ben croucher, bbc news. a reminder you can watch the ballon d'or awards on the bbc later. argentina's lionel messi the overwhelming favourite to win the men's award for the eighth time. quite a few british names in there too including kane. quite a few british names in there too including kane. live coverage from paris is on bbc iplayer, bbc sport app, website and the red button from quarter to eight. that's all from sportsday. thanks very much for watching. we will see you next time. goodbye. goodbye. hello. this week's big weather story is likely to be storm ciaran, named by the met office, expected to bring widespread heavy rain, exacerbating the risk of flooding. also damaging winds most likely in the south of england and the channel islands through wednesday night and on into thursday. in the shorter term, a met office amber warning across south eastern parts of northern ireland to take us through tonight and into the first part of tomorrow. heavy and persistent rain here could well bring the risk of fu

ben croucher, bbc news, old trafford. wickets. they reached their target of 200 and 7a with 12 balls to spare. they reached their target of 274 with 12 balls to spare. india are the only unbeaten side in the tournament. india's next match is against england next saturday in lucknow. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. thanks for watching. temperatures even in our northern cities _ temperatures even in our northern cities close — temperatures even in our northern cities close to freezing. now throu . h cities close to freezing. now through the _ cities close to freezing. now through the day _ cities close to freezing. now through the day we've i cities close to freezing. now through the day we've got . cities close to freezing. ttmn" through the day we've got low pressure trying to squeeze its way in from the west, high—pressure tomorrow, ridge of high pressure across the near continent, that's how we start the day, largely dry under that area of high pressure. mist and fog patches. any icy stretches, mist and fog cle

ben croucher was there.of the fans leaving stjames�* park behind me were not even born the last time newcastle played in the champions league. it's been 20 years in the making, it has been well worth the wait. paris saint—germain including kylian mbappe were simply blown away by newcastle who led 2—0 by half—time thanks to goals by miguel almiron and dan burn. sean longstaff, born and raised here in north—east england, made it three. psg pulled one back, before fabian schar�*s screamer rounded off a famous 4—1 win. it was loud, raucous, everything you would expect from a european night in newcastle. and with the likes of ac milan and borussia dortmund to travel here to stjames�* park, you suspect they won't be in a rush to hurry. and this was the scene in the newcastle dressing room after that win — the club putting the picture out on social media. while the players of course have a game to prepare for at the weekend, i think it's fair to say there might be a few sore heads amongst the fans in the morning. e

ben croucher reports. to understand the present you have to know the past.years ago is not claim to england, from that final in yokohama to saturday's set me in paris. in that final in yokohama to saturday's set me in paris.— set me in paris. in four years, liuht set me in paris. in four years, light happens _ set me in paris. in four years, light happens in _ set me in paris. in four years, light happens in rugby. - set me in paris. in four years, light happens in rugby. we i set me in paris. in four years, l light happens in rugby. we have changed as a team, i imagine south africa feel like they have changed overfour africa feel like they have changed over four years as well, so we understand what task is in front of us, what a good team we are playing against, what a well drilled a team we are playing against, we are excited to get out there. that task is it tou . h excited to get out there. that task is it tough as _ excited to get out there. that task is it tough as it — excited to get out there. that task is it tough as it comes. _ excited to get out t

ben croucher reports. sunday at old trafford. the sun still shines, but it's a darker day. to sign a book of condolence and remember a great. somebody who was selfless, who played for the love of the game and the club. he even called the name, theatre of dreams. i've witnessed dreams here, some sadness, some glory and that is what made me come. for sir bobby charlton, representing manchester united was his dream come true. playing for the first time, i was in heaven. i was in heaven. i couldn't have felt any better. he was a player who transcended generations and the sport itself. i think what probably epitomises his fame and the love for him is that where you go in the world, even if they didn't speak english, didn't speak your language at all, they used to know to words and they were often bobby charlton. be it the ballon d'or, the world cup or european cup, charlton was one of the most decorated english players to have ever lived, but ask anybody about him and they won't just tell you about a great player, but also a great and humble man. when the club decided that for a

