olly foster is at the etihad stadium. olly, how did we get to this stage?nancial fair play, at their finances. they were fined £49 million. there were either sanctioned around you may fax european about lay down. but they went back into that investigation and for the 12 to 18 months. looking at particular on the same name, name title sponsor. they found sitting serious violations. a overinflated just how much money they were getting from the stadium. the main eventin getting from the stadium. the main event in it. a complication is that the stadium is owned by the club owners. the ruling family who had pumped so much money into this club for the last 12 years. they found that not only they didn't go along with the investigation, manchester city, but they were serious breaches. we have basic £25 million sign. they won't worry about that, but the nuclear option exclusion from european competition. kicked out from the champions league. that one competition, but one trophy, free near titles and cops. that has been bankrolled all that success, but is they want t

let‘s cross live to the etihad stadium, katie shanahan is there. with pep guardiola, he‘s just focussed on the football and the nplayers are also calm, but it has to be hard, olly, what about the match tonight? bruce would impact that ben had on the team this evening. these are unsettling times for manchester city because they would not be playing champions league football for the next two seasons. now, guardiola has said to use this punishment as motivation. what is interesting is to see how these players respond to west ham tonight because there is talk that he squad could be absolutely dismantled if this ban goes ahead and there questions about his future before we even get into theissues his future before we even get into the issues of transfers in the appeal. former city player, to get his you on this. regardless of football, this get on with yourjob, do the right thing, train as usual. yes, you will be concerned because these guys want to play in the champions league and that is a given in this football cloud also does. but certain things hap

the complication, the grey area that uefa have been looking at, is the fact that etihad are owned by the billionaires, the ruling family from abu dhabi. now, a fine of over $30 million, they won't worry about that, the club. but what is really going to hurt is exclusion from european foot pole, the very, very lucrative champions league. that is the one trophy in this abu dhabi revolution that they have failed to secure, and getting kicked out of the champions league for two seasons from the start of next season, that is really going to hurt. there's been a really strong, belligerent response from the clu b belligerent response from the club themselves. they say they are disappointed, but not surprised. why not surprised? because, well, they say there have been so many leaks coming out of uefa saying they were going to get banned, even before the investigation had been concluded. they say it has been concluded. they say it has been a flawed process. what they want is an impartial, independent body to carry out such financial checks, not have uefa be the judge, such financial checks, n

olly foster has the latest from manchester city's etihad stadium.ain accusation is that they overinflated, how much money in revenue they were getting from the main sponsor, etihad airlines. the convocation, the grey area here, is that etihad are owned by the club's owners, the ruling family from abu dhabi. now, the £25 million fine, they are not going to worry about that. a drop in the ocean really. but what is really going to hurt is european exclusion from uefa competitions, kicked out of the champions league. that is the one trophy in this revolution at the clu b trophy in this revolution at the club that they have failed to win, and that is really going to hurt. there's been a very strong, belligerent response from city. they say they are disappointed but not surprised. why not surprised? they say because it has been a flawed process from uefa. they say they have been lea ks process from uefa. they say they have been leaks coming out of the governing body saying they were going to get banned even before the investigation started. they say they

olly foster is at the etihad stadium. ali. the stakes have never been higherfor stadium. ali.her for manchester city. u efa been higher for manchester city. uefa are going back to a previous investigation six years ago and which they find manchester city than for breaking those break even rules, the financial fair play regulations was that they been fined again at 25 main pounds, 30 million euros, that isa drop main pounds, 30 million euros, that is a drop in the ocean but what is really going to hurt is that from next season and the season after, u efa next season and the season after, uefa say they will be excluded from all european competition and that is the one competition, the champion slake that for all the billions, hundreds of millions put into the skull by the abu dhabi ruling family, that is the one competition they have failed to crack. four premier league titles, for bleak cups as well. but now they set —— they are set for a period in the wilderness. we have paper which are in response from manchester city who we re in response from manchester city who were accuse

there were two first leg ties in the last 16, city won 2—0 at the etihad, just days after they were handedr champions league ban and fined 25 milion pounds — for breaching financial fair play rules. well our reporter katie shanahan is outside the etihad for us and katie it's clearly been a really testing time for manchester city but pep guardiola and the team back to doing what they do best with all of this going on and off the field, it was an ideal performance from the team tonight. yes, austin, it was like business as usual. the manchester city fans or in full voice, some even chanting boo—uefa, and that you showed real character from the characters on the pitch come after what must have been a couple —— a tough couple of days, they were chanting the names, when he scored that second goal, and then we nt he scored that second goal, and then went on to get men of the match. he couldn't help but think, "will he be here next? the same goes for sergio, who is now 31, he's got four premier league titles. he was in fine form today. but he still hasn't played under the lights of champion she l

