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live from london. this is bbc news �*time for a new chapter', the words of gareth southgate as he resigns as england manager. we will speak to the former england manager sam allardyce. —— the former chairman of the faa, greg bike. the family of british teenager, jay slater, say their hearts have been broken after confirmation his remains had been found on the spanish island of tenerife. wales�*s first minister vaughan gething quits afterfour of his ministers step down. and the bbc are to introduce new welfare measures for strictly come dancing, following complaints from the show�*s participants. hello. just two days after england lost to spain in the euros final, the england manager
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gareth southgate has resigned. in a statement he said "it's time for change, and for a new chapter." for his eight years in the job, he was england's most successful manager in decades, leading the squad to four major tournaments, including a world cup semi final and two european championship finals. he said as a proud englishman, playing for and managing the national team was the "honour of his life" and he'd given the job his all. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks reports from wembley. the honour of my life. gareth southgate today describing his near eight years managing england. the medal on sunday was silver but he believes his players were worthy of gold, saying they can go on to win the trophy we all dream of. the fa, who hoped he would stay, hailed him for making the impossible job possible. and fa president the prince of wales called him an all round class act. fans today praised a job well done.
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i think you've done a good job, obviously, like he's the only manager in the last 20 years to get us to like, semi—finals and finals. i think he deserves better than the treatment he got from, you know, the fans, the way they spoke to him. gutted that he is- leaving because i think he's a really good manager. southgate hailed england fans as the best in the world, but the relationship hasn't always been easy. eight years ago, gareth stepped into the void left unexpectedly by sam allardyce. i don't think anyjob is impossible. i think i said a few weeks ago that some jobs are more difficult than others, some are more complex. this is certainly one of those. true to his words, southgate and his 2018 waistcoat went on to prove that this wasn't an impossiblejob. he changed the culture and the team and briefly, england's feelings about penalties at euro 2020.
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a euro 2020, england beat germany on their way to reaching the final against italy, but that ended in heartbreak. 60 million armchair fans questioned his tactics and his future when england were humiliated 4—0 by hungary. the reaction from the stands was poisonous. fast forward to these euros and a star studded team failed to sparkle. beer was thrown at him and relations seemed strained. but england's unexpected run to the final got many fans and pundits back on side. that defeat to spain, though, was 102 games and out. nevertheless, he leaves as england's most successful men's manager since 1966. from taking england to, from rock bottom to semi—finals and to finals, and for creating this incredible spirit and for players again wanting to represent their country because before he took over, that wasn't quite the case. time for a new chapter then, but who will write it? these are big boots to fill. natalie perks, bbc news.
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of course, the speculation has already started as to who might fill those boots. 0ur sports editor has been looking at the potential candidates.— been looking at the potential candidates. there are already several high-profile - candidates. there are already several high-profile names i candidates. there are alreadyi several high-profile names to candidates. there are already - several high-profile names to take several high—profile names to take on one of the biggest and highest paid roles in football. among the favourites is graham potter, he impressed in his three years of brighton but has been out of work after being sacked by chelsea. another highly rated english coach is eddie how, but luring him away from newcastle united could prove difficult. and then there is england's under 21 coach, he would be an obvious candidate if an interim solution was needed. the faa are not ruling out foreign coach. so how about argentine mauricio? you're again, another illustrators name out of work after liverpool, although he has been linked with a vacant united
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states managerjob. and pep guardiola, the faa say they are committed to hiring the best but he is not available until next summer. whoever takes over has a hard act to follow, southgate will be remembered as the men who restored the credibility of the england team during his eight years in charge. and withjust two during his eight years in charge. and with just two years until the next world cup, it will now fall to his replacement to try to build on that progress and finally secure that progress and finally secure that elusive silverware. let's speak to greg dyke — the former chair of the english football association. thank you forjoining us on the programme. what is your reaction to southgate's decision to step down? i was not surprised. southgate's decision to step down? i was not surprised. i think he would have stepped down even if they won the tournament. i think he nearly stepped down after the world cup and stayed on for another year for this tournament, but i think he would have gone either way. what tournament, but i think he would have gone either way.— tournament, but i think he would have gone either way. what do you think his legacy _
