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>> a warrant for the ash of argentina's president was reportedly found. the home of a prosecutor who died under mysterious circumstances. and a controversial technique that will allow doctors to create a baby from the dna of three people. >> a harsh response to the apparent killing of the pilot held captive by the islamic state of iraq and lavant. it released a video that reportedly shows moaz al-kassasbeh being burned alive.

security forces now tell al jazeera that rishawi could be executed within hours. >> reporter: grief and anger in jordan after reportedly showing the killing of moaz al-kassasbeh. state television confirmed the dead and said that kassasbeh was killed. king abdullah cut short his visit to the u.s. where he was meeting with secretary of state john kerry. >> we received with sorrow the

killing, the martyr moaz al-kassasbeh. >> president obama was one of the first world leaders to react. this is one more decision more indication of the issues viciousness, and i think it will redouble the vigilance and determination to make sure that they're degraded and ultimately defeated. >> many people on the streets of amman are still in shock. >> we're so sad for him and honestly, i consider him a hero and martyr we're sad for his family and we are also his

family. >> it's not civilized and suitable. what is this, our fault? why, is this islam? this is not islam. >> lieutenant kassasbeh was captured when his plane went down in syria. jordan wanted to do a prisoner swap but wanted proof that he was still alive but that proof never came. >> they're saying, look, we did not behead him like the other hostages the british american, and japanese, no, we burned him to death. we burned kassasbeh to death because this will be the fate of any pilot who we are going to capture. >> jordan's military has promised what it calls a severe reaction and with emotions still raw the government is still asking for people to attend mass prayers in memory of the pilot

on friday. >> nisreen el-shamayleh is live for us in the jordan jordanian capital. nisreen, the people calling for unity. how are people reacting to this horrific murder? >> murder are very, very angry not only because moaz kassasbeh was burned alive and murdered, this was a moment that they were dreading but they feel angry because they feel manipulated by isil. isil, according to the army, had killed him and murdered him on january third. that's a whole month after this new video, which is attributed to isil, was released on tuesday showing that he was burned alive. in the last ten days or so isil had been making demands to release the would-be suicide-bomber rishawi in exchange for kenji fast goto and

then threatened to kill al-kassasbeh if she was not released. the jordan jordanian government was hoping that he was still alive and was proposing a deal of exchange with isil. there were talks and different channels to speak with isil mediators who were speaking to isil on behalf of jordan, and it turns out the man was killed exactly a month ago. so all the demands were made after the pilot was killed. this is why there is a lot of anger here, a lot of frustration. we're also seeing a sense of unity among the people. people have told us that they were not very convinced with jordan's role as a member in the coalition. they said that this is not our war, why should we be fighting isil. isil is not inside jordan or at its borders. now people are saying our questions are answered, now we

should support the government in its fight against isil because kassasbeh was killed in what they describe as a barbaric way. >> jordan is vowing an earth-taking response to the killing. what might it's next steps be? >> there have been a lot of statements from the army and from the government saying that moaz al-kassasbeh's blood will not be shed in vain. we cannot confirm this 100%, but there are reports suggesting that up to six prisoners in jordan, who are convicted on crimes related to terrorism and are on death row, may be execute soon. now when we talked with the government to ask for confirmation on this, we were told that the government had no comment at this point. but we've been able to confirm throughout the day through two

families--two of the prisoners one in iraq, and one in jordan would, indeed, some of the prisoners have been moved from their prison cells to a prison in amman, which is the only prison in jordan with facilities where executions are carried out. now this would entail a very long and bureaucratic process with several sittings required from the cabinet. different ministries as well as the king, but maybe these signatures have already been made and maybe the preparations are already under way to carry out these executions. and a few days ago we heard reports quoting an unnamed security official saying if moaz al-kass a sbeh, then jordan will speed up the execution of prisoners in jordanian

facilities. >> thank you nisreen el-shamayleh, live for us from the jordan be capitol of amman. so what more do we know about the jordanian pilot moaz al-kassasbeh. >> he was the airman to be captured and killed by isil. his plane crashed in northeastern syria on december 24th. he was 26 years old. married only three months before he lost his freedom. his family, friends and supporters had called on the jordanian government to secure his release. while also voicing opposition to jordan's involvement in the fight against isil. >> our sons are being sent to fight outside of the jordanian border. this is not our business. and the war is outside of the jordanian borders. our son was sent on a military mission in order to be killed.

