you mentioned trent alexander—arnold, he has no caps at all, or you look at ruben loftus—cheek, with tand up for what they have done this season. trent alexander—arnold, 19 years old, an old head on young shoulders. as shown for liverpool this season. he starred in the quarterfinal. then in the semifinal against roma, home and away. we has not played a single game for england, never been in the squad before. he has come through the youth levels and train them. ruben loftus—cheek, 22 years old, he started at wembley in november. he was named man of the match. we had a speu was named man of the match. we had a spell of injury and returned at the end of the season to help crystal palace to safety. he was perhaps not unexpected after the injury to alexander 0xlade—chamberlain. unexpected after the injury to alexander 0xlade-chamberlain. three goalkeepers with very little experience compare to joe, goalkeepers with very little experience compare tojoe, who has 70 odd caps. gareth southgate said he had the choice between experience and these new players. the choice is between jordan pickfor

coming up: the uncapped teenager trent alexander arnold gets the nod, as the england boss names youngerienced world cup squad. two goals from antoine griezman help atletico madrid become europa league champions. and, sitting pretty in pink. simon yates keeps hold of the lead in the giro d'italia after winning stage 11. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm: good evening. england manager gareth southgate has picked his team for russia 2018, and it's the third youngest england team ever to line up at a world cup. at two o'clock this afternoon, the fa revealed the 23 man squad across all social media platforms with this video. it shows groups of teenagers up and down the country calling out the name of each player that has made the cut. only the 1958 and 2006 squads were younger than this one, which has an average age of 26 years and 18 days. here it is, a defensive looking team, which includes liverpool teenager trent alexander arnold, as well as manchester city's fabian delph and gary cahill of chelsea at the back. the midfield sees chelsea's ruben loftus cheek named after a season on lo

yes, it will be a fantastic day for trent alexander—arnold and his family. manchester city's fabian delph and gary cahill of chelsea... the midfield sees chelsea's ruben loftus cheek named after a season on loan at crystal palace and harry kane leads the line in the forwards with arsenal's danny welbeck named... we will speak to our sports correspondent david 0rnstein... david, i mentioned a few names there — which ones will surprise england fans and who will be disappointed to miss out? i don't think it is so much a surprise, but certainly the name that stands out the most is that of trent alexander—arnold, the 19—year—old liverpool right back who has impressed the match this season, of course mostly in the champions league, where liverpool reach the final. the quarterfinal against man city when he did so well against leroy sane, and then the semifinal home and away against roma, he goes on the plane despite having not played for a limit for. he trained with them in their last good but was not an official call up. it was not big news for trent alexander—arno

he's been tipped as a future england football captain, but for now 19—year—old trent alexander—arnoldrpool, will take on real madrid in kiev in a little over two weeks, and fans are hoping he'll repeat his heroic performances over the past season. but he's not forgotten his roots, as our our sports editor, dan roan, has been finding out. he's liverpool's home—grown hero. trent alexander—arnold may still only be a teenager but he's propelled himself from relative obscurity to the champions league final and maybe even this summer's world cup. and, here at the home he still shares with his mum and brothers, he told me about his meteoric rise. i'd never have guessed being in this situation, playing in such high profile games, having such trust from the manager, and such support and love from the fans is incredible. it's been an unbelievable journey for me and the family. thatjourney began when alexander—arnold joined liverpool's academy aged just six, living a stone's throw from the club's training ground. i'd go away to the gates or try to look through the cracks in the wall, to see if i

and the liverpool teenager trent alexander—arnold is among those called up for england's world cup squadng up on sportsday on bbc news, everton and west ham are looking for new managers after sam alla rdyce and david moyes move on. good evening. rail services on the east coast main line are to be brought back under public control until the year 2020. the current private operators, stagecoach and virgin, have been losing hundreds of millions of pounds, and they were accused of overbidding for the franchise and of misjudging the revenue potential of the business. the franchise is being ended, five years early, and it's the third time, that the line has been affected in this way. that isn't just that isn'tjust over a decade. that acrobat is in just over a that isn'tjust over a decade. that acrobat is injust over a decade. labour said the government's rail policies had been calamitous, and called for the entire network to be renationalised. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. ajourney, in many ways. 393 miles from edinburgh to london and back into public hands. when it wa