the complication, the grey area uefa have looked that is the fact that etihad is owned i the club's owner of over $30 million, they will not worry about that, but what will hurt is exclusion from european football, the very lucrative champions league. that is the one trophy in this other darby revolution that they have failed to secure and getting kicked out of the champions league for two seasons from the start of next season, that is really going to hurt. a strong belligerent response from the clu b belligerent response from the club saying they are disappointed but not surprised. why not surprised? they say there have been so many leaks coming out of uefa saying that they will be banned even before they will be banned even before the investigation had been concluded. they say it has been a flawed process and what they wa nt a flawed process and what they want is an impartial and independent body to carry out such financial checks, not have ufo be the judge jury and carry out the investigation as well. they are going to appeal this, firstly at the court of arbitration for sport. they sa

what they‘ve done is to simplify this they have said they have got a big sponsorship deal with etihadhad, organisation b, the money is actually coming from organisation d, e or f, actually probably from the owner of the football club. that is what financial fair play was brought in to stop. limiting your owner investment, make sure you can wash your face financially based on your own income and the income you can generate and not depend on those owner investments. british number three kyle edmund is through to his first atp semi—final since lastjune, after coming from behind to beat kwon soon—woo in three sets at the new york 0pen. but number one dan evans is out of the rotterdam 0pen — he lost at the quarter—final stage to the defending champion gael monfils. gus kenworthy has won his first world cup gold since switching from the united states to compete for great britain. kenworthy took the ski half—pipe title in calgary, making him the first british man to win the event. he won 0lympic silver in slopestyle at the 201a games in sochi. rory mcilroy is playing in his first event since

what they've done is to simplify this they have said they have got a big sponsorship deal with etihadthat sponsor the shirt and that type of thing, and instead of doing a transaction between manchester city, organisation a and etihad, organisation b, the money is actually coming from organisation d, e or f, actually probably from the owner of the football club. that is what financial fair play was brought in to stop. limiting your owner investment, make sure you can wash your face financially based on your own income and the income you can generate and not depend on those owner investments. that is really important if you think about the context of football, what happens when that owner investment doesn't come through. a financialfair investment doesn't come through. a financial fair play is important, investment doesn't come through. a financialfair play is important, it perhaps just as some pretty ropey regulations here. that has some pretty ropey regulations here. british number three kyle edmund is through to his first atp semifinal since lastjune, after coming from behind to beat

and instead of doing a transaction between manchester city, so let's call that organisation a and etihadr organisations, which is probably owned by the ownership of the football clu b owned by the ownership of the football club and that is what financialfair football club and that is what financial fair play tries to stop, to limit owner investment and make sure you can wash your face financially based on your own income and the earned income you can generate and not depend on owner investment. that is really important if you think about the context of football. we have sat here before talking about bury, for example, and what happens when owner investment does not come through. financial fair play is important but it perhaps has some pretty ropey regulations. liverpool take their 22—point lead in the premier league to norwich city later. that's one of two games today. in the early kick—off, it's i—i between southampton and burnley. the visitors took the lead inside the first two minutes, through ashley westwood, before danny ings equalised. rory mcilroy is playing in his first event sin

sergio ramos with the neck sending off of his career he will miss that second leg at etihad.hat is a huge loss for real madrid. we were happy but the second leg will be close. we will start to worry, not worried but, ok, it is still not over. there is still a team to overcome. this club can ove i’co m e a team to overcome. this club can overcome but for our people hopefully we can go through. and the other madge in the champions league was the italian championsjuventus. juventus were awful in this game, it must be said and they did not have a shot on target for 95 minutes. they really did not turn up tonight. lyon, they are seventh in their league and having an average season but they scored a great goal tonight to give them a goal to defend back in during in the second leg. a great night for them, the for lyon over juventus and they are only the second team to stop rinaldo and co— from scoring. a great night for them and they will defend that goal ha rd into hard into reno. —— turin. staying with football — rangers are the first team through to the last 16 of the europa leag

at the etihad stadium, flooding nearby caused manchester city's premier league game with west ham toed off along with wsl, super league games and racing meets. in the women's six nations — scotland — england in glasgow was also hit with conditions at scotstoun in glasgow unsafe. they did manage to get the game on today, with the wind and rain replaced by freezing conditions and snow — and it was played behind closed doors at murrayfield. in a moment — the views of former wales captain phillipa tuttiett but firstjo currie reports on a cold but comfortable win for england. enough to send a shiver down the spine, arriving at murrayfield for a six nations match with no crowd to watch after storm ciara postpone the fixture yesterday to date was being played behind closed doors for safety reasons. there was a brief hint of sunshine for england's opening points, eventually powering through to touch down. more tries we re through to touch down. more tries were to follow with abbey dow claiming the pick of the bunch in the first half running almost the length of the pitch as scotland struggle