>> public opinion in jordan is split over the country's membership of the coalition. but support for the government to negotiate for the pilot's captors had been overwhelming. >> we definitely want the jordanian government to intervene because he is a soldier of the king. 's jordanian citizen, and he is our son. >> while jordan has a policy not to negotiate with isil, it's government made an exception, a spokesman said that jordan's stance from the beginning has been to secure the life of lieutenant al-kassasbeh. in return for the pilot's release jordan would hand over this womb, would-be suicide suicide-bomber sajid

sajida-al-rishawi. kenji-goto was captured by the isil and murdered by beheading. the kassasbeh family has toned down their protests during what they call sensitive times but one of the brothers made it clear that they are unhappy. >> i'm very sad about my brother's situation but i believe god will bless moaz. i hope that he'll return. >> no mercy was shown by isil. another life lost, and in jordan now there will be more division, month protests over the country's role in the american-led coalition against isil. andrew simmons al jazeera,

amman. >> jordan's king abdullah is on an official visit to the united states. he's expected to meet with president barack obama shortly. catty cohlane is following developments for us at the white house. this meeting was not originally in the cards. >> reporter: it wasn't, and the white house was asked about that because it is unusual to have a key ally to come to washington and not meet the president. the white house explained he had been just to washington and he met with the president, but obviously the events from today changed the president's schedule. we don't believe that king abdullah has arrived. i hear the sounds of a sizable motorcade, but with the white house you never can tell because there are a lot of different entrances. it looks like the media are lined up and the doors are opening, but we do expect to see the king and president in the oval office and we expect that they'll make statements. we'll bring that to you when it

comes out. >> please tell us more about the reaction in washington to this killing of the jordanian pilot. >> well, i think the fact that you saw president obama come out so quickly after the videotape before it was even authenticated to call it a disgusts act and this would redouble the efforts of the coalition shows just how concerned the obama administration is to keep jordan in the coalition. we've talked to several analysts who say the president needs this, not just the americans who need to say that the u.s. is just part of the coalition, even though if you look at the numbers the u.s. is carrying out the vast majority of the bombing runs but he needs to tell the world that this is not just another western bombing campaign in the middle east. they need to know that the world is involved. the president now has changed his schedule and is waiting to receive the king. >> patty colhane at the white

house. we'll have more on the program. we have more coming up on the news hour, including chad sends troops across the border into nigeria in pursuit pursuit of boko haram fighters. and the white house will bring cuba in from the cold. and in sport the unlikely semifinal appearance at the africa cup of nations. we'll have the latest from equatorial guinea. >> three soldiers have been injured in a knife attack in the french city of nice. france is at its highest security level. people were killed in a series of attacks in paris in january. jacky rowland reports. >> reporter: the scene of tuesday's attack and the reminder of the tension on the streets of many french cities.

a man with a knife stabbed a soldier in the neck. the attacker then tried to run away but was reportedly stopped by a shop owner. two more soldiers intervened, and the attacker stabbed them as well. >> when he was arrested, thanks to a local who was passing by, they brought him under control with the help of two tramway officials and police. he was struggling and hurt two other soldiers who had come to help their colleague. the perpetrator has been arrested and is now in the hands of municipal police. >> the french media has named the attacker. they say he was questioned by intelligence officers in france after being expelled by turkey last week. despite the name there appears to be no link with the gunman who killed four people at this jewish super bowl market last month. that attack looping with the killing of four people at the

attack at the public of charlie hebdo france has been on its highest state of alert since the attack on charlie hebdo. security checks have been introduced at many public buildings. french people are aware of the heavy police and army presence on the streets are likely to be the normal for some time to come. jacky rowland al jazeera, paris. >> chadian soldiers have crossed into nigeria for the first time since the regional against boko haram has been launched. gun battles have been reported. the nigerian army said that the attack was part of a coordinateed

movement. >> chadian forces are stepping up their offenses inside nigeria using helicopters and targeting towns and villages inside nigeria under the control of boko haram. the last few days the target has been the town, far away from the border of nigeria shared with cameroon. they have been targeting positions of the boko haram fighters and from the ground and from the town inside cameroon. chadian ground forces also have been creating positions against the boko haram fighters. there has not been an indication of the death toll, however they're claiming to have killed more than 100 boko haram fighters in the bombings that have been carrying out on the position held by boko haram.