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have gone either way. what do you think his legacy will _ have gone either way. what do you think his legacy will be? _ have gone either way. what do you think his legacy will be? he - have gone either way. what do you think his legacy will be? he is - think his legacy will be? he is brilliant, he _ think his legacy will be? he is brilliant, he has _ think his legacy will be? he is brilliant, he has done - think his legacy will be? he is brilliant, he has done a - think his legacy will be? he is brilliant, he has done a great| think his legacy will be? he is - brilliant, he has done a great job. brilliant, he has done a greatjob. we forget, i am an old bloke and i cannot remember it 50 years, when we hardly got anywhere in any of the competitions. and did this, there were times when we did not qualify, times when we did not get to the prelims lims. mike this time, for the last recent years, we have got to the final twice, and we have got to the final twice, and we have got to the final twice, and we have got to the semifinal once and for years, what more do you want? what to the semifinal once and for years, what more do you want?— to the semifinal once and for years, what more do you want? what do you think was the — what more do you want? what do you think was the secret _ what more do you want? what do you think was the secret to _ what more do you want? what do you think was the secret to his _ what more do you want? what do you think was the secret to his success, . think was the secret to his success, though success is that you mention? i think he came in determined to make it more like a club atmosphere. and that is what he achieved. you know, the players felt confident in him, they liked him, he liked them. he defended them, he never criticised. they were much more aligned, and that was his intention
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when he came in, to create a club atmosphere. i when he came in, to create a club atmosphere-_ when he came in, to create a club atmoshere. ., ., ., ., , atmosphere. i have to ask, if he was still in charge _ atmosphere. i have to ask, if he was still in charge at _ atmosphere. i have to ask, if he was still in charge at the _ atmosphere. i have to ask, if he was still in charge at the faa, _ atmosphere. i have to ask, if he was still in charge at the faa, what - still in charge at the faa, what kind of a manager it would you be looking for to replace him? first of all, ou looking for to replace him? first of all. you have _ looking for to replace him? first of all. you have got — looking for to replace him? first of all, you have got to _ looking for to replace him? first of all, you have got to make - looking for to replace him? first of all, you have got to make the - all, you have got to make the decision that you want an english manager. which would be preferable, but there are not that many english managers now in the premier league, so it is quite difficult. i think you would get the specialist in this field to drive you up a short list. and it see how many want to the job. it is very different from running a club team, very different from being with your players week in, week out. you are with them for a relatively short period of time. and that is why he was so successful, because he made them feel like they were part of something. find made them feel like they were part of something-— made them feel like they were part of something. and who would be on our short of something. and who would be on your short list _ of something. and who would be on your short list of _ of something. and who would be on your short list of potential _ your short list of potential contenders to take over from him?
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you listed the names in the news. i think there is a number of people who could do it. but the question is, do they want to do it? because it is a toughjob, you get a lot of flak. as gareth has discovered, you get a lot of flak. a lot of particularly from pundits who have never managed anything in their lives, never managed a team in their lives, never managed a team in their lives, are very critical of the manager and telling him what to do. looking at the current team, young talented men who have many years to play, what do you think needs to be done to make sure they go a step further and actually win a final next time around?— further and actually win a final next time around? there is no point askin: next time around? there is no point asking people _ next time around? there is no point asking people like _ next time around? there is no point asking people like me, _ next time around? there is no point asking people like me, i _ next time around? there is no point asking people like me, i was - asking people like me, i was the chairman of the faa, i did not run a team. you have got to talk to people who know about football. what we all know is that there are five or six
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outstanding young players that have had experience in this tournament. and some of them earlier tournaments. who will be there for the next world cup and the next euros. so, can they find the other players to match them and go with them? we will see. the opportunity, whoever takes over, is taking over england in a much better position than gareth did.— england in a much better position than gareth did. yes, indeed, that is a aood than gareth did. yes, indeed, that is a good point- — than gareth did. yes, indeed, that is a good point. thank— than gareth did. yes, indeed, that is a good point. thank you - than gareth did. yes, indeed, that is a good point. thank you for - is a good point. thank you for joining us, greg bike. a body found in tenerife yesterday has been identified as the missing british teenagerjay slater. the authorities there said that his death was caused by trauma consistent with a fall in a rocky area. the body was found not far away from a house he'd been visiting, near the village of masca. he'd been missing forfour weeks despite a huge search of the island. his mother said simply — our hearts are broken. fiona trott reports from tenerife.
