Zlatan Ibrahimovic says Manchester is the best city he has played in.

And that's big talk from a man who has played in Amsterdam, Milan, Barcelona and Paris among others.

"I heard a lot of things that the city is this, the city is that, the weather is like this and the weather is like that but, so far, everything has been good," the striker told United's website., external

"The city is the best city so far. I come from Sweden, I don’t have big expectations when it comes to… how do you say it… outside football. 

"I’m pretty simple, I’m a family guy. When I was living in Paris, in four years I didn’t go to see the Eiffel Tower once – I wanted them to change the Eiffel for my statue but they didn’t do it. Maybe if they do it now, I will go to visit."

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QPR will appoint former Tottenham and Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood as their new boss later today, according to the Evening Standard, external.

The London club sacked Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on Saturday after just 14 wins from 47 games in charge and with the club 17th in the Championship.

Sherwood has been without a club since leaving Villa 13 months ago.

Lance Harrington: My mate replaced Swansea's van der Hoorn on Saturday with Jose Holebas! Ouch! 

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Castleford Tigers have signed full-back Zak Hardaker from Super League rivals Leeds Rhinos on a one-year loan deal.

Hardaker scored 67 tries in 155 games for Leeds, before joining NRL side Penrith Panthers on loan in June after he was placed on the transfer list.

The 24-year-old, who has been capped five times by England, scored only one try in 12 games while in Australia.

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Former Germany Under-20 midfielder Deniz Naki is going on trial in Turkey charged with spreading terrorist propaganda and supporting the banned Kurdish PKK guerrillas.

Naki, 27, is ethnically Alevi-Kurdish and now plays in Turkey for third-tier side Amed SK.

The Turkish charges relate to a message he posted on Facebook after scoring the winning goal for his club in January.

He dedicated the team's victory to victims of the Kurdish conflict.

If found guilty he could go to jail for up to five years. He is also currently under a 12-match ban.

Read more here.

Bundesliga strugglers Ingolstadt have appointed Michael Henke, the former Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund assistant boss, as their interim head coach.

Markus Kauczinski was given the boot after Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Augsburg.

The 59-year-old also took temporary charge in September 2013.

This comes after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) threatened to cancel the opening Test - the first to be held in Rajkot - unless judges end a freeze on its bank accounts.

More details here.

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New Zealand will come into their Test match against Ireland in Dublin on 19 November "a bit like a wounded animal", says former Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris.

Ireland beat the All Blacks at the 29th attempt in Chicago on Saturday - their 40-29 win bringing to an end the world champions' run of 18 straight triumphs.

"I think the boys will put in another serious shift," said Ferris.

"That's what it's going to take but confidence will be high.

"The whole of Irish rugby was on a high over the weekend but the boys will be aware that the All Blacks can score from anywhere at any stage of the game."

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2004: History was made when Jason Robinson's name topped the England team list, making him the first black player to captain the national side in a rugby union Test match.

They beat Canada 70-0 (yes, seventy), with Robinson scoring a hat-trick of tries at Twickenham.

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Barcelona will appeal against Lionel Messi's yellow card in Sunday's 2-1 win over Sevilla.

The Argentina forward was booked for time wasting as he attempted to put his boot back on after it had come off following a challenge from Steven N'Zonzi. 

Boss Luis Enrique said after the game that the delay was because N'Zonzi's tackle had broken Messi's laces.

Yellow cards can be contested in Spain, unlike in English football.

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Here's a great story from the Egyptian Premier League.

Zamalek have rejected the resignation of coach Moamen Soliman and his technical staff - rare but nothing too strange so far.

Soliman's decision to quit came after a 1-0 victory last weekend when he insisted his team did not deserve three points - odd. 

He took over as manager in August, and is the club's sixth manager this season, and had already offered to step down once this season - maybe he's trying to tell them something?

Zamalek's coaches in 2016 include former Spurs and Middlesbrough striker Mido and ex-Scotland boss Alex McLeish.

Read more here.

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And Liverpool may be the Premier League's current leaders but they are not being tipped by the title.

Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam, former Liverpool defender Gary Gillespie and Rory Smith of the New York Times join Mark Chapman for the Monday Night Club to discuss the sensational weekend displays by Liverpool and Chelsea. 

Plus, Middlesbrough's Marten de Roon talks about his injury-time equaliser at Manchester City.

Listen here.

Liverpool have handed Kevin Stewart, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ben Woodburn long-term contracts.

Stewart, 23, has made 17 first-team appearances since joining from Tottenham in 2014.

Alexander-Arnold, 18, made his club debut against Spurs in the EFL Cup earlier this month.

Woodburn, 17, has been at the club since the age of six and is a regular for the under-23 side.

Manager Jurgen Klopp said: "This is really positive news of course, and it's brilliant we have acted decisively to show our intent with our young players."

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Newport County defender Paul Bignot has been banned for six matches for biting an opponent.

It follows an incident in Newport's game against Cheltenham Town on 10 September at Rodney Parade.

Bignot has been suspended for six matches, fined £600 and warned as to his future conduct following an FA misconduct charge of violent conduct.

The defender has appealed and will attend a personal hearing on Wednesday, 9 November.

His team-mate Joss Labadie was banned for six months for biting in April, when he played for Dagenham and Redbridge.  

Wales play Serbia at home on Saturday at 19:45 GMT.

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Just a catch up between old friends? Or something more between a player and his former manager?

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