well the german football association has cleared the way for players in germany's blunder sleeted to show their support for the protests in the united states several players did so during matches this past weekend we saw dortmund's sanchez got a yellow card for removing his 3rd shirt with a message in support of protestors the f.a. has decided that no disciplinary action would be taken against the players. we're trying to sports journalist press harrington who is not only a tuned to what's going on in the bundesliga but he's also a us native raised in atlanta georgia really looking forward to getting your perspective on this tell us 1st of all how big this decision. regarding which i think it was a step in the right direction from the german football association you know if they had handed down sanctions i think it would have been a slap in the face of humanity you know his decision to do so black athletes speak out against this is this killing of other blacks is not politically motivated survival is the motivation and i would say got it right they initially spoke out the president j

backdated in san show from birth to dortmund so desolate guarantee for the protests the german football association the d.f.t. says players when they punished if they take a stand so i will have to see what happens later in today's matches and when the red there are more processed so that movement coming to germany also thanks for that jonathan crane did of these sports. now let's be back with more news at the top of the hour but 1st we leave you with these images of a so-called strawberry moon captured over london the moon in june coincides with strawberry season and this year it's also a penumbral lunar eclipse let's take a look. let me take you down. there it may or. may guess you're a. man think i am a. strong. stand for. lawyer to move. us government which course a. video audio. anytime anywhere. w. .

their support for protests over the death of george florey we heard that today from the german football association several players signaled their support for the ongoing protests during matches last weekend dortmund. got a yellow card for removing have sure see it right there during a goal celebration and it revealed the message just is for george forward. but the f.a. has decided no disciplinary action will be taken against the players. are here's a reminder of our top story this hour germany's ruling coalition has passed a 130000000000 euros stimulus package to counteract the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic shut down to its one of the country's biggest ever. chancellor angela merkel says that it is a plan for the country's future. don't forget you can always get a w. news on the go just download our out from google play or from the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a news story you can also use that. to send us photos and videos of what's happening. you're watch

the german football association has cleared the way for bundesliga players to show their support for the protests in the u.s. several players did so during matches last weekend short ones in sanchez got a yellow card for removing his shirt the association is not taking disciplinary action against the players. board's journalist chris hearings and he's not only attuned to the bundesliga he like myself is a native of the united states presidents does talk to him 1st about this bond is legal we know that sports and political protests usually historically are like oil and water they don't like to go together but how important is it that we've seen the buddhist league say yes you can protest i definitely think it's a step in the right direction brant you know if the german football league had handed down sanctions you know for black athletes one team the senseless killing of other blacks to stop. it would have been a slap in the face of humanity even in my opinion it's completely understandable because i think in james san shows example we saw another picture of marcus toran the other bla

league go are free to show their support for protests over the death of george floyd the german football association said that today several play singled their support for the ongoing protests during matches last weekend. sanchez got a yellow card for removing his shirt during a goal celebration to reveal the message justice for george floyd but the f.a. has decided no disciplinary action will be taken against the players. there's a quick look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world russia's president has declared a state of emergency over a fuel spill in a region of siberia last friday 20000 tons of diesel leaked into waterways after a few reservoir collapsed and a power plant near the city of norilsk a series of criminal programs have been launched and cycling you see god has made landfall in india's west coast. authorities in the mega city of mumbai have closed factories and offices and call for residents to stay indoors. you're watching news i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day and to see it in. combating the corona pandemic. whe

and the signs of solidarity from the pursuit dortmund's the german football association the death said players won't be punished if they want to protest on the field they will keep an eye what they do in today's games just about to kick off. things for the. i'll be back at the top of the hour with more news but 1st we'll leave you with images of a so-called strawberry moon captured over london the full moon in june coast coincides with strawberry season and this year is also a number of lunar eclipse let's take a look ringback 'd. let me say. my 1st vice was a sewing machine. where i come from women are bound by this notion for something as simple as learning how to ride a bicycle isn't. since i reasoned with them that i wanted to add up bicycle of my home and it took me less than 5. finding a valve invention by me and i saved this and returned because sewing machine sewing i suppose.

in the signs of solidarity from jade and sanchez the pursuit dortmund's play on the german football association the death players won't be punished if they want to protest on the field they will keep an eye what they do in today's games. thanks for the. now on the bonus thing on friday boris you mention gladbach travel to freiburg to kick off the weekend's action here's a look at that game. both coaches focused on europe were all smiles when they greeted each other before kickoff marco rose england by had reason to be optimistic the falls were looking for their 3rd straight win over freiburg lot of us to run the falls leading score had a chance to get on the scoreboard early but to raam had little mustard on his 1st attempt the foles had another chance moments later but freiburg defense was there for the stop. after a scoreless 1st half freiburg 17 nails paid to sit and he proved to be the difference maker one minute later pietersen was there to finish off freiburg free kick. given the home side the lead. peter since jim told this season. and the league would hold freiburg pick up their 1st win