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a remote place thousands of miles from home. it's heartbreaking to think this is where a teenager lost his life. just a normal lad from lancashire is how his family described him. all they know so far is that jay came to this holiday home with two men he met at a music festival. a neighbour told us he asked about bus times and that was then seen walking up a mountain, the opposite direction to where he needed to go. and then today, news here from the high court that no family can never prepare for. fingerprint tests have shown that the body found in that area it was their son, their brother, and he died from an injury probably caused by a fall in a rocky area. away from the investigation, jay slater�*s family need answers of their own. they have recruited these volunteers from the netherlands to trace his last known movements.
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it is very important to find out what has happened in the last hours forjay, what has happened and why does he take that road? we don't know yet. we can try and help them understand that. yes. all this looks and feels very different to the place jay knew. a month ago people in his tied ribbons to bring hope. tonight they are coming together to remember. the message to them is stay strong as strong as much as you can, know you are loved by the communities surrounding and that is evident from the last week watching that jay would come home and be found, and nowjust wishing you can continue with this sad news. jay slater was 19, a young man, but his mother still described
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him as her beautiful boy. our hearts, she said are broken. fiona trott, bbc news, tenerife. the first minister of wales, vaughan gething, is to stand down afterjust four months in the role. this morning four of his labour ministers quit the welsh government, telling mr gething they could not get on with the job unless he resigned. mr gething had lost a vote of no confidence last month, and had faced questions about a £200,000 donation he took while running to be welsh labour leader. 0ur political editor chris mason reports. just when you'd be forgiven for thinking politics might be quietening down a bit, this. i have this morning taken the difficult decision to begin the process of stepping down as the leader of welsh labour and as a result, the first minister. born in zambia, his dad a vet from bridgend, his mum a chicken farmer, vaughan gething became first minister of wales in march.
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listen just a few months on how he speaks of what's happened since. a growing assertion that some kind of wrongdoing has taken place has been pernicious, politically motivated and patiently untrue. ——patently untrue. to those people in wales who look like me, many of whom i know feel personally bruised and worried by this moment, i know that our country can be better. just last week he was sharing smiles with the king and the new prime minister was here in cardiff too. today, the prime minister said, i want to thank vaughan gething for his service. so how did this all go so wrong so quickly? the seeds of vaughan gething's political demise were there to see the day he won. his defeated opponent, jeremy myles,
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leaving without any warm words for our cameras about the victor, and a row about a massive donation, £200,000, from a business man convicted of environmental offences was already dogged mr gething. there's lots of hard work that goes into running a more than three month campaign. and lots of money. it's an indivisible part of modern politics. and then there was a row about the sacking of a minister, hannah blythin, accused of leaking text messages to a welsh news website from a group chat during the pandemic, when mr gething said he was deleting messages. she denied leaking on the website denied that she was their source. what a mess. and the conservatives tabled a non—binding vote of confidence in mr gething last month, which he lost. how credible an opposition can you be as the welsh conservatives when you have just been wiped out in terms of mps at westminster in the general election? we have done what the people
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of wales wanted, which is to get the answer is that they are demanding over their inept labour government here in wales. do you really want another election now when there would still be an election in 2026? it's not a matter of whether i want an election now, we are just at a point in time where we have this chaos under labour in wales. we see a revolving door potentially of labour first ministers. tonight, here another first minister is on his way out, another political contest is under way. the bbc has responded to the continuing controversy around one of its most popular shows strictly come dancing. after complaints about two of its professional dancers, the bbc says all celebrities will be accompanied by production staff during rehearsals. a contestant in the most recent series, zara mcdermott, has talked today of distressing incidents during training with her dancing partner graziano di prima. he's left the show as has fellow professional giovanni pernice
