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but for the entire world. there won't be anyone like him ever again. as a kid, we all wanted to be maradona. i was born in the same hospital as him. translation: for me, he's not dead, he's still alive. he'll be in my heart forever. it was such big news, i wanted to come here no matter what. i managed it and i'm really happy. amid tears and sadness, there were lighter moments. chanting and singing to remember the good times. but as the day went on, emotions ran high as fans waited in line. at one point, they broke down the barrier and riot police were drafted in. the coffin had to be removed from public viewing to keep the peace. maradona wasn't perfect. he battled drug addiction, he had his flaws.
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but he came from nothing and neverforgot his roots, and argentinians say that he won't be forgotten either. katy watson, bbc news, in buenos aires. more great reaction to maradona's life on the bbc website. now we know that some clubs will be allowed to have a small number of fans back in football stadiums when the four week lockdown in england ends on the 2nd of december. but if you're in a tier 3 area you're still not going to be allowed to have any. so, for a non—league side like wythenshawe town in south manchester, the tenth tier of english football, the wait goes on and i'm pleased to say i'm joined now by their chairman and co—owner chris eaton. what is the impact of lockdown been for you? it's a frustration more than
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anything else. as you say, we've... it's my life now in the short term. i won't bore you with the details, but i've capitalise the club through the investors. i spent my whole life at the club ordinarily, running other business interests from there. as you say, we started all five lands —— five games. and it stops and it is just very frustrating. we wa nt to and it is just very frustrating. we want to carry on playing football. the fa and the government, i believe, have said that you cannot in tier3, believe, have said that you cannot in tier 3, whether you have fans or not, whether you can open your bar oi’ not, whether you can open your bar or not, we want to play. yet at the moment, we are still not quite sure what our league and leagues of
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others are doing about that. if we can play, we will play. in the lead, you have some tier 2 and some tier 3. how many... you weren't getting in those 300 or so supporters. how crucial was that for the club's finances? fantastic. our average crowd... last season we were knoll and void, as you probably know. so, we've only been in non—league football for one season and our average crowd last season before lockdown was circuit 210, but so far this season, we have two home games in the league, so we've hit the 300 number. we had to turn people away from one of the games because we we re from one of the games because we were oversubscribed and demand, and were oversubscribed and demand, and we stuck to the rules. it's been a
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real journey. i've we stuck to the rules. it's been a realjourney. i've mentioned this so many times about sponsorship and getting on board, we have hundred thousand people and we have other local teams... i hope it's not going to cause any issue, but the fact is oui’ to cause any issue, but the fact is our team is 15,000 to cause any issue, but the fact is ourteam is 15,000 in the to cause any issue, but the fact is our team is 15,000 in the national league. we have massive opportunity to grow and develop what we've got, and yet, it's stop start. that's the most frustrating thing, stop start. and potentially, our season will become into, if this five day christmas thing develops into a 25 day lockdown in january, christmas thing develops into a 25 day lockdown injanuary, which is what we've been told. there uncertainty, you're absolutely right. i hate to interrupt you but there is so much to get through. we
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wish you all the best of luck. so many clubs sharing the same story as you. we wish you all the best. thank you. we wish you all the best. thank you forjoining us. next to the fa cup. there's live football on bbc 2 tonight, in the first match of the second round tranmere rovers in league two take on brackley town, who are two division below them in the national league north. it's a potential banana skin with tranmere sacking their manager mike jackson recently. eilidh barbour is leading the bbc‘s coverage at prenton park. good evening. from up pretty chilly print and is lead to take on national league lord brackley. this weekend fa cup second round action, dion doublet alongside me. we can see a little bit of history here tonight. brackley have never made it tonight. brackley have never made it to the third round. they've hit the ground running the season. it all
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goes back out the window for the fa cup. the chance to get to the third round and the excitement levels in that will be through the roof. they will be. for all the non—league clu bs, will be. for all the non—league clubs, 1a of them in the second round across the weekend, it's the joint host and it's a great occasion. it is. they can't make a few more in the fans as well, and they reach the third round? i think that'll be the first time they can make it if they ever get there. so yeah, excitement. the preparation would have been exciting as well for them, but they have to kerb it, make sure they use it the right way. they have a chance tonight, they really have. you've experienced it, being ina dressing have. you've experienced it, being in a dressing room of a club trying to get to the third and possibly draw one of the big ties. what's it like? it's an amazing feeling. having never been there before, you only train so far and you think one bite, can we do it? and we did on a couple occasions and it means so
