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of the 12 have dropped out. chelsea, manchester city, barcelona following suit. edward would has resigned, being reported by the pa news agency. is one of the most significant figures within manchester united one of the most profitable clubs in the world. he has resigned as executive vice chairman. he would have been integrally involved in the planning of this proposed european super league. at the moment, we think manchester united are still in on the plan. the fact that the vice chairman has resigned suggests there may be doubts on that. ♪ >> next, we switch to the u.s. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin is considering its verdict. cities across the country are bracing for protests. president biden has passed, saying he considers the evidence to be overwhelming, saying he was praying for the right verdict and has spoken to the family of george floyd. >> i can only imagine the pressure and anxiety they are feeling. so i waited until the jury was sequestered. i called. i wasn't going to say anything about it. they said it was a private conversation because joe understands what it was like to go through loss. they are a good family. they are calling for peace and tranquility, no matter

of the next three days. we heard earlier from the manchester united support is that for some the damage might be irreparable ootball club and we apologise for the unrest caused during the last few days. he said in seeking to create a more sustainable foundation for the game, they have failed to respect its deep—rooted traditions of promotion, relegation, and a pyramid. he spoke of the building relationships and said that having got it wrong, the club now wanted to show it to get it right at them. as i said, some fans feel that too much damage has already been done. earlier, we heard from the american owner of liverpool and at video message he said to fans of liverpool, i let you down, he said the project put forward would never have gone ahead without the support of funds and that over the last 48 hours, that fans were very clearly did not want it. he said he heard you, i heard you. but the fans called this apr exercise. they said it was too little too late. they called for fundamental change in football governance and that view was echoed by their chief executive paul barber who said they needed the rules n

of the allegations. i will plead not guilty in court and look forward to clearing my name. now, ryan giggs is a former manchester united wales national team, but he has not been involved since he was first arrested last november and the football association of wales say that robert page will now take charge of the wales national team when they compete at this summer�*s european championship. thank you so much for bringing us up—to—date with that. it�*s been a week that has seen football fans protesting outside the grounds of the so—called big six premier league clubs — or even taking their banners to the training ground, in the case of manchester united. fans have been sure to make sure their voices are being heard, even though the proposed european superleage was all but over mere hours after it was announced. arsenal play for the first time since the club joined and then left the superleague — and our senior sports news reporter laura scott is outside the emirates for us this evening ahead of the game against everton. what is the mood there? every scene protests outside the emirates? yes, well, it is important to kno

for us, fc united is a continuation of manchester united, the good things we remember from a childhoodnchester united went from being a very rich and successful football club based on supporter engagement to being a team that was wrong for the benefit of the shareholders and the benefit of the shareholders and the glazer family. the supporters came down the pecking order. we could say it was a business model that relied on making more and more money and not on footballing integrity or supporters. unfortunately, the latest development is the natural progression of what happened in 2005. d0 progression of what happened in 2005. , ., progression of what happened in 2005. _, , , progression of what happened in 2005. , , progression of what happened in 2005. , ., 2005. do you see this as an extension. _ 2005. do you see this as an extension, the _ 2005. do you see this as an extension, the idea - 2005. do you see this as an extension, the idea of - 2005. do you see this as an extension, the idea of the l 2005. do you see this as an - extension, the idea of the super league, an extension of

two brilliant games in the champions league, but tonight it's the turn of the europa league to take centre stage. manchester unitedma in the first leg of their semifinal at old trafford. but plenty of eyes are going to be on arsenal's game at villarreal, as rumours of a possible takeover continue to circulate around the club. the gunners face their former manager unai emery, knowing that they'll likely need to win the competition to play champions league football next season. joe lynskey reports. when they signed up for a super league, arsenal were part of a so—called big six. their true place in the game it could be defined in these next few weeks. to get back in football's elite, they have to win the europa league. the breakaway move intensified feeling towards the club's billionaire owners. so as arsenal play for their future, protest will form the backing track, but change could be coming, as spotify co—owner daniel ek is a arsenalfan and says spotify co—owner daniel ek is a arsenal fan and says he sees an opportunity to set a vision for the p has club legends on board with him, together with the funds to take

