. >> asamoah gyan has been named to the african footballer of the year. the british prime minister says that he has won the agreement of germany and france to freeze the european union government for -- government budget for six years and that they are setting up a permanent fund to bail out member states. >> it was this that the leaders of europe about to protect, the currency in the tales of 16 countries and in the pockets so 330 million people. a currency under threat. in the meeting rooms of brussels, they debated on how to make sure that the currency does not fall. their solution, changing a couple of sentences. that will be enough, they say, to set a permanent mechanism to allow countries using the euro to bail out other countries in financial trouble. what has been discussed at this summit is not clear. it just how much money will there be? how will it be decided how the money will be spent? will any of this be enough to reassure the markets? there's pressure from some countries making cuts at home for the eu to keep a closer eye and its own budget

. >> in august, gyan signed a deal worth $20 million for a british club. it was also keen in helping ghana to become the third african country to make the world cup. he would have gone further if he had scored a penalty against uruguay. this was enough to catch the eyes of the black hats. >> he is an individual player, he can do something different. he works hard, he plays hard, and he has a tremendous enthusiasm. i was originally engage to his overall enthusiasm to play up front for his own -- on his own. i've been chasing him now for two or three years but could never have enough money to buy him. >> gyan says it was his dream to play in the british premier league and has a lot to learn. >> some seasonal pictures from rome. below freezing temperatures have turned many of the city's landmark fountains into dice. snow and sleet is forecast to the capital. other parts of italy are feeling the brunt of the frosty weather with snowfall in the southern regions. this is a reflection of the new tensions in one of the world's pressure points, the recent military