currently only 6 of the 91 premier league and efl managers and coaches are from those under representedt season pfa members can apply for what'll be close to a two—year placement with clubs in the efl. six coaches per season will be recruited with the aim for them to eventually move into full—time coaching roles in the professional game. earlier, i spoke to the former huddersfield, swindon and gillingham forward iffy onuora, who's now the equalities coach for the professional footballer‘s association which is behind this scheme: you know that there are not enough bame coaches in the system at this moment. starting from 2016 now well be said that all the senior positions, coaching positions that is at football clubs, only three to 496 is at football clubs, only three to 4% represented by bame coaches are candidates. we know that there were not enough and even though that percentage has shifted upwards it is still a stark contrast to obviously the number of black and bame players playing so hopefully this scheme will increase that pipeline, get coaches hands—on experience within clu bs, c

june would be in favour of starting on the 27th ofjune so we will wait and see what will happen, the eflx situation and consultation will continue between the clubs. thank you for the update. a week to make a big difference. staying with the ball... struggling clubs in scotland could be given a financial lifeline thanks to the edinburgh based investorjames anderson. the spfl say they have had positive discussions with him regarding an extremely generous offer that could make a significant difference. here's our scotland sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin 0ne one of the reasons perhaps for getting involved in getting involved in scottish football is a number of clu bs in scottish football is a number of clubs in the lower leagues here, believe they may have to be put in cold storage until fans can come back through the gates again and basically meaning that the prospect of playing behind closed doors financially just does of playing behind closed doors financiallyjust does not work. now he has donated millions of pounds to hearts and i am told his investment this time is not uncon

while the chairman of the efl called a tough decision that he feels the sides are disappointed but feelsreality. for a whole series of different reasons. if you look at the voting figures division by division in total the decision to curtail they were pretty much overwhelming. it wasn't a marginal decision. at the end of the day there are tough calls at the end of there are tough calls at the end of the season. do you get to the end of the season. do you get to the end of the season, teams are recko doing that relegated they missing on the playoffs on goal difference. it's a game of find margins by definition. southgate says he‘s extremely proud how his players have spoken out on racism and campaign for charities during the coronavirus pandemic. the england manager said footballers have an opportunity to make a difference and he‘s been impressed with the actions of his players in recent weeks. i think i'm tremendously proud of the maturity so many of the players have shown. throughout this period. what rushford has done in terms of programme to get food into kids that need to be fed. hen

. —— efl. sure will speak to the chef would united cou nterpa rts to the chef would united counterparts about what has been going on. —— sheffield united counterparts. well, smith's counterpart at sheffield united — chris wilder — says football should use its power in supporting the movement, plus the work of the nhs. wednesday will be the start of football matches without crowds in england and the financial impact is being felt by all clubs. premier league teams face a £1 billion reduction in revenue due to the pandemic — 500 million of that relating to a loss of matchday revenue and broadcaster rebates. and despite the championship returning on saturday, the football league faces a £200 million black hole. so does wilder think clubs and the league need to rethink how things are run? it possibly should, and we could. i don't think it will happen, though. i was asked the question yesterday about spending, i do not think spending will dip about spending, i do not think spending willdip in about

joe telling, being witty, being funny,efle is a way of deflectir discussion of matters of personal substance. you are the psychiatrist, but i find that entirely possible. >> i was wondering that if your studies go along with that. >> as david davis said about lincoln, anyone who believes they know what lincoln really believed our self delusional. hethey are deluding themselves. he was the most shut mouth man. he wasn't one in the sense that he wrote wonderful speeches, hee was wonderful company in terms personal, forthcoming, a motion ali, i think he was right, davis. that was the last question. [laughter] [applause]

while clubs in the efl take their next steps to battle against financial uncertainty, there's been and. 0ver £3 million has been donated to the spfl trust from edinburgh based businessmanjames anderson. it's to help all 42 professional clubs with a £50,000 share available for each via a grant, if they prove it benifits the community. anderson says more funding may follow. the 20—time tennis grand slam champion roger federer won't play again this year after having another knee operation. he had an initial procedure in february but suffered a setback in rehab so went under the knife again. 0ur tennis correspondant russell fuller has more.. there are clearly far worse years to miss, although next time roger federer it steps on a tour court to play competitively, he will be well into his 40th year. he would have been an outsider at roland garros when the delayed french open takes place. if the us open takes place, given the struggles he has had with the humidity he in latest years, he is unlikely to have one. he also thought to travel with a family, twins and children would be impractica

the efl say the date is provisional and "subject to the strict proviso that all safety requirements and met". meanwhile, with the premier league set to resume on the 17thjune, manchester united have extended odion ighalo's loan from chinese club shanghai shenhua tiljanuary. the original deal expired yesterday. england's three—match rugby league test series with australia has been cancelled because of the pandemic. new england coach shaun wane was due to take charge against the world cup holders in october and november, but the series has been called off due to what's been cited as the "the continued complications surrounding global travel." the british basketball league have cancelled the the current season saying it wouldn't be financially viable to play behind closed doors. the season was suspended in march with glasgow top of the championship table with five games left to play. it's now been voided meaning no title will be awarded. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. sport has a tentative return in june, which is good news. i

