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scotland are looking for a new manager after alex mcleish was sacked today.ings to an end his second spell in charge of the national team, one that lasted only just over a year. but ended with a series of poor results. alistair lamont reports. a humiliation for the scotland national side, beaten 3—0 by the side ranked 117th in the world. kazakhstan, alex mcleish‘s waterloo. that crushing, demoralising defeat ended scotland's chances of a successful qualification campaign before it had begun. some people would say that this kind of result is a sacking offence. i willjust continue to do myjob, and suffice to say, i'm not going to get drawn into that question. the question a little over a year ago, was whether the scottish fa had the right man. i can understand that opinion can be divided but it is up to me to try and get those guys on side. i am hoping the tartan army can cometo... i wouldn't say forgive me, but i hope they can come around and say mcleish is right, he is the man for the job. but he got off to an inauspicious start, losing a friendly to scotland

alex mcleish's second spell as scotland head coach has lasted just 1a months.act was terminated by mutual consent after a poor start to the euro 2020 qualifiers. our sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin was outside hampden park earlier today. meeting here at the scottish airfield board meeting after that statement came out, we are expecting the statement, but we are sad to see them go. it was a tough decision, but they highlighted performances, they highlighted performances, they highlighted results, and in particular that game against because eckstein, what they said was given what happened in kazakhstan, they couldn't quite see the progress that they wanted to see, given scotland and glasgow will be hosting games for the 20 20s scottish absolutely desperate for qualification, we know we haven't been to a major final since 1998 anyway, but there is extra significance on the euro 2020, so extra significance on the euro 2020, so the search for his successor sta rts so the search for his successor starts now. footballers across england and wales will go on

football now — and alex mcleish has left his position as scotland's football manager after 14 months. the scottish football association says it was a collective decision. and in the europa league tonight, two premier league clubs have made it through to the semifinals, after winning their second leg games this evening. chelsea got off to a flying start against slavia prague, scoring three goals within 20 minutes. the visitors fought back but it wasn't enough, with the final score 5—3 on aggregate. arsenal also secured their place in the semis, after beating napoli1—0 in italy, making it 3—0 to arsenal over the two legs. hundreds of firefighters who helped save notre dame cathedral on monday were invited to meet the french president today, as he called their actions exemplary. dozens of firefighters are still at the cathedral, ensuring no new fires break out, amid concerns that parts of the building could collapse. lucy wililamson reports from paris. today, france saw the faces of its heroes. the firefighters who, on monday night, pitted their bravery against a vast inferno and won, n

the scotland manager, alex mcleish, has been sacked, afterjust 12 matches in charge. run of results. alasdair lamont reports. a humiliation for the scotland national side, beaten three nothing by the side ranked 117th in the world. kazakhstan, alex mcleish‘s mortally. kazakhstan, alex mcleish‘s waterloo. that crushing, demoralising defeat ended scotland‘s chances of a successful qualification campaign before it had begun. some people would say that this kind of result is a sacking offence. i willjust continue to do myjob and suffice to say, i'm not going to get drawn into that question. the question a little over a year ago was whether the scottish fa had the right man. i can understand that opinion can be divided but it is up to me to try and get those guys on site. i am hoping it will turn and we can come, i don't want to say forgive me, but i hope they can come around and say mcleish is right, he is the man for the job. but he got off to an inauspicious start, losing a friendly to scotland‘s old adversary, costa rica. five defeats followed in the next seven, the lo

after his second speuin from alex mcleish after his second spell in charge was ended afterjust 14 monthsr 12 games of which he won five and lost 790 came under real pressure after a poor start to the euro 2020 qualifiers. most notably that embarrassing 3—0 defeat to kazakhstan. david moyes is also in the running according to the bookmakers but the former saint mirren and chelsea player and coach clark has many supporters. i'd be making a beeline for steve clarke who is currently the kilmarnock manager. successful time at a variety of english clubs and he was a management material there as well. he‘s had a fabulous season with kilmarnock and kilmarnock fans will be devastated if he did go but for me looking around the names like david moyes are being shouted about, there are quite a few that would do a decentjob, there are quite a few that would do a decent job, and there are quite a few that would do a decentjob, and maximise the potential of that group. anyone better than steve clarke? not that i can see. manchester united manager ole gunnar solskjaer is hoping to get back to winning wa

