Fifa president Sepp Blatter was supposed to be talking to the media at a Fifa executive committee meeting in Zurich on Friday but..  

Fifa have confirmed that the 2022 World Cup will be staged from 21 November to 18 December.

Hughes is also hopingPeter Crouchcan help them improve their points return...

Manager Mark Hughes is staying positive despite Stoke's difficult start to the campaign....

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho finishes by saying his whole family is going to England v Wales at Twickenham in the Rugby World Cup and that he wishes he was going to be there.

Who is going to win Jose? "I'm not a specialist".

Mark Hughes is addressing the media at the Britannia Stadium ahead of Stoke City's game against Bournemouth.

More from Chelsea's Jose Mourinho:

"It is a difficult league. Newcastle lost to Watford and West Ham, they are good teams. The distance between these teams and the others is getting smaller."

It is fair to say the Chelsea boss isn't making the journalists' lives easy here...

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More from Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho:

"In this country only one manager is not under pressure, every other manager is under pressure. [Manuel] Pellegrini, Brendan [Rodgers], Steve McClaren. We cannot lose matches, we cannot be below expectations. I have sympathy for all of them and they have sympathy for me because it is a difficult job.

"There is one for some reason outside that list but good for him."

Who is that, Jose?

"You know. Can speak about referees before and after, can push people in the technical areas, can cry in the morning, can cry in the afternoon, nothing happens. Can not achieve, keep his job, can still be the king, it is privilege."

So, who is he talking about? Have a guess at #bbcsportsday

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More from Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho: "All my strikers are very good players. The motivation for players is to try and play every time.

"We have one goalkeeper injured and we have [Asmir] Begovic and the third goalkeeper becomes the second."

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is asked whether he is frustrated about not receiving the written reasons for Diego Costa's ban: 

"Your question is clear, you don't need my answer. It is not normal but nothing more to say.

"If I answer I am going to be suspended. I don't comment because in the rule book it says some managers can speak about the referee before and after the game and others cannot. I am in the ones that are punished if they do. I have to stick with that rule book."

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is speaking to the media. This could be fun...

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Louis van Gaal played downManchester United'sprogess ahead of Saturday's game with Sunderland at Old Trafford.

"We are not ahead of schedule. But in any league, a two point average is a high average."

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He also tried to temper expectations of summer signingAnthony Martial, who could become first player to score for the club in his first three Premier League games.

"He is still living in a hotel. He is only in the first phase of his adaptation. His wife and kid are there. That is also important.

"He has had a bit of luck. I don't think the record will come into his head."

Fifa president Sepp Blatter was supposed to be talking to the media at a Fifa executive committee meeting in Zurich on Friday but..

Kethan Dawar: Re: Alan Pardew's favourite Elton John song, it's Gotta be Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting.

The Manchester United boss is also looking forward to a reunion with his fellow countryman and friend Dick Advocaat: 

"I sympathise with him. I hope Sunderland win every game - apart from against us."

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Van Gaal also had this to say about the impact of summer signing Anthony Martial:

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will wait until December before deciding whether to send James Wilson out on loan. 

The Dutch manager said earlier this month that he planned to send the 19-year-old out on a temporary basis so the player could get some experience, but he remains on United's books. 

The United boss said he has "doubts" about whether it would be worthwhile loaning the player to a Championship club.

"I have talked with him and I think we wait until December," van Gaal said.

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BBC London

Watford's front two of Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo have impressed so far this season.

Louis van Gaal wil be taking his seat shortly at Manchester United's training groud at Carrington, to speak to the media ahead of their game with Sunderland. Or possibly sing. Who knows.

Which sports person would you award an honorary degree, in which subject and why?

Onwude James: Di Maria deserves a degree in philosophy from the University of Manchester, as this will help him understand LvG's Philosophy. 

Sam Pennells: Claudio Ranieri gets a BSC in food as he is determined to give his team free pizza. 

Simon Minty: Mourinho PHD in medicine. Clearly he knows when to go and treat the players on the pitch.

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