leeds united are currently top of the championship table, with the efl announcing last night that thend england internationaljadon sancho scored the first hat—trick of his career yesterday for borussia dortmund in their 6—1 win. he became the latest high profile sportsman to support anti racism protests across the world after the death of george floyd. he took off his shirt to show a hand written message after scoring his first goal. he'd written the words "justice for george floyd". and it's understood formula 1 has been given the go—ahead by the uk government to hold two races at silverstone this summer. people involved in elite sports events are set to be exempt from a requirement on international travellers to self—isolate for 1a days. the government is expected to confirm the move later this month. and it could be good news for other events hoping to get started again including the champions league and england's test series against west indies. so that is something we are expecting to hear a little more about in the coming weeks. sally, thank you very much indeed. thank you. it i

it will start next season and will give six coaches work placements at efl clubs.l footballers' association have come together to launch the initiative. one man who's already made the transition is doncaster manager darren moore, who now has an advisory role with the premier league. its coaches that have a background in football there are some way along the ladder somewhere in the game, so it works both senses in the culture ofan it works both senses in the culture of an individual that gets his hands dirty but the club gets to see the skill sets the coach brings into the football club. so i believe this scheme is very different, and i believe it works for both parties. burnley manager sean dyche says he's not ruling out playing in europe next season, after his side moved up to eighth place in the premier league last night. captain ben mee scored the only goal of the game at crystal palace. 00:45:41,751 --> 2147483051:59:35,590 that puts them in a position that 2147483051:59:35,590 --> 00:00:08,078 could well result in a europa league place next season. england all

the efl told me last night they will consult all the championship clubs about it next week.that kind of atmosphere change. i mean, itjust wouldn't work, really, would it, mike? now we go! there we are! the crowd cheering for that comment, john. whatever you 90, for that comment, john. whatever you go, mate! it works in two ways. i know that if you imagine sometimes, if you have a home game and it isn't going well and you have a big home, partisan crowd, and they are getting on your back because you are missing chances of having a poor game, it can actually add to the pressure. so maybe without that comedy pressure can lift, and also simply if you are away sometimes you get really hostile away fans, so you won't have to deal with that anymore, at least. yeah. we're talking about the new normal, but it is just not normal, is it? the whole thing is such a radical change. mike, thank you. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. it isa it is a decent day, i think, and get out and make the most of it because it changes tomorrow, doesn't it? there is some rain and the

efl sides agreed this morning that promotion, relegation and play—offs will all remain in place and thathas got to be done is what is best for the majority and the best for the majority is have the play—offs. 0n eight points per game basis. it's been frustrating as well because this could have been sorted out weeks or months ago, and i really fell for the players because a lot of players will not be able to work. a lot of these players will not be able to take a job so unemployment with sky skyrocket. adam lallana has agreed a short—term extension to his liverpool contract until the end of the season. the midfielder was set to leave on a free transfer at the end of this month but he'll now be able to complete the campaign that's due to finish on the 25th ofjuly. the west indies cricket team have arrived in the uk — they're be the first international sports team to fly into britain since the start of the pandemic. they landed at manchester airport this morning ahead of their test series against england which starts next next month. all the players were tested for coronavirus before they l

clubs in the efl take their next steps to battle against financial uncertainty, there has been a boostmes anderson. it's trust from edinburgh based businessmanjames anderson. it's to help all 42 professional clubs with a £52,000 share available for each bya a £52,000 share available for each by a grant. if they prove it benefits the community. anderson says more funding may follow. the 20 time tennis grand slam champion roger federer won't play again this year after having another knee operation. he had an initial procedure in february but suffered a setback in rehab so went under the knife again. our tennis correspondant russell fuller has more.. there are clearly far worse years to list, although next time roger federer steps on a court to play competitively he will be well into his 45th year. —— mega years to miss. he would have been part of roland garros. if the us open happens, given the struggles he has had with humidity in recent years, he was unlikely to win that title. he also thought travelling with a family, two sets of twins, during covid—19 restrictions, was both unappeali

start next season, giving six black, asian or ethnic minority coaches a two—year work placement at efl minority. liverpool manager jurgen klopp has written to the club's fans, asking them to put their premier league title celebrations on hold. thousands celebrated outside anfield, despite restrictions on gatherings due to the pandemic. klopp added he wasn't happy with the incident at pier head which led to firefighters extinguishing a small blaze at the liver building, while 3a people were injured. he said: and finally we should have been talking about the start of wimbledon today, but it has of course been cancelled because of the pandemic. so the next scheduled grand slam is the us open, which starts at the end of august. butjudy murray has been telling us she doesn't think all players will feel safe travelling to new york. it isa it is a massive organisation to go to the us open. they will be doing everything they possibly can. certainly my feeling is it is an opportunity to develop tennis at a local level with smaller events and wait until it is safe for everyone. there will be a l