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who's denied allegations about his teaching methods. lizo mzimba has the latest. in the year of strictly�*s 20th anniversary, many recent headlines have carried allegations that the show has not all been glitter and glamour. zara mcdermott said that while much of her time on the show had been positive, her experience inside the training room was very different. saying... her professional dance partner on the show, graziano diprima, has not responded to her statement but he acknowledged at the weekend that his intense passion and determination to win might have affected his training ridging. it comes after a law firm said that it had contacted the bbc
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about numerous serious complaints regarding another professional, giovanni pernice. he has denied any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour. it is suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour. , :: , . behaviour. it is their 20th year, they were _ behaviour. it is their 20th year, they were hoping _ behaviour. it is their 20th year, they were hoping to _ behaviour. it is their 20th year, they were hoping to pop - behaviour. it is their 20th year, they were hoping to pop the - they were hoping to pop the champagne and be toasting, a completely unarguable success. instead there is a shadow because of allegations of bad behaviour behind the scenes, and now the bbc is finding itself on the back foot. the bbc has not _ finding itself on the back foot. the bbc has not responded publicly about the substance of any complaints, but this afternoon pledged it would have a production team member present during training, and two new roles dedicated to welfare support, and further training for production team and crew. it will be hoping that everything will be resolved before the show launches later this year. police in thailand say, at least six people have been found dead at a hotel in bangkok. they are all of vietnamese origin. the hotel room door had been locked from the inside and police
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are looking for a seventh individual, who was part of the group booking. the investigation is also looking into whether a toxic substance was used. the prime minister has ordered an investigation. donald trump has been given a hero's welcome at the republican convention in wisconsin, his first public appearance — complete with a white bandage on his ear — since surviving an assassination attempt. mr trump was made the official republican candidate for november's us presidential election at the event where he named a 39—year—old senator — jd vance — to run alongside him as candidate for vice president. joining us from milwaukee is our correspondent, thank you forjoining us on the programme. it is day two of the convention, what can we expect? of the convention, what can we exect? ., ., , of the convention, what can we exect? ., ._ ., , expect? hello. on day two, there is a theme, it —
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expect? hello. on day two, there is a theme. it is _ expect? hello. on day two, there is a theme, it is make _ expect? hello. on day two, there is a theme, it is make america - expect? hello. on day two, there is a theme, it is make america safe i a theme, it is make america safe again. the focus is on immigration and crime. there is a reason for this, republicans see immigration as one of their central campaign issues. they believe this is an issues. they believe this is an issue they can win on. if you look at polls, most americans say they see immigration is one of the country's biggest issues. of course, it was a central issue for donald trump during his first term as president, he promised to build that border wall. president, he promised to build that borderwall. in president, he promised to build that border wall. in a second term, he has promised to take on immigration as well and even deport millions of immigrants who are here unlawfully. we have heard some snippets of the speeches they have been practised on the stage, we know they will take aim or really focus on the president, current presidentjoe biden's policies and talk about what they believe is his failed board or strategy. we also know that we will hear from two former opponents of donald trump come out we will be watching the stage closely to see when a former ambassador to the un nikki haley take the stage and governor ron desantis, the governor
