Great Britain qualified for the 12-team BJK Cup Finals with a stunning win over France in April.

They missed out on last year's Finals but reached the last four in Glasgow in 2022.

They are joined by Germany, Canada, Italy, Czech Republic, Spain, Poland, Japan, Romania, Slovakia, Australia and the United States.

Four first-round ties take place from 13-15 November, with defending champions Canada, 2023 runners-up Italy, hosts Spain and wildcards Czech Republic waiting in the quarter-finals.

The final takes place on Wednesday, 20 November.

You can also watch the final of the Davis Cup on 24 November in Malaga on the BBC Sport website and app and BBC iPlayer.

Spain are one of the final eight teams and 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal will retire after the competition.

With an average age of 18, the United Nations says the continent's "exploding" population means two out of every five people will be African by the end of the century.

"I see what the NBA, NFL and others are trying [to do] to tap into the continent. They can see the potential," said Mensah, who wants to see more focus on rugby as a business after the election.

"Other sports have recognised they can't sit back in order to stay alive, they need to grow.

"I think that the people who get voted on are critically important here. We can't just have the same old cliques."

Benazzi, whose nomination for the role of World Rugby chair came from France and was seconded by South Africa, agrees the sport's administrators still act like a "country club".

Mensah, who is also running for a seat on World Rugbys executive board, thinks having an African in charge would make a "massive difference".

"He [Benazzi] is very much French, so he gets it in terms of tier one rugby, but he's also grown up in Morocco.

"You're not entering as a revolutionary, but as an evolutionary."

Benazzi's plans also include established rugby powers being given responsibility for growing the sport in partner regions, naming South Africa and France as potential partners for Africa, while also looking to involve more commercial and non-governmental organisations.

He has explained his tactics, but will rugby's power players vote to play the game his way?

Robinson also wants rugby to experiment more with how the sport is played and presented to lock in a young generation of fans.

"The channels that we historically consumed through - print, TV and radio - are not the channels younger people consume," he said.

"When you look at the way that NBA and NFL are targeting my kids and their friends with the gaming, with the Netflix series, the podcasts- we have to challenge ourselves to do things that are contemporary and relevant to them."

This years Autumn Nations Series has included several new law variations including 20-minute red cards and speeding up the set-piece along with referees broadcasting the reasoning behind their decision to the stadium crowds.

Robinson believes there is still more to be done to keep the action flowing and to reward teams attacking with ball in hand, rather than kicking.

"The fan is not something we have necessarily put in the centre, and I do think that is changing," he added.

"At World Rugby, we have historical process about change and that is challenging because we are a massive global sport with lots of stakeholders, but we can probably do more.

"I think we can probably reflect on how we move things forward faster - it is probably the impatient Australian in me but I find it a bit bureaucratic."

One area where Robinson does want more regulation is around player contracts and movement.

He is concerned about the international transfer of young prospects, with academies offering teenage players in the men's game contracts to move thousands of miles from home and potentially out of contention for their native international side.

Another issue is the pressure that rising player wages have placed on the club game. Australian side Melbourne Rebels followed English Premiership sides Wasps, London Irish and Worcester into administration earlier this year.

"World Rugby doesnt directly control things, but it has a role in bringing together unions to consider how we can deal with it," said Robinson.

"We need to work together on a model that creates some friction in player transfer arrangements, because we have some environments where player wage inflation is being underwritten by philanthropy, not the true commercial revenues of the sport.

"That is not sustainable in that competition, but also it is destroying the foundations of other competitions as talent leaves or the attempt to retain it pushes the salary budget through the roof and teams fall over."

Morgan will make his first international start since leading Wales in the World Cup quarter-final defeat against Argentina in October 2023 in Marseille.

The flanker missed the 2024 Six Nations because of a knee problem and the summer tour as a result of a hamstring injury.

Morgan, 24, was named on the bench for the defeat against Fiji but made an impression when he came on in the second half.

Cardiff back row Botham was also prominent in the latter stages last weekend and comes in for Plumtree, who drops out of the 23-man squad, while Reffell is on the bench.

