Well, Mark Hughes is not totally convinced by Luis Figo's attempt to become Fifa president, but Hull City manager Steve Bruce does like Figo's idea of simplifying the offside rule.

"There's too many grey areas in the offside rule," says ex-Manchester United central defender Bruce.

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"You see people standing in front of the goalkeeper, yet they might not be interfering with play. The referees are being put under too much pressure. Are the players interfering or not? It's a very good idea to take away that problem."

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "Luis Figo's ideas have certainly got people talking and I'm sure that's why he has said them. Some of his ideas were interesting, some were not.

"He has a lot of support from celebrities backing him and some high-profile footballers have aligned themselves with him. His standing as a footballer is without question."

Well, a number of football managers have been asked for their views on Figo's proposals. But not everyone was that excited. First up is Stoke City boss Mark Hughes's response.

You may well have seen Portugal legend Luis Figo release his election manifesto earlier this week at Wembley as he aims to replace Sepp Blatter and become president of world football's governing body Fifa.

Figo would consider a bigger World Cup and would look at increasing the number of teams from 32 to 40 or even 48.

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The 42-year-old, who is one of three candidates challenging Blatter in the election on 29 May, also proposed sin-bins and reverting to the old offside rule interpretation.

BBC Radio 5 live

BBC Radio 5 live begins its coverage of Saturday's football programme with commentary from the Riverside Stadium, where Championship leaders Middlesbrough take on Leeds United at 12:15 GMT.

That will be followed by full match commentary of the 15:00 kick-off between Chelsea and Burnley, plus updates from around the grounds as the goals go in.

For a round-up of all the results and reaction there's Sports Report at 17:00, and later this evening you can have your say on the big football stories on 606 with Chris Waddle and Darren Fletcher from 18:06.

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Tune in for Football Focus for a preview of the weekend's action on BBC One from 12:10 GMT, when host Jason Mohammad will be joined by former Arsenal defender Martin Keown and former Southampton striker James Beattie.

You can watch reaction as all the goals go in around the grounds with Final Score, live on the Red Button from 14:30 and on BBC One from 16:30, except for viewers in Scotland who can watch Sportscene from the same time.

And of course later there'll be Match of the Day - today it's on at 22:25 on BBC One.

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes admits he is a bit nervous today because of the change of boss at Villa Park.

"Villa have a new manager so inevitably there will be a new-manager bounce," said Hughes.

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"It's a case of players wanting to impress. There's a little edge and an increase in work-rate and focus.

"Tim Sherwood comes across as a very positive guy and he will have been working on their positive thinking... but we've been doing OK."

But before Aston Villa and Tim Sherwood can think of following in the footsteps of former Barcelona boss and current Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola, Villa's first priority is to figure out how to put the ball in the back of the net.

Villa have only scored 12 times in 25 Premier League games, but Sherwood has faith in striker Christian Benteke, who has netted only three times this season after recovering from a ruptured Achilles he suffered last April.

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"Christian's a really good lad - he speaks better English than me as well. I know he was a beast up there and can bully people," says Sherwood.

"Anything crossed into the box, he used to find it and eat it up - we need to get back to that. He's a centre forward and they have to be the focal point of your side. If they're in the game a lot you're not doing badly."

So, nothing to fear Villa fans.

Another man returning to the Premier League today is ex-Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood, who will be in charge of Aston Villa for the first time today for their home game against Stoke City.

"It is a great honour to manage one of the biggest clubs in English football," said Sherwood. "I can't wait to get started and I'm really looking forward to the challenge."

Bad news for Burnley today. The most prolific striker in the Premier League is back. Chelsea's Diego Costa has served a three-game ban after stamping on Liverpool's Emre Can and is expected to return to Jose Mourinho's league side today.

BBC Radio 5 live

As is usual on a Saturday we are linking up with The Danny Baker Show on BBC Radio 5 live and this morning we're asking you: 'What is the thing you most remember from attending your very first match?'

Send in your pictures and stories using #bbcfootball, external, pop on to the Match of the Day Facebook page, external or BBC Sport's Google+ area., external

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Sam Gardiner: Took a colouring book and crayons and dropped all the crayons in the stand... Cried for the rest of the match.

