• Juan Mata to Man United keeps edging closer to completion and we'll be talking to Andy Mitten about the deal as well as previewing the Reds' League Cup tie against Sunderland. Stay tuned throughout the show for updates and post-match reaction.
• The Six Nations launch took place in London today and were joined by Gerry Thornley and Trevor Hogan to preview the fixtures, discuss the IRFU contracts and analyse who should make it into the XV for the opening game.
• Zahir Belounis, the footballer who was trapped in Qatar, chats exclusively to us about depression, and what he really thinks about Pep Guardiola and Zinedine Zidane who did not speak about his case.
• Juventus and Inter Milan had to call off a swap deal involving Mirko Vucinic and Freddy Guarin after ultras got wind of developments. James Horncastle tells us about the enmity and transfer history between the Serie A giants.
• We have basketball's Men's National Cup final between UCC Demons and Dublin Inter live on Off The Ball this Friday and renowned B-ball commentator Timmy McCarthy joins us tonight. 

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Ireland captain Paul O'Connell and head coach Joe Schmidt ©INPHO/James Crombie