the owe offense by the chadian forces is coming at a time when boko haram has been growing in strength and has been holding towns and villages. >> and an arrest warrant for argentina's president has reported to have been found in the home of a prosecutor, who died under mysterious circumstances in january. the lead investigator into the death of alberto nisman said that the warrant was discovered in the garbage. nisman had accused president cristina kirchner in helping to cover up the bombing of a jewish center. 85 people died in that attack. we have been following the story in we know buenos aires. daniel the intrigue deepens. what more do you know about this reported discovery? >> reporter: well, nothing in

this case seems to be straightforward. first of all the prosecutor said that there was no evidence of any kind of an arrest warrant being compiled by mr. nisman. the cabinet minister went in front of the cameras with the up in report saying that it did exist and tore it up in front of the camera. and then the prosecutor said oh, i'm sorry i got that wrong there was, in fact, something found in the garbage saying that he was planning an arrest warrant for president cristina kirchner and her foreign minister. so that's added to the confusion. the there is still investigation whether mr. nisman committed suicide, as some believe or if he was murdered by who knows someone inside the intelligence state service or unknown figure. that is still being investigated and very little clarity in this

case. >> lots of questions argentina argentinians are increasingly polarized. >> very much so. there are those who believe the government accounts that mr. nisman committed suicide. there are others who believe that this is all a case to undermine the position of the president with elections just a few months away. it's pretty much the country polarized between those who believe the government's side of the story that cristina kirchner was not involved in any kind of cover up of her trying to make peace with the iranian government and those who don't believer. the case gets more and more confusing.

meanwhile, the investigations are going on and the argentine congress is at the moment looking at ways of reforming radically reforming the country's intelligence agency, which has been very much involved in this case right from the beginning. >> daniel, thank you very much. daniel in buenos aires. now the u.s. congress is holding hearings into barack obama's promise to normalize relations withrelations with cuba. we have reports now from washington, d.c. >> it didn't take long for the tensions between some of the u.s. congress in the obama administration over its new cuba policy to surface. >> 18 months of secret negotiations produced a bad deal. >> my view would compromise bedrock with no consensions. >> they are both children of cuban immigrants. they say they're furious the white house negotiators moved ahead with talks to restore

diplomatic relations with could you with a bankrupt without suring assurances for the advancement of human rights. >> i have deep reservation for the simple reason that i believe they will not be affected at bringing about the political opening that all of us desire for the cuban people. >> advocates echoed the concerns to hold the cuban government to account. >> i've been subjected to surveillance interrogations, harassment there is more to be done. >> cuba's lead negotiator has warned the u.s. diplomats to stop supporting the political opposition as it hopes to move forward in establishing an embassy or diplomatic ties. >> the way they act should change in terms of stimulating training financing elements within our country that act against the interest of the

cuban people. >> the nature of the cuban regime has not changed. i'm absolutely confident that the cuban people who have been fighting for change are going to prevail, and i feel they'll be empowered to prevail. >> moving forward with funding for a new embassy in cuba could be difficult. so could appointing a new u.s. ambassador. that's because that money and position must be approved in congress. >> also outside standing is the issue of $6 billion in compensation to business owners operating in cuba in 1959. they had their companies seized by the cuban government and nationalized. u.s. law states that congress cannot lift the economic embargo in cuba until that compensation is underway. and right now it still appears a long way off. kimberly halkett. al jazeera washington.

>> rare pictures offy dal castro has been published in the cuban press. they are the first pictures of castro taken recently after much speculation about the 88-year-old's health. >> violence broke out after a day of special envoy in libya would hold talks soon. >> this is what it's like, the fighting has been going on for months. on one side fighters loyal to general haftar and on the other a coalition of armed groups known as the bengahzi council. hundreds have been killed in the conflict that began in may when general haftar launch admit operation against religious fight necessary bengahzi.

civilians in this area were caught in the cross fire. many buildings were destroyed. >> we urge our people and brothers brothers and sisters to evacuate as soon as they can. we warned the militias inside the area who were burning and ransacking the houses that we're coming. god willing. >> haftar loyalists say they're determined to drive he their opponents out of libya. >> we're still here. those who want to challenge us must know that we're still here. >> the street battles in bengahzi undermine international efforts to end the country's political and military divide. the west is controlled by militias. large areas in the east are controlled by militias loyal to general haftar, and united

nations peace talks have so far failed. al jazeera. >> al jazeera's journalist peter greste is making his way back to australia with his brother. he said he had mixed feelings over his new found freedom. peter was jailed for 400 days in egypt and says he feels incredible angst leaving his two colleaguing behind and will continue to fight for mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed who remain in jail. canadian egyptian joint mohammed fahmy have renounced his egyptian citizenship. canada's foreign minister has said fahmy's release is imminent. he said diplomatic efforts to free him were going very well, but he did not elaborate when exactly it was expected to happen. there is no official word from the egyptian government.

al jazeera continues to call for the immediate release of its two staff members still in prison in egypt. in a statement the network said that the campaign to free guilty our journalists in i didn't want will not end until all three have been released. peter greste was released after 400 days in detention but mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed remain behind bars. all three have to be exonerated and convictions against other our journalists tried in abstentia also have to be lifted. still ahead here on al jazeera. the u.n. rejects claims from serbia and croatia of genocide. floods hit some parts of the kashmir region. and in sport find out why rory mcilroy is heading out in court rather than on the golf course.