Cardiff wing Grady was ruled out of the autumn series after suffering a first-half injury in the defeat against Fiji, with Rogers preferred to Rio Dyer and Josh Hathaway.

Gatland has opted for the more traditional balance of five forwards and three backs on his bench this time after the tactic of six forwards and two backs backfired against Fiji.

After losing Grady to injury, Gatland admitted afterwards the wrong replacement had been sent on, with Scarlets fly-half Sam Costelow playing out of position rather than Cardiff scrum-half Bevan, who had been allocated to cover the wing.

Scarlets centre Eddie James is named as a replacement against Australia.

SEATTLE -- Dustin Wolf has faced a number of questions over the last seven years:

Is he really that good? Can a smaller goalie be trusted when every team wants a bigger option in net? Can he replicate his WHL success in the AHL? Can his AHL success be parlayed into giving the Calgary Flames a franchise goalie to win games and get into the playoffs?

Wolf now faces another question: Could he or someone else in this season's rookie class become the first goalie in more than a decade to win the Calder Trophy?

"I had no idea," Wolf said of the 15-year gap since the last Calder-winning goalie. "But you know what? My job is to try to stop as many pucks as I can and try to help the team win games. If the extra stuff comes along with that, then, it's just an extra bonus."

Steve Mason was the last goalie to win the Calder, in the 2008-09 season. Mason went 33-20-7 with a 2.27 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage, playing a crucial role in the Columbus Blue Jackets making the playoffs. Since then, the Calder has been a forward-centric award, with 11 of the last 15 winners being a center or a winger.

There have been two goaltenders who have finished second in Calder voting since Mason won the award: St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington in 2018-19 and Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner in 2022-23. But there was a major gulf in first-place votes for Binnington (18 to Elias Pettersson's 151) and Skinner (24 to Matty Beniers' 160).

The Calder has been historically dominated by forwards. There are 62 forwards who have won the award, which was introduced during the 1932-33 season. By comparison, just 16 goalies have won. Yet the current 15-year gap since Mason won it is the longest gap. The previous long goalie-free streak was 12 years, from 1972 to 1984.

In the time since Mason won the Calder, the conversation surrounding goaltending continues to evolve.

There are more data points and metrics beyond traditional statistics that can be used to evaluate their performances. More front offices continue to use tandems rather than the conventional approach of one goalie playing more than 60 games. After having some drafts in the early 2000s that saw as many as four go in the first round, there are fewer goalies who are first-round picks. Even the economics around goalies is in flux, with teams investing anywhere between $1.8 million in cap space to $14.5 million.

Now there's another talking point around the sport when it comes to goalies: Why hasn't one won the Calder in 15 years?

"It's really hard. You don't see too many rookie goalies come in and just light it up right away," 2022 Calder Trophy winner and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar said. "You have to be set up in the right position. A lot of times rookie goalies don't play on teams with the best defense and that doesn't support their stats. I think there's a lot of aspects that go into it."

ESPN SPOKE TO an agent with clients who have won the Calder and/or were finalists, along with an experienced Calder voter, an NHL goalie coach and two Calder winners in former NHL goalie Andrew Raycroft and Makar.

They each provided various reasons for the current gap. Although, there was one common theme among the group: rookie goalies are at a major disadvantage when it comes to winning the public attention battle.

"I think a lot of it too is what you are going up against," one NHL goaltending coach said. "That's only going to make it harder for a goalie. Everybody right now is anticipating that players like Macklin Celebrini, Matvei Michkov, Will Smith -- those high-end guys have been hyped going into the NHL and for good reason because they are great hockey players. You talk about those guys and you bring Dustin Wolf into the conversation. How much better does [Wolf] have to be?"

Following hockey prospects isn't like following football recruiting. Collegiate and junior hockey broadcasts aren't as easily accessible, and it's even more difficult to watch prospects playing in Europe. In contrast, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has received attention since getting his first scholarship offer in 2017 as a 16-year-old.

