a joke. >> the super league clubs want to start as soon as possible. many fans have joined in condemning the move. competing clubs face being booted out of their domestic leagues. several television broadcasters are also refusing to abandon national leaks to join the new project, but if it does go ahead, football's single sporting pyramid from the lowest grassroots teams all the way to the top may never be the same again. >> those behind the super league say they want to kick off as soon as practicable. the competition will have 20 teams. the 15 founding members are guaranteed a place every year. other clubs will compete for the remaining five spots. each team will earn 400 million dollars just for joining the league, nearly three times more than what the champions league and or gets every year. organizers data format guarantees regular matches between the top teams. this potentially means more fans in the stadiums, more television viewers, and more money for the clubs. revenues have taken a hit during the pandemic. it is predicted the world's top 20 f

league would have actually gather indeed a place to play in the premier league that is the super league in the premier league they would have got a guaranteed place which is not the case right now are a good thing see where this goes from here i think is always in frankfurt. you know some of the other business stories making headlines around the world. shares and netflix tumbled 12 percent in after hours trading that's after the company missed its subscriber growth target for the last quarter investors ignore the company's huge leap in revenue after raising prices last year that will explain pandemic related production delays for what it calls a quote lighter content slate than usual. the e.u. will impose a 56 percent import tariff on harley-davidson motorcycles from the u.s. the move is part of a trade dispute started by the trump administration in 2018 the company says it legally challenge the measure which is due to take effect in june. production of russia sputnik the coronavirus vaccine has begun in argentina that according to christian officials argentina has been struggling to ge

and of the breakaway super league featuring 12 of europe's biggest clubs since it was announced on sunday. u.k. prime minister barak johnson has welcomed a decision by 6 english football clubs to pull out johnson called it the right result for fans clubs and communities across the country he emphasized the need to protect what he called britain's cherished national game. and let's take you through some of the stories we're following here now to syria now former police officer derek shore been has been found guilty on all 3 charges including 2nd degree murder for the killing of george floyd shore and is due to be sentenced in 8 weeks and faces up to 40 years in prison. now no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us. but this verdict does give a message to his family that he was somebody that his life matters that all of our lives matter and that's important. and i also hope that this verdict for all of the rest of collective all of us will help us further along the road toward a better humanity. the us president has called the verdict a rare but him porton step towards justice in a

be a super league which was perhapsjust in name and this could be a super league which was perhaps just in name only for more than 72 hours because my prediction is because of the legal complexities, the backlash from the fans, the political environment that we're living and do not like it the fence do not like it. we could end “p fence do not like it. we could end up almost with no clubs left or may be just the spanish clubs but without the full six english clubs and i don't think emma will want to step in the chelsea's position. it could be the whole thing collapses very quickly now. talk could be the whole thing collapses very quickly nova— could be the whole thing collapses very quickly now. talk to me about the leual very quickly now. talk to me about the legal complexities, _ very quickly now. talk to me about the legal complexities, why - very quickly now. talk to me aboutl the legal complexities, why chelsea has taken this decision and it may be because of fan pressure, but we have seen lots of promises of legal intervention. you think they would been successful in stopping

super league. this is from the qatari president of the french football club paris st germain. which is not in the 12 team break super league. it is said any proposalfor break super league. it is said any proposal for such break super league. it is said any proposalfor such a break super league. it is said any proposal for such a league without uefa pots support would not help football. the statement is issued by the president, the qatari president, and this has been issued following is a real election to the uefa executive committee and he says we believe any proposal without the support of uefa does not resolve the issues currently facing the football community but is instead driven by self—interest. it added that paris st germain would continue to work with uefa. the statement they are of a club that is saying it will not join the breakaway league. 0k, join the breakaway league. ok, time for a join the breakaway league. ok, time fora pause join the breakaway league. ok, time for a pause for bre

league plans and confirmed that the club wish to withdraw from the super league. van zy to hear said they felt disgusted by what had happened over the last few days but that they were pleased that their voices have been heard. some said they had been giving up their season tickets because they are unconvinced that the gulf between the club and the fans can be bridged under the current owners. they said it was the last straw, that the hierarchy had not consulted with them before pursuing this a pretty good concept. they make clear they want to make sure this cannot happen again and look for better governance in football. some of what they felt had been the last straw in terms of the collapse of the super league. some pointed to a backlash from and players. others said they felt it was the of government and that led to the collapse. in the last hour, the duke of cambridge with the president of the football association suggested that fans had won the day. he tweeted, i am glad the enacted boys are football fans has been heard and listened to. he continued by saying i