and alex mcleish exits as scotland coach by mutual consent,

alex mcleish has been sacked as scotland manager afterjust over a year in the job for the second timee in their opening euro qualifiers. good evening and welcome to the bbc‘s news at six. it's the investigation that has dominated washington politics for nearly two years. today the long—awaited, 400—page report into alleged russian interference in the 2016 us presidential election has finally been released. the investigation was carried out by special counsel robert mueller, a former fbi director. he examined two issues — whether president trump colluded with the russian government and whether he tried to obstruct subsequent investigations into the affair. the report cleared president trump of conspiring with russia but on the question of obstruction, the report didn't reach a conclusion. our north america editorjon sopel is in washington now. here it is, all 400 pages of it, and it makes for riveting reading. the president using the strongest language possible when he thinks his presidency may have been fatally undermined by the mueller investigation and then again later when donald t

alex mcleish has been sacked as scotla nd alex mcleish has been sacked as scotland head coach, his secondotland head coach, his second spell at last in just 1a months. we will have the latest. and tomasz has the weather. it is warming up, it will be the warmest spell since february. thanks, tomasz. also coming up — he is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy. we'll be marking a0 years since the monty python team turned their attention to the life of brian. hello, welcome to afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. it's been two years in the making — and now, in the next few hours, the us special counsel robert mueller‘s report on alleged russian meddling in the 2016 election will finally be released. but it will have sections deemed too sensitive for public comsumption covered up. jane o'brien is at the white house in washington. the report goes on for 22 months, and it has been completed. there will be a news conference at 2.30. jane o'brien is at the white house in washington. today we will finally be able to read to the robert mueller report for ourselves, at least the bits that have not b

scotland are looking for a new manager, after alex mcleish's second spell in charge was ended afterjustor start to the euro 2020 qualifiers, most notably a 3—nil defeat to kazakhstan. norwich city could be promoted to the premier league later today. the championship leaders need third placed sheffield united to slip up at nottingham forest this lunchtime and then win themselves later in the day against sheffield wednesday to return to the top flight after a three year absence. footballers across england and wales will start a 24—hour social media strike from 9 o'clock this morning, in protest at how racism has been dealth with by football authorities and social media companies. among those taking part is tottenham defender danny rose, who was abused during england's euro 2020 qualifier in montenegro in march. the boycott kicks off the professional footballers' association's anti—racism campaign, entitled #enough. more than 720,000 tickets have been sold for the women's world cup in france, according to fifa. the opening match between the hosts and south korea in paris on 7thjune is sold

in particular, saying it essentially didn't show scotland when making the kind progress under alex mcleisher his feet now and try and get someone else in to make sure they do indeed qualify for euro 20 20. he did get scotla nd qualify for euro 20 20. he did get scotland to the top of the league group said there is still a chance of euro qualification. who might be replacing him? as you can imagine, lots of names being bandied around. the likes of paul lambert, david moyes, he did say recently that was a job he would like but perhapsjust not now. one name that continually comes up not now. one name that continually comes up and one that most scotland fa ns comes up and one that most scotland fans would like to see here as the next scotland manager is that of steve clarke, he has worked wonders with the ayrshire side. whether or not steve clarke would want the job, similarly to david moyes at this stage, remains to be seen. he certainly would be the favourite amongst the fans. thank you very much. footballers across england and wales will go on a 24—hour social media strike from nine o'clock

alex mcleish‘s second spell in charge, was ended afterjust14 months. he was in charge for only 12 games, of which he won five and lost seven. mcleish a poor start to the euro 2020 qualifiers, most notably a 3—0 defeat against kazakhstan. david moyes and scott gemmill are also in the running according to the bookmakers, but clarke has many supporters. i'd be making a beeline for steve clarke who is currently the kilmarnock manager. successful time as the number two at a variety of english clubs and he was a management material there as well. he's had a fabulous season with kilmarnock and kilmarnock fans will be devastated if he did go. but for me looking around the names like david moyes are being shouted about, there are quite a few that would do a decent job, and maximise the potential of that group. anyone better than steve clarke? not that i can see. some manchester united players "need a reality check" after a poor run of form, according to manager 0le gunnar solskjaer. united have lost five of their last seven games in all competitions and were knocked out of the champions league by barcelona on tuesday. ahead of sunday's trip