ben croucher there. all could mean for ineos. 0ur sports editor dan roan joins me now in the studio. where do the manchester united plans sit within sirjim ratcliffe's overall sporting stable, and what can we expect to see him do at old trafford? well, there is no doubt that manchester united would represent the biggest, the highest profile of the biggest, the highest profile of the various different sports investments that we have seen sir jan and his group make in recent years. they obviously bought the former team sky cycling team, since then we have been investing in sailing, they hope to win the america's cup for great britain next year, they own a third of the formula 1 mercedes team. they've even got a long term performance partnership with the new zealand all blacks rugby side as well. when it comes to football, they own two clubs, switzerland and niece in france. and i think what many united fans of course will be asking tonight is what has their record been with the sports investments? and is i

four one ben croucher was there. born the last time newcastle played in the champions league. it has been 20 years in the making. it has been well worth the wait. paris saint—germain, including kylian mbappe, were simply blown away by newcastle, who led to nil by half time thanks to goals from miguel

ben croucher has been looking at some of the unanswered questions.ht, let's take you back to november last year where manchester united said they were at exploring strategic alternatives that included selling the club. it came off the big protests against the owners, the glazers, and that ill—fated european super league saga. two main bidders emerge, united fan sirjim ratcliffe, and owner of petrochemicals giant ineos, and sheikh jassim, chairman of one of qatar's biggest banks. united set a soft deadline of 17 february for initial bids, then another deadline in march that was later extended. both sheikh jassim and ratcliffe put together new proposals. ratcliffe and ineos for 61% of the club, —— ratcliffe and ineos for 69% of the club, sheikh jassim for 100%. then, after summer of silence, sheikh jassim pulls out. as manchester united are listed on the new york stock exchange we can see they are worth around £2.6 billion. earlier this year, though, forbes valued them nearer 4.8 billion. we understand that sheikh jassim and jim ratcliffe both bid in e

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ben croucher has been looking at some of the unanswered questions.s take you back to november last year, when manchester united said they where exploring strategic alternatives that included selling the club. it came after big protests against the owners in the ill—fated european super league saga. to mean better emerged from united van sirjim ratcliff and owner of petrol chemicals giant, and the chairman of one of qatar's biggest banks. united sent a soft deadline of the 17th of february for initial beds. then another deadline in march that was later extended. both put together new proposals, ratcliff 469% the club for just 100%. after a summer of silence, he pulls out. as manchester united are listed on the new york stock exchange, we can see that they are worth around 2.6 billion pounds. earlier this year, forbes valued that mirror 4.8 billion. we understand that they both bed in excess of 5 billion with the offer believing to wipe united's that with another 1.4 billion on top to invest in a stadium, training facilities and playing squads. so we a

ben croucher was there.nd me were not even born the last time newcastle played in the champions league. it's been 20 years in the making, it has been well worth the wait. paris saint—germain including kylian mbappe were simply blown

ben croucher reports.nt —— the sun still shines, trafford, the stunt —— the sun stillshines, but trafford, the stunt —— the sun still shines, but it's a darker day. fans came to sign a book of condolence and remember a great. somebody who was selfless, who played for the love of a game and the club. he even called the name, theatre of dreams. i've witnessed dreams_ of dreams. i've witnessed dreams here, some sadness, some glory— dreams here, some sadness, some glory and _ dreams here, some sadness, some glory and that is what made me come — glory and that is what made me come. ., ,, 1,, ,, glory and that is what made me come. ., ,, , _ ., ., come. for sir bobby charlton, representing _ come. for sir bobby charlton, representing manchester - come. for sir bobby charlton, l representing manchester united was his dream come true. playing for the first time, i was in heaven. i was in heaven. i couldn't have felt any better. i couldn't have felt any better-— i couldn't have felt any better. ., , ., better. he w

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here's ben croucher.a certain former scottish footballer turned pundit who, 28 years ago, said you cannot win anything with kids. well, mr hansen, how about this lot? just a few of the nominees for this year's golden boy award. thank you forjoining us. john bennett is here as well. if you were like me growing up, it is a conversation you might have had on the playground in the bus or a bit older, in the office. who is the best player? today we are going to look at the bet young players. this is the best european player under the age of 21. we will go into details later on. how prestigious is this award? piling on the pressure, you join an amazing list of names. it is by an italian publication and they go to other publications and ask for nominations. they give a top five. you get ten points for the player in the top position and one for the player in fifth place. it started in 2003. remember, when wayne rooney burst onto the scene at the euros. he won it. the biggest name on the list, lionel messi in 2005