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of florida. we have been looking at that because they were running against donald trump in the primaries earlier this year. that was a time when he was very critical of both of them. it will be interesting to see the kind of reception they get here, what they have to say. the messaging we have gotten from the campaign so far is that they will be discussing the need to get behind donald trump and to defeatjoe biden in november. and to defeat joe biden in november. and what is the to defeatjoe biden in november. and what is the general reaction to donald trump speaking to mr vance as his running mate? it donald trump speaking to mr vance as his running mate?— his running mate? it has been supported _ his running mate? it has been supported across _ his running mate? it has been supported across the - his running mate? it has been supported across the floor. i his running mate? it has been | supported across the floor. we his running mate? it has been - supported across the floor. we spoke to a lot of people who believe that he was just the right pic for donald trump, not only because he is young, 39 years old, a senator from trump, not only because he is young, 39 years old, a senatorfrom 0hio, a military veteran. also went to yale law school so his cv is one that a lot of people... but also because he has been allowed to defender of donald trump for the past few years. he was someone who is certainly follows all of his policies and has also been someone who has criticised
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ukraine on the world stage. 0r aid to ukraine, rather, on the world stage. this is something a lot of the people that we spoke to here said that they are looking for in their vice presidential pig. last but not least, jd vance from ohio, thatis but not least, jd vance from ohio, that is the rest —— from their presidential pick. there are those battleground states around 0hio that are really important for donald trump to win if he wants to win in november, michigan, and wisconsin, having a rust belt states represented on the ticket they hope will appeal to some of those voters in those regions.— will appeal to some of those voters in those regions. thank you. that is the bbc's correspondent _ in those regions. thank you. that is the bbc's correspondent reporting l the bbc's correspondent reporting for us from milwaukee. the king and queen are continuing their tour of the channel islands with a visit to guernsey. a plaque to mark the occasion was unveiled on the crown pier and a special goat has been given a royal title as our senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports.
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the royal arrival meant an extra bank holiday for guernsey and thousands came out to see the first visit from a reigning monarch in almost 20 years. there was a special outdoor sitting of the guernsey parliament. the king's speech, a nod to the island's past. this area holds special meaning for many reasons, as it is very close to where the liberating troops were so eagerly welcomed by the populace in 1945, as they freed the islands from wartime occupation. surfing off guernsey during the 1970s, as prince of wales, the king has been to the island several times before. but today, as sovereign, there was a hint of holiday mood, a chance to get a taste of guernsey. this visit has been short but important. the message is, the king is back in business, with plans now for a busy autumn schedule.
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royal honours don'tjust get bestowed on human beings. meet tamsin, an eight—year—old golden guernsey goat. today, her rare breed got special recognition. they are now royal golden guernseys. daniela relph, bbc news, st peter port. 20 years ago, the marble forest and mozambique with the secret to all but locals. until satellite images revealed it to a british explorer who spotted a mysterious dark green patch of land. the subsequent expedition found the forest had identified as the largest single block of rain forest in southern africa. since then, at least 25 new species, including butterflies, bats and chameleons, have been discovered there. our correspondent has travelled there on her latest expedition to find it has now going
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to be turned into a protected area. a forest on top of a mountain almost entirely untouched by humans. welcome to eden. welcome to the centre of mabu forest. this is about as good as it gets. we joined the professor and a team of scientists as they head to the centre of mabu forest. three hours now and this is absolutely brutal. going through streams, climbing over boulders. looks like we are probably not going to get to the camp until after dark and that is just the first step towards getting into the middle of this forest. one of the reasons why mabu is so special is because it is effectively a land island, a high altitude forest surrounded by the lowlands of mozambique. for the last 20 years professorjulian bayliss has been trying to get mabu protected, by
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proving just how exceptional it is. this butterfly is named after my daughter. several dozen new species have been found so far. among the discoveries new species of chameleon, snake and bat. in a stream just outside our tent, erica has caught a freshwater catfish. i think it is something new for science and i hope that we have a new species for this area. it's very exciting! amazing. the dung beetle expert is certainly unique. he thinks he has found more than 50 new species on mabu. he puts it down to the quality of his bait. basically i am using my faeces as bait to