his great affection for one of those super league teams, manchester united. nt to bring this in of the ark of the asset boom we are in. is the super leaning -- the super league of european football and other symbol of the global financial is asian of the times -- the global financialization of the time. michael: one example. it has accelerated. the covid period has crystallized the needs of the largest clubs to make sure they can continue to increase their share of whatever revenue is available. jp morgan was the bank that financed the leveraged buyout of manchester united in 2005, which was a transaction that nobody thought could get done. jp morgan has had a hand in the commercialization of english football back to that period of time. i would look at that as one of the key moments which got us to this sad story today. jonathan: we have been familiar with this conversation for two decades and this feels very different. as i read through these headlines. jp morgan is underwriting this, but the clubs themselves have signed to a binding deal that was key to jp

there were protests tonight as liverpool — one of the breakaway teams — took on leeds at elland road. arsenal, chelsea, liverpool, manchester united city and tottenham are all planning to be part of a new midweek competition in what would be the biggest shake up in football in a generation. they would join spanish clubs atletico madrid, real madrid and barcelona, and italy's ac milan, inter milan and juventus. but why are they doing it? our sports editor dan roan reports. for decades, it has provided the game with some of its most iconic and enduring images, but european football's premier club competition now finds itself under threat like never before after a rebellion that has plunged the sport into turmoil. england's so—called big six — manchester united, liverpool, manchester city, chelsea, arsenal and spursjoining some of spain and italy's top clubs to set up a new super league. the shock news derailed uefa's announcement of a revamped champions league. and today the man in charge of the european game didn't hold back in his condemnation, issuing this warning to any players involved. uefa and the footballing world stand unit

of european football's major clubs, three from spain, you can imagine real madrid, barcelona, atletico madrid, three from italy, juventus and the two milan clubs, and five from england, the big six, liverpool, manchester unitednd tottenham, minus manchester city at the moment, have signed a kind of informal agreement tojoin a have signed a kind of informal agreement to join a european super league. now, we are expecting at some point this evening there will be a statement on behalf of those clubs explaining that they have agreed, it is not going there with the premier league very well who have condemned it, it is not gone down well with uefa who have been strident in their opposition to it, and also suggest that these clubs will not be allowed to enter their competitions, so the europa league and obviously more importantly the champions league. but without the detail, we don't know precisely what has happened, but clearly there are moves afoot for the major clubs in europe to go off and play in their own competition... you europe to go off and play in their own competition. . .— europe to go off and play in their own competition... you see it has not one own competition... you see it has not gone down — own

ryan giggs, of course, is a former manchester united player. ut he has not been involved since he was first arrested last november, and the football association of wales say that robert page will now take charge of the wales national team when they compete at this summer�*s european championships. andy swiss, thank you. government borrowing hit £303 billion between march 2020 and march this year — the highest level since the end of world war two. the record number is a result of extra spending on furlough and business support packages. a sharp drop in tax receipts also hit the treasury�*s finances. however, the final number isn�*t as bad as the £a00 billion that some experts had forecast. the french national anti—terrorist prosecutor has taken charge of an inquiry into the fatal stabbing of a female police administrative worker near paris. other police officers shot dead her tunisian attacker after he stabbed her in the throat at the entrance of a police station. researchers in britain say early trials of a new malaria vaccine suggest it�*s 77%

that we move on to rebuild the unit see the game enjoy each before this and move forward together but there are calls for more repercussions edwards vice chairman of manchester united he was instrumental in a lot of this is announced he'll resign at the end of the season pressure props on others to follow or even maybe onus to sell up and also calls for you a friend to really come down hard and punish these clubs what many see was just about pure and simple greed fascinating story jonathan crane from d.w. sports thanks welcome. and some bonus legal news the inevitable has been confirmed shaka have been relegated after a defeat to be left out the only goal of the game came when bielefeld captain fabienne close powered home from outside the box the defeat was shock because 21st in 30 games so far this season and brings the club's 30 years spell in germany's top flight to an end. at the top of the business like a table by in munich have edged closer to a 9th straight title they beat violated prison to nail thanks to 2 early goals the victory comes just days after coach hansie flick announced his intention to leave by an at the end of the season. pansy flake was