the super league teams want — level. so what now? the super league teams want to — level. so what now? the super league teams want to carry _ level. so what now? the super league teams want to carry on _ level. so what now? the super league teams want to carry on playing - level. so what now? the super league teams want to carry on playing in - teams want to carry on playing in their domestic leagues but uefa say their domestic leagues but uefa say their players could be banned, potentially even from the world cup, while the government have also condemned the proposals. we are auoin to condemned the proposals. we are going to look _ condemned the proposals. we are going to look at — condemned the proposals. we are going to look at everything - condemned the proposals. we are going to look at everything we - condemned the proposals. we are going to look at everything we can do with the football authorities to make sure that this doesn't go ahead in the way that it's currently being proposed. i don't think that it is good news forfans, i don't think that it's good news for

i well, what you think the idea of the super league?— super league? i think it is a great idea for one _ super league? i think it is a great idea for one simple _ super league? i think it is a great idea for one simple reason, - super league? i think it is a great idea for one simple reason, it - super league? i think it is a great idea for one simple reason, it is l idea for one simple reason, it is time _ idea for one simple reason, it is time for— idea for one simple reason, it is time fora — idea for one simple reason, it is time for a change. uefa has squeezed every— time for a change. uefa has squeezed every european country and club by making _ every european country and club by making them pay multiple tournaments, multiple gamesjust for their benefit so they get more tv rights _ their benefit so they get more tv rights. people are talking about money, — rights. people are talking about money, let's not beat around the bush, _ money, let's not beat around the bush, this— money, let's not beat around the bush, this isn't all about mon

stamford bridge against the proposed super league-— super league. i am conscious of the situation you're _ super league. i am conscious of the situation you're in. _ super league. i am conscious of the situation you're in. we _ super league. i am conscious of the situation you're in. we don't - super league. i am conscious of the situation you're in. we don't want i situation you're in. we don't want any kind of language coming across but i will ask you a second question. it seems like it is disbursing the little bit. one of the things about this is they spend nothing from the owners really so far on these plans. —— there has been nothing from the owners. silence at the moment from the owners and chairman and chief executives of the english clubs involved. we've only heard from florentino perez of real madrid about the proposed super league. the floor is open for the fans instead to get their voices heard and also the with last night with leads, tonight we will hear from managers and players about what they think and players about what they thin

league to id he doesn't want the super league to go ahead _ he doesn't want the super league to go ahead. many players feel a particular bond with the fans, any players _ particular bond with the fans, any players want the premier league to retain— players want the premier league to retain its— players want the premier league to retain its value. firstly players haven't — retain its value. firstly players haven't been consulted, because it seems _ haven't been consulted, because it seems to— haven't been consulted, because it seems to have been stitched up by owners. _ seems to have been stitched up by owners, but secondly the initial reaction — owners, but secondly the initial reaction from players have been less than enthusiastic, you can put it that way — than enthusiastic, you can put it that wa ., , than enthusiastic, you can put it thatwa ., , ., ., than enthusiastic, you can put it thatwa. , ., that way. just about that story, we've got _ that way. just about that story, we've got the _ that way. just about that story, we've got the covid _ that way. just about that st

kids they dream of playing the champions league or the world cup not and you're in super league so despite you know the look i think it's warranted football is really a global language i worked for the world cup committee and cut that and. you know you should read the big stories off the pitch how to do with cutter. the world cup taking place in november for example under more scrutiny but at the end of the day this sturgeon in conflict largely see players playing tip top condition and pretty standard i suppose playing at the end of the season so there's a silver lining here to simply don't find any silver lining if you're for. a kill as a football fan when you boil all this down does it essentially come down to the question of who owns football i mean doesn't all of this and the discussion around it really highlight a growing disconnect between the big business of sport the community of sports fans especially when you're talking about just you know kids kicking around a ball and aspiring to be like their football heroes absolutely i mean i think i think we've seen in the last few days who

