tv Sportsday BBC News October 12, 2020 6:30pm-6:46pm BST
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night, and the the night, and the outbreaks of rain struggling to clear away from eastern england and returning to parts of southern and eastern scotla nd parts of southern and eastern scotland through the night. lowest temperatures in scotland and the north of england. tomorrow is still some outbreaks of rain around, one band of rain moving down into northern england, perhaps into wales in the afternoon. showers clearing through the south—west of england and rain close to the east coast of england. but for northern ireland and scotland it should be largely dry in the afternoon with sunny spells. quite windy here, and with the wind coming down from the north—east it won't feel warm by any stretch. ii to 13 degrees, north—east it won't feel warm by any stretch. 11 to 13 degrees, that is your lot. on tuesday further showers at times, but they become increasingly few and far between as we head through wednesday. the further north you are it should be dry with spells of sunshine. the strongest winds in the south at this
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stage, not feeling particularly warm though. it stays fairly chilly for the end of the week. it looks mostly dry though, so you may well think thatis dry though, so you may well think that is good news. we will take what we can get. thank you very much. a reminder of our top story... the prime minister sets out he had restrictions across england to try to get coronavirus back under control. that's all from the bbc news at six so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.
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it's football is not that i make it is known today by 90 billionaires from outside the country. they seek to put their influence on the english game. —— because it is owned today by 19 billionaires. as lewis hamilton matches the legendary michael schumacher for race wins, we'll hear from his father about what drives his son towards greatness. towering above the rest in the paris, rafa nadal equals roger federer‘s record of 20 grand slam titles. evening, there has been a huge reaction to project big picture, proposals for reforming football being driven
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by manchester united and liverpool. that includes an 18 team premier league, with more money flowing down to the football league, their chairman's all for it. the premier league says it will be damaging, the changes would see the so—called big six clubs, wield even more power and influence. west ham are one of those clubs firmly against it. here's our sports news reporter laura scott. the pyramid lake has become the most lucrative sports league in the world. but apparently in secret, liverpool and manchester united have been developing plans for the most radical shake—up since it was formed. —— the premier league. with the backing of the efl. it is a long—term plan that is actually worth battling. this is not an attempt to get a better short—term solution. passionately believe this is actually the right future for the game and therefore deserves serious consideration. the plan has been named project big picture, but what does it look like? the number and
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premier league teams would be cut from 20 to 18. both the efl cup and the community shield would be abolished. voting rights would be concentrated to the nine most well—established top fight clubs and funding model would change so 25% of the future tv deals would go to the rest of the football league. and to help with clubs to the bible is under threat, there would be a bailout of £250 million. how does the faa view the decisions being made in the time of crisis? it looks as though they are taking advantage of this crisis to offer a package that has got some good elements in it. but it has a very bad future that it radically alters the power within the english game. and that is what we fear the most. power should be taken away from clubs. not concentrated in the hands of fewer of them. the premier league sent a number of the proposals could have a
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damaging impact on the whole game. and others believe this is a power grab disguised as an act of generosity. there is plenty of opposition to overcome. rather than doing backroom deals to try and refu nd doing backroom deals to try and refund football at this critical moment i would rather they are working together to ensure the future of football, i have to say if they can't get together to sort this out we will have to return to what we promised in our manifesto which isafamily we promised in our manifesto which is a family and review of football government because i think many fans will be concerned about what they are reading today. in the short—term, lordly clubs may be saved from financial peril, but what will the structure and distribution of power within english football? —— a lower league clubs. let's get some more reaction now to project big picture from one of the premier league's most successful managers, now head of global football development at fifa, arsene wenger is worried about the influence of foreign club owners and the threat to the traditions of the english game.
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people have both the brexit in england. because they want to make their own decision. but football has no sovereignty, because it is owned today by billionaires from outside of the country who seek to influence the english game. i think the premier league in some states will have to help the lower clubs and lower lea ks to have to help the lower clubs and lower leaks to help them survive. and maybe you need a strict control management to get them to financially first the leaving survive at the lower level. how? i don't know. it is too early. is it to the reduced to 18 clubs? that would be very difficult because to suppress the community shield, not. it isa suppress the community shield, not. it is a tradition with everybody all over the world. this super pup is
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ever more popular. i don't know why we should collect and england. the lee cup as part of the tradition in england. you have to accept we got toa england. you have to accept we got to a country, and you have to accept the tradition of the culture. best of the league cup. this part of the english culture and i don't believe that you can suppress the competition, overall, i believe you have defied a financial way to support the lower lea ks have defied a financial way to support the lower leaks or they will die. —— you have to find a way. you can hear much more of that interview with arsen wenger across the bbc tomorrow, to coincide with the publication of his autobiography, as he was talking there about the financial health of the smaller clubs, the football league would benefit from a £250 million rescue package after the hit they've taken because of the pandemic and then every year they'd also receive 25 percent of the premier league's income. let's speak now to crewe alexandra's vice chairman charles grant.