In hockey, the spotlight is brighter on non-goaltenders, as evidenced by last season's Calder race. Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard won, with Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber finishing second and New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes third:

• Bedard was long touted as the NHL's next great generational talent. The 2023 draft was known as "The Bedard Draft" after he scored 100 points in his first full WHL season and followed up with 71 goals and 143 points entering his draft season. He also helped Canada to consecutive gold medal finishes at the IIHF World Junior Championships. He was then drafted by an Original Six team, and debuted just months after being drafted No. 1 in 2023.

• Faber, a second-round pick in 2020, played for the United States National Team Development Program and at collegiate blue blood University of Minnesota, and was a two-time Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year before guiding the Gophers to the national title game. He also won gold for the United States at the WJC, and was a U.S. Olympian before playing for his hometown team in a state that's considered to be synonymous with hockey.

• Hughes, the No. 4 pick in 2021, was a standout in a family of standouts as his older brothers, Jack and Quinn, were also first-round picks. The youngest Hughes brother played for the USNTDP and a collegiate blueblood in the University of Michigan. Hughes was a two-time All-American who averaged more than a point per game as a sophomore. He helped the Wolverines reach consecutive Frozen Fours, and was in the NHL after two NCAA seasons.

As rookies, they maintained high profiles: Bedard was a top-line center who led the Blackhawks in several categories and was tied for first in goals. Faber played all 82 games in a top-pairing role, and was given copious power-play and short-handed minutes. Hughes was a top-four option who led the Devils in ice time, and was first among the team's defensemen across several offensive categories.

Goaltenders are often presented with a different path when it comes to development, exposure and how long it takes to reach the NHL.

Between 2000 and 2009, 22 goalies were selected in the first round, including Rick DiPietro and Marc-Andre Fleury going No. 1. Since 2010, there have been only nine who went in the first round, with the highest going 11th. None of the goalies from the 2023 and 2024 draft classes have reached the NHL. There have been only 12 goaltenders who have played at least one NHL game since being selected in the 2020, 2021 and 2022 drafts.

One goalie who had a slightly quicker path to the NHL, with a higher profile, was Devon Levi. A seventh-round pick in 2020, Levi's stock soared after his performances led Canada to finish second in 2021 at the WJC. He led Northeastern to a Hockey East regular-season title. Levi signed with the Buffalo Sabres after two college seasons, and went 5-2 in the final stretch of the 2022-23 season.

He was set up as a Calder contender in the same season as Bedard, Faber and Hughes -- only to struggle throughout a 2023-24 campaign that led to him getting demoted to the AHL.

"I think there is something to be said that in this world of accelerated everything that kids who don't play in the AHL are given more consideration for the Calder," the agent said. "But the guys who have been up and down in the minors might have sort of gone through some of the rookie challenges in people's minds."

Raycroft, who won the Calder back in 2003-04, said it's not just the visibility that No. 1 picks such as Bedard and Celebrini have received over the years that's different. Those No. 1 picks are being used differently compared to when he played.

In Raycroft's era, No. 1 picks such as Joe Thornton weren't immediately trusted with top-line minutes or first-team power-play opportunities. With front offices now placing an emphasis on providing chances to their younger players, it's allowing those elite prospects the chance to make an immediate impact.

Bedard proved he was a top-line center. During Beniers' first full season with the Kraken, he was also a top-six center that was second in goals, fourth in assists and fourth in points for a playoff team. Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider, who won the Calder in 2022, emerged as a top-four option that led the team in ice time, assists and power-play points, and was one of three Red Wings to play all 82 games.

With young goalies, it's a bit more complicated.

"That's the biggest difference first and foremost. From the goaltending side of it, they bring up goalies a lot differently now," Raycroft said. "Even Wolf played in the NHL last season -- he was able to get some games. Someone like [Carolina Hurricanes goalie Pyotr] Kochetkov had his rookie of the year opportunity eaten up because he played over parts of two or three seasons."

THE KOCHETKOV SITUATION might be one of the strongest examples of what makes the current Calder landscape challenging for goalies.

Kochetkov played twice during the 2021-22 season, with injuries opening the door for him to get more playing time in 2022-23 before he was sent back to the AHL. In 2023-24, Kochetkov was firmly entrenched as part of the Hurricanes' plans. He started 40 games for a playoff team, and won 23 of them while having a 2.33 GAA along with a .911 save percentage.