— can ijoin him in his comments about the super league which would have destroyed _ the super league which would have destroyed the? we now need to get on with the _ destroyed the? we now need to get on with the other changes necessary. clubs _ with the other changes necessary. clubs outside are warning the sport faces a fractious future.— faces a fractious future. some of those relationships _ faces a fractious future. some of those relationships will - faces a fractious future. some of those relationships will be - those relationships will be difficult to repair because people have lied to us. they haven't told the truth on committees and they haven't come clean and they have been off in a zoom paradise, a zoom bubble, plotting everybody�*s downfall. fin bubble, plotting everybody's downfall. . ., ., downfall. on the continent more clubs are withdrawing, _ downfall. on the continent more clubs are withdrawing, the - downfall. on the continent more | clubs are withdrawing, the latest atletico madrid and enter milan. for the super league there is surely no way back. for england'

outside of anfield stadium super league clubs liverpool's own fans showed their disdain for the super league which their heroes are now part of a sentiment shared by fans of super league clubs elsewhere in europe. the dignity of the european football is about its diversity and what we're seeing now is the concentration of of wealth power and the top of the game in the hands of a few clubs u.f.o. won't want to give up on its cash cow the champions league without a fight but the super league is digging in and both sides are reportedly ready to launch legal action. and callahan in from the sports joins me here the big table this is this is a huge change what does it mean for soccer here in new york. the money the financials brant the money that sustains and grows soccer football here in europe will sort of go from that to that the lion's share sort of of the lion share will go to these clubs only just give some details as to how it's going to work 15 clubs 12 of them we know already 6 from england 3 from spain 3 from italy right now and 3 more will be added each season 5 clubs get in on

plus is it game over a proposed or is it game over for proposed super european super league 6 top football clubs walk away from the controversial project less than 72 hours after agreeing to join in. no one terry martin good to have you with us a many apple jury has found former police officer derek show been guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of george floyd he killed floyd a black man when he was filming filmed pressing his knee on floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes last year the murder sparked global outrage in protests against racism and police brutality people in minneapolis. celebrated the verdict by. relief just just relief there was so much anxiety and so much just pressure from what i felt like could be a powder keg type situation and hopefully that is just relieved now i'm just happy for my city. overwound and i'm grateful and relieved so i'm i feel grounded i can feel my feet on the concrete. grateful that this is the verdict and that we can now move to the next case with joy and hope and optimism and strength. let's go live now to minneapolis and speak to d.w. cor

joke the super league clubs want to start as soon as possible but the premier league league and syria all joined in condemning the move so too have many fans competing clubs face being booted out of their domestic leeks several television broadcasters rules are refusing to abandon you a for a national league to join the new project but if it does go ahead football's single sporting pyramid from the lowest grassroots teams all the way to the top may never be the same again leave barca al-jazeera those behind the super league say they want to kick off as soon as practicable the competition will have 20 teams the 15 founding members are guaranteed a place every year other clubs will compete for the remaining 5 spots as we've mentioned each team will earn $400000000.00 just for joining the league that's nearly 3 times more than what the champions league winner gets every year organizers say the format guarantees regular matches between the top teams this potentially means more fans in the stadiums more television viewers and more money for the clubs revenues have taken a hit during the pa

ah chelsea fans hearing that their club had backed out of the super league. the. a stunning backlash to the super league had worked to reverse an attempted radical shift in the european power structure to take a new competition at a small alkie paneling where you can get relegated from a city's no court case and solidity no point just craziness in it taken away would only for a screen we know get nothing from it i mean stay collapsing we love it inside the stadium players for brighton chelsea's opponents on tuesday night showed what they thought of chelsea's earlier super league ambitions u.k. prime minister boris johnson celebrated the withdrawals this is because i welcome the decision taken by the 6 english football teams not to join the european super league the announcement was the right result the football fans the clubs and for communities across the country all 6 of the powerful english clubs had pulled out of the super league 48 hours after it had been announced i want to apologize to all the fancy supporters of liverpool football club for the disruption i

european super league? that was a bi sto . ., .,, ., european super league? that was a biusto . ., ., x european super league? that was a biusto . ., j~ ., , big story. that was a wild 48 hours. wasn't itjust? _ big story. that was a wild 48 hours. wasn't it just? but— big story. that was a wild 48 hours. wasn't itjust? but we _ big story. that was a wild 48 hours. wasn't itjust? but we are _ big story. that was a wild 48 hours. wasn't itjust? but we are learning | wasn't itjust? but we are learning a bit more about it. talk us through this meeting that was meant to have happen to. this meeting that was meant to have ha en to. . , this meeting that was meant to have hauento. . , �*, happen to. manchester united's executive actually _ happen to. manchester united's executive actually met - happen to. manchester united's executive actually met with - happen to. manchester united'sl executive actually met with boris thompson a few days before the ill-fated — thompson a few days before the ill—fated super league was announced late on— ill—fated super

