was, the way arsenal football club was, the way arsenal football club was, the way england management it be that coaches, managers, fellow professionals who were alongside you could allow this to continue? because they knew what you we re continue? because they knew what you were doing, many of them, but they just turn a blind eye. well, not all of them. there were some that, when you've got the illness you are either in denial, go away, i haven't got a problem, either in denial, go away, i haven't gota problem, minimisation, i don't like him, orjustification. you drink if you had a wife like me or a life like me. there's the kind of three issues. and other people didn't understand. i didn't understand, so why would they understand? and there was a big, huge drinking culture in the game at that point as well. so a lot of it was normalised and accepted and it was normalised and accepted and it was pushed towards certain coaches and staff, actually camaraderie, and the non— addict, some of my teammates, they bonded over it. i just stayed there for three days after. no question, you are

i am here at the emirates stadium, home of arsenal football club, the first premier league team use aame in the future. as well as arsenal, the intel true view system has been installed at two other premier league clubs — champions league finalists liverpool and newly crowned champions manchester city. in the past, traditionally a camera would show you one point of view. what we can actually do is enable multiple cameras to consist of one frame and one shot that shows you 360 degrees angle showing you all those plays of, well, did he touch, did he not touch, i'd like to see from the other side. so now we can deliver that story to you. it consists of 38 5k cameras installed at fixed points around each stadium, which feed content into a dedicated control room. in this control room, an operator and producer can recreate match action in 3d and using some serious processing power, can allow replays to simulate the perspective from any point or player on the pitch. imagine that if you will be filming me now in volumetric, i would notjust be a 2—dimensional image as people are now experienci

and ijust wonder, when you reflect now, looking back at the way you were, the way arsenal football clubork, how could it be that coaches, managers, fellow professionals who were alongside you could allow this to continue? because they knew what you were doing, many of them, but theyjust turned a blind eye. well, not all of them, you know. there were some that, when you've got the illness you're either in denial — go away, i haven't got a problem — minimisation — i don't drink like him — orjustification, you know — you'd drink if you had a wife like me or a life like me. so that's the kind of three issues. and other people didn't understand. i didn't understand, so why would they understand? and there was a big, huge drinking culture in the game at that point as well. so a lot of it was normalised and accepted and it was pushed towards certain coaches and staff, actually camaraderie, and the non—addicts, some of my teammates, you know, they bonded over it and stuff. i just stayed there for three days after. no question, you were not the only addict in the game. you are not the only addic

we have been talking about the significance of this europa league competition right now to arsenal football club this evening in the first leg of their europa league semifinal, their goal came from pedro just before league semifinal, their goal came from pedrojust before half—time, and that made it 1—1, that is the way the game finished. i think chelsea will be content with that, a lwa ys chelsea will be content with that, always important to score the away goal. so the strong possibility remains we could have two london clu bs remains we could have two london clubs competing at this european final in azerbaijan, sophie, just 4000 kilometres from london to baku. polls closed just under half an hour ago in the local elections in england and northern ireland. huw edwards with be with you throughout the night as the results come in. this is no normal set of local elections — they affect 248 councils in england and northern ireland, but they take place in the most turbulent political period since the second world war. how will the brexit stalemate affect the outcome, and what will that mean for the

chelsea and arsenal have continued england's domination of european football this season with both london clubs azerbaijan. chelsea beat eintracht frankfurt on penalties while arsenal won at valencia. it follows the dramatic champions league semi's with liverpool and tottenham making the final in madrid following astonishing fightbacks. and these pictures of an ancient royal burial chamber found in english county of essex, east of london, has created quite a buzz. it's being described as the uk's "equivalent of tutankhamun‘s tomb". experts believe it belonged to a sixth century anglo—saxon prince. eight years after syria descended into a bloody civil war, president assad's army is advancing in a massive offensive, backed by russian air power, on the last large area of the country still held by rebel forces. the fighting has forced around 200,000 civilians from their homes, leading to warnings of a new humanitarian crisis. government forces are attacking idlib, northern hama, and western aleppo, the opposition‘s last remaining strongholds. the area was protected by a truce brokered with turkey.

