And with that, we will leave you. Plenty to chew over this morning and afternoon.

Thanks for joining us. Feel free to read some of the biggest stories from today below.

Neville apologises for tweets about women

England face Spain & Croatia, Wales play Republic of Ireland

Defending champion Roger Federer reaches his 14th Australian Open semi-final

Seen the new Leeds United badge yet? It's a conversation-starter, it would seem.

Here's what you're saying via #bbcfootball, external

Lee Parkinson: I am not of fan of our new #lufcbadge, external , it just looks awful, should have gone back to a Yorkshire white rose. Can I just reiterate it looks awful and which 10,000+ people did they ask?

Simmo: I might not be too keen on the new #LUFC, external crest but it can’t be any more cursed than the old one.

Stewart: The only thing the new badge says about Leeds is 'We can use Clip-art'. Perhaps its an early April Fools joke for their supporters?

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Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill has been giving his reaction to his team's Nations League draw where they will face Austria and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

"I think it's a good draw. They are two teams that I have not faced yet as an international manager," said O'Neill, who had turned down the chance to take over Scotland manager.

"Austria is a country that we prepared in for the Euros, so it will be nice to go and play there in a competitive game. Bosnia again are a strong team, but I think it gives us an opportunity for promotion in the Nations League and also the opportunity to win a place at Euro 2020."

Find out who faces who

Women in Sport, external have released a statement following Phil Neville's appointment saying they "wish him well" but find it "disappointing the FA have opted for a coach who has no experience of the women’s game or working with female footballers."

They add: "This feels like a kick in the teeth to the team, who are at the top of their game and performing so well, and shows scant regard for the coaching pathway that others have to progress through in order to make it to the top."

New England women head coach Phil Neville has apologised for previous tweets regarding women. Here's what you've been saying. Let us know what you think via #bbcfootball, external

Jaime Dodd: The FA is so misguided to appoint a man, with no managerial experience, to manage the women's team and to not even check his offensive tweets about women is the icing on the cake.

Johnny Magrinho: The FA is a complete joke. They’ve undermined the women’s game by appointing someone as under-qualified as Neville and then there’s an additional slap in the face when we see what he actually thinks about women from his tweets. Will he be charged? Not a chance.

David Thackaray: I am beginning to think that I am completely senile. Who are these people who appoint "names" to jobs which are guaranteed to alienate the most interested parties. If Neville thought it then, he thinks it now.

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If you've not seen it, Leeds United's new crest has drawn some debate.

The club says:, external "The most significant reason for updating our crest is that, quite simply, it doesn’t say who we are.

"The abbreviation rather than spelling out Leeds United in full contributes to the crest being unrecognisable. We wanted to say who we are with pride: We are Leeds United."

What do you think? Let us know via #bbcfootball, external

If you missed the inaugural Nations League draw earlier, this sums up who faces who quite nicely.

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While we were busy with the Nations League draw earlier, Roger Federer marched to his 14th Australian Open semi-final with a straight-sets victory over Tomas Berdych.

The Swiss, 36, will now face unseeded 21-year-old Hyeon Chung of South Korea in the last four on Friday.

You can read the full report here: Federer marches on

Aside from his past catching up with him, former England defender Danny Mills and ex-England goalkeeper Pauline Cope-Boanas have been discussing Phil Neville's appointment as the new England head coach on the 5 live Football Daily podcast.

You can download it right here: Neville a left-field appointment.

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This is a strongly worded statement from Roisin Wood, CEO of Kick It Out, regarding Phil Neville's appointment and the circumstances around the 'sexist tweets' he has apologised for.

“Kick It Out have serious concerns over a recruitment process that has resulted in the appointment of someone with no record of management or experience in women’s football," it reads.

“In light of recent action taken in response to historical social media comments made by current football participants, the question must now be asked – will The FA be charging Neville for posting discriminatory comments on social media?

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Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill admits there is a sense of "deja-vu" after being drawn against Wales and Denmark, who his team have faced recently. They drew and beat Wales in the 2018 World CUp quialifiers and were beaten heavily against Denmark in the play-offs.

Asked if there was a sense of revenge playing Denmark again so soon, he told Sky Sports: "Yeah, it's still fresh in the memory so we want to try and avenge that."

On the prospects of playing in the Nations League, he added: "There is competition attached to these games, promotion and relegation and it will all effect qualifying for the European Championship so I'm in total agreement with it, once I found out the rules!"

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Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill admits there is a sense of "deja-vu" after being drawn against Wales and Denmark, who his team have faced recently. They drew and beat Wales in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and were beaten heavily by Denmark in the play-offs.

Asked if there was a sense of revenge playing Denmark again so soon, he told Sky Sports: "Yeah, it's still fresh in the memory so we want to try and avenge that."

On the prospects of playing in the Nations League, he was positive, adding: "There is competition attached to these games, promotion and relegation and it will all effect qualifying for the European Championship so I'm in total agreement with it, once I found out the rules!"

And on his new contract until 2020, he added: "I had conversations with the FAI board who wanted me to continue in the job so let's see how we progress."

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Away from the Nations League, new England women's head coach Phil Neville has released a statement apologising for previous tweets, which have drawn a lot of attention since he was appointed last night.

“Following comments made a number of years ago I would like to clarify that they were not and are not a true and genuine reflection of either my character or beliefs, and would like to apologise."

He continued: “I am fully aware of my responsibilities as the England Women’s Head Coach and am immensely proud and honoured to have been given the role. I am now looking forward to the future and will work tirelessly to try and help bring success to the team.”

Here's some reaction to the draw.

Miles Taylor: Hmmm, Spain and Croatia. Probably don't make the finals, probably don't get relegated.

Steve Slack: I was hoping we’d draw Spain, a good test and an even better away trip!

Grundy: The best thing that has come from the Nations League twitter trend is that I've learnt how to say "I have no idea what is going on" in over 30 languages.

And finally...

Group 1: Netherlands, France, Germany.

Group 2: Iceland, Switzerland, Belgium.

Group 3: Poland, Italy, Portugal.

Group 4: Croatia, England, Spain.

Group 1: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia.

Group 2: Turkey, Sweden, Russia.

Group 3: Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria.

Group 4: Denmark, Republic of Ireland, Wales.

Group 1: Israel, Albania, Scotland.

Group 2: Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary.

Group 3: Cyprus, Bulgaria, Norway, Slovenia.

Group 4: Lithuania, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania.