Former Leeds United manager Kevin Blackwell is sympathetic to the club's fans following the news owner Massimo Cellino has been disqualified by the Football League.

"I think it's just sad really for the club," he tells BBC Radio 5 live. "It's a massive football club that really for the past 10 years has been dragged through the doldrums. Administration - they can't seem to get the right owner and when they do there seem to be all sorts of problems.

"I'm with Neil Warnock at the moment at Crystal Palace, we were having some dinner today when the news broke and we just both shook our heads."

The President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach says he has no reason not to believe Fifa president Sepp Blatter's pledge to ensure the 2022 World Cup does not clash with the Winter Olympics.

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Football's showpiece event, scheduled to be held in Qatar in January or February that year, will be controversially moved from the summer.

"A clash would be bad for the international audience who would have two major sports programmes broadcast worldwide, so the pubic's attention would be divided," says Bach.

"Also for the sponsors to manage, there are some that are common to Fifa and the IOC. To manage these two kind of programmes at the same time would be very difficult, so in the end there would be no winners."

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Mark Hughes on returning to Old Trafford as a manager: "Manchester United are a huge part of my footballing life.

"It was a long time ago that I left there and a lot of water has gone under the bridge.

"There are a lot of people there that I still know, and people that I enjoy seeing and catching up with.

"My only concern is going there with the players I have at my disposal and doing what we can to get the points on the board that we are hoping for.

"It's a club that I have a lot of affection for of course, but my priority is to go there and win the game for this club.

"I have been there before as an opposition manager and won, so there is no reason why we can't take the points tomorrow."

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes on the game at Old Trafford on Tuesday: "Had we played them a few weeks ago then it may have been easier, because they looked a little vulnerable.

"They have improved and they are playing really well at the moment.

"They are performing well and we have played well in general - even though results don't back that up.

"I really feel that it will be a good match. We will go there with the belief that we can take something from it."

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Mark Hughes begins by confirming Steve Sidwell has had a scan on an injury sustained in the 1-0 defeat against Liverpool on Saturday and he is likely to be out for four to six weeks.

"It is a blow to us, especially with the games we have coming up.

"We initially feared it may be eight weeks or so, so in that aspect we are pleased because it isn't as serious as first feared.

"Glenn (Whelan) is likely to be out for a couple of weeks too.

"He will certainly miss the game tomorrow.

"Phil Bardsley trained today and we feel he should be ok for the game on Tuesday."

From the Ballon d'Or to Worcester City, where striker Sean Geddes captured a lot of headlines with the two goals that knocked 1987 winners Coventry City out of the FA Cup last month.

And, in the week when the non-leaguers are preparing for this Sunday's Cup second round trip to Scunthorpe, Geddes is at it again.

In Saturday's 3-0 FA Trophy win over Barrow, the first goal of the in-form striker's latest brace was a stunning "rabona" chip inside the penalty area which has already got almost 1.2m views on Vine., external

From 16:00 GMT we will bring you news of Fifa's shortlist for the 2014 Ballon d'Or award.

In all, 23 players are currently on the list for the award handed to the world's best player but that number will be reduced to just three names today.

Surely Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will be among the names, but who else? Tweet us on #bbcsportsday or comment on the Match of the Day Facebook page., external

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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is speaking to the press ahead of his side's Premier League trip to Old Trafford on Tuesday night.

We'll have team news and his thoughts ahead of a trip back to his former club shortly.

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Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene (pictured above left) has requested to be excused from the third one-day international against England on Wednesday owing to personal reasons.

Ashan Priyanjan will replace him.

Jayawardene was man of the match in the second one-day international on Saturday which Sri Lanka won by eight wickets.

Following Sergio Aguero's penalty appeal which was turned down at Southampton on Sunday, Match of the Day 3 has been debating the worst refereeing decisions.

Joe Harty:, external Zico's disallowed goal at the '78 World Cup, when the referee blew the whistle after the corner was taken.

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Aaron Patterson:, external Allowing the beachball goal at the Stadium of Light.

Stay tuned as we are about to start a new debate and thanks for all of your suggestions.

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Chris Woakes missed England training because of a stomach upset on Monday but is hoping to be available for the third one-day international against Sri Lanka in Hambantota on Wednesday.

Woakes has played in both matches so far, in which England have conceded a 2-0 lead with five to play.

Alan Irvine says left back Sebastien Pocognoli, 27, is a doubt for the clash with West Ham and a decision will be made on midfielder James Morrison on Tuesday.

West Brom manager Alan Irvine has been speaking the day before his side's Premier League match against West Ham at The Hawthorns:

"Tuesday night is a huge game for us, there's no doubt about that.

"It's a big game for us but also a tough game.

"West Ham have had a good season so far, so it will be tough."

Three men have been charged over a pitch invasion stunt which caused a Tottenham match to be temporarily suspended.

Nathaniel Thompson, 23, Helder Gomes, 22, and Daniel Jarvis, 26, were arrested after the bizarre scenes during the London club's Europa League match against Partizan Belgrade on Thursday.

The match was halted shortly before half-time after men encroached on to the pitch on three separate occasions.

Here then is the Scottish Cup fifth round draw in full. All ties will be played over the weekend of 7 and 8 February.

Spartans v Berwick Rangers or Albion Rovers

Partick Thistle v St Mirren or Inverness CT

Stranraer or Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United

Falkirk v Annan Athletic or Brechin City

Hibernian v Arbroath

Dundee v Celtic

Rangers v Raith Rovers

Queen of the South v St Johnstone

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Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry confirms he will leave New York Red Bulls when his contract expires at the end of the season.

The 37-year-old moved to Major League Soccer in 2010 and now says he has played his last game for Red Bulls and will "take the next few weeks to reflect and decide on the next chapter of my career."

The lowest team left in the Scottish Cup - Spartans - will play Berwick or Albion Rovers at home in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.

Celtic face a trip to Dundee, Rangers host Raith.

We will have the full draw for you shortly.

The Scottish Cup fifth round draw is just about to get under way.

Of the 16 teams left in the hat, Six come from the Scottish Premiership, five from the Championship and a further five including non-league Spartan make up the numbers.

Here we go then...

Aston Villa have rubbished claims Roy Keane had a bust-up with players before he quit the club last week.

Newspaper reports suggested there had been a falling out but the club have dismissed any speculation the former Manchester United star's exit was anything out of the ordinary.

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Keane left Villa on Friday saying he could not juggle his role as Paul Lambert's number two and his job as Republic of Ireland assistant manager.

He had only joined in July, replacing Ian Culverhouse who was sacked at the end of last season following an internal club investigation.

After praising QPR boss Harry Redknapp, who will be in the opposite dugout when the sides meet at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday, Swansea boss Garry Monk confirms he'd like one or two additions in January.

"But they must gel with the current squad and the characteristics of the player is important," he said.

Monk also confirms winger Nathan Dyer will come back into contention for the QPR match.