chelsea and arsenal have continued england's domination of european football this season, with both london clubsing the europa league final. chelsea beat eintracht frankfurt on penalties while arsenal won at valencia. liverpool and tottenham will battle it out for the champions league final. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: two years after the grenfell tower fire in west london, the government is to spend £200 million on replacing dangerous cladding on privately—owned high—rise buildings. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. showdown in washington. the us and china hold make or break trade talks in the shadow of a fresh round of tariff hikes. potatoes and patents, by pepsico went into battle with four indian farmers over a humble vegetable. hello and welcome to the friday edition of asia business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. sws china jade moore. as talks resume in washington, hanging over the negotiations are the threat to raise ta riffs negotiations are the threat to raise tariffs on 300 and $25 billion worth of chinese goods. that is aft

is that arsenal have almost sold them all, chelsea less so, and both clubs are expecting quite a few fa ns both clubs are expecting quite a few fans internationally as well. as for the footballbeen training in the azerbaijan capital whereas chelsea arrived today. they also have a reported injury concern over n'golo kante. as far as we know, arsenal have a clean bill of health. they are expecting around 60,000 bill of health. they are expecting around 60 , 000 spectators bill of health. they are expecting around 60,000 spectators inside the stadium both sets of players will be here to train and hold news conferences tomorrow afternoon and as for the match itself, it is on wednesday, eight o'clock kick—off uk time, 11pm locally. the match has been dominated by non—footballing issues, from traffic, travel, politics, but now it focuses to the game itself. it will be pretty warm, but nothing too perturbing for either side of the players. for what will be the biggest sporting event this game has ever changed —— this country has ever staged. before we go, just time to give you a behind to give you a behind the scenes peek at anthonyjoshua's preparations for his latest world title d

chelsea and arsenal have continued england's domination of european football this season, with both london clubsaking the europa league final. chelsea beat eintracht frankfurt on penalties, whilst arsenal won at valencia. liverpool and tottenham will battle it out for the champions league final. that's all. stay with bbc news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. hello and welcome to hardtalk. i'm shaun ley. a decade ago, iceland was a byword for bubble economics, then three banks collapsed and much of the economy went the same way. from greed in high places to a green in the highest place. katrin jakobsdottir, a left—wing environmentalist is a prime minister whose ambitious pledge is to make iceland carbon neutral by 2040. she's ‘a person of strong opinions‘, she says, yet iceland's carbon emissions are set to rise over the next few years. iceland will stay in nato, against her view and will carry on whaling, against her view. a coalition government may require compromise, but does iceland's green pm have no red lines? prime minister, welcome and thank you for being with us today. you have been prim

today that arsenal have almost sold them all, chelsea, less so, and both clu bs a re all, chelsea, less so, and both clubs are expecting quite a few fans internationally as well. as for the footballraining here in the azerbaijan capital whereas chelsea arrived today. they also had a reported injury concern. as far as we know, arsenal have a clean bill of health. they're expecting 60,000 spectators inside the stadium. both sets of players will be here to train and hold news conferences tomorrow afternoon and as for the match itself, it is on wednesday, and 8pm ca ke itself, it is on wednesday, and 8pm cake of uk time, 11pm locally. much has been needed by a non—footballing issues in the build—up from travel, tickets, visas, politics but gradually now the focus will shift to the game itself. it will be pretty warm, inaccessible 20 degrees but not too perturbing for either set of players. it is going to be the biggest sporting event that this country has ever staged. before we go, just time to give you a behind the scenes peek at anthonyjoshua's preparations for his latest world title defence. he fights andy ruinunior at madison square garden in new york on saturday night, but he's

arsene wenger says he left his heart at the club. despite that, he said had been happy to take a break but that he would return to football soon. my life to the club for 22 years. every minute of my life was dedicated to the club and i miss the values that we developed inside the club. sometimes when you stop like that it is difficult but it is also an opportunity to do some other things. i'm quite happy with what i left behind me because i had the feeling that it was an important moment in my life, but an interesting one as well. it's the club of my heart and ijust want well. it's the club of my heart and i just want them to play well. when we play well and we win, unhappy, and when we don't play well and don't play when, i'm not happy. philip neville falling to the floor in shame after being nutmeg. that's worth another look. embarrassing. that's all from sportsday. a lot over the weekend including the play—offs, the pro1li in glasgow and the super league festival, magic weekend. that's all for now. the weather is looking more u nsettled the weather is looking more unsettled as we go into the bank holiday weekend. some warm s