and uncapped 19—year—old trent alexander—arnold is named in england's squad for the world cup in russiasportsday later in the hour on bbc news... a double departure in the premier league. everton sack sam allardyce and david moyes is told he's not wanted by west ham. ey good evening. the government is to take the east coast rail line back under public control, for the time being. the contract to run the london to edinburgh line was given to stagecoach and virgin trains for eight years in 2014, but they have been losing millions of pounds. it's the third time in just over ten years that ministers have called a halt to the east coast franchise. labour, which supports renationalisation, called the government's handling of the railways "calamitous." here's our transport correspondent victoria fritz. they say bad luck comes in threes, they say bad luck comes in threes, the government will be hoping this is the last time it has to step in on the london to glasgow line. three yea rs on the london to glasgow line. three years after its latest privatisation, the east coast rail line is heading b

we can't look any further than trent alexander arnold. 19 years old, his breakthrough season. got through on merit, not because of their age. if you look into the midfield, you have got ruben loftus—cheek. he played here at wembley for england in a friendly against germany in november and gained the man of the match award. he has been on loan from chelsea this season. apart from an injury of late, he has impressed over the course of the campaign. no other great surprises, fabian delph comes into the squad. he has them are played on the gareth southgate, he has been in the squad but has always been injured. no place forjoe hart. we knew that yesterday, the same with jack wilshire. adam lallana is the big casualty, the liverpool midfielder who has been plagued by injuries this season, but he does have a place as a stand—by. where do england go for here? they meet up on monday the those involved in the fa cup final will make up a week later. those involved in the champions league with liverpool after a further week. the squad depart for russia on the 12th ofjune and then the firs

and liverpool's rising star trent alexander—arnold on his hopes of wearing an england shirt. able to represent your country, and hopefully one day i'll get the honour of doing that. hello. thanks forjoining us. there's a big weekend of rugby coming up, starting tonight with the european challenge cup final. cardiff blues up against gloucester, who are looking for a record—equalling third title. and tomorrow, its the champions cup final, where all—blacks great dan carter will be hoping for a perfect send off in his last european rugby match, as his racing 92 team take on leinster. chrisjones is in bilbao ahead of those matches. the magnificent stadium here in bilbao, the scene for tomorrow's champions cup final between racing 92 and leinster, but before that it is this champions cup final between cardiff blues... both clubs with decent enough campaigns in their respective leagues but it has become clear in recent weeks this has been their focus. let's hear clear in recent weeks this has been theirfocus. let's hearfrom both camps. i think they are fully aware, the last two week

bravery and how liverpool have to play the same lively football that got them this far and trent alexander—arnoldf that. the 19 has played in almost every champions league match for liverpool and his campaign has culminated in a kaup i for england. and his campaign has culminated in a call up for england. yet to make his senior debut, but on the plane to russia. he is parking all talk of world cup and today wanted to focus on the biggest game of his life. you do train for these type of games and to play against this type of opposition, you want to play against the best in the world and test yourself and see what level you're at. come saturday the team will test themselves to the limit. that is the only way to win for everyone to play at their best. we very talking about mo salah who has swept all before him in becoming the golden boot winner for the premier league. he will be critical and he is up against cristiano ronaldo, a man he has been compared to all season. jurgen klopp was not going there and refused to answer a question comparing the two, saying he could already see the headlines. but h

trent alexander—arnold. about the focus on youth. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein is at wembleyyoungest squad in world cup history. squad in world cup history. survivors remain from the last world cup. cup. that's an indication of the youth and the lack of experience. youth and the lack of experience. failures which many of these players will not be afflicted by. will not be afflicted by. experience then it can be detrimental to these players. detrimental to these players. he said that they are fearless. said that they are fearless. creativity, they are comfortable on the ball. the ball. probably be household names in the coming weeks and months. coming weeks and months. a little bit about how what he had to say. but they're the best in their positions. we know they're not the finished article. as a country. we pick from 33% of the league. it's quite a unique situation for us as an england squad. but i think there's an excitement about the route we're going. could do in russia at this tournament. tournament. and you sense he thinks his young squad could cause a surprise. squad c