does the argument for a super league, a different kind of league, if not this super league, have merits? . ., . ., if not this super league, have merits? .., . ., , if not this super league, have merits? . ., , , merits? the concern i have is it is a closed shop- — merits? the concern i have is it is a closed shop. it _ merits? the concern i have is it is a closed shop. it takes _ merits? the concern i have is it is a closed shop. it takes a - merits? the concern i have is it is a closed shop. it takes a small. a closed shop. it takes a small number of teams and says that forever they will be at the top and get the best deals, if and when they share money with the football pyramid, they can reshape football around their commercial interests and everybody else will be living from the crumbs. it is integral to football and something that has made football and something that has made football is huge success in england, thatis football is huge success in england, that is competition. you cannot have that is competition. you cannot have that if most clubs are excluded from top competition

the european super league appears to be in trouble. we have a statement from the president of barcelona football club saying they will not enter the super league without the approval of the assembly of members. it is they who decide, it is there club. let's bring in the spanish journalist from valencia, thank you for joining us. what is your reaction? >> quite clearly, they smell the ground. they realize the house of cards is falling. right now, my understanding is the 12 founding members are meeting. my info said nothing may happen tonight. i cannot disagree. after the meeting, we will have to wait. in the case of barcelona, they realized the situation was not in their favor, so they came out with this line that pushed them aside. they want you to think they are not like the rest by saying this would always have to be approved by the assembly. barcelona and real madrid all survived by ticketholders. in theory. >> we were speaking to john barnes a few minutes ago. he said he saw this as a negotiating ploy. in your conversations in spai

the headlines: the world of football in turmoil over a proposal for a breakaway super league. the prime minister says he'll try and stop the proposals as former players condemn the move. it is pure greed, they're imposters, they're nothing to do, the owners of liverpool and chelsea and manchester city are nothing to do with football in this country. i city are nothing to do with football in this country.— in this country. i don't think it is aood in this country. i don't think it is good news _ in this country. i don't think it is good news for — in this country. i don't think it is good news for fans, _ in this country. i don't think it is good news for fans, for - in this country. i don't think it is good news for fans, for football| in this country. i don't think it is l good news for fans, for football in this country. its good news for fans, for football in this country-— this country. its all money orientated. _ this country. its all money orientated. they - this country. its all money orientated. they have - this country. its all money i orientated. they have take

up the super league is expected to be hugely lucrative and include europe's top moneymaking teams including manchester united ac milan and real madrid as well as the 12 founding clubs and other 3 are expected to join before the 1st season which according to a statement will start as soon as practical. right well we are now going to cross live to london where we will be speaking with rob piracies global sports correspondent for the associated press hi rob definitely a busy night for you i bet how much of an earthquake is this for european football i mean this is a seismic moment for european football we've had threats of super leagues in the possum clubs but never has it come to this point with an actual announcement not that walking away that going on at even the existing structures and it's happened so quickly because on friday you wake up believe it had approval from the likes of you ventus in particular who's boss and dry and yet he runs the european club association all anew for the champions league 2024 but over the weekend it quickly and something was afoot and as we've seen now the 1

, the biggest money spender, they are under threat from a breakaway super league. top clubs who had been discussed so my secretly for a while, but plans were never as advanced as this. billions of euros backed by j.p. morgan. >> if there is interest by this many players, it means that there is a potential for a bright future. >> uefa, the governing body of european football, reacting with fury. one top member says that he thinks three of the four clubs in the semi finals next week will be banned for their roles in the super league. referring to chelsea, manchester, and madrid by clubs must go and i expect that -- expect that the happened by friday. then we must finish the tournament. >> we stand united against the disgraceful, self-serving proposals we have seen over the last 24 hours. from a select few clubs in europe. >> outside the stadium the super league club fans from liverpool showed distain. sentiments shown by fans elsewhere in europe. >> the beauty of european football is about diversity and now we are seeing a concentration of wealth, power, and of the g

was chelsea fans hearing that their club had backed out of the super league. and. that the stunning backlash to the super league had worked to reverse an attempted radical shift in the european power structure to take in the competition as will not now be paneling where you can get relegated from a late season okoye has been sort of the no point just greatness in it taken away i would believe for the screen we know again from a top main cycle i've been loving inside the stadium players for brighton chelsea's opponents on tuesday night showed what they thought of chelsea's earlier super league ambitions u.k. prime minister boris johnson celebrated the withdrawals posting on twitter that the decision to pull out is absolutely the right one yet it is hoped that the other founding members of the super league would follow. god and they did egged on by fans old and young tied to the tradition of the beautiful game all 6 of the powerful english clubs had pulled out of the super league 48 hours after it had been announced. i want to apologize to all the supporters of liver