congratulations to liverpool tottenham arsenal and chelsea quite a week for english football is premiership clubs -- made history by filling all four top spots. europe's's two biggest finalss simon hararding takes a lookk at ththe financncial clout that mat possible. english clubs at the pinnacle of european football following liverpool and tottenham is remarkable comeback wins to reach the champions league fina. hostile in chelsea qualified for the europa league final europe's second major tournaments for the first time in history full clubs from the same country. dominate two finals. youan -- understand but he wass that he had the l liabilities -- many i and ain't this moment -- did the committee he's the best the simplest should be noted. although the because it was saying that what they think. of domination on the page which could be linked to another factor financial strength something which villains his manager was quick to point sounds after the spaniards would not dance by arsenal on thursda. and she does everything there is no doubt that also have a greater financial backing them violenc

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the former arsenal manager arsene wenger has told the bbc he's not sure if he'll ever return to football management. he left the clubly has been involved in developing a player—tracking system. i thought as well i will come back in to manage very quickly but i enjoyed quite to take a little distance and to maybe analyse well what i want to do, where i can be useful in our society. now i am at a crossroads and i will come back soon now in football. i cannot tell you exact in what capacity. i want to share in the little knowledge i have. let's take a look at some of the other sports stories around today. and not many have crossed this divide but england defender abbie mcmanus has left manchester city to join newly promoted manchester united in the wsl. she spent 12 years at city and was the club's longest—serving player. she says she's always been a united fan and that playing for them is a childhood dream. british number three katie boulter travelled to paris this morning to withdraw from the french open. she said she'd still hoped to play despite a back injury, but her medical team advised against it. she's entitled

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so far the team has produced over 300000 footballs and some of them have shipped all the way to prominent european clubs like arsenal manchester united and chelsea . and that is it from africa today as always you catch one all stories on our website and facebook page we've seen all those wonderful poles on maze now we leave you pictures of the beautiful big gaping paved part of the continent. eco africa. these people used to make money by hunting elephants. now own great earn their living collecting elephant dung. here at queen elizabeth national park in uganda. their work plays an important role in protecting this endangered species. next. culling all women what do you think why do we often earn less than men and why are we less likely to be promoted and why are we more at risk of poverty than all the. isn't the same worldwide or are there places where women are the high earners closing the gender pay gap more money for women. made in germany in 60 minutes. the global tourist guide from germany's booming capital i love berlin the scope of the multicultural metropolis in europe max series the band the sun like stars

of $70.00 and $1.00 of european clubs football's biggest matches the europa league final kicks off its just a few hours but under a cloud fans from english clubs arsenal and chelsea are mostly steering clear of the box with stadium in azerbaijan as the country contends with human rights issues and the fact that it's a long a long way from blocked. i'm sorry kelly walk into the program nigeria's president mohamad hari has been sworn in for a 2nd and final term the 76 year old took the oath of office and open air ceremony in the capital of gujarat but he did not give and then on hero address a number of regional leaders attended the low key event in africa's most populous nation. and our correspondent on a char has been following the inauguration and. people are packing up here at eagle square and if you look to my right that's the stage for president hu hari was sworn in for a 2nd time in his life but this time around the ceremony was rather low key it was rather short as well due to security concerns but also due to the fact that democracy day that usually takes place in may 29th has been moved to june 12th is another reason why probably it's better t

football but it was a bad day for arsenal and manchester united. united will have to settle for europa league football next season after being held to a draw at bottom clubd tier competition is the right place for united. he says he couldn't fault his players attitude and effort, but they just weren't good enough. we haven't deserved to be a top four. we have chased the pack. we have been given chances. the league is all tight. it's a good league, there's loads of good teams, and when we got the opportunities, we weren't able to really grab them, and today was just a confirmation of and today was just a confirmation of a long season. because in the end, the table doesn't lie. arsenal look to have blown their chance of champions league qualification through a top four finish, that's after they were also held 1—1 against brighton at home. glenn murray scored their equaliser from the spot. the gunners need an 8—goal swing on the final day to finish above spurs on goal difference in fourth which is unlikely, so they'll have try and qualify for the champions league by winning the europa league. chelsea didn't fluff their lines beating watford 3—0. ruben loftu