of second—placed manchester city, who won 3—0 at tottenham. that's now 12 successive league wins for city. meanwhile, manchester united's league have suffered a blow after they lost 1—0 at brighton, inessa kaagman�*s penalty the difference between the two sides. everton and arsenal also won. the league cup final later this month at wembley has been approved as an official crowd test event. it's been confirmed that the clash between tottenham hotspur and manchester city will be played in front of 8,000 spectators. a number of tickets will be allocated to fans from both clubs for the tie in three weeks�* time. there will also be tickets made available to local residents and nhs staff as a thank you for their service during the covid—i9 pandemic. this year's french open tennis could be postponed in light of the spike in coronavirus cases in the country, according to france's sport minister. the tournament at roland garros is due to take place from the 23rd of may to the 6th ofjune, with qualifying the week before. but after the country entered a third national lockdown on saturday, there are discussions over whether the da

a group of manchester united fans have gathered outside old trafford to protest against their americanague. it follows a similar protest from arsenal fans last night. 0livia richwald has been at old trafford, where fans have had a large presence — despite no game today. there has been an almost match day atmosphere outside old trafford this afternoon where small groups of family and friends have been arriving to take part in this organised protest. it follows the collapse of the proposed european super league of which this club was going to be a part. manchester united are not playing today but fans have still used the opportunity to express anger at that proposal. the anger is directed towards the american owners of this club. the glazers. instead of wearing the red shirts, they are wearing gold and green in protest colours. they have also been waving banners. it follows the protest outside arsenal last night and earlier today i was outside anfield ahead of the liverpool match where there was a small—scale gathering of protesters, all objecting to the fact that this proposed european

up alongside you ventus and 6 clubs from england's premier league also want to slice of the party manchester united manchester city liverpool chelsea arsenal and tottenham the onus of the no once much much more than. all that that on that me obviously all too much so it was much more money and they want it now so far there are no teams from france or germany including the current european champions by munich but 3 more clubs are expected to join the list of founding members who are all set to pocket more than $400000000.00 each just for signing up seriously the midst of a pandemic an economic crisis football clubs at national league level going boss nearly furloughing players clubs on the edge in league one and 2 and these larvae to soon calls about breaking away and basically create more great. joke the managers of these teams are now in an awkward position a little clot for example has previously spoken out against the idea of a super league manchester united's only going to solve dodged the question at his news conference on sunday and i don't think it's for me to comment on now. it's an issue w

casey stoney, the former england captain and now the manager of manchester united's thriving wsl team has shown as well, the younger generation, that you are not curtailed from having a family, you are not denied that delight because you are in a same—sex relationship. that in itself is an important example. so what does the future hold? well, rugby union is one of the relatively young sports, certainly at club level, as an option for women. let's hear from one of the exciting players, she's a winger for the sale sharks, she's also a science teacher at a secondary school. her name is carys hall. when i was younger, i dabbled in a lot of different sports, my mum took me to karate when she went to the gym on a saturday. i did cross country with my older sister. that translated into doing indoor athletics and going out to do track and field. competing in the city championships and stuff like that. i really took hold of athletics for a long period of my life. i also played football when i was younger, as well, but i switched over in uni to rugby, rugby sevens first then went into rugby is

fury as some of the biggest clubs in the premier league including manchester united, chelsea and liverpoolnnounce plans to join a new breakaway super league with no relegation. the heart of the game, you know, just ripping it out. if you make it a bit of a closed shop, it's just completely unfair. it defeats the point of competitive football. it's all money—orientated and everything. - a load of codswallop. tell us what you think of plans for a european super league — whether you support one of the six english clubs due to take part or another club. on instagram and twitter, i'm @vicderbyshire or you can email victoria@bbc.co.uk 95% mortages are back. lenders to offer mortgages with deposits as low as 5% to buy properties worth up to £600,000. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin — the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd in the us — will hear closing arguments this afternoon. could working from home be the new normal with commuting and offices becoming a thing of the past. and nasa is launching a drone—like helicopter on mars — the first powered flight on another plan