the extraordinary rise of liverpool teenager, trent alexander—arnold. # don't give up, no, no... forritain at eurovision? and racing 92. good evening. are being failed by gaps in care when at their most vulnerable. an entire generation could be failed. in what is the third case of its kind in the last month. show that 146 students took their own lives in 2016. has been hearing from some of those affected. unexpected at the university of bristol, a community in mourning. bristol, a community in mourning. of which are still awaiting an inquest verdict. inquest verdict. support well—being and resilience in our students. our students. before he left home to go to university. university. problem for the universities in bristol. bristol. son henry was studying photography in london. in london. students who took their own lives in 2016. he had lost weight. he had dark shadows under his eyes. dark shadows under his eyes. he was clearly in crisis. clearly in crisis. just a shell of a person that he used to be. used to be. tightly, and it was almost like an uncanny kind of goodbye. uncanny kin

same lively football that got them this farand lively football that got them this far and trent alexander—arnoldd in almost every champions league match for liverpool and his campaign has culminated in a kaup i for england. yet to make his senior debut, but on the plane to russia. he is parking all talk of world cup and today wanted to focus on the biggest game of his life. you do train for these type of games and to play against this type of opposition, you want to play against the best in the world and test yourself and see what level you're at. come saturday the team will test themselves to the limit. that is the only way to win for everyone to play at their best. we very talking about mo salah who has swept all before him in becoming the golden boot winnerfor him in becoming the golden boot winner for the him in becoming the golden boot winnerfor the premier him in becoming the golden boot winner for the premier league. him in becoming the golden boot winnerfor the premier league. he will be critical and he is up against cristiano ronaldo, a man he has been compared to all season. jurgen klo

announcement yesterday and some of the reactions to some of the names, the younger players like trent alexander—arnold've got liverpool in the champions league final, a couple of players involved, could have been more if there were not injuries. we have city with audio, four players from there, so we have players who are succeeding in the champions league and the highest level with the best coaches, so there is an opportunity hopefully to progress further in russia. if it doesn't happen, hope everyone holds their nerve, sticks with southgate and hopefully we will carry on with this plan. thank you very much. you will hear lots more of jason plan. thank you very much. you will hear lots more ofjason on plan. thank you very much. you will hear lots more of jason on five live sports night from 7pm. well, we might be able gaugejust how bright the future of english football is when the under 17s take on the netherlands in the european championship semi—finals they kick off in the next 20 minutes in chester. england are the reigning world champions — already through to the final are italy, who beat belgium,

and while many had theirfamilies with them, trent alexander—arnold made a young fan's dreams come trueme and my best mate louis...so proud of him. the defender‘s apparently got to know the 8 year—old, who's got cerebral palsy, over the past few months after meeting him back in september. so he invited him onto the pitch to enjoy this moment. this is sportsday from the bbc sport centre, still to come on the programme. it's a historic test century for kevin 0'brien as he leads ireland's fighback on day four of their first—ever test match, againt pakistan. and could britain's long wait for a motogp world title soon be over... cal crutchlow hopes so. hello and welcome back to manchester city centre where in about 15 minutes manchester city premier league winning team will make their way onto the stage behind me to celebrate with fans after a record rating season. i'm joined by manchester city legend mike sotheby. i spoke to you midway through the season and it was freezing cold and we spoke about what this team could possibly want to achieve. have they lived up to your expectations?” cuddl

three roberto firmino and trent alexander—arnold.om the scene at anfield, where an estimated 30,000 fans are watching on screens. at liverpool's home grounds. the atmosphere probably somewhat subdued following injury. great atmosphere there. in the lead up great atmosphere there. in the lead up to the match, of course. lots of fa ns up to the match, of course. lots of fans not able to get out to ukraine following those cancelled flights. lots of them packing into the stadium there to watch the game tonight. slight disappointment in the early stages with that injury to mo sala. we will kick you updated. —— keep you. now to a place in the premier league which has been secured today by fulham. they beat aston villa in today's championship play—off final at wembley. i called this the most lucrative match in football. who missed out on automatic promotion on the last day of the season. the first steps back to the top taken the londoners. a finish by tom cairney set up by dead teenager, ryan sutton young, with skills to unlock the door and

under 21 manager, he promoted youth and always said that maybe it's not a surprise to see trent alexander-arnolder played a senior game for arnold but has been exceptional for liverpool. they are in the european cup final, champions league final. a lot of defenders, we had to squeeze some players who were playing defense on to the midfield graphic ashley young and fabian delph. midfield options for southgate are limited. that's why loftus-cheek is being brought in, a younger player they have some exciting forwards they're still the third youngest england squad in history going to a world cup only one player with 40 catches caps on the side >> hopefully this time england will make it past the quarters thanks for that. >>> after the break, we'll speak to the ceo of ocado solutions as the stock looks set to post its best ever daily gain on the back of the u.s. deal stay with us - i love my grandma. - anncr: as you grow older, your brain naturally begins to change which may cause trouble with recall. - learning from him is great... when i can keep up! - anncr: thankfully, prevagen helps your brain a