arsenal and chelsea have reached the europa league final — as english clubs complete a clean sweep of europe's top footballing triumphed in penalties over german side eintracht frankfurt, while arsenal had a comfortable win against valencia in spain. the clubs face each other in baku in azerbaijan on 29th may. it's the first time clubs from one country have dominated the finals of europe's top club—football tournaments, after liverpool and tottenham reached the champions league final this week. tributes have been paid to comedian freddie starr who has reportedly died at the age of 76. the sun newspaper reported the comedian was found dead at his home in spain, but the bbc has been unable to verify the details. freddie starr was one of britain's most well known performers during the 1970s, but in recent years had suffered ill health. the united states has more than doubled tariffs on billions of dollars of chinese goods. it comes after negotiations in washington aimed at salvaging a trade deal between the world's two largest economies broke up without agreement. the talks are due to resume later today. radical

club, you can imagine what he's been doing since. what a man. reading, long lunches. arsene wenger tells the bbc, that he's not sure if he will return to footballer has been out of work since leaving the club a year ago, and he admits he doesn't know whether his next role in football, will be as a manager. there was a real battle at tannadice as dundee united and st mirren go all out to play premiership football next season. but their first leg play off finished 0—0 the perfect tribute to a formula 1 great. lewis hamilton is fastest in practice for the monaco grand prix for mercedes, as they mourn the loss of chairman niki lauda. heather watson's hopes of making the french open are over after she was knocked out in the second round of qualifying in paris. who knocked out? i will find out.|j didn't mean to drop you in it. we're so didn't mean to drop you in it. we're so concerned about heather being knocked out. being accused of that in tennis, favouring the names that we are likely to know. do you know what, we can actually show some huge favouritism this morning. when i started, i was the bbc isle of wight correspondent. so why don't you talk

football authorities say there was no reason why the player shouldn't travel. well arsenal and chelsea haven't sold their full allocation of tickets with travel to baku proving difficult and expensive. neither clubxpected to take up their allocation of six thousand each. for everybody it's better to play with 30,000 fans cheering and you do thisjob, these matches and it's better for everybody that, didn't to have the fans with the team. raheem sterling has been a strong voice in the fight against racism in football but he's calling for more action to be taken. he says t—shirt campaigns and social media blackouts aren't enough. the manchester city player says if the authorities are serious about combating racism then points deductions and expulsion from tournaments should be considered. after the situation that i had a chelsea, they came to me with an idea and it was about a premier league associate media —— social media blackout. i just league associate media —— social media blackout. ijust do not agree with that, it is a social media post that will happen for one day and in two days will be forgotten about. and also to do a lot in england, as well a few times, think at the gate as to wear a t—s

arsenal has to be in the champions league. it is an amazing and important game, the fans, the club, we want champions league football back. 0ver want champions league football back. over the season league football back. over the season maybe we deserved to be there on the top four. but it is a big game tomorrow, a final, we can take a trophy and go back to the champions league. few british fans will be watching it in person with the difficulty in getting to azerbaijan are seeing only a you thousands travelling. also staying at home as arsenal's armenian midfielder mikhitaryan, the politics of that region leave him feeling for his safety. arsenal have never won this competition but they cruised into the final led by a man who guided sevilla to glory, three years ago. proceeded to win one title. the second. that helped us to achieve the champions league. chelsea's one european title was this, years ago, but sarri is still to win a trophy as manager, pressure is on but sarri is still to win a trophy as manager, pressure is on him, despite already qualifying for next season's champions league. there is speculation this could be hi

so far the team has produced over 300000 footballs and some of them have shipped all the way to prominent european clubs like arsenal manchester united and chelsea. a quick reminder now the top stories we're following for you here and nigerian president muhammad his will ari is sworn in for a 2nd term a 76 year old one reelection in february after pledging to revive the economy improve security and tackle corruption. german chancellor angela merkel and french president emmanuel makana have clashed over who should take the european union's top job potentials camos the 2 leaders meet with other e.u. heads of government in brussels to discuss the blocs leadership the next 5 years. into it you can always get to that unit is on the go just download are out from google play or from the apple store it will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for breaking news you can use the deed of you after send us photos and videos. you're up to date now on d w coming up the borneo case a documentary on the fight against illegal logging so do stay tuned and thanks so much for watchi