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evening charles, what's the view from league one about these proposals? good evening. well, certainly tentatively positive. we have been lacking a solution for a very long time. this looks like the start of a proposal that could go somewhere. would there be a majority of clubs in the football league willing to adopt this shake up? because of the many involved come a lot more than has been dripping down from before. i would hope so. at the end of the day, he starts to with the english football pyramid where the english football pyramid where the gap between premier league and championship has grown and grown and 110w championship has grown and grown and now the championship in league1 championship has grown and grown and now the championship in league 1 and league 2 is getting pretty wide. so i think so. malcolm clark, who heard from, said that this is been described to him as they sugar—coated cyanide pill.
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described to him as they sugar-coated cyanide pill. the devil will be the detail i'm sure but at the end of the day, we were struggling. there was no solution in sight come as you note these discussions have gone for a while. at least within we felt together with the clubs in the premier league we are starting to look at the problem in which a number of people have highlighted today, we need football to be involved, so far has really turned his attention to. what ibe fairand really turned his attention to. what i be fair and saying that for a club like crew alexander who can dream of participating in the premier league, do you really care if the talk clubs in the premier league seem to be at these vested self interest? hasn't that always been the way anyway?” agree. that is always been the way. we care. the likelihood of alexander reaching the premier league is pretty small i'll be at but the pyramid is very important in which money and players and enthusiasm in
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crowds, waterfall down to the pyramid, it is extremely important. that was one of the things which i think was injeopardy. that was one of the things which i think was in jeopardy. charles, that was one of the things which i think was injeopardy. charles, many thanks indeed for your time. crew alexander on the next little ra nt crew alexander on the next little rant at the moment. —— ona —— on a nice little run at the moment. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other football headlines. former manchester united midfielder paul scholes has taken temporary charge of salford city, after graham alexander was sacked on saturday. scholes is co—owner of the club that currently sits fifth in league 2. the scottish fa have secured a £5 million loan from the coronavirus business interruption scheme. the sfa face a £3 million loss of revenue if crowds don't return to hampden park — they've already staged four internationals without fans. celtic defender hatem abd elhamed is the latest celtic player to have to self—isolate. he fell ill after playing for israel last night. his club and international team mate nir bitton tested positive last week. odsonne edouard and ryan christie are also self isolating ahead of the old firm match on saturday.
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yesterday we saw two record equalling feats, rafa nadal‘s latest french open triumph saw him draw level on 20 grand slam titles with roger federer, while lewis hamilton took the chequered flag in germany to equal michael schumacher‘s 91 race wins, more on nadal‘s achievement in a moment but first let's get more on the formula one world champion, who also looks like he's going to equal schumacher‘s record of seven world titles. hisjourney from karting prodigy to the front of the formula one grid has been well told, but his father anthony told us what this latest milestone means. it has been quite incredible to be honest. as usual, we sat and watched the race, nervous from the start to the race, nervous from the start to the end, this time it was obviously commitment is much, much more, given that it commitment is much, much more, given
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thatitis commitment is much, much more, given that it is almost 30 years since we started in this business and to have achieved 91 wins in formula 1 and was a dream beyond anything we could have imagined. he called me after the race when he got a break in between his interviews and it was like, i felt like between his interviews and it was like, ifelt like 1994, on the first time we have one a karting championship. it sounded like the lewis, the young boy from stevenage who always wanted to be a formula 1 race driver and it is quite a risk making today. as a youngster, he was saying dad to be a race or how do i make it happen. half the problem in your you are young is getting people to believe. you can knock as many doors, you can to believe. you can knock as many dooi’s, you can save to believe. you can knock as many doors, you can save my to believe. you can knock as many dooi’s, you can save my son to believe. you can knock as many doors, you can save my son has won a race recently come and we think will be formula 1 race drivers in the future. and people just be formula 1 race drivers in the future. and peoplejust don't believe. i remember what that feels
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like. it is almost like the rejection because at the time, formula 1 was clearly a white dominated sport. there were no black race drivers. but i knew from the first time lewis race that he was going to be great. because of his application and his determination for the competition, and when we got the formula 1, all those years ago, ijust the formula 1, all those years ago, i just knew that the formula 1, all those years ago, ijust knew that if he stayed honest and true to his sport into his talent, it would be phenomenal. and over the last three to five years, it is almost like he has reinvented himself and come find a way to drive that car faster than he ever could before. it is age, wisdom, love of the sport, level competing, and i think every day he goes out and he
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continues to amaze. we can say this about rough and the dow as well. —— about rafe on the dow as well. —— about rafe on the dow as well. —— about rafe on the dow as well. now to that other ecord equling feat, rafael nadal dismantling novak djokovic at roland garros to bring up french open title number 13, grand slam number20, drawing level with roger federer. let's speak to our tennis correspodnent who was in paris for the fortnight. russell, before you start talking about the 20, andy murray says that 13 titles at rolling garros, that beats any other sporting record,., just by itself. quite possibly he thinks the greatest achievement in sport. he made the comparison with pete sanford who was the leading male player for so long pete sanford who was the leading male playerfor so long in pete sanford who was the leading male player for so long in terms of grand slams. —— pete send first. here is the doll, just one of the four grand slams within one of the overall record. —— rafael nadal. an astounding achievement in the way he played in the final against novak djokovic, he really was not close at all. it will be thinking maybe he
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