the super league _ without these countries. the super league as — without these countries. the super league as it is is dead. extraordinarily, he sang instead. real madrid president florentino perez says it's not dead, just on standby, as not all of the 12 clubs have left. joan laporta, the barcelona president, said a superleague is still "absolutely necessary" and thinks there will be an agreement with uefa. just in the last 20 minutes or so, barcelona have released a statement saying they appreciate that a much more in—depth analysis is required into the reasons that fans react like this. they also go on to say it would be improperfor the necessary process of reflection and debate to be established under a criteria of unjustified pressure and intimidation.— unjustified pressure and intimidation. ., ., intimidation. what an extraordinary thin . intimidation. what an extraordinary thin to intimidation. what an extraordinary thing to say — intimidation. what an extraordinary thing to say dear— intimidation. what an extraordinary thing to say dear fans _ intimidation.

chelsea fans hearing that their club had backed out of the super league. many would agree with the we saved football chant the stunning backlash to the super league had worked to reverse an attempted radical shift in the european power structure. inside the stadium players for brighton chelsea's opponents on tuesday night showed what they thought of chelsea's earlier super league ambitions u.k. prime minister boris johnson celebrated the withdrawals posting on twitter that the decision to pull out is absolutely the right one yet it is hoped that the other founding members of the super league would follow. the law and they did egged on by fans old and young tied to the tradition of the beautiful game all 6 of the powerful english clubs had pulled out of the super league 48 hours after it had been announced. the death knell may have come monday evening in spain when real madrid chairman also the chairman of the super league florentino perez said this yet i don't think anyone what we want to do is say football so that he can live peacefully for at least the n

in the european super league, what about changes elsewhere.- super league, what about changes elsewhere. even with ufo, the negotiation - changes elsewhere. even with ufo, the negotiation position| ufo, the negotiation position is in the court.— ufo, the negotiation position is in the court. what does this mean for _ is in the court. what does this mean for the _ is in the court. what does this mean for the owners. - is in the court. what does this mean for the owners. we - is in the court. what does this | mean for the owners. we have heard from many fans saying what their opinion is. the owners. _ what their opinion is. the owners, their _ what their opinion is. tie: owners, their response? i think what's going to happen is that they are running at bigger losses. the owners will have to fund their losses but ultimately, they will have to match that. not the very top players but some of the nearly top layers may find that their pay packet comes under more pressure. pay packet comes under more pressure-— pay packet comes under more ressure. . ~ ,, y . pressure. thank you very much.

ple nty plenty more reaction to the super league _ plenty more reaction to the super league proposals. simonjack, our simon jack, our business simonjack, our business editor, has just told us that the european super league has filed injunctions to stop player and club bands. he goes on to say that the european super league has moved swiftly to try to prevent fifa and uefa from banning clubs from next year's champions league and future european championships and future european championships and world cups. in a letter to fifa and world cups. in a letter to fifa and uefa, which has been seen by the bbc, lawyers for the super league say that they are concerned that fifa and uefa may respond to this invitation letter by seeking to take punitive measures to exclude any participating club or player from their respective competitions. the letter said it considered that adverse reaction to be unlawful and says it has filed papers with the reverent —— relevant court to prevent what it calls the seamless establishment and operation of the competition in accordance with applicable laws. sim

plans for a super league turn into a super debacle the unprecedented effort to further commercialize european football now appears to be off after fans revolt look at the business lessons from the fiasco. also on the show chinese leader xi jinping renews criticisms of what he calls it one sided international rule system at a forum in high enough. and artificial intelligence is gaining traction around europe now the e.u. wants regulated can't rein in ai's worst.