this is a special period for english football, chelsea beating arsenal this week in the europa league final. now two more of its clubshigh on people‘s mines. 5000 extra police officers have been deployed around the stadium and in the centre of madrid. there are actually no big screens in the fan zones to stop people congregating together, either tottenham or liverpool fans, and then certain problems developing as a result of the proximity of those two. there are no big screens to watch the game live tomorrow. and heavy vehicles have also been banned from the area around here. you may remember a few yea rs around here. you may remember a few years ago that attack in barcelona that left a number of people dead, a vehicle was used to ram pedestrians. well, heavy vehicles have been blocked from entering this area as well. so, security is high on peoples minds. for the fans, it‘s all about the fun and hopefully victory, whether you are a tottenham or liverpool fan. for what promises to bea or liverpool fan. for what promises to be a game tomorrow. —— a cracking game tomorrow. frank bowling studied painting alongside david

this is a special period for english football, chelsea beating arsenal this week in the europa league final. now two more of its club madrid today with a reported surge in bookings for chartered planes and private jets for the champions league final on saturday. it's thought around 20,000 liverpool and tottenham fans are arriving without tickets for the game and, despite a police clampdown on reselling tickets, some are being offered for more than $6,000. natalie pirks reports on the fans‘ journey to madrid. nothing greater, nothing greater in life. it means more than so many things. we've got to the atmosphere, we are soaking up the sun. things. we've got to the atmosphere, we are soaking up the sunlj things. we've got to the atmosphere, we are soaking up the sun. ijust wouldn't miss it, like, you just wouldn't miss it, like, you just wouldn't miss it, like, you just wouldn't miss it. football, like music, invokes passion. and people do extraordinary things for love. stressful. 0n do extraordinary things for love. stressful. on a thursday morning. you've got 12,000 miles you are going. i don't think it is actually

football. chelsea beating arsenal this week in the europa league final. now two more of its clubsople's mines. every now and again police helicopters buzzed the stereo and 5000 extra police deployed in the streets. dish—mac buzzed the stadium. heavy vehicles have also been prohibited from driving near the stadium too, the fear of course that some kind of heavy vehicle could be used as a weapon against people on the street. but the fans are just glad and happy to be here for what is going to be an incredible moment for their clubs tomorrow night. clive, thank you. there'll be intense political campaigning in peterborough this weekend ahead of next week's by—election. the seat was held by the labour mp fiona onasanya, who was forced out after being convicted of perverting the course of justice over a speeding ticket. the by—election is being seen as a test of whether the brexit party can continue the success it achieved in the european elections, as our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. in or out? that's the question that still seems to be dominating in peterborough. at

english clubs have completed a clean sweep of europe's elite football finals, with arsenal and chelsea of the champions league, and although tonight's matches didn't have the big comebacks, they both had plenty of drama and goals. chelsea had drawn their away first leg against eintracht frankfurt 1—1, so when ruben loftus—cheek scored midway through the first half, they were going through. but frankfurt equalised early in the second half from luka jovic to make it 2—2 on aggregate, and that's how it stayed until the end of extra—time, with the game going to penalties. and they were pretty evenly matched, as well, until chelsea's goalkeeper made two good saves and eden hazard struck the winning penalty. well, chelsea will play arsenal in the europa league final in baku on 29 may after arsenal beat valencia 7—3 on aggregate tonight. they had taken a 3—1 home leg lead with them to spain, seeing off a spirited valencia, who were far from a pushover. joe lynskey reports. in football this week, no gap in the scoreline has felt out of reach. from higher in the sky, valencia had eyes on the la

managers futures at the clu b futures, managers futures at the club so when you add that together sets us up for a bigger game than just football. arsenalg, and no victory —— victory would bring the added bonus of qualifying for next season's champions league. may be the season we deserved, to be in the top four, but it's a one—off game, a final, we can takea but it's a one—off game, a final, we can take a trophy and go back to the champions league. the past azerbaijan has been farfrom champions league. the past azerbaijan has been far from smooth, but finally the focus turns to football. —— the path to azerbaijan. labour's deputy leader says his party's decision to expel alastair campbell, tony blair's former spin doctor who admitted to voting liberal democrat in the eu elections last week, was "spiteful". tom watson said hundreds of thousands of labour party members voted against their party over its stance on brexit and there should be an amnesty against further expulsions. several other senior labour figures have also backed mr campbell. the scottish government has published legislation that could pave the way for a new vote on scot