of kin. the wales football manager ryan giggs has been charged with assaulting two women in salford last november. the former manchester unitedng behaviour. he denies any wrongdoing. 0ur correspondent andy swiss is outside greater manchester police headquarters and can tell us more. well, greater manchester police say ryan giggs has been charged with causing actual bodily harm to a woman in her 30s, and with a common assault of a woman in her 20s. now, both charges relate to an incident in november last year, when police were called to reports of a disturbance at an address here in manchester. he has also been charged with one count of coercive and controlling behaviour, and he will appear at magistrates�* court here in manchester next week. now, ryan giggs has released a statement. he says, i understand the seriousness of the allegations. i will plead not guilty in court and look forward to clearing my name. now, giggs of course is a former manchester united player, more recently though he has been the manager of the wales national team. been the manager of the wales nationalteam. but been the manager of the wales national t

the owners of manchester united, already owning a u.s.am, and that is the tampa bay buccaneers. fans are understandably outraged, but should they be? do american sports fans actually have it worse? let's have a look at the national football league. ticket prices are more expenses, and do not get me started on personal seat licenses, which is where you have to fork over tens of thousands of dollars just for the privilege of buying season tickets. on the upside is the draft. this gives even the worst teams the chance to pick up a star player, and because tre is only one nfl, the games take place on better days at better times. in the end though, this is about market forces, owner seeking a return on their investment. everyone knows there are boatloads of money in soccer, but there are ocean liners of money when it comes to american football franchises. anchor: a huge story. let's hear the analysis from our bbc sports editor. >> i think it can be stopped, but i think it depends on which other clubs sign up and join this so-called dirty dozen

a group of the world's richest soccer clubs including manchester united and barcelona announced landsn breaking league. it harold's the sport's biggest shakeup in decades and could make elite teams even wealthier. james, what is behind this move? james: well, money is the very obvious answer. they are the world's richest clubs and want to get even richer. they are all owned by business -- by billionaires and they want to add a few more millions to their coffers. shery: tell us how that would funnel that to their coffers? what sort of structural change could we see in the game? james: the big change is he suddenly have got eventually 20 teams playing each other the whole time. and they will control the pot of all the money that comes into those games. either from tv rights or match day, all the money will be controlled by those 20 clubs. currently if you are playing in a national league you have to kowtow to the premier league, or whoever it is. and they distribute money to you. so this is all about taking control of that money for yourselves. haidi: how much did revenue suffer as a re

of being greedy. don't underestimate what could happen this time. you've got six clubs where the fans... take manchester united they don't. i to do this. they will look for the pathetic if they don't.— to do this. they will look for the pathetic if they don't. i think they will be looking _ pathetic if they don't. i think they will be looking for _ pathetic if they don't. i think they will be looking for a _ pathetic if they don't. i think they will be looking for a way - pathetic if they don't. i think they will be looking for a way out. - will be looking for a way out. you've always got to it... somebody has made a bad mistake, you've got to find in a way out. talks between uefa and the clubs on the new uefa, new rules for the uefa competition run by uefa, i think is a possible way out for both sides. there has got to be a way out, otherwise, i would not want to be the chairman of one of those six english clubs when they have their next home game with fans. finally, how do you feel about the players and managers who are caught between all of this? it’s players and managers who are caught between all of this?