a women's super league is also planned. i'm joined by sam stejskal, a football journalist with the sports media company the athletic. he's based in new york. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. of course it's quite similar to what you have in the states, isn't it? yeah, it's a closed system, much like we have here in every major professional league, both in soccer and football and in american football, baseball, basketball is welcome and in oozing aspect to the store is a number of the clubs you rattled off their are owned by american individuals or american—based companies. find american individuals or american-based companies. and what does that close _ american-based companies. and what does that close system _ american-based companies. and what does that close system mean - american-based companies. and what does that close system mean and - american-based companies. and what| does that close system mean and what does that close system mean and what do spectators and fans miss?— do spectators and fans miss? yeah, so

not super league, but street league. aiming to help young people pick up skills on and off the field, from dribbling to maths. this 16—year—old in clydebank near glasgow says he and his friends are struggling. it’s and his friends are struggling. it's and his friends are struggling. it's a rotten and his friends are struggling. it�*s a rotten time for people my age. it's not looking good. people are going to struggle to getjobs with the exam results they've got. the number of — the exam results they've got. the number of people in paid employment has dropped by 813,000. more than half were under 25. as well as paying the highest economic price for lockdowns, young people have benefited least because they are the group least in need of protection from the virus. however, as the economy reopens, the rehiring should begin. we economy reopens, the rehiring should beuin. ~ ~' ., economy reopens, the rehiring should beuin. ~ ~ ., ., begin. we know in the longer term we will be able to — begin. we know in the longer

super league. the organisers say it'll bring more money into the game — but the reaction from the fans, politicians and many players has been furious. the complete lack of understanding of our game... mm—hm. ..our traditions, what we love about football, what's in our hearts when we go and watch football and when we play the game. the good weather means a busy weekend for the pubs that could open — but hospitality bosses warn many venues are still closed and they urge the government to stick to its timetable the stage is set for the first helicopter

it just seemed no one liked this planned super league at all. the opposition really gathered strength through the day tuesday, with first reports that chelsea was thinking about leaving, then mann city. in the last few minutes, all six english clubs have said they are pulling out. haidi: is this a plan that is dead on its feet now? what happens next? john: it does lookk -- look dead. it would be difficult for the super league to proceed without any of the english premier league clubs, which would have been one of the biggest draws for fans. it seems other clothes elsewhere in europe that were considered being part of it are also rethinking that, including madrid and barcelona. it does seem that this plan is dying before it even got started. shery: the whole point was making money, right, especially at a time when revenue has been hit because of the pandemic? what does it do on their financials? john: the european governing body is talking to revamp the existing super league of european soccer with a plan they are discussing with an asset managem

goad new proposed super league? good afternoon, many _ new proposed super league? good afternoon, many thanks _ new proposed super league? (limp. afternoon, many thanks to speaking to me. absolutely horrified by this. just listening to some of the comments there, the greed, total lack of engagement with fan groups, complete disregard for the football game as we know it. and this is just rich people getting richer, ten greedy football club is making themselves even more wealthy on the back of owners who are oligarchs or billionaires or venture capitalists and they need to remember this is a fan's game, not theirs. you mentioned _ fan's game, not theirs. you mentioned greed. - fan's game, not theirs. you mentioned greed. is - fan's game, not theirs. you mentioned greed. is that i fan's game, not theirs. you mentioned greed. is that ultimately why you think the owner of liverpool football club is doing this? it has to be. football club is doing this? it has to be- they _ football club is doing this? it has to be. they will— football club is doing this? it has to be.

chelsea fans hearing that their club had backed out of the super league. the many would agree with the we saved football chant the stunning backlash to the super league had worked to reverse an attempted radical shift in the european power structure. inside the stadium players for brighton chelsea's opponents on tuesday night showed what they thought of chelsea's earlier super league ambitions. u.k. prime minister boris johnson celebrated the withdrawals posting on twitter that the decision to pull out is absolutely the right one yet it is hoped that the other founding members of the super league would follow. the law. and they did egged on by fans old and young tied to the tradition of the beautiful game all 6 of the powerful english clubs had pulled out of the super league 48 hours after it had been announced. the death knell may have come monday evening in spain when rael madrid chairman also the chairman of the super league florentino perez said this 1 ya don't think any of it what we want to do is say football so that it can live peacefully for at lea

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outside of anfield stadium super league club liverpool's own fans showed their disdain for the super league which their heroes are now part of a sentiment shared by fans of super league clubs elsewhere in europe. the dignity of the european football is about its diversity and what we're seeing now is the concentration of wealth power and the top of the game in the hands of a few clubs. won't want to give up on its cash cow the champions league without a fight with the super league is digging in and both sides are reportedly ready to launch legal action. nasa says its mars exploration helicopter the ingenuity has successfully flown on the red planet to the delight of mission control back here on earth flight controllers in california confirmed ingenuities brief stop after receiving confirmation data via the perseverance rover which stood watch about 65 meters away from the 85000000 dollars helicopter demonstration was considered high risk yet by remote. are his reminder the top story that we're following for you the trial of the white police officer accused of killing george floyd is