english football clubs are dominating european finals this week, but what about off the pitch? it isa it is a huge week for english football. chelsea and arsenalprofitability, the value of their squad, the money they get in tv deals, whether they own their stadium, and even their social media presence. england's premier league is dominating the european financial league too. these nine english clubs make the power list. way more than any other european league. however, real madrid take the top spot. they replace man united. the spanish team won the champions league during the two seasons which this data covers. man u still has the most revenue of any english team. liverpool and tottenham have become business power players this season — both have seen massive increases in pre—tax profits in particular. and when you look at their total enterprise value, kpmg say both clubs are worth £1.7 billion. kieran maguire is a sports finance specialist at liverpool university and joins me now. real madrid have been really successful, winning the last three champions league final. if spurs when the title this week, would it put them in the top bracket?m whe

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the former arsenal manager arsene wenger has told the bbc that he's not sure if he'll ever return to football management. the frenchman has been out of work since leaving the club a player tracking system that he's involved in. i thought that i would come back into manager during quickly but i enjoy taking a little distance to maybe analyse what i want to do, where i can be useful in our society. i will come back soon and football. but i cannot tell you exactly in what capacity. i want to share the little knowledge that i have. the maverick australian nick kyrgios has withrawn from the french open, saying he's been "wiped out" by a bug he picked up earlier this week. he was due to play britain's cameron norrie in the first round. he'll now face french qualifier elliot benchetrit. that's all the sport for now. thanks. school students are holding strikes in countries around the world today to demand action on climate change. 0rganisers have said over a million people are expected join in at least 110 countries. the strikes were sparked by the swedish student greta thunberg, whose solo protest outside sweden's parliament last year has led to movements across the w

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football, first, the europa league finals between arsenal and chelsea. and saturday, liverpool faced tottenham for the champions league. but none of them have made them into the top three most valuable clubing to this year's addition of the football valuation report. for the first time, real madrid has overtaken manchester united at the top. barcelona has slipped to fourth, bayern munich has taken the third position in the past fourth -- four seasons. blanblog us have -- los had been cashing in the since winning champions leaguecos three times in a row-- los blancos having cashing in since winning the champions league three times in a row. reporter, hes our has more than just a passing interest in football. let me ask you, what explains this move? i'm sure they care more about the football than the rankings, but what explains the movement? mentioned, a lot of the movement in this table has come down to champions league performance. in the last three seasons, rio madrid won the tournament in each season. where's the previous team, manchester united, have not performed well at all or qualified for every tournament. what we know is that, firstly i'm a commercial sponsors tend to target club

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teams competing for european club football 2nd biggest prize chelsea hoping to get their hands on the trophy for the 2nd time in 6 years when they take on london rivals arsenal teams of how to travel 4000 kilometers to back you for the match the carbon footprint being one of the issues that has overshadowed the final. is looking to deliver their 1st european trophy for 25 years a problem they have faced is the absence of the median midfielder henrik make a tare and he failed for his safety had he travel to azerbaijan due to political tensions between the countries there's one silver lining in all snow when this much make a torrent will be travelling with them in the champions league next season instead . in the past our double olympic champion run a caster semenya has filed a human rights appeal with switzerland's highest court over a decision that forced her to take drugs to compete so many it lost an appeal earlier in the month against the international athletics federations rule that female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone would need to take medication or change events she seeking to have the decision by the court of arbitration for spo

football authorities say that the player's decision is unwarranted. arsenal and chelsea have not been able to sell their full allocation of tickets, with travel to baku proving difficult and expensive. neither clubb for these matches. so it's betterfor everybody to have the fans with the team. fifa have abandoned plans to expand the world cup in qatar in 2022 from 32 to 48 teams. football's world governing body had explored bringing the expansion, which would have meant neighbouring countries stepping in to share hosting duties, forward. but, following a consultation with stakeholders, it said the change could not happen now, with the expansion expected four years later, when the usa, canada and mexico host the tournament. gloucester‘s danny cipriani has been named the premiership's player of the season. he has been instrumental in leading his club side to the premiership play—offs where they'll play saracens. having also scooped the rugby players association player of the year award, it remains likely he'll be overlooked by eddiejones in england's world cup squad. and the former england captain andrew strauss believes eoin morgan's side won't have a better chance to win the world cup. it all st