ben croucher reports.take everything into consideration, and what he won and what he achieved. he was a majestic player, a beautifully sweet striker of a football. a shot from charlton. it's worth trying. goal! a great goal scorer and a scorer of great goals, charlton transcended generations and even football itself. his fellow world cup winner geoff hurst described him as a great colleague and friend. "he'll be missed by all of the country beyond sport alone." "a true gentleman," said david beckham, "a national hero. "it's a sad day for football and everything bobby represented." how they cheered as bobby charlton led his men up to receive the handsome outsize trophy. he was a player who won all there was to win, but he wasn't defined by his success. when the club decided that, for all he'd done for manchester united, was to name the south stand after him, bobby was really humble and hejust said, "alex, i don't deserve this." i said, "bob, you deserve everything that comes your way "for what you've done f

ben croucher is there for us. from 0ld from old trafford.re at old trafford, as you might imagine. we've been here for the last couple of hours and fans behind us have been arriving steadily to pay tribute and lay flowers at the trinity statue that commemorates the careers of george best, denis law and sir bobby charlton, that formidable trio for manchester united in the 1960s and �*70s. now, the club have also paid tributes. they've released a statement saying that manchester united are in mourning following the passing of sir bobby charlton, one of their "greatest and most beloved players in the history of our club. sir bobby was a hero to millions, notjust in manchester, or the united kingdom, but wherever football is played around the world." he was a player and a man who embodied everything that manchester united stood for and his legacy continues. many of the fans that we spoke to earlier at old trafford were too young to see him play, but his death has really struck a chord with those fans, young and old. 0ver over the years, he has b

. —— ben croucher.lacks very much the favourites, but it was argentina who got the first points on the board through the boot of emiliano boffeli. it took fewer than ten minutes, though, for new zealand to assert their authority on the contest, with wing willjordan crossing for the first try. his sixth of the tournament — the joint most. jordie barrett crossed in the same corner five minutes later to extend the all blacks�* advantage. about 30 minutes gone and new zealand lead 12—3. this time tomorrow, england and south africa will be locking horns in a repeat of the 2019 final, won by the springboks. england are the only unbeaten side left in france, but will be underdogs against the defending champions. is the semifinal. if that's not enough to get you up for a game, i don't know what will. everyone is different. ultimately, ithink don't know what will. everyone is different. ultimately, i think we're on the same page. getting that buzz and that feeling and go about that differently. we've got over 2a

ben croucher is there. good evening. matthew, thank you.a were put in by pakistan and that proved costly as david warner, who was dropped on 10, struck a brilliant 163 and he shared a mammoth opening partnership of 259 with mitch marsh, who scored 121 on his 32nd birthday. at that stage, australia were cruising, but five wickets for shaheen shah afridi helped restrict them to 367 when a score of 1100+ had looked lightly. —— when a score of 1100+ had looked likely.

that in a moment but let's pause and head to the sports centre to round up the headlines with ben croucherdia are on course for a big win at the men's cricket world cup, chasing 273 to beat afghanistan in their second group game. afghanistan were 63—3 when captain hashmatullah shahidi and azmatullah 0marzai put on 121 for the fourth wicket. shahidi made 80 from 88 balls and 0marzai 62 from 69, however any hopes of pushing towards 300 were thwarted by some tight bowling near the end from jasprit bumrah. the indian quick finishing with four wickets in total. this is the latest from dehli. rohit sharma has got india off to a perfect start in their chase, hitting a 63 ball century in a 156 run opening stand with ishan kishan. however, rashid khan has got the breakthrough for afghanistan, kishan the man to fall. india are currently on 173 for one after 21 overs. wayne rooney says he wants to elevate birmingham city to the next level after being named the new manager of the english second—tier side. he left mls side dc united at the weekend after failing to make the playoffs, and replaces john e

stjames' park is one of the stadiums that would be used. 0ur correspondent ben croucher is there in newcastlelows and highs. they have had two relegations, changes of ownership. this time two years ago, they hadn't even won a game. but now they hadn't even won a game. but now they are welcoming paris saint—germain, one of european football's biggest clubs, and kylian mbappe, one of world football's superstar players. the fans have had to be very patient. they are buzzing on the concourse is beneath me. this game, as you can imagine, is a sell—out. european international football could be coming here as well in 2028 after uk and ireland were confirmed as the sole bidder is for the european championships. wembley is expected to host the final. as you might imagine, it should be confirmed in black and white on tuesday. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. it's been a mixed picture today. we have seen some heavy and persistent rain across some western areas of scotland, like here in east ayrshire, whereas across the south of the uk, there has been brighter and brighter but that st