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>> hello once again. jordan has threatened a harsh response to the apparent killing of its pilot held captive by isil. reportedly shows moaz al-kassasbeh being burned alive. attacks against a jewish center in the french city of nice. and a warrant for argentinian president christina kishner has allegedly been found in the apartment of a prosecutor prosecutor. we are a he looking at the latest pictures now from washington, d.c. of jordan's king abdullah meeting with the u.s. president barack obama. to discuss the killing of its

pilot. patty colhane is there outside of the white house. patty, any idea what the two leaders have said so far? >> they're probably going to talk to each other because they're not going to be talking to the media. basically what happened just after i got finished speaking with you, of course, the king pulled up, and the media was quickly escorted to the oval office. they were there for a few seconds to take pictures. the media shouted questions. not choosing to talk about this, but hoping that the picture shows a message of unity because it is very important for the united states president that jordan stays in the coalition fight against the islamic state in iraq and the levant. >> patty this meeting wasn't originally on king abdullah's schedule? >> no, he was scheduled to meet with the vice president secretary of state and several members of congress, and did he all of that.

no they did not plan to have this meeting. king abdullah had just been in washington a few months ago so it was unusual i believe king abdul abdullah has cut his trip and will return to jordan soon. >> thank you. former u.s. assistant secretary of defense and now senior for the fellow of american progress, he joins us from washington, d.c. welcome once again to al jazeera. what do you think first of all isil is playing at here? the they continue to negotiate for the pilot when he had already died. he died on january 3rd. unfortunately, we have lost our communication link there. we'll try to go back to him. let's move back to other news.

iraqi army commanders have seized control of a key eastern province from isil. the defensive was led by the brigade. and sources say that they're ready to move north in isil strongholds. we have reports now from the iraqi capitol of baghdad. >> this is a victory dance. the victory was taken back the last remaining areas of diyala province under isil control. the victor were iraq shia militias fighting with and in many cases overshadowing the iraqi forces. the most powerful is a badr corps and it's leader. it's political weight has 20 members of parliament. it's military army which has close ties said it has 25,000 fighters.

>> we have two scenarios. the irans bring troops. we'll reject them. iranian and american advisers, we do not mind. >> he said any killings and kidnappings would be punished. the photos of around spiritual leaders in this base is a sign of how dramatically things have changed in iraq. for more than 30 years this was a base for an iranian dissident group trying to overthrow the iranian government. now it's full of those who play

a lead role in the fight against isil. here there are deserted villagers and fields. the fighting damaged schools and government buildings. this bridge is near a mountain range separating iraq and iran. it's only one of the only places around free of explosive laid by isil also known as daesh. >> what we do now is to satisfy the situation is to--this is part of the strategy of daesh. >> there have been a lot of military gains since last year when isil controlled one-third of iraq. it comes at a cost, but iraqi leaders say it was a price the country had to pay. al jazeera in diyala province,

iraq. >> in northwestern iraq the remains of 30 people from the yazidi ethnic community has been discovered in a mass grave. kurdish forces found the bodies of men, women and children and believed to have been killed by isil fighters. a kurdish peshmerga said that some were shot and others killed with knives. i hope you can hear me now larry, what do you think-- >> i can. >> what do you think isil is trying to do here? they were pretending to negotiate for the pilot's release when he's believed to have died on january 3rd. >> right, they were pretending to negotiate and that's why the jordanian government, who probably knew--had some information, was asking to see a

video before they they realized ms. ms. rishawi. they wanted to demonstrate that there would an price to be paid for aligning themselves with the united states in the fight against isil, but i think it backfired because this raised brutality to a whole new level and i think people particularly young people in the arab and moslem world who might have been attracted to their cause are not going to be at all. they've also unified jordan now to continue the support the coalition. >> so, do you disagree, then, with some analysts who are saying that jordan and other acre countries might take a step back or even quit this u.s.-led coalition against isil because of a fear of a isil blow back? >> well, i think what happened when they had the pilot captured there was a significant amount of people in jordan who said let's get out of this war so we

