else besides.

Click to here to take it all in.

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Is today your birthday? Or maybe you're just looking for a reason to celebrate anyway? Later (much later) why not raise a glass in toast of the following: 

Richard Gough, 54 (football) - former Rangers and Scotland defender, born 1962. 

Peter Nicol, 43 (squash) - retired former world number one who switched his allegiance from Scotland to England, born 1973.

John Hartson, 41 (football) - former Celtic and Wales striker, born 1975.

Fernando Morientes, 40 (football) - former Real Madrid, Liverpool and Spain striker, born 1976.

Thomas Hitzlsperger, 34 (football) - former Everton and Aston Villa midfielder who won 52 caps for Germany, born 1982.

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There's also a very busy evening ahead - a full schedule. At the top, leaders Burnley host Cardiff, Middlesbrough Huddersfield, while Brighton travel to Birmingham.

Head over here for team news for your game. 

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Will those sculpted sideburns look quite so sharp come the end of the season? Burnley are going well...

The Champions League is back. The quarter-finals. Tuesday evening sees Bayern Munich take on Benfica in Germany, while over in Barcelona it's all-Spanish with Atletico Madrid in town.

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Portuguese paper A Bola is all about the domestic game though. Sporting Lisbon are still in the title race after a 5-2 win over Belenenses saw them narrow the gap on leaders Benfica to two points. 

There is a bit on the Bayern game though - Benfica coach Rui Vitoria says his team "will fight tooth and nail" in Munich. And they'll need to, against that lot.

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In 2012 the Great British trio of Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott claimed gold in the three-kilometre team pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne. The trio clocked a world record time of three minutes 15.720 seconds in the final.

BBC Radio 5 Live

Chris Sutton certainly had plenty to say on Radio 5 live on Monday. As well as rubbishing Chelsea's appointment of Antonio Conte, he also took aim at Everton manager Roberto Martinez, accusing him of "talking a pile of nonsense" in his post-match interviews.

After the Everton boss praised his side for controlling the tempo in Sunday's defeat by Manchester United, Sutton said: "Is he mad? He's not watching the same game... I just don't understand what he sees.”

Have a listen here.

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