the plans for the super league so germany at the moment is out of this another. and c. is parasangs or man in fronts now. president leafy is also the chairman of be in sports the pro cost which gets a lot of t.v. money from the way for the champions league so perhaps he knows which way his bread is buttered so they are keeping out of out of it for now as well. thank you very much you're welcome. and some breaking sports news now about who are those proposed super league clubs top of soft a manager jose maria new holding 2 reports in the u.k. took over are talking on the end of a 2019 this fight's from the start of the season the team a finn struggling of late currently languishing in a 7th place in the premier league and were recently knocked out of the europa league by dinamo zagreb. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today egyptian authorities say at least 11 people have died in nearly 100 injured after a passenger train derailed near cairo on sunday the train was traveling from the egyptian capital of to the ni

we look at why the breakaway european super league unraveled so quickly. at the last count, two out of 12 of the clubs remain. ♪ a warm welcome to those of you watching on pbs in america and everne else watching on bbc world news. we will start in the u.s. where we have been seeing a day of reaction to the conviction of the former police officer derek chauvin who was found guilty of murdering george floyd last may. he held his knee on mr. floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. we have seen george floyd's family and civil rights activists to the verdict. president biden called it a giant step forward in the much towards justice. the department of justice is taking its own step, with attorney general merrick garland announcing a federal investigation into many of you -- into minneapolis' police practices. here's some of the announcement. >> i strongly believe that good officers do not want to work in systems that allow bad practices. good officers welcome accountability because accountability is an essential part of building trust with the community and

it was chelsea fans hearing that their club had backed out of the super league. and the. a stunning backlash to the super league had worked to reverse an attempted radical shift in the european power structure to taking the competition asshole alkie paneling where you can get relegated from and he says no calling his masculinity no point just great innocent taken away i will hold you for a screen we know get nothing from it john wayne stay quiet and we love inside the stadium players for brighton chelsea's opponents on tuesday night showed what they thought of chelsea's earlier super league ambitions u.k. prime minister boris johnson celebrated the withdrawals this is because i welcome the decision taken by the 6 english football teams not to join the european super league the announcement was the writers on the football fans the cards and for communities across the country all 6 of the powerful english clubs had pulled out of the super league 48 hours after it had been announced. i want to apologize to all the fans supporters of liverpool football club for the disruption

cup semifinal on sunday and some of them made their views clear on the super league when you take. a league you may have had a close shop assistant it seems like a lot of big boys they're. taking away some of their revenue more you already taking them from out of college one of you a physics committee meets on monday the superleague announcement has no doubt added a few things to the agenda david stokes al-jazeera let's bring in a global sports correspondent rob harris live from london rob it's all happening 1st of all what do we know about and shows a marine you're being sector taught them. yes loss of any 17 months in charge of a familiar picture a play a feud and various disputes within the club really escalated through this season a season when at one point it looked like they could be on for the title there in the 1st place in december but they've completely collapsed also accepted the f.a. cup the europa league and now like 7th in the premier league but it comes just days before he was due to potentially habitable is going to chance to end. back to 2000 and has missed out the

we say the european super league, probably the european super league, probably the former european super league. you're watching bbc breakfast, it's 8:59. good morning, welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines. justice for george floyd. former police officer derek chauvin is found guilty of his murder. we the jury, in the above entitled matter, as to count one, unintentional second—degree murder while committing a felony, find the defendant guilty. the family say the verdict is a "turning point in history" for america and justice has been done for their brother. president biden has promised to do more to deal with systemic racism and said chauvin's conviction was just the start. what is your reaction to the verdict? do you believe the conviction of george floyd's killer marks a turning point in america's race relations. and potentially around the world? do get in touch with us. plans to shake up elite football in europe are in tatters,

chelsea fans hearing that their club had backed out of the super league. that the stunning backlash to the super league had worked to reverse an attempted radical shift in the european power structure to take in the competition at a school that rocky path and the only way you can get relegated from that i may say so coy his. absolutely no point just great innocent taken away would only for a screen we know gain from it all meanness take away from the love inside the stadium players for brighton chelsea's opponents on tuesday night showed what they thought of chelsea's earlier super league ambitions u.k. prime minister boris johnson celebrated the withdrawals posting on twitter that the decision to pull out is absolutely the right one yet it is hoped that the other founding members of the super league would follow. the law and they did egged on by fans old and young tied to the tradition of the beautiful game all 6 of the powerful english clubs had pulled out of the super league 48 hours after it had been announced i want to apologize to all the fans who po