fury as some of the biggest clubs in the premier league including manchester united, chelsea and liverpoolnnounce plans to join a new breakaway super league with no relegation. the heart of the game, you know, just ripping it out. it's all money—orientated and everything. a load of codswallop. if you make it a bit of a closed i shop, it's just completely unfair. it defeats the point - of competitive football. a lot of people are definitely against the idea, but are you for it? whichever club you support, let me know on instagram, twitter or via e—mail. borisjohnson cancelled a trip to india amid rising covid cases in the country. the doctors for russia's opposition activist alexei navalny say he could die within days without urgent medical treatment. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin — the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd in the us — will hear closing arguments this afternoon. nasa is launching a drone—like helicopter on mars — the first powered flight on another planet. abba's bjorn ulvaeus says singer—songwriters are not being paid a fair share by the streamin

the so—called big six of english club football, manchester united here, but also manchester united hereliverpool, chelsea, arsenal and spurs, all understood to be on the verge tonight of announcing that they are in principle supportive of a possible european super league that would see them become permanent members of a new competition alongside italian and spanish clubs initially, in return for hundreds of millions of pounds. will it happen? in the past, this threat of a breakaway has regularly been used to get more power and money from uefa, and it is surely no coincidence that tomorrow, uefa are due to announce a new revamped, enlarged champions league format. it would be no surprise if this was a negotiation tactic ahead of that. it's been widely condemned tonight by everyone from the likes of the prime minister, former players and managers like sir alex ferguson and fan groups and the government, but also uefa, who said that the clubs would be punished. they would be barred from domestic and european club competition in the premier league, who said they wouldn't sanction it. the pl

that manchester city was quick to follow chelsea's leaders well there are also rumblings of arguments within other teams in europe as well it would be a voice executive chairman of manchester united we believe has resigned after a stop with the much united captain harry maguire over the proposed plan to join the league and also. nearly the. of your ventus is also resigned as well whether or not. this is the beginning of a domino effect amongst the 12 european clubs that signed up to the league it's too early to say but this most certainly does not look good given that some of the most powerful people in international football are now decide to go the last minute it would appear to change tack altogether farms here. stamford bridge had gathered and missionary in protest a very very loud rukus protest and the protests very quickly when you spread among close of the gathered to jubilation real relief from some of the fires that had gathered here the superleague may now be starting to wither. barker with the latest there outside that chelsea's home ground stamford bridge thank you. our main lash it has won the support of germany's conservatives in his bid to succeed angela merkel as

of football. manchester united have confirmed that a group of protesters were able to access the club's training grounder 0le gunner solskjaer spoke to them and they left the site. they were protesting the club's owners the glazers and their involvement in the european super league. meanwhile, the global athlete group has called the international olympic committee "archaic" after they pledged to enforce a rule which blocks athletes from taking part in political protest. protests such as taking a knee will still be banned at this year's olympic games. the ioc consulted more than 3,500 athletes. 67% of whom said they wanted to keep the olympic podium free of protests, while 70% were keen to avoid on—field demonstrations. poppy cleall will start at number eight for england women's six nations final against france on saturday, pushing captain sarah hunter to the bench. cleall was hailed by the england head coach as one of the best players in the world after her performance in the red roses win over scotland on the third of april. hunter has been struggling with a neck injury and emily scarratt will replace

of the american border. both canadian tech and u.s. stocks pulling back sharply. one stock we are focusing on is manchester united. t story matt was just talking about, spiking higher on news they will be joining an elite european football league. we have the details on that. no shortage of opinions on this news. but what exactly is going on and what is driving it? guest: you are right. this is a huge shakeup. manchester united getting a big shock off the back of this news. this would, in effect, if it goes through, be ending the rain of the champions league in europe. we don't know if it is a negotiating play. it would be an aggressive one. it could -- you could look at this as the richest teams getting richer because this is trying to find revenue after struggles during the pandemic. we see this as getting a boost in revenue. look at where they get the revenues from. this is from 2019 and this would be their last full season. these are the deals that make up the biggest chunks here. some analysts saying this could bring in more in tv rights and could bring more in ticket sales and sponsorship deals because the qu