securing champions league football but manchester united have blown it after being held to a draw at bottom clu b after being held to a draw at bottom club huddersfield. a bad day for arsenaltoo with a draw against brighton, the only realistic route into the champions league is by winning the europa league. no top four finish winning the europa league. no top fourfinish and winning the europa league. no top four finish and on this showing, no complaints. manchester united's hopes of qualification ended with a whimper at huddersfield. scott mctominay blasting them ahead albeit with some help from the keeper. after the break, the ultimate sucker punch, a goal kick all the way through to isaac in who booted huddersfield level before booting the corner flag into smithereens. it summed up united's day and in the words of manager, ole gunnar solskjaer, not good enough. we haven't deserved to be in the top four, we've chased the pack, we have been given chances. the league is so tight. it's a good lead with loads of good teams and when we got opportunities, we weren't able to grab them. arsenal's top four hopes are also all but over, they were soon ahead against brighton with nac

arsenal in the europa league final in baku, in azerbaijan. fans of all the clubs face a desperate search for tickets and expensive flights, as andy swiss reports. it was the perfect ending to english footballfinal! it took them a penalty shoot out to get there, but as stamford bridge erupted in celebration, fair to say chelsea fans didn't mind. a suitably dramatic finale to what has been an astonishing few days. because also through to the europa league final are arsenal. yes, it would be another all english showdown. it's the first time one country has applied all the finalists in europe's two major competitions. at the moment, it seems england's best arejust impossible to beat. the level is very high. in this moment, the premier league is the best championship in europe. perhaps in the world, i think. and the result isa the world, i think. and the result is a full house of finalists, as well as chelsea against arsenal, in the champions league, of course, it's tottenham against liverpool. for a liverpool manager has been openly opposed to brexit, this european dominance is tinged with irony. i don't think it will happen, a lot of times, to be honest. but this year, it's nice for england,

arsenal are about to get under way against brighton, knowing a win is a must if they're to keep their hopes of a top four finish alive. they too have a possible route into european football's elite club after their semifinal first leg against valencia. norwich have been crowned champions, while derby have secured the final play—off spot on the last day of the champinoship season. frank lampard's side just pipping middlesbrough, amid plenty of drama. as james burford reports. if ever there was an afternoon for looking over your shoulder, this was it. frank lampard's players started on the front foot. the crisp it of crosses , on the front foot. the crisp it of crosses, the coolest of headers. the man they can count on when time stands still. the pride of pride park clear for stands still. the pride of pride park clearfor all to see, stands still. the pride of pride park clear for all to see, time to tuckin park clear for all to see, time to tuck in and buckle up. these players have been on quite a ride in this roller—coaster of a championship season. roller—coaster of a championship season. fans started checking the scores, middlesbrough two up, a nightmare scenario which seemed unlik

arsenal in the europa league final in baku, in azerbaijan. fans of all the clubs are face a desperate search for tickets and expensive flights as andy swiss reports. it was the perfect ending to english football'sa in the europa league final. it took them a penalty shoot out to get there, but as stamford bridge erupted in celebration, fair to say chelsea fans didn't mind. a suitably dramatic finale to what has been an astonishing few days. because also through to the europa league final are arsenal... how about that? yes, it'll be another all english showdown. it's the first time one country has supplied all the finalists in europe's two major competitions. at the moment it seems england's best are just impossible to beat. here, the level is very high. at this moment, the premier league is the best championship in europe and consequently in the world, i think. and the result is a full house of finalists. as well as chelsea against arsenal, in the champions league of course, it's tottenham against liverpool. for a liverpool manager who's been openly opposed to brexit, this european dominance is tinged with irony. i don't think it will happen a lot of times to be honest. this year, it's nice. for

english clubs have created european football history by taking all four final spots in the continent's two major competitions. arsenalnkfurt on thursday to reach the europa league final. that followed dramatic wins for liverpool over barcelona and tottenham against ajax in the champions league. it is the first time all four finalists in europe's top two competitions have come from one nation. joining me now is our football reporter, simon stone. where are you? there you are. it is a huge moment. what can possibly account for it? i think we will see money. the massive premier league television deal, the european clubs juventus, barcelona, real madrid, have often viewed the rising levels of television money that come into the premier league as a concern for them, and! the premier league as a concern for them, and i think we are seeing that they out now in terms of four english teams reaching the finals of the two competitions, but not only that, manchester city and manchester united reached the quarterfinals of the champions league as well. there isa the champions league as well. there is a very real danger is european