A bold move by Manchester City's French playmaker...

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So you are a Fifa delegate preparing to vote in round two. You wander up to the ballot box and are presented with a voting paper. Which name would you like to see on it?

Not Big Gianni, The Sheikh, Jerome Bubbles and The Fresh Prince... someone different.

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Ryan Shawcross is one of those players who progressed well out in Dubai but Mark Hughes says he and fellow defender Marc Muniesa will not be back from their injuries in time for Aston Villa.

"Ryan isn't quite there, but he is progressing. Slowly, but the key is he is getting better," said Hughes.

"He needs to be careful and we understand that.We want to bring him back fit and strong and make sure he can come through the remainder of the season.

"Muni is close. We thought we may have him back for the game but he will be a little bit longer. He has had one or two problems with his hamstrings so we will be careful not to put him at risk."

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Stoke have had a lengthy break after their 3-1 victory over Bournemouth on February 13 and took themselves off for some warm-weather training in Dubai.

Mark Hughes is pleased with his players' work in the UAE but less impressed by Fifa.

"We did a lot of one-to-one work, because players were inclined to stay at the training ground longer," he said.

"It was a really positive thing to do and it is something that my teams have benefited from hugely in previous years. We normally have a positive reaction on the back of it."

On Fifa he added: "Maybe they should have started from scratch or the whole of football should have moved away from Fifa and started on their own."

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Ticket price rises have been a hot topic in football recently but there is plenty to cheer for Stoke fans after the club announced they have frozen prices for the ninth year.

"What this club has done once more with regards to ticket pricing is fantastic," said Potters boss Mark Hughes.

"We seem to have a real understanding of the area and we know that it is expensive to watch football.

"The people who run the club are very sensitive towards the local area. It's another great gesture."

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With a fair wind, this second round is expected to take the think end of an hour and forty minutes - that's 70 minutes for the 207 delegate to saunter up to the polling booth and make their selection and a further half hour to count the bits of paper again.

Best bring your dinner, this is going to take a while yet...

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So, round two...

Now only a simple majority of 104 votes is required to win the race. 

Gianni Infantino claimed 88 in the first round and Sheikh Salman 85 so their camps will now be busy lobbying in an attempt to swell their support while the vote is set up.

If neither man claims a majority, we move to a third round with the candidate with the fewest votes dropping out..

The bits of paper have been checked and checked again and acting president Issa Hayatou has the first-round result...

• Gianni Infantino - 88 votes
• Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa - 85 votes
• Prince Ali bin al-Hussein - 27 votes
• Jerome Champagne - 7 votes

We go again. Now for a second round of voting...

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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has been speaking to the media about a whole range of topics.

Expect Hughes on Fifa, Dubai, tickets prices and of course his side to face Aston Villa shortly...

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Earlier on we asked you to name the seven clubs remaining in this season's Europa League who have won the trophy or it's predecessor, the Uefa Cup.

The answers? Anderlecht, Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool, Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk, Tottenham and Valencia .

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The key question...

Sheikh Salman is the front runner because he has the backing of his own Asian confederation, as well as Africa.

However Gianni Infantino, who is effectively in charge of European football has made gains in recent weeks and his camp believe he is the man to beat. Of course they do.

On Thursday, Infantino told BBC Sport he was expecting 105 out of 207 votes in the first round - the same as Salman predicts for himself.

Here's what BBC Sport's man (or one of them) in Zurich is hearing...

It's 2016. Surely we can come up with a way of voting that doesn't involve a table full of men counting out 207 little bits of paper and putting them into piles?

We're expecting them to be done in around 20 minutes.

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Age: 50

Nationality: Bahraini

Years in game: 17

Current position: Asian Football Confederation president and Fifa vice-president

Previous position: Former head of Bahrain FA

What he says: "Nothing short of a complete organisational overhaul and the introduction of stringent control mechanisms will allow us to re-launch Fifa in its entirety."

The first round is done. The boxes are being emptied. Let's get counting.

Remember, any candidate who receives two thirds of the 207 votes gets it done...

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Age: 57

Nationality: French

Years in game: 17

Current position: Consultant in international football

Previous positions: A former diplomat, he worked for Fifa for 11 years as an executive and an advisor to president Sepp Blatter, before leaving in 2010

What he says: "At a time when Fifa needs more than ever an open debate about its future, its reform and the reform of football, we are witnessing the electoral campaign being dominated by controversy and deals made behind closed doors."

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Age: 40

Nationality: Jordanian

Years in game: 16

Current Position: President of Jordan Football Association and founder and president of the West Asian Football Federation

Previous positions: Former Fifa vice-president

What he says: "I'm there to serve football and really take it into the 21st century. I have a new way of thinking. Also I will be open to the world as well as to really work on what's important and that is the development of the sport across the globe."

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Age: 45

Nationality: Italian/Swiss

Years in game: 15

Current Position: Uefa general secretary

Previous positions: Joined Uefa in 2000 as a lawyer and secretary general of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) at the University of Neuchatel

What he says: "My manifesto is based on the need for ‎reform and also for a Fifa that genuinely serves the interests of all 209 national associations, big or small, and that puts football and football development at the top of its agenda. If elected I would lead that change in partnership with all who want to see a Fifa worthy of governing the world's number one sport with dignity and respect."