. —— ben croucher.h the boot of emiliano boffeli. it took fewer than ten minutes, though, for new zealand to assert their authority on the contest, with wing willjordan crossing for the first try. his sixth of the tournament — the joint most. jordie barrett crossed in the same corner five minutes later to extend the all blacks' advantage. about 30 minutes gone and new zealand lead 12—3. this time tomorrow, england and south africa will be locking horns in a repeat of the 2019 final, won by the springboks. england are the only unbeaten side left in france, but will be underdogs against the defending champions.

ben croucher has this report. from charlton, it is worth trying... b.nd the score _ trying. .. a great goalscorer and the score of— trying... a great goalscorer and the score of great i trying... a great goalscorer. and the score of great goals, charlton transcended generations and even football itself. his fellow world cup winner geoff hurst described him as a great colleague and friend who will be missed by all of the country beyond sport alone. a true gentleman, said david beckham. a national hero. it isn'tjust david beckham. a national hero. it isn't just a david beckham. a national hero. it isn'tjust a sad day for football, but everything bobby represented. he was a player who won all there was to win, but he wasn't defined by his success. , . . , but he wasn't defined by his success. , ., _ ., ., success. his legacy on the game in this country _ success. his legacy on the game in this country is _ success. his legacy on the game in this country is enormous, i in this country is enormous, but what he will always have, i think, is the love and affec

here's ben croucher. patience. hold on. champions league football at stjames's park is go.ight. now something to really raise the roof. —— pretty loud, all right. st james's park, ignited by miguel almiron, six for seven for dan burn took them to new heights and they doubled their lead before. a geordie born and bred just like sean longstaff. 3—0, newcastle could barely believe it. the evidence was there in black and white. psg pulled one back, but it couldn't mask their slog on the tyne for this was newcastle's night — a win 20 years in the making. well worth the wait. it started just as loud in glasgow, but without the three points at the end of it as celtic lost late against lazio, and holders manchester city were held in leipzig until a couple of late goals and then a second win in two. time for a look at the weather. chris is here. some of you might be forgiven for thinking summer has returned this weekend. temperatures are set to surge well above normal.

ben croucher has been asking those question on this week's show.t seen the juggernaut and is primarily why we have just seen the higher spending and transfer window history, tv rights matter and the money involved is astronomical. we will get the details on the new tv deal is up for grabs and whether or not much going punters will benefit and ask at the 3pm blackout are still relevant and what the future holds for watching your favourite club on the telly. first, history 11 for you. back your favourite club on the telly. first, history 11 foryou. back in 1992, when the premiership kicked off, you could watch 60 games live. that has steadily increased give or take the odd quirk during the pandemic. the number of games is increased to 270, 70 1% of pandemic. the number of games is increased to 270, 701% of all much as, and every 2pm sunday game. our reporters been fully restored for some time. give us the background on this, because it's extraordinary the some's of money we're talking about. the last television deal that was £4.8 billion for a year c

ben croucher is there. good evening. matthew, thank you. pakistan look like they will fall short in their mammoth run chase against australia in the cricket world cup. australia were put in by pakistan and that proved costly as david warner, who was dropped on 10, struck a brilliant 163 and he shared a mammoth opening partnership of 259 with mitch marsh, who scored 121 on his 32nd birthday. at that stage, australia were cruising, but five wickets for shaheen shah afridi helped restrict them to 367 when a score of a00+ had looked lightly. —— when a score of a00+ had looked likely. in response, pakistan started brightly with an opening stand of 134 helped by some bad australian fielding. but the loss of set batters, including rizwan, threatened to tilt the contest in favour of australia again. this is the latest from bangalore. pakistan now 297—8 in the 45th over. we've arrived at the semifinal stage of the rugby world cup. england take on south africa tomorrow, but less than three hours to go now until new zealand play argentina. the all bla

now the football news show as ben croucher looks at how england's current crop of players is shapingen's current crop match up to the golden generation of the mid—2000. crop match up to the golden generation of the mid-2000. imagine scholes and gerard _ generation of the mid-2000. imagine scholes and gerard in _ generation of the mid-2000. imagine scholes and gerard in the _ generation of the mid-2000. imagine scholes and gerard in the middle - scholes and gerard in the middle too. . scholes and gerard in the middle too. , ,., scholes and gerard in the middle too. , . ., _, too. there is so much talent coming throu:h, too. there is so much talent coming through. so — too. there is so much talent coming through, so much _ too. there is so much talent coming through, so much strength - too. there is so much talent coming through, so much strength in - too. there is so much talent coming | through, so much strength in depth. after missing — through, so much strength in depth. after missing the _ through, so much strength in depth. after missing the world _ through, so much strength in d