tonight — the gap is six points — after burnley were beaten 3—i at manchester united. 0le gunnar solksjaer�*s side are now ten points clear ofaders manchester city. craig templeton reports: black is the new red at old trafford, after players said the colours of the banners meant they couldn't focus on their team—mates. little excuse for dean henderson to do this inside 20 seconds. an offside call saving his blushes. this goal showing him how it was done and leaving marcus rashford scratching his head. electric pace down the wing, fernandes with the dummy, united in the lead. it would last two minutes, as an equaliser came that burnley probably deserved. how did that happen? burnley might have been asking the same question after greenwood hit this. more about relief and celebration. a third was added in added time. this i'd never make it look easy, but that's now five wins in a row, and have they got their sights on more? birmingham city have moved nine points clear of the championship drop zone, after scoring a late winner away to fellow strugglers rotherham. it was still 0—0 going into the 88th minute but then birmingham ca

so, that, from joel glazer of the glazer family, the owners of manchester united. th organization guidelines. he also says there needs to be greater awareness around air pollution. it's estimated 200,000 people in the uk had severe asthma, a debilitating condition which can require hospital treatment. there are things that people can do to avoid some levels of air pollution, and you can avoid busy roads if you are walking to school or work. if you have a lung condition, really looking after yourself. so using your reliever inhaler and making sure to use your preventer inhaler if you have one. it was here in south east london that ella lived. she walked regularly along these streets to and from school. air pollution levels here particularly high. she was breathing in illegally high levels of nitrogen dioxide, - high levels of particles _ because she was living and moving along the south circular road, | one of the most polluted roads in london, probably the most polluted in north europe. - this on a day—to—day basis _ meant her asthma control was worse. the governmen

of the biggest names in sport. names like real madrid and manchester united have drawn millions of followers.hey are now among 12 elite teams who have announced a breakaway competition of their own called european super league. many fans reacted in anger while some voiced their support, but the sport's governing body say they will do everything in their power to stop the project while those behind the new super league insist the change is necessary. >> some of the continent's richest clubs threatened to split european football in two, the governing body hit back hard, saying it will expel the clubs' players from future world championships and world cups. >> i cannot stress more strongly at this point the footballing world stand united against the disgraceful self-serving proposal we have seen in the last 24 hours from a select few clubs in europe that are fueled purely by greed above all else. >> on sunday night, 12 of the continents -- continent's richest clubs unveiled plans to form a super league, rivaling the champions league. in italy, six clubs from england's premier league also want to

football and it's been a busy night in the europa league with the first leg matches of all four quarterfinals. manchester uniteddon, arsenal could only manage a draw after conceding a dramatic late equaliser against slavia prague. stuart pollitt watched the action. this was granada's first european quarter final. it was manchester united's 27th. enthusiasm versus experience in southern spain. the europa league may be a long and convoluted competition so united tried the direct route. a long ball forward finding marcus rashford. one wonderfulfirst touch later and 1—0. granada were no pushovers until late on when bruno fernandes was pushed over in the penalty area. the portuguese, just about, converting the resulting penalty. ole gunnar solskjaer�*s side with one foot in the semi—finals. arsenal's season rests on the europa league. they won 7—0 the last time they played slavia prague in europe. but the visitors were here to have a go. the gunners dominated but couldn't find the finishing touch. bukayo saka slotting wide, william hitting the woodwork, lacazette likewise. mikel arteta said this tournament was all o

united until the end of 2021. so, edward, the vice chairman of manchester, executive met vice chairman of manchester united has resignedour clubs at least following outraged reaction from fans, also legal problems as well, and also threats from ua for an fifa, and indeed the football association to penalise any players who decided to go along with that european super league. that news just in from the press association. nicola sturgeon has confirmed the biggest changes to scotland's lockdown measures since they were introduced on boxing day last year. the first minister said the scheduled unlocking would go ahead as planned, with hospitality venues, gyms and nonessential shops reopening from next monday. all travel restrictions will also be lifted. here the latest government covid figures show that ?there were 2,524 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 2,476. the latest daily figure for the number of people across the uk in hospital with coronavirus is just under two thousand. 33 deaths were reported,