from across the league have been using games as a platform to express their feelings the german football association has said that when it comes to anti racism rules banning players from making political statements will be ignored. and there were similar scenes in greece that were agatha's and at the players took any before the one all draw and the super league playoffs. well heavyweight boxing champion anthony joshua led protests through his hometown of work for the united kingdom justice says racism is a virus that needs to be stopped. why are some of the. racism. i don't know are we going to allow racism to spread. right now we are. i don't think our lives well you did a vaccine you already have a question what is the question. you want a vaccine on our backs i mean. african national teams that should be preparing for the latest round of qualifies for next year's cup of nations but coronavirus means the future of the continent's biggest sporting event remains in doubt the 2021 cup of nations is due to kick off in cameroon next january all qualifying games were postponed indefinitely in march the

the german football association has cleared the way for bundesliga players to show their support forseveral players did this past weekend. one player got a yellow card for removing his shirt with the message you see right there. the association is not taking disciplinary action against players. which is good. our sports journalists is not only attuned to the bundesliga, he is a native of the united states. let's talk about this bundesliga. we know protests and sports are like oil and water, they don't go together, but how important is it that we see the bundesliga say yes, you can protest? correspondent: it is a step in the right direction. if the german football league had handed down sanctions, it would have been a stab in the face of humanity. it is completely understandable. i think the one example, we saw another picture of another black athlete that did that, it could have been him. it could have been him. unfortunately, it was a move for survival more than a protest against any form of politics, obviously, but it is important for those not personally affected to involve themse

that we heard today from the german football association.eral players signaled their support for the protest during matches this past weekend. one player got a yellow card for moving his start -- his shirt during a goal celebration to reveal the message, justice for gorge floyd. the fa has decided no disciplinary action will be taken against the players. here are some of the other stories making headlines. at least eight people have been killed. dozens of others burned in a blast in india. the explosion happened at a pesticides factory in the western state. thousands of villagers living near the plant were evacuated as a precaution. more than a dozen people have been killed by a -- by two roadside bombs in afghanistan. the two separate incidents took place in the southern providence of kandahar and eastern province. the areas are among the posed volatile in the country. russiaia's presesident has deded a statate of emergenency over aw will spill in region in s siber. 20,000 tonsf diesel w week intoo waterways afafter a fu reservovr collapsed

show their support for protests over the death of george floor we heard today from the german football association and several players signaled their support for the ongoing protests during matches this past weekend. you have got a yellow card for removing his shirt during your goal celebration to reveal the message just as you see it right there justice for george floored by the f.a. has decided no disciplinary action taken against the players. here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world at least 8 people have been killed dozens of others seriously burned in a blast in india the explosion happened at a pesticide factory in the western state of your. thousands of villagers living near the plant were evacuated as a precaution more than a dozen people had been killed by 2 roadside bombs in afghanistan and the 2 separate incidents took place in the southern province of kandahar and eastern province of. the areas are among the most volatile in the country russia's president has declared a state of emergency over a fuel spill in the region in a region in siberia la

we have this one sports side before we go the german football association says players in germany's bonus league are free to show their support for the protests in the u.s. several players did so during matches this past weekend hartman's jaden santiago got a yellow card for moving his shirt with a message in support of protesters yesterday has decided that no disciplinary action would be taken against the players. well don't forget there's more on these and other stories our website e.w. dot com you can also follow us of course on social media i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks for me. to the conflict zone team sebastian. even before the coronavirus pandemic lebanon's economy was plummeting through the floor joining me from beirut this week is the country's foreign minister nazi 50 love a movie go shades just me for assistance for guarantees good news for these governments is any better than the previous ones close. to. this see is not always merciful. on the southern tip of the americas. circumnavigation has proved a challenge for generations of seafarers. but also a miles

now the german football association says players in germany has been a slave are free to show their support for the protests in the u.s. several players did so during matches last weekend like dortmund consensual he got a yellow card for removing his shirt with a message in support of protestors the association has decided that no disciplinary action will be taken against the players. that's your news update thank you for watching get the news we'll see you back here at the top of the hour. the some. food. coming. into the conflict zone it seems to be. even before the coronavirus pandemic lebanon's economy was plummeting through the floor joining me from beirut this week is the country's foreign minister not see fit to let them negotiate so just mean for systems what guarantees good leakage that is government is any better than the previous was supposed. to be. more whole. the power of foreigners. where i come from i never saw the sun where it needs to. have gone up in brazil my son was always a man since the portuguese word for son is masculine and when i move to germany as a 10 year old i

time now in the news of sport here santa thank you very much adrian while the german football association say they'll be investigating the george floyd tribute made by bundesliga players in the latest round of matches dortmund stars originate in santa ana both ward justice for george floyd during their side 610 win over on sunday center revealed that the shirt after scoring the 1st of his 3 goals he was booked for the gesture but could receive a further sanctions so 2014 players in the bundesliga have been banned from showing personal messages of any kind floyd died last monday after minneapolis that police officer knelt on his neck as he pleaded i had. for there was also display of solidarity for floyd improves your wants and blood but for one that win over vera lynn marcus 2 and scored twice celebrated his 2nd goal by taking a knee another tribute was made on a saturday by shell because it was than mckinney. one of brazil's most famous football clubs or has been hit heavily by the coronavirus vasco da gama have announced that 16 players tested positive for the sickness they have reveale