ben croucher reports.ven into the fabric of football in the northwest, a striker whose goals tell you not the full story about the man who embodied the passion of manchester city fc pavic moved to main road from his bowhead side bolton for a then club record £60,000 in 1967, francis lee, or frannie, quickly became an integral part of the team. more civil where would come as a partnership with mike somerby and collin bell transformed city's fortunes in the late 60s and early 70s —— more silverware. he amassed 148 goals in 330 games, with city —— was city's top score in the row, and scored ten times for england as well as appearing at the 1970 world cup. lethal from the penalty spot, his style one many admirers — but also wild opposition players, leading to one of the most infamous incidents in english football with norman hunter. but it was his goals that will revere him most of fans. llama interesting. very interesting, oh! look at his face, just look at his face! that goal against his own side helped derb

i'm ben croucher with the latest from the bbc sport centre.a minute old when scrum half aaron smith sold a couple of dummies to put the outcome beyond doubt. they progressed to their fifth world cup final withjordan — the tournament's leading try scorer producing the game's best moment to complete his hat trick. who willjoin them? england and south africa meet tomorrow in a repeat of the 2019 final — won by the springboks. despite being unbeaten, england will be underdogs against the defending champions. if the semifinal. i think that, if that's not enough, i don't know what will be. everyone is different. we do think... we get that buzz and that feeling and everyone go about their differently. we've got over 2a hours to do that. everyone takes their own different plans, but for me, there's no better place you'd rather be than a semifinal against south africa. from india to france. the rugby world cup to the cricket one where australia have made it back to back wins with a high scoring 62 run victory over pakistan. —— france to india. their op

ben croucher has this report. remembering one of the very best.brightest in amongst the greatest who have ever played the game. they paid their respects. fill" ever played the game. they paid their respects.— their respects. our thoughts are with his family. _ their respects. our thoughts are with his family. the _ their respects. our thoughts are with his family. the football - their respects. our thoughts are i with his family. the football world lost a big man and with his family. the football world losta big man and i with his family. the football world lost a big man and i think the whole society, globalwide lost a big man and i think the whole society, global wide lost a big personality. society, globalwide lost a big personality-— society, globalwide lost a big ersonali . ~ ~ �* �* society, globalwide lost a big ersonali . ~ ~ �* ~ . ., . personality. commentator: a chance for bobby charlton, _ personality. commentator: a chance for bobby charlton, worth _ personality. commentator: a chance for bobby charlton, worth trying. - personality. co

ben croucher, bbc news.i think the only outcome should be a replay. that's how it is. it would happen again. i think a replay would be the right thing to do. or the ref has opportunity to bring both coaches together and say, "sorry, we made a mistake but we can solve it. "that liverpool scored a goal and we start from there." supporters groups have expressed their anger at fifa's decision to stage the 2030 football world cup in six different countries, and on three different continents. the decision is set to be ratified, at a fifa congress next year with spain, portugal and morocco as the main co—hosts. but the opening round of matches will be played in south america — in uruguay, argentina and paraguay. that's to mark the world cup's centenary. 100 years on from the first tournament, in the uruguayan capital. football supporters europe, say its horrendous, for supporters and disregards the environment. fifa says its uniting the football world. lionesses captain leah williamson has been presented with her o

ben croucher has more. summerbee. lee! 6-1!maine road from his boyhood side, bolton, for a then club record £60,000 in 1967, francis lee, or franny, quickly became an integral part of the team that won the division 1 title. more silverware would follow as his partnership with mike summerbee and colin bell transformed city's fortunes in the late �*60s and early �*70s. he amassed 148 goals in 330 games, was city's top scorer five years in a row, and scored ten times for england, as well as appearing at the 1970 world cup. lethal from the penalty spot, his combative, bullish style won many admirers, but also riled opposition players, leading to one of the most infamous incidents in english football with norman hunter. but it was his goals that will revere him most to fans. interesting. very interesting! look at his face! just look at his face! that goal against his old side helped derby county win the league in his first season with the club, and after retiring in 1976, lee became a successful businessman, though a spell as manche