can get our pilot back. having done this, i think has angered jordanians, and they want to take some really really really--you know, more aggressive steps. the challenge is going to be to make sure that they're not too aggressive like sending in land forces into syria or something like that. >> how key is jordan in the u.s.-led coalition against isil? >> well, i think symbolically jordan saudi arabian and the u.a.e. are significant because you don't want to see this as a struggle between the united states and the arab or muslim world. the fact that we do have coalition partners from that part 6 world and particularly like saudi a saudi arabia is significant undermining the isil narrative. you may degrade them militarily, but to defeat them you have to

undermine their narrative and the reason why people would be attracted to them. >> larry, do you think this vicious killing is a game changer? could we see more countries join this u.s.-led coalition? >> well, i do think it is a game changer because whatever they may have had in the arab and muslim world i think it's going to be shattered. just like when aqap seemed to have the attack in france, you have both the saudi arabia and iran announce it. i think this is going to be a game changer in the struggle against isil. >> all right larry. thank you for speaking to us. former u.s. assistant for defense. now the u.n.'s highest court has ruled that crimes committed by serbia and croatian forces in the early 1990s do not amount to genocide. the justice heard arguments from

both sides during the war to breakaway from yugoslavia. our correspondents have been following the reaction to that decision in both countries. >> political leadership of the countries are not satisfied with the effect that croatian war against the serbiaens was dismissed. but on the other hand there are the serbian claim against croatia during which croatia liberated occupied parts of the country. this adjustment was considered that croatia was not founded on the basis of war crimes. political leaders said that

there are still a lot of open questions, open issues between two countries but they also considered that this judgment will not harm relationships between serbia and croatia. >> in a joint statement of president and government of serbia it is said that the court did not recognize the crimes against serbiaen population were committed in 1993 especially in villages that. the clear example of genocide against serbs in croatia besides that serbia is satisfied that the court rejected croatian lawsuit, and recognized that mass killings of serbs was committed in croatia, but belgrade and serbia sent a message to croatia that now it is time to look into the future and put past behind them and work together in good faith to resolve every issue between

serbia and croatia so that they could introduce the long-lasting peace and prosperity to the balkans region. >> taliban fighters have claimed responsibility for roadside bomb attacks in northwest pakistan. two policemen died in the explosion. hours later four bomb disposal unit officers died. residents in some areas of indian administered kashmir have been ordered to evacuate after a landslide blocked a river. other parts of kashmir are still struggle to go recover from heavy floods in september that cost billions of dollars in damage. we have reports now from the capitol of indian administered kashmir. >> a mogul emperor said of kashmir if there is heaven on earth, this is it. many would gray. but for those in the tourism industry this season has been difficult. last year people flocked to these hills to enjoy the snow,

but this year there is less snow and even fewer people. warmer weather has not helped, but hotel managers mostly blame september's heavy flooding for keeping tourists away even though the floodwaters never touched this area. >> especially this month, we had a lower percentage of booking this season. >> in a city that was hit hardest by the floods, much of the roads and tourist facilities have been repaired, but that has not helped. houseboat owners only have empty rooms to show. usually they're at least half to two-thirds occupied. with hardly any bookings, many are worried they won't survive until next season. >> a year-round destination this lake resort would be full of visitors, but violence in the region led to a sharp drop in

foreign tourists which had been replaced by domestic tourism. now even that has dried up. those in the tourism entry say most of what was damaged in the flood has been fixed. while the flooding was heavily covered in the media kashmir has not been. >> government officials say that they're working on ways to increase tourism. >> tourism operators hope that the worst of the season is coming to an end as words gets out that kashmir is back in business visitors will return back to the region and people will enjoy the best place on

earth. >> seven people have been burned to death and 15 others injured in an attack in bangladesh. the bus was full of sleeping passengers when the attack happened. it's the latest in a string of attacks in anti-government protests that began last month. opposition activists are denying that they carried out this latest attack. scientists are getting closing to creating a baby using dna of three people. this technique would stop mothers from passing on defective genes to their children. >> elizabeth passed on a a might con degreal disease to her daughter.