Kochetkov was named to the All-Rookie Team, while finishing fourth in Calder voting.

"He had a winning record. His save percentage was not in the top three, but he was in the top three in GAA," the goalie coach said. "But when you look at the big picture? He had 20-plus wins and I don't know which one [voters] look at the most."

The Calder is voted upon by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The longtime voter said they use several items to evaluate skaters such as point production, ice time, role, special teams usage and shots because, "it indicates stick on puck and you are controlling the game."

The voter said they'd have no problem voting for a goalie -- with some caveats.

"If a goaltender took a mediocre team to the playoffs but played 44 games, I'd have a hard time casting my vote," the voter explained. "But if he played 55 or 58 games, had a low GAA, a high save percentage and was in the top 5 in the league in those categories? They did something that was truly special -- I'd have no problem casting a vote for them."

Last season, there were only 10 goalies overall who played more than 55 games. Two of them were in the top five in GAA among those with more than 25 games, and only one goalie was in the top five in save percentage among those with more than 25 games.

The only goalie in the entire NHL who checked all of those boxes was Winnipeg Jets star Connor Hellebuyck, who won his second Vezina Trophy.

Faber, by comparison, was the only defenseman or forward of last season's rookie class to finish in the top 10 of a major traditional statistical category. He was sixth in average ice time.

By that voter's logic, does it appear that there's a double standard for rookie goalies? Especially at a time in which more teams are moving toward tandems -- and only four rookie goalies since 2010 have played in more than 55 games throughout a single season?

"I do feel like the bar has to be higher for a goalie," the voter said. "I also think that's going to make it harder for voters now. Goalies don't play as many games anymore. With the league going to the 1A or 1B strategy, you rarely see a goaltender get over 55 games."

BACK TO THE original question: Could any of this year's rookie goaltenders end the Calder drought?

Dustin Wolf was a seventh-round pick who shattered expectations at every level before reaching the NHL, which makes him one of the higher-profile rookies of this particular class -- and rookie goalies in recent history.

That allowed him to enter his first full rookie season under a spotlight. Playing a role in the Flames winning four straight games to start the 2024-25 season also helped. Although the Flames have since cooled, they remain a team that could emerge as a long-term challenger in the Western Conference wild-card race.

"He plays an eye-appealing style with his athleticism, and I think that could help him as opposed to being just a big blocker," the agent said. "He's going to have some highlight-reel saves, and I think that could help him too."

While Wolf entered this season as the most well-known rookie goaltender, he's part of a rookie class that could have more than one netminder in position to present a strong Calder case at season's end.

Injuries and inconsistencies have led to the Avalanche trudging to a 8-8-0 start, with five of their wins coming when Justus Annunen has been in net. Annunen was a third-round pick in 2019, and has provided a sense of consistency that has been vital with the Avs weathering the first month without a handful of their top-nine forwards. The 2022 Stanley Cup champions are expected to reach the playoffs for what would be an eighth straight season, and Annunen may well be a critical part of that outcome.

Through the first month, Joel Blomqvist appears to have provided the Pittsburgh Penguins with a strong option in net as they also seek stability. The Penguins entered November allowing the most goals per game in the NHL. Through seven starts, the second-round pick from 2020 is averaging 29.5 saves per game, posting a .904 save percentage for a team that's also in the top five in the most scoring chances allowed per 60 minutes, most shots allowed per 60 and most high-danger scoring chances allowed per 60, according to Natural Stat Trick. The Pens are one point outside of wild-card position in the East.

So could Annunen, Blomqvist or Wolf emerge to become one of the finalists in a Calder race that includes Celebrini, Michkov, Smith, Cutter Gauthier, Lane Hutson and Logan Stankoven?

Or does the streak extend to a not-so-sweet 16 years since a goalie won the Calder?

"One of these goaltenders who becomes a starter at Christmas and carries the team down the stretch and wins a division would help," Raycroft said. "Not just being a wild-card team. That is prerequisite No. 1 to be in the mix for being the Rookie of the Year as a goaltender. Numbers will fall into place. I don't think you can give it to a guy who is not on a playoff team."