well, it all relates to sponsorship — mainly to do with the etihad stadium — with close links betweenle east. have they been totally honest or have they inflated the value of sponsorship deals to get around the rules? kieran maguire is a price of football expert. if you take a look at manchester city's commercial income, where i think the accusations have been made, that's increased from £65 million in 2011 to £218 million by by 2017, uefa are claiming that the the deal struck by manchester city were artificial amounts and therefore it gave them a financial advantage. so what does this all mean on the pitch? in the future — can they keep hold of their best players now they're not in europe? de bruyne, aguero, ederson — and what about their rising young stars like phil foden? question marks aplenty about manager pep guardiola even before this verdict came out. what motivation do they now have? the premier league's out of reach — even if they win the champions league for the first time — it won't matter... it wouldn't make me want to run for the exit, it would make me very frustrated ——

yesterday with manchester city's game against west ham postponed, mainly due to flooding around the etihady still in the league cup, fa cup and champions league, they could be looking at two games a week until the end of the season as a result. mercedes f1 boss toto wolff has reiterated his desire to keep six time world champion lewis hamilton with the team. the briton is out of contract at the end of the season and although mercedes is the most likely option for him, he has been linked with ferrari for 2021. wolff said keeping hamilton with mercedes was the obvious pairing going forward and says he'll begin talks when the season is underway. british basketball johannah leedham—warner admits she's unsure what the future holds for her and her teammates after failing to qualify for the olympics. they lost their final qualifer to spain. a win would have seen them qualify by right for the first time. the team's captain is cha ntelle handy i'm proud. we fought every game. we played hard together and we tried. we tried, and, you know, some people look at us and wouldn't think that we should be h

the allegation is that their sponsorship deal with etihad, and the money has come from, has not come, it has come from the owner which is contrary to the rules. if that is upheld it will be a disastrous low. and that is what it is all about. your incoming revenue and you're out doing has to basically match. good luck with your nephew, martin. thank you to both of you. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers, and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you, martin bentham and sian griffiths. goodbye. good evening. i'm ben croucher with a round up of the day's sports news. just one place to start. manchester city have been banned from european football for the next two seasons after being found to have breached licensing and financial fair play rules. the club say they are disappointed but not surprised by the ruling and intend to appeal. sam lee is the athletic‘s manchester city correspondent. the info

it relates specifically to those sponsorship deals, sponsored through etihad airways which as we knowners of manchester city. whilst the clubs has said it will appeal to the clubs has said it will appeal to the court of appeal to export, you wonder where this leaves their immediate future, with regards to pep guardiola, entering the last year of his contract. will he want to stay on if the club are no longer playing in the champions league next season? well the players, the likes of sergio aguero, some of the other star players. will they want to stay if they are not playing on the sports bigger stage? as with all of these things, that this will rumble on. if that is not resolved by next season, we could be seeing manchester city play in the champions league before a decision is reached. certainly a huge announcement and one that will carry with it big repercussions on the field. certainly is. we will talk to you againa field. certainly is. we will talk to you again a little later. a busy weekend for sport. the government has held talks with china over beijing's state—owned railway ha

city had earlier confirmed that they are appealing. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports from the etihadthing to cheer about in this their first match since a two—year champions league ban that has stunned the sport. afterwards, the manager addressing the controversy for the first time. i‘ve confidence in the club, like i‘ve confidence in the club, like i‘ve said before and i say right now, i‘m sure we are going to defend oui’ now, i‘m sure we are going to defend our position. so when someone believes he is right, he has to fight until the end, no matter what, and that is what i think the club is going to do. earlier, in an in—house interview, city‘s defiant chief executive said... "the allegations are not true, they are simply not true. "the owner has not put money in this club that has not "been properly declared. "we were considered guilty before anything had even been discussed. "this seems to be less aboutjustice and more about politics." owned by abu dhabi royalty, city‘s riches saw them become the dominant force in english football, but then came the ban from europe‘s most prestig

and delivered at the bernabeu with two away goals against real madrid to take back with them to the etihad were overshadowed by issues off it. andy swiss was watching. madrid had a new tourist attraction. city fans venting their anger at uefa on the day the club formally appealed against its european band. as the manchester city players arrive here at the bernabeu they know they have a real challenge on the pitch as well against the most successful tea m the pitch as well against the most successful team in champions league history. real madrid have won it a mere 13 times and they were soon causing problems for city. only a brilliant save from edison denied this shot. and then real finally struck, city delivered and the hosts we re struck, city delivered and the hosts were definitely ahead. but then a stunning turnaround. first jesus headed home a crucial equaliser and then a clumsy challenge on stirling allowed kevin to make it 2—1 from the penalty spot. city's first ever win over real, still the second leg to come but their european hopes this season are very much alive. there was an ups