well let's hear more now on the super league from a super fan the executive director of the group called football supporters in europe or we're in an event run in a very warm welcome once you make of some of the best european clubs playing each other on a regular basis because i imagine to some fans the super league bank sounds like a dream. i do it it sounds like a dream full of the fans and certainly sound extremely boring to a lot of causes the beauty of the european football is about its diversity and what we see now is the concentration of us well spyware and the top of the game in the hands of a few clubs that are currently spreading with 3 countries that might be 3456 in the end when the project is long but the idea is to concentrate the elite of your principle into the hands of a few clubs a few investors and just a few. western european countries so indeed this will make european football less european and it will shrink into a yes just the hands of few cups in the united states as you know there are also close leagues like the. proposed super league like the american football's

the european football super league has collapsed. after furious backlash from fans, all six english teams and several european sides pull out. i want to apologise to all the fan supporters of liverpool football club for the disruption i caused over the past 48 hours. it goes without saying but should be said that the project put forward was never going to stand without the support of the fans. after derek chauvin is found guilty of murdering george floyd, his family hail the verdict as a turning point and president biden promises it's just the start. george's legacy will not be just about his death but about what we must do in his memory. borisjohnson is challenged about texts which show he offered to fix tax rules to encourage businessman sirjames dyson to make ventilators for the nhs. the coroner in the inquest of nine—year—old ella adoo—kissi—debrah says the government should look at setting legally binding targets for pollution in line with world health organization guidelines. and the queen says thank you for the support

the super league turns into a super debacle the pushed of the commercialized european football now appears to be off after a massive revolt by fans. money played in the fiasco also coming up. in kenya and lenders aren't lending an all around cash shortage brought on by the pandemic means entrepreneurs are finding it even harder to secure money to get that business is the ground. and the e.u. announces tough new rules on artificial intelligence that many uses of ai will look at why they're taking us that. this is the real business on what welcome to the program as chief architect for the breakaway european super league eventis chairman . has conceded the project has failed most of the 12 founding members have now pulled out including all 6 english clubs ac and into milan and athletic and madrid fans including these outside of chelsea stamford bridge stadium have been celebrating the news which follows an outcry from almost all corners of the game the super league was due to be backed by billions of euros of investment capital from the u.s. bank j.p. morgan organizers said the project was ne

league what do you think the consequences will be of that effort to create the european super league going for i think has been a breakdown of trust as far as the football or far as he's concerned those clubs who were members all 5th of the super league which was effectively a franchise organization and the fact that they were also operating at the same time in theory on behalf of both the premier league and you a for that has left that credibility in tatters we've already seen fallout to boardroom level where manchester united chief executive edward he's now leaving the club and they certainly seems to be a greater appetite from the governments in the u.k. at least for some form of structural reform in terms of the governance and financing of the guy kiran mcguire football finance expert at the university of liverpool thanks so much and good. in bundesliga news buy in munich have hired rb lepsius you leonardo's mon to be their next coach next new coach next season by and believes he represents a new generation of coaches sunning the 33 year old to a pile of year deal. yulian novels

plans for a super league turn into a super difficult the unprecedented effort to further commercialize european football now appears to be off after fans revolt look at the business lessons from the fiasco. also on the show chinese leader xi jinping renews criticisms of what he calls it one sided international rule system reform in hina. and artificial intelligence is gaining traction around europe now the e.u. wants regulated can't rein in ai's worst excesses while still encouraging its growth. i'm stephen beardsley in brylin welcome to the show a chief architect for the breakaway european soccer super league event as chairman andrea yellin has conceded the project has failed after all 6 english premier league clubs pulled out of the elite competition a fan such as those here outside chelsea stadium celebrated their clubs announcing that they would leave the super league which was backed by billions of euros of investment capital by u.s. bank j.p. morgan the organizers of the league was necessary to shore up faltering club's finances. as a project not just fans but many trainers and f

league chairman broke his cover round madrid florentino perez arguing the super league would benefit everyone . what we want to do is say football so that it can live peacefully for at least the next 20 years without stress and without having to say 200000000 euros have been lost the situation is very dramatic i think. these fans would disagree with the savior attitude as they battle for the soul of again they laugh. at. their story they're. the people who survived the catastrophe remember. and they share private footage with us that has never been seen before. back to chernobyl sorts of people 26 on t.w. .

announce 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 planet. and coming up this hour, abba's bjorn ulvaeus says si