Mohamed Salah has said he wants to "win it all" with Liverpool this season and has dismissed suggestions that Arne Slot's side are underdogs in the Premier League title race.

Salah is out of contract at Anfield next summer, with both parties having so far remained tight-lipped about negotiations over a new deal.

The Egypt international has been in impressive form this term, notching 10 goals and 10 assists in all competitions to help give Liverpool a five-point cushion at the top of the Premier League and propel them to the summit of the Champions League table.

The uncertainty around Salah's future has seen him draw interest from clubs in Europe and Saudi Arabia but the 32-year-old remains focused on winning silverware this season.

When asked about what he hopes to achieve this term on the club's YouTube show "Reds Roundtable," Salah said: "Win it all. In my opinion, I work so hard every day, I hate the idea that we are underdogs.

"No, we have an incredible group ... In each position, you're gonna find players that are really one of the top three in the world.

"So, why we don't win it? This city and this club has to always fight for everything."

Salah spoke of how the departure of striker Roberto Firmino to Al Ahli in 2023 was a reminder of the transitory nature of a football career.

"The thing I appreciate the most is the time when I go every morning and I see the guys and share unbelievable moments, especially us three plus Virgil [van Dijk] and Trent [Alexander-Arnold], the senior group," he said.

"When Bobby [Firmino] left, for example, you realise everybody will leave one day so I don't take that for granted. When I go [to the training ground], I always try to have a laugh with them and spend good time together. In my head, I always remember the good things we had together."

Salah is Liverpool's highest earner, having signed a bumper new deal in 2022. Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold are also out of contract at the end of the season, with the latter drawing strong interest from Real Madrid.

Real Madrid have stepped up their tracking of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, a source has told ESPN, with concerns over Madrid's creativity following the retirement of Toni Kroos.

ESPN reported last week that Madrid were considering strengthening their defence in the January window, and are monitoring Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.

However, several voices within the club have also pointed to the need to sign a ball-playing midfielder, after Madrid decided not to look for a Kroos replacement in the summer.

A source told ESPN that making a signing like Wirtz in January would be difficult, given the kind of transfer fee Leverkusen would expect to receive.

However, Madrid want to keep a close eye on Wirtz with a view to signing him next summer, believing him to be an interesting prospect given his age, profile and potential.

At 21, Wirtz has already been a key part of a Bayer Leverkusen team -- coached by Xabi Alonso -- which won a Bundesliga and cup double last season, and was called up by the German national team to play in last summer's European Championship.

Sources close to Madrid's coaching staff have told ESPN that they are unhappy with the make-up of the midfield, and believe that a player with Wirtz's skillset would offer a different profile to those of Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde.

Nonetheless, they believe the squad -- including veteran Luka Modric, Dani Ceballos and Arda Güler -- can still contibute to improved performance in the coming months.

Madrid have been monitoring Wirtz since last season, and a source has told ESPN that their tracking has intensified in recent months.

The LaLiga giants have received good reports on the German international, and now want to see how he develops in an elite competition like the Champions League, given that last season he only featured in the Europa League.

Madrid value the balance Wirtz offers Leverkusen in midfield, as well as his ability to get into the opposition penalty box.

In 10 Bundesliga games this season he has scored four goals and provided two assists, while in the Champions League he has scored three goals in four games.

Rúben Amorim has arrived in England as the latest coach charged with bringing back Manchester United's glory days. He's the sixth permanent boss to take the top job at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down in 2013 following on from David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, José Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag. The other five have overseen mixed results, but no one has yet been able to take United back to the top in the Premier League or the Champions League.

Still only 39, Amorim has forged a reputation as one of the best young coaches in Europe after winning two league titles in charge of Sporting CP. He's admitted his task at United will be "difficult," but insists he's ready for the challenge of flipping the fortunes of one of the biggest clubs in the world.

With his reign set to start with his first game, against Ipswich Town on Nov. 24, here are some of the big issues facing United's new head coach.

1. Pick his wing-backs

Speaking after his final Sporting game on Sunday, Amorim gave his strongest hint yet that he intends to play his preferred 3-4-3 system from the off at United, saying: "You have to start with a structure that you know." There's no reason why he shouldn't because it's the way he's been successful at Sporting. The issue, however, is that he's inheriting a squad built for variations of 4-3-3 which means, for now, he'll have to use square pegs for round holes.