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attract dung beetles in the forest. so, all over this part of the forest there are probably dung beetles, smelling your purse thinking, it's that's it! the scientists hard work does appear to be paying off. they mozambique authorities have told us they have now decided to protect mabu. this is a conservation success story. kept hidden for so long, thanks to science, mabu's secrets should live on. you can read more on that reporting on the bbc website. more about marble forest and all the wonderful new species that have been discovered there. just go to the
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website. and now, it is time for a look at the weather. hello there. things did brighten up a bit today, but still, temperatures peaked at around 20 or 21 degrees. we've also seen some heavy showers developing in scotland and northern parts of england as well, but once those move away overnight, the next few days, the rest of the week looking much more promising with drier and warmer weather on the way as well. and that's mainly because we're going to replace low pressure with high pressure that's moving in from the southwest — that's going to bring with it those rise in temperatures. still some heavy showers though this evening across eastern scotland and north east england to finally move away into the north sea. the showers elsewhere will fade away more quickly. skies will clear as it becomes drier overnight and temperatures will dip away to around ten or 11 degrees — a few short—lived mist and fog patches in western areas. heading into tomorrow, though, on the whole, a sunny start and a lovely day on the way. temperatures will rise quickly. that will lead to some cloud development, and there's just the risk of one or two light
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showers, but on the whole, it should be dry and with light winds and some sunshine, it's going to feel a lot warmer and temperatures are going to be a few degrees higher than what we saw today. we could actually reach 25 degrees on wednesday afternoon for the first time this month. 25 is not particularly impressive for this time of the year, but we're going to find temperatures getting higher than that later on in the week. there is a weather front in the northwest that's going to bring some cloud and some patchy rain, but ahead of that, we're drawing in southerly breezes, bringing us these higher temperatures. with that weather front, we've got this cloud across scotland, northern ireland, through the irish sea, with most of the showers, england and wales seeing more in the way of sunshine again. those temperatures continuing to rise, reaching 27 degrees, actually, in the south east of england. it's not going to be as warm as that in scotland and northern ireland, and there'll still be more cloud here, at least to start with on friday. any rain becoming confined to the walls of far northwest may well brighten up. but again, it's across england
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and wales where we'll see the drier weather with more sunshine and those temperatures continuing to rise. the warmth may push a little bit further north, but the highest temperatures, 29 or 30 degrees, are likely in the southeast. is it going to last? well, unfortunately, it looks like things are going to change over the weekend. some wet weather developing, pushing eastwards and dropping the temperatures. this is bbc news. the headlines. "time for a new chapter" — the words of gareth southgate as he resigns as england manager. wales's first minister, vaughan gething, quits afterfour of his ministers step down. the family of british teenager, jay slater, say their hearts have been broken after confirmation his remains had been found on the spanish island of tenerife.
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and the bbc are to introduce new welfare measures for strictly come dancing, following complaints from the show�*s participants. now on bbc news — it's time for the latest episode of newcast. well, let's discuss it now, because we're joined well, let's discuss it now, because we'rejoined by well, let's discuss it now, because we're joined by football correspondentjohn murray. we're joined by football correspondent john murray. hello, adam. i correspondent john murray. hello, adam- i always — correspondent john murray. hello, adam. i always know— correspondent john murray. hello, adam. i always know it's _ correspondent john murray. hello, adam. i always know it's a - correspondent john murray. hello, adam. i always know it's a big - adam. i always know it's a big football story when i get the call from you. football story when i get the call from ou. ~ ., ., from you. well, we would do medium-sized _ from you. well, we would do medium-sized football - from you. well, we would do | medium-sized football stories from you. well, we would do i medium-sized football stories if from you. well, we would do - medium-sized football stories if we medium—sized football stories if we had room. i know you're about to head off to a different sport. titer? head off to a different sport. very much after _ head off to a different sport. very much after four _ head off to a different sport. very much after four or _ head off to a different sport. very much after four or five _ head off to a different sport. - much after four or five weeks in germany. heading off to the open
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