2003, buying chelsea before the florida —based glazerfamily plasma controversial takeover of manchester unitedbig six have fallen into the hands of hugely wealthy overseas investors. this the hands of hugely wealthy overseas investors. , , ., , ~ investors. this is a very american model of professional _ investors. this is a very american model of professional team - investors. this is a very american i model of professional team sports, it is a closed lead, to all intents and purposes and what that does is provides financial security for those clubs.— provides financial security for those clubs. , ., ., ., , those clubs. the government today said it would _ those clubs. the government today said it would consider _ those clubs. the government today said it would consider legislation i said it would consider legislation to block the proposals. the sense that football has very little to celebrate right now. well, the disapproval of manchester city boss mike highly respected manager pep guardiola earlier on i thinkjust highlights the tensions and the divisions within the game that this plan has

the headlines: fury as some of the biggest clubs in the premier league including manchester united, chelseaation. it is pure greed, they're imposters, they're nothing to do, the owners of this club, liverpool and chelsea and manchester city are nothing to do with football in this country. i don't think it is good news for fans, for football in this country. it's all money orientated. it isa it is a load of codswallop. they have taken the fans consideration at all, it is all about greed and business. high street lenders offer mortgages to borrowers with a deposit ofjust 5% — under a new government guarantee scheme. staff who've complained of racism in the church of england have been �*paid off — to buy their silence,�* a bbc investigation has found. and after more than a year of covid travel restrictions, people can now travel between australia and new zealand — without having to quarantine. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. let�*s get some more now, on developments, for those european super league plans launched by 12 leading sides. the head of european football�*s go

of this that are both publicly traded. juventus is publicly traded. manchester united, publicly traded. herlands who is leading opposition to this is also publicly traded. we saw on the premarket, juventis and manchester united went way up. it sort of tells you if you say well, these clubs may only be doing this for money, never mind what the fans say. the money is there. the markets weighed in and there was a very big vote of confidence from investors in some of these plans. so even as there is a lot of fan unrest, and you see supporters groups coming out and saying they oppose it, you do have to look at the markets and sit there, and you can see where these folks are looking at in terms of the dollars. shery: derek wallbank there. we have an alert on the bloomberg right now. the former vice president walter mondale has died, according to the ap. he was 93 years old. he served under president jimmy carter. his family saying he died monday in minneapolis. this coming from that she was a liberal icon -- he was a liberal icon. let's now turn to sophie in hong kong. sophie: watching meituan

one of britain's most decorated footballers, giggs spent his entire playing career at manchester uniteds summer's european championship. having been granted conditional bail, giggs is due to appear at manchester crown court on may the 26th. dan roan, bbc news, manchester. the bafta television awards nominations have been revealed, with steve mcqueen's small axe series leading with 15 nominations, followed by the crown from netflix with ten. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. enough is enough! there's been campaign after campaign for award ceremonies to better represent the wider public. small axe, with its predominantly black cast, tells stories from the west indian community. its nominations include ones for actress letitia wright and actorjohn boyega. you're silent now! why didn't you back me? in 2020, the year of the lockdown, streaming services' popularity increased. bigger audiences surged to shows like netflix's royal drama the crown. its ten nominations include one for prince of wales actorjosh o'connor. a few years ago now, i was visiting her sister. like small

between the 4 clubs that were the last to leave in the shape of arsenal spurs as little paul and joseph after the 1st little for manchester united who traditionally have been profit maximizing companies and chelsea and manchester city where the owners have taken on an approach of trying to achieve trophy success and that they've actually been the biggest loss makers those 2 clubs came on board to the european franchise project. because they didn't make out that they were missing out if that if a they wanted as part of it and they ended up being a spurs the 1st dominoes to fall the number of fans outside of the club's home countries was clearly a factor in and founding the me so will there be disappointment from fans in say africa and asia and elsewhere the decision to scrap. i think that there will be those people who see an individual club as a as a global entity and therefore its focus should be on meeting the the interests of global fans will have some sympathy with the people that they. are in charge of this project on a domestic level on a local level where where clubs are seen as a bastion of an individual town or city and