United have six senior centre-backs -- plenty of depth for the three positions in the centre of defence -- but finding wing-backs might be slightly more complicated, opening the door for some players to undergo a positional makeover. Diogo Dalot, Noussair Mazraoui and Luke Shaw are the most obvious candidates for the wide roles, but what about Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo?

Amorim plays with two inside forwards (a pair of creative No. 10s) rather than high-and-wide wingers, which could see Garnacho and Amad accommodated as hybrid full-backs. It would mean taking on more defensive responsibility than they're used to, something that could be learned under the right coach.

2. Find a place for Marcus Rashford

Amorim's preference for three centre-backs rather than two means that, because of simple maths as much as anything else, United will set up with one fewer attacking player in the team. There will be a central striker (likely Rasmus Højlund or Joshua Zirkzee) with two No.10s behind him. One of those positions will go to Bruno Fernandes, but the other is up for grabs. It's the most likely role for Marcus Rashford, but it will require compromise from a player who has made no secret of his preference to play on the left side of a front three.

Rashford can certainly do the job from an attacking point of view. Toward the end of his reign, Ten Hag used Rashford as an inside forward on the right with Garnacho pushed out on the left wing. It was from there that Rashford hit a glorious pass to Garnacho to score against Brentford. The question, though, is whether Rashford can be relied upon to do the defensive side of the job.

Amorim's two No.10s -- Francisco Trincão and Pedro Gonçalves were superb against Manchester City -- are expected to press and retreat behind the ball quickly when possession turns over. One of the criticisms of Rashford from United fans is that he doesn't always work hard enough out of possession, whether it's tracking back or putting pressure on the ball. That won't be tolerated by Amorim.

3. Develop Rasmus Højlund

Scoring goals was a big problem for Ten Hag throughout his time in charge and in the end, it contributed to his downfall. In his two full seasons, United scored 115 Premier League goals; to put that into context, Manchester City scored 190 over the same time period. Newcastle United scored 153. Sporting scored 96 goals on their way to the Portuguese title last season and Amorim needs someone to put the ball in the net for him at United.

Zirkzee has looked way off the pace since his summer move from Bologna, scoring once in 16 appearances. Højlund looks a better fit for Amorim's system, but he needs to develop into a prolific goal-scorer. He's got 18 goals in 55 games since arriving from Atalanta in 2023 and even though it's a lot to ask for a player who is still only 21, those numbers need to improve quickly.

Amorim got the best out of Viktor Gyökeres at Sporting -- he's got 66 goals in 68 games since arriving from Coventry in 2023 -- and turned the Sweden international into one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe. If he can do the same with Højlund, it will pave the way for success at United.

4. Make Old Trafford a fortress again

Amorim is picking up United from a low ebb. Sitting 13th in the table, expectations for the rest of this season are modest and he can use that to his advantage. No one is expecting the new boss to immediately start sweeping aside Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal, but making it hard for opposing teams to get results at Old Trafford is something small, but it would be a step in the right direction.

Overall, Amorim needs to change the momentum. United lost six of their 19 league games at home last season, and have already suffered heavy home defeats to Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur during this campaign.

A new coach coming in and trying to implement a new style mid-season is always going to have teething problems. But if Amorim can start churning out results at Old Trafford, it will immediately put him on the right track. Home games against Bodo/Glimt, Everton, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Newcastle before the turn of the year are all winnable.

5. Play with a pattern

One of the key criticisms against Ten Hag during his two-and-a-half-year tenure was that fans struggled to see what his plan was for this team. He struggled to implement the quick, high-intensity football that made him so successful at Ajax, which left his United team without a clear identity. There's a general acceptance among United supporters that Amorim faces an uphill task in the early months of his reign, but if he can display his tactical principles -- aggressive pressing and a high defensive line -- on a regular basis, it will earn him a lot of credit even if results don't immediately follow.

It's likely that Amorim will have to adapt his style to the Premier League and to the players he has available, but a clear way of playing will help win over the fans quickly.