>> one of the worst things is being told that your child is going to die and there is no treatment. it's just wait and see. but then to find out that subsequent children are more than likely going to be affected in the same way. it's just really really tough. >> the new treatment can break this desperate cycle. it has been said to be safe but it involves dna from three people. the mother donates an egg. fertilized by the father's sperm. but the mitochondria that surrounds the nucleus is in faulty. it's that which passes on the problems. in the technique the healthy nucleus is placed in a

fertilized ago that is healthy. opponents say that it opens the way to genetic engineering and designer babies. some scientists argue that not enough testing has been done is to see what other effects it may have and that the u.k. risks rushing in to unknown scientific territory. >> i think that altering the genes of a child creating a new child essentially opening the way to determining the type of person who is born is a very difficult boundary to cross that's why i'll be voting against it this afternoon. >> screenpoliticians discuss and understand that being on the cutting edge of science when possible benefits are so clear is sometimes necessary. >> the ayes to the right 382. the nos to the left, 128.

>> they voted overwhelmingly in favor, and the first child under this treatment could be born as early as next year. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera london. >> sport is still ahead this hour. find out if bayern munich were able to hold on to their lead at the top of the german league.

>> andy is with us for all the latest in sports. >> thank you so much. ivory coast footballers say they're ready to put years of

disappointment behind them. the country won the title in 1992 since then successive teams have failed to fail their undoubted potential. we have reports from bata in equatorial guinea. >> ivory coast reaching the knock out stages of the biggest sports competition but leaving empty handed. >> the ivory coast back in 1992, the closest it has come. now the coach >> i won't be satisfied. >> ivory coast and the team of big men stars more immediate threat is the democratic republic of congo 3-2.

>> we know that i think the last time for some players of ivory coast expect to win the african cup so there is great motivation, but we want to be there. >> hosts equatorial guinea have been a revelation in this tournament. they're appearing in the semis for the first time and ghana is sure to pose a sticky prospect. but if fans are to be believed the players are on their way to a first cup of nations title. >> as you know ghana is a very strong team, but equatorial guinea is also strong. we can win. >> do you think you can beat ghana? do you think you can win the cup of nations? >> why not? everything is possible. >> in a competition that's been moan to produce surprises the host nation may just write another chapter in their run so far. al jazeera bata.

>> well, the referee who gave equatorial guinea a hugely controversial penalty in the win over tunisia has just been suspended for six months. the referee awarded the host nation a last-minute spot kick that kept them alive in the competition. both teams have been fineed after fights broke out between the players. a disciplinary hearing concluding that the referee failed to maintain calm and insure proper control of the players. bayern munich has maintained their lead at the top of the bundesliga. schalke within five minutes and in the english fa cup after

holding them to a famous 0-0 draw at home, reality bit somewhat for cambridge. they were beat 3-0 in preston will now be at home to united. well there are 79 league places between united and cambridge, but financially the gap is even greater. earlier on we spoke to the journalist who has been looking into the haves and have nots of english football. >> the gap is massive but i think in some ways the more important point the gap has gotten a lot wider. as you look back historically back to 1959 the average wage of a top flight english club was 44,000 powns. and£44,000. and so it was a factor of two between the top and the bottom. whereas come forward to 2012-13, and the average wage at the top

was £126.25 million and at the bottom it was £2.46 million. those figures for everyone on the wage bill, the managers and players, and the factor of two had widened to almost a factor of 50. inequality had massively increased in english football during that time. >> fifa presidential candidate said that the sport needs to end its culture of intimidation. the fifa vice president along with others will challenge for the top role. that election taking place on may 29th. >> there is a bit of a culture of intimidation, let me put it that way. within fifa, but having said that you know, this is for the

whole world. i do know that there are confederations with their own elections coming up in the next couple of months, but i do believe hopefully we'll get as many votes as possible from around the world. >> finally looking to make progress with the new f-1 team. the mcclaren car has had serious mechanical issues, but the two-time champion has joined mclaren from ferrari and said this was a big step forward. rossberg did more than 150 laps in his measure say dees. his day ended early when his engine shut down. >> the goal here was to do 180 kilometers. we had to see in the car and

now we can sort it out. >> golf's number one rory mcilroy is in unfamiliar territory at the moment. he's in court in dispute with his former management company he's suing them over fees. the irish firm is counter suing alleging breach of contract. the judge has allowed the parties to hold last-minute talks to avoid a long and costly trial. plenty more on that story and all the rest of the sport. that's our website for all the latest. check out www.aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/sport. we've got blogs and videos from our correspondents around the world. okay, there will be more sport from me later. that's how it's looking. >> fabulous as ever. thank you very much, andy. thank you. all right we're going to go for a quick break. we'll have more news for you in just a few minutes.

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