The Offside Daily – Chelsea look to Champions League, Hull City vote on name change and Manchester United ‘Team of the Day’ gaff

10 of the best football stories of the day:

1) Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez is looking at 6 months on the sidelines after getting injured against Man City on Saturday.

2) Hull City season ticket holders have narrowly voted in favour of a name change, a result which goes against the supposed consensus that the fans were against the proposition.

3) Tim Sherwood is a firm favourite of the bookies to be sacked in the summer with Louis Van Gaal odds-on to replace him.

4) Norwich City have defended the sacking of Chris Hughton by suggesting they had no choice but to end his time with the club following the recent performances.

5) Jose Mourinho believes his Chelsea team can overcome their 2 goal deficit to PSG in the Champions League on Tuesday.

6) Wayne Rooney is such a good player that The Sun felt the need to include him in last weekends ‘Team of the Day’ despite the Manchester United player being injured and not even included in the squad. (Bleacher Report)

7) Newcastle fan @NUFCThreatLevel has taken to twitter to reveal Alan Pardew’s interview tactics in the form of a poster. (Twitter)

8) Are you missing Mario Balotelli in the Premier League? Well now at least you can get your fix after the Italian striker signed up to social networking site Instagram, and has uploaded a series of selfies. (Instagram)

9) Leon Osman went off early in Everton’s win over Arsenal and definitely looked worse for wear in this picture he posted after the game. (Metro)

10) The Oman FA have banned ‘dodgy’ haircuts and excessive goal celebrations as they believe footballers should be role models. (Mirror)

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