the main surprise inclusion was liverpool's trent alexander—arnold at the age of just 19.ad arejust at call—up to the england senior squad are just at the right time, head of the world cup. there was an interesting way of announcing the squad as well. take a look. of course he is going to run! go on! danny rose! eric dier! jamie vardy! made in sheffield! yes, some experience in the squad as well with ashley young and harry kane. all in all it was a refreshingly different squad named by the england manager, gareth southgate, for his first major tournament with england. you can check out this video on england's social media. nick pope and loftus—cheek with the other main younger players coming into the squad. some saying they were big call—outs, but others saying they really deserve their places. all of the squad happy to be included given their reactions afterwards. trent alexander—arnold, we didn't think he could look much younger but he has been dreaming of the world cup since he was a kid. from that 19—year—old to ashley young, is one of the older players, 32. way back w

plenty of players have been giving their reactions on social media, first trent alexander arnold tweeted has dreamed of going to the tournament since he was a kid. marcus with a message to his mum, who's going to ta ke message to his mum, who's going to take out to the tournament and russia. ashley, pictured as a youngster which may have well been a prediction and kyle will be on the plane too despite initially missing the call from the manager. ray wilson, a member of 1966 world cup winning squad has died at the age of 83. he overcame west germany and that final at wembley stadium. he spent most of his career before moving to everton, where he won the 1966 cup. deb and two high profile managerial changes and this afternoon, he has left his job as manager of west ham, replaced early in the season, the only decide a short—term deal which expired yesterday. west ham have confirmed that he won't be carrying on despite steering the cloud to premier league safety. they've also confirmed that he has left his position at everton, the former england, he leaves despite having signed a deal until

shelvey, and he could take the spot that jack will show was angling for and then there is trent alexander—arnoldrough what has been a breakthrough season at liverpool which saw them reach the champions league —— jack wilshere. harry maguire and tarkowski could be going to russia, so there will be a lot of debate going on about this squad. what do england supporters expect? you hear gary lineker say that they are obviously not going to win it, just use it for experience and concentrate on the next world cup. yes, i think there has been an approach from the fa to manage expectations from fans because we really do build things up going into a tournament. i would expect later you will see a mix of youth and experience in the squad, some familiar names, but with the england youth teams doing so well there is a focus in the fa that they want to build for the future. there might have been a left—field selection already because ryan sessegnon could bea already because ryan sessegnon could be a huge shock, 17 years old, born in 2000, nominated for pfa young player of the year after helping for them reach

trent alexander arnold. from liverpool. the fly you to spain, what are you doing this summer?h a surprise to him? he hasn't been capped at international before, using a star. sad really breakthrough season. he is a wild ca rd breakthrough season. he is a wild card pick. depending what happens, you are looking at these players. everybody loves a wild card. it's a video that was put out on social media yesterday. young football fans announcing a 23 games of the plate. that would all the players, revealing them. those who have made it. there he is, that surprise inclusion. world cup defences be warned, france striker antonie griezman scored twice as atletico madrid won the europa league, beating marseilles last night three nil, his second a lovely goal. britain's simon yates put in a brilliant late attack to win his second stage of the giro d'italia and extend his advantage in the leader's pinkjersey. yates, who won stage nine on sunday, now leads the field by 47 seconds overall. and british number onejohanna konta is through to the third round of the italian 0pen after beating t

colin alexander, a lecturer in political communications at nottingham trent university specialising in north korea. and from seoul — arnoldeft the regime, you know, they may well have left the regime in a number of ways, but certainly to receive this information from two people who continue to live in north korea, continue to participate in north korean society, that is certainly something that the bbc journalist to have done this should be commended for. what about your own reaction? i think this represents what we know in terms of research, the recent changes in the north korean society, especially this engagement with black—market activities, and the type of relationship that north koreans have with the outside, especially china, and the fact that goods are going back and forth. sol and the fact that goods are going back and forth. so i think it is very good, very good report to hear, especially from people who are still inside. is it isita is it a reminder that despite kim jong—un shaking hands with the leader of south korea, these preparations for this summit, he is definitely not cuddly kim, he is still a brutal dic