what they've done is to simplify this they have said they have got a big sponsorship deal with etihad generate and not depend on those owner investments. football focus on today. and well, some teams back in action this weekend with a staggered winter break. what's coming up? six games this weekend so everybody gets some time. that is huge story! it is something we will discuss at length on the programme. we also have bbc sports correspond and to talk about it. you touched on some of the key issues. the future of pep aureole is a huge one for manchester city because when he has been asked about it, he hasn't been as clear as you might expect and to be or hoping to be if you are a manchester city fan about committing your future to the club. and the potential of them not being in the champion league for two years. that makes it slightly murky as to where he might be. the clu b murky as to where he might be. the club will obviously appeal and they feel they have a strong case. but the other thing you touched on is that that ability to attract the buyers of the calibre they want if there

league, manchester city's game against west ham was postponed, mainly because of flooding around the etihadhe fa cup and the champions league, this fixture still to be re—arranged could mean that they'll be looking at playing two games a week until the end of the season. the tottenham and england midfielder dele alli has apologised for making a joke about cornoavirus. in a video posted on social media, the 23—year—old joked about the outbreak and appeared to mock an asian man. he's since deleted the snapchat post, and says he's let himself and his club down. meanwhile the everton goalkeeper jordan pickford says that playing for england means that "everyone hates you". pickford was at fault for a goal in everton's 3—1win over crystal palce on saturday. he says the criticism is unfair, but something he has to live with. mercedes f1 boss toto wolff has reiterated his desire to keep six time world champion lewis hamilton with the team. he's out of contract at the end of the season and, although mercedes is the most likely option for him, he has been linked with a move to ferrari next year. wolf

they say there is evidence that the abu dhabi government paid for the major part of the etihad sponsorhipevent — due to the coronavirus outbreak. only elite runners and wheelchair athletes will compete on the 1st of march now, meaning thousands of amateurs will miss out. it's fight week in las vegas. we'll see a lot of tyson fury and deontay wilder ahead of their world heavyweight title fight on saturday. the pair meet nearly 15 months after their controversial draw. both are still unbeaten, fury says the key is to stand up to wilder. he's been speaking to our boxing commentator mike costello. i don't believe he's going to do much different, to be honest, i don't think he needs to do much different. he's worked a3 times in a row for him, he will be looking to land his jab row for him, he will be looking to land hisjaba row for him, he will be looking to land his jab a bit more, set up the right hand. i think is going to strike slowly. personally, i think he will come out of the gates like a galloping horse, quarter—mile, flat out to try and knock me out first round but after that goes, he

. -- etihad. if furiously rejected this suggestion. —— etihad.this, charlie, james haskell talking about his move into mixed martial art... cage fighting. and how brutal that is. we often see sportsmen change sport but he has basically chosen the toughest yet. he is in training at the moment, five days a week. you might think of everything you go through physically in a by, you go through physically in a rugby, you might think you might wa nt to rugby, you might think you might want to step away from some of those. sometimes it happens in rugby but sometimes it happens. he have properly woke very, very hard. they are addicted to that adrenaline. this got our eyes in the business section, last month the administrators were nearly cold in the airline and the government propose cutting taxes for internal flights in order to help them stay afloat. we have been asking what would make this chancellor different from his predecessor and this could be one of the way. a source has said the change will make it significantly likely to happen. —— less likely.

that out, but that could change depending on the fa cup ties and if that clashes it could be at the etihade hour mark when pablo fornals struck. but this mistake by lucas fabianski handed liverpool an equaliser and the incentive. sadio mane completed the comeback ten minutes from time to secure liverpool a record equalling 18th consecutive league win. i know the goals were a little bit strange. we scored... the best goal we scored was disallowed u nfortu nately, we scored was disallowed unfortunately, that was exactly the football we wanted to play. so, yeah, good, not perfect, but difficult and i have no problem with that because everybody fights for everything and west ham fought really ha rd everything and west ham fought really hard tonight. inter milan will play their europa league game against ludogorets on thursday behind closed doors because of the spread of coronavirus. inter were one of four serie a teams to postpone their league games over the weekend. ospreys and ulster‘s pro14 rugby union matches in italy on saturday have also been postponed. now, anyone who watched tyson fury

coming up in the sport later in the hour here on bbc news, we'll be live at the etihad stadium for manchesterfirst match since receiving that uefa ban. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it's being billed as the biggest change to britain's immigration policy in a generation. the home secretary, priti patel, has published proposals for a points—based visa system which she said people had voted for in the eu referendum and subsequent elections. so how is it going to work? under the new rules, which come into force next january, people who want to come here to work must reach 70 points. there are three essential requirements: the applicant must be able to speak english — that's worth 10 points. he or she must have a job offer — which is worth another 20 points. and that job needs to be at what's called an "appropriate skill level" — if it is you get another 20 points. if the salary is above £25,600 that's worth a further 20 points it and the crucial total of 70 points. however, if the job pays less you can still get points for other things such as qualifications. it's important to