Ywain Gwynedd: Everton 4 - 1 Tottenham- Gary Lineker scoring for Spurs and coming over to celebrate. Still convinced he was looking me right in the eye.

Jake Colton: Spurs v PSV - Mark Van Bommel from 30 yards, hit me straight in the face.

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BBC Radio 5 live: , externalThe 5 live Sport production team have chosen their #CFC and #MCFC combined XI.

As mentioned, Chelsea captain John Terry may well be set to extend his time with the Stamford Bridge club.

Manager Jose Mourinho said: "Everyone wants to stay at Chelsea, especially John Terry because he has been here all of his life.

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"He accepts our policy on players over 30 with a smile and accepts it as a challenge. Last season he won the challenge by performing so well and getting the one-year extension.

"This season he is winning the challenge and the right to have another one-year extension. It's what John wants, it's what the club wants."

The transfer window may be closed, but one page that never stops is the BBC gossip column. Here are a few snippets from today's page.

According to the Daily Star,, external Manchester City midfielder James Milner, 29, is out for Tuesday's Champions League match against Barcelona at the Etihad Stadium after suffering damaged knee ligaments in training.

The Daily Telegraph, external, meanwhile, have an interview with Southampton striker Graziano Pelle, who is confident of being among the goals again after eight Premier League matches without scoring.

John Terry, now 34, has been promised a new one-year contract by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, according to the Sun., external

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The Manchester Evening News, external claim former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 21, is being chased by three clubs - Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid - as they try and lure him away from Juventus.

Each week our pundit Mark Lawrenson pits his forecasting skills against a celebrity, and this week he is up against seven-time World Superbike champion and I'm a Celebrity winner Carl Fogarty.

Fogarty is a Blackburn fan and is expecting fierce rivals Burnley to take a hiding at Premier League leaders Chelsea. A 17-goal hiding in fact.

Lawro has also gone for a 3-0 win for Manchester City over Newcastle in the late game.

Read full analysis from Lawro as well as all of Fogarty's predictions on our football page.

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As is usual on a Saturday we are linking up with The Danny Baker Show on BBC Radio 5 live and this morning we're asking you: 'What is the thing you most remember from attending your very first match?'

Send in your pictures and stories using #bbcfootball, external, pop on to the Match of the Day Facebook page, external or BBC Sport's Google+ area., external

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Liam Brennan: Sunderland 3-0 Chelsea. December 1996. Roker Park. Kevin Ball scored a diving header. I thought that was the norm from then on...

Peter Whitely: Chesterfield v Tranmere 1972 It was the amount of cigarette smoke generated by the crowd at Saltergate!

Katie Maycock: Arsenal v Villa April 1977. I was four. All I remember is desperately trying to sit still so my dad would let me go again.

Robbie Savage
BBC football analyst

"Yaya Toure's return to Premier League action this weekend cannot come soon enough for Manchester City, but a club with their resources should not have missed one man so much in the first place.

"Before last week's much-needed win at Stoke, the defending champions went four league games without victory and went from being joint-top with Chelsea to seven points behind Jose Mourinho's men.

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"That slump in form coincided with Toure being away at the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast, leaving City without any drive in midfield in his absence."

So today's late game against Newcastle is the first chance for Manchester City fans to see Wilfried Bony play for them.

Bony scored 34 times in 70 appearances for Swansea and is used to the demands of the Premier League but he admits it could take time for City fans to see the best of him.

"It's not easy, I'll have had only five days of training before we play Newcastle, but if I'm needed, I have a good record against Newcastle - I've scored three goals in two games against them.

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"It was really important to make this decision for my career and my life and I'm very happy to be a City player. I have spoken to my new team-mates and they have welcomed me to the club and I'm already feeling at home."

Another key factor for City today is the return of Bony's international team-mate Yaya Toure.

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The back page of the Sun features an interview with Manchester City's new striker Wilfried Bony, who wants to win the Premier League with his new club.

Bony, 26, completed a £28m switch from Swansea on 14 January but has been at the Africa Cup of Nations since then. But it was time well spent as he helped Ivory Coast win the competition.