backed them as well but how what kind of a punishment are we expecting here for the from the german football association but this is a really interesting question because when we had a similar case it onto nugent 2014 who also made a protest not in the commission of the black lie it's a movement the german if they decided to look the other way effectively they gave him a ticking off they warned him as to not making any political statement but did not punish him nothing that sets a precedent and i can only hope maybe for the sake of this course which i think is you know that's a reset in the bundesliga that this is going to be the same outcome but of course they would have to look at it you know germany is buried by the book but ultimately i think there's a good chance that they'll be let off as you mentioned political protests it's not something new in football there's been something like that in the past has none. now on to new jersey made a gesture we've seen other players come out with that with similar messages that used to be widespread that players would come up with religious messages i mean ther

from cross at the league have been using games as a platform to express their feelings the german football association has said that when it comes to anti racism rules banning players from making political statements will be ignored all of heavyweight boxing champion anthony joshua let protesters through his hometown of what the united kingdom justice says racism is a virus and needs to be stopped. complier summer. is good racism. how long are we going to allow racism to spread through our community and right now we are in the community and affect our lives without using the vaccine you already have in your possession what is the possession be our new you want a vaccine on our screen. african national teams should be preparing for the latest round of qualifies for next year's cup of nations but coronavirus means the future of the continent's biggest sporting event it remains in doubt the 2021 cup of nations is due to kick off in cameroon next january all qualifying games were spondon indefinitely in march the charmin to is crucial to the financial health of african football the $2819.00 tournament in

that the players could face a punishment what kind of sanctions are we expecting from the german football association well as being a sore precedent set back in 2014 the number living forward under new york displayed a t. shirt with their it garners name on it after he died in a similar circumstance and the d.f.t. just issued a letter remind him of political statements aren't allowed again son sure was of course booked but he was booked for removing the shirt he certainly wasn't booked for the message on his own to sure that will be dealt with by the d.f.t. the referee does not deal with the time so suntour was booked to just taken his shirt off which happens you know many times in many games across the world i think that the f.b.i. will look at how serious this situation is in what the process are about and i would hope that they would issue the lowest level punishment which would be a letter because i think everybody agrees with the stance that the players took this weekend because political protest is nothing new and did german football if it . no it's not protests unclip protests very well and re

of was $10.00 win over brahman on sunday both teams taking in a in the center circle the german football association said when it comes to unsee racism rules banning players from making political statements will be ignored similar scenes here in greece where catherine's were playing kind of the night course the greek league playing its 1st round of game since a 3 month suspension to 2 coronavirus. elite track and field events are yet serious you i'm sorry athletes getting creative in the meantime being in different countries didn't stop 3 of the world's best decathletes taking each other on in a series of challenges france's world record holder kevin my won this particular events diamond league athletics is set to return on the 14th of august that will be in monaco. ok that is how your sport is looking for now thank you and he's back with more sport than excel 1300 hours g.m.t. i will see you for that one as well but after the break there came the now with all the day's news right here on al-jazeera. june on out to sea 3 years into the blockade we look at the future of the g.c.c. crisis in part on l

his garage wallace made news for getting confederate flags long associated with slavery banned from nascar events. and the german football the d.f.l. has accepted a lower price from domestic broadcasters for the rights to screen the bonus league from 2021 the top 2 leagues will earn $60000000.00 euros less per season for. how much is football post pandemic or rather how much all broadcasters willing to pay back cash makes up the majority of the budget for the 36 clubs competing in the bundesliga and bundesliga 21100000000 euros will be divided up between them every season those are the terms of the new deal starting in 2021 and last in 4 seasons. again this is i believe that this is a good result considering the times but even outside of this context. it gives the league security until 2025 and i am certain that this deal we have reached will stand up to all other deals from other leagues in the coming one of 2 years it's he said give me a seamless and. it's the 1st time in almost 20 years that the bundesliga parent company couldn't secure a rise in t.v. money but that's largely due to cove it $19.00 with empty stadia no

german football has perhaps followed his lead. i think we can expect more incidents like this, more players showing messages like this across the european leagues over the next few weeks. and the english football associationsh premier league resumes later this month. three west indies players have chosen not to travel to england for the three test series next month. batsman darren bravo and shimron hetmyer and all—rounder keemo paul have opted out due to coronavirus fears. jason holder will captain the side leading a squad of 1a players and 11 reserves. they arrive next tuesday and they will be based at old trafford for the initial quarantine and then training before the first test in southampton starts on the 8th ofjuly. both venues are biosecure, and the matches will be played without spectators. ok, that is all your sport for now. goodbye. hello there, we are going to end this week on a very different note than we began the week certainly. we have lost our area of high pressure and low pressure starting to take control, it is going to bring windier, wetter, and cooler conditions and thursday looks like being another cool day, cooler than it was on wednesday in fact, and we will have some spells of rain