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much to the club. a bit of money that was made as well, so ijust helped us stay alive. it's an exciting round of the fa cup for all. we will have live coverage from 7.30 on bbc two. comejoin us. kick off there at five to eight. next to the qualifiers for next year's women's european championship. now, scotland are only four games into their group because of the pandemic, but both northern ireland and wales finish their group games in the next few days. for northern ireland, they take on belarus in a huge match later tonight in belfast, as they hope to clinch a play—off spot. lydia campbell reports. as goals goal, there will be many more more than important for northern ireland than this one. when they beat belarus last time, it meant that the road ahead was very clear. when their final two group games finish second and clinched a playoff spot for the european championship, they face belarus
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again tonight. before taking on the faroe islands again tonight. before taking on the fa roe islands in again tonight. before taking on the faroe islands in the final group game next week. this is hard work on into the last few games, so there's excitement there and we're going over the last hurdle now. a lot of these girls are probably playing the biggest game of their lives and they know that. we won't let this opportunity pass us by. norway have already qualified for the group, but three nations could still finish second. wales are currently there, but have played extra, they need to beat belarus next week and hope that northern ireland dropped some points. northern ireland are third, but will finish second if they win the final two games while belarus need to beat both northern ireland and wales if they are to finish as runners up. and wales if they are to finish as runners up. northern ireland r 55th in the fifa world ranking. that's by far the lowest of the home nations have never qualified for a major
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tournament. at this group of mainly irish league players are hoping to change that. we will hopefully make history. we've never been in this position. it's exciting going into the last few games. we still have that hope that we can actually get to the playoff. where my offer that the challenge and we've been waiting for this. for all of our the challenge and we've been waiting forthis. forall of our careers, so bring it on. all the next two games are crucial, the hope is that success are crucial, the hope is that su ccess now are crucial, the hope is that success now will help pave the way for more in the future. it would just be sort of marking the next generation of women's football. the younger ones who come behind us, they see that as their target of getting to that point. it would just be an absolute privilege. for northern ireland, the chance to make history is in their own hands and all history is in their own hands and a ll starts history is in their own hands and all starts against belarus tonight. lydia campell, bbc news. and that game kicks off in just under ten minutes' time, and you can follow it on the bbc sport website
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and the red button. scotland are also in action against portugal which is also on the website. next to a saturday night of boxing with a difference. there are two fights tomorrow which are box office for very different reasons. 0ne sees the former world heavyweight champion mike tyson return to the ring 15 years after he last threw a competitive punch. at 5a, he's reported to be picking up over seven million pounds to face the former four weight world champion royjonesjunior, who's 51. hours before that fight in la, the powerhouse daniel dubois faces 0lympic medallist joe joyce in london in what's being billed as the best british heavyweight fight for a long time. i've been talking to our boxing correspondent mike costello, who says tyson will inevitably take the headlines. this is a fight, a carnival, a tragedy or a comedy, take your pick. but i have no real interest in watching these two men trying to
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reproduce what they did all those yea rs reproduce what they did all those years ago. in very different ways, they brought so much to the sport. there's been a daily stream of clips being produced online of the two men at various stages of their training, and a lot of the comments attached to those say how impressive the two men are looking. when they punch bags or hit by their reflective trainers —— respective trainers. but it's much easier to look impressive when there are no punches coming back the other way. it's scheduled for 82 minute rounds and for those who have never been in a ring, that doesn't sound like a long distance. believe me, it's a long way for two men who are 5a and 51 years of age, respectively. for me, it's professionally something i have to ta ke professionally something i have to take an interest in, but in terms of the fights fan in me, i have very little interest and ijust hope that both of them come out of this unscathed. i think it's fair to say
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that daniel dubois and joeljoyce is a serious business of saturday night. as the potential to be life—changing for the winter.m certainly does because some matches at stake with two men who have unbeaten records. daniel dubois at 23 underlines just how special a fight mike tyson was, because at the block was ranked in the uk and elsewhere around the world. he's one of the brightest prospects anywhere in boxing, and yet three years earlier in his career, mike tyson was the heavyweight champion of the world so thatjust underlines how special mike tyson was. but a lot of interest also in daniel dubois over here and how far he can go, and up againstjoejoyce, here and how far he can go, and up againstjoe joyce, this is here and how far he can go, and up againstjoejoyce, this is the biggest test of his professional career so biggest test of his professional career so far but likewise, is the biggest task forjoe joyce too. england very quickly 92 for three in
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the 12th over chasing 180 to beat south africa in that first in cape town. for me in the sportsday team, thanks for watching. that's all for now, good night. coming up on bbc news, lots of big and alarming statistics in the chancellor's spending review but the viewers really understand what they all mean? that's newswatch at 845 here on bbc news. alone, the rules, together
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