david stokes, al jazeera. anchor: the pandemic is biting into the finances of european football clubs. barcelona lost $117 million in revenue last year, bringing its total debt to an estimated $1.4 billion. most of that came from renewing stadiums and overpaying players. salaries have increased more than 200% the year 2000. barcelona has the best paid team in the world. the average salary last year was $9.8 million. european clubs can afford paying that much by selling merchandise and broadcasting rights. in the early 1990's, the english premier league sold tv rights for nearly $280 million. last year, that increased to $7 billion. let's bring in our guests. in liverpool, a football finance lecturer. and in barcelona, spain correspondent for millennia tv. and come ahead and cofounder for the football observatory at the international center for sports studies. thank you for joining us. could you have ever imagined that all of this would have played out the way it has? >> it doesn't seem to have been very politi

david stokes al jazeera will i speak not? it's gavin hamilton. these men to national football journalists enjoys us vice skype from london. get to have you with us here. barcelona clearly wants it's keep them and messy. clearly wanted to stay. but just explains is why these numbers just didn't add up. why even offering a 50 percent pay cards was missing still unable to stay at barcelona because part of his finances are in a match. they instruct him for quite a few years now to to stem the losses. it goes back to the sale of name all paris actually man. a few years ago they sold name, offering huge amounts of money to 100000000 pounds. and they spent the money very badly on players who weren't up to the same standard name ball. and they've been struggling to cope with the losses in recent years. and the last is of mounted the time demick has contributed to the financial situation in a way they have to register a budget with the spanish leeker. and that budget would have been reduced this year because of their lawsuit and because of their financial

first, this report from david stokes. no mess. he started crying before he even started speaking at his farewell ceremony. 3 days after barcelona said they can no longer afford to keep him. he confirmed he was leaving and was given a standing ovation by the media and several of his teammates, past and present. and do up and so on in these last few days i was thinking about what i would say to day. but to be honest, i couldn't come up with anything. i was blocked like i am right now. i was convinced i would stay thousands of fans gathered at barcelona stadium to say good bye to the hero who joined them 21 years ago at the age of 13. since then, he won 35 titles, go to club, record 682 goals, and it's been crowned the world's best player. an unprecedented 6 times. the messy had agreed to take a pay cut to stay, but barcelona still can't make it work. they say, because of salary cat rules in the spanish league. no. say we don't read okay. sure . see. i cannot talk for the club. the president says they cannot renew my contract due to

and as about john before joining up with his new teammates, the united david stokes, out his era. why don't us now follow me and say night a goalkeeper mark with no bach return to manchester united? do you think this is a right move forward, although a good evening to you from sidney saw? yes, i do. i really do believe the fact that he made his mind that, that he wanted to go. we all know about obviously originated that was going to be matches the city, but soon as you become available, i think it's 100 percent the right news for himself, but also matches denied. but of course that the hard work will stop now 2nd last season. and although they are a contender at the start, the season before the song, i didn't see them as a serious contender. i still think that mentioned the city will remain to be favorites, but they did. the gap is closing in terms of the odds after they saw me. i see it as a, as an icing on the cake. signing from oregon to south scott and especially with some of the other ones that are coming veron jayden santo, things are looking really well for manchester, unit

david stokes this report kristin. 12 years after leaving them. christiana, rinaldo is once again a manchester united player. the news broke just an hour after we landed in lisbon for international duty with portugal. after deciding to leave a tammy inside the event us he'd initially been in talks with united rivals, manchester city. but when city pulled out, united stepped in to snap him up. right now, there was 36 years old and regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. it was united way, 1st made his name during his original spell at the club between 20032009, brought in by alex ferguson from sporting lisben. he went up to score a $118.00 goals and $19.00 trophies, including 3 premier leagues, the european champions league, and fif at club world cup united current manager ali going to south get used to play with him. speaking before the deal was done, he refused to speculate, but clearly thinks highly of his former teammate the let's see what, what happens when chris on august the such a legend of of this club. yeah, after you know, it did were now they moved around madrid, but wh

david stokes al jazeera, a token of games of wrapped up with a short fireworks display over the main stadium. games of course, took place right in the middle of a pandemic, and the athletes performed in mostly empty stadiums. the theme of the closing ceremony was, well, we shed and make everyone think about the future. and the next games will be held in paris in 3 years time. and reminder now that you can always catch up any time on a web site, details of the latest moves for the taliban, there enough kind of stone. and also you can watch us live by clicking on the orange live icon 0 dot com. ah, or one of the top stories and how to 0. a brutal and rapid offensive by the taliban is overwhelming afghan forces with the own group. now claiming control of a 50 provincial capital in just 3 days. the city of telecom is the latest to fall. the groups most significant again, has been condos by fighters who seized most of the city. it's home to 340000 people and provides access to mineral rich nor.

david stokes has the story, the house on the water training hard. these children from the indigenous community on the river quite as a tribute tree of the amazon river. they've been inspired by fellow brazilian is achia kiddos the sent us who want to canoeing gold medal at the ciocca olympics. beneath them would us something he motivates me to row every day. my dream is to take part in the olympics and when metals and to continue my career because it is not easy. nothing is easy in our lives. growing up in this part of the world may be tough, but when it comes to canoeing, there are some advantages but discrimination and i still didn't do it with practically born in indigenous canoes and that helps them with their balance and stamina around 60 youngsters. some as youngest 7 have enrolled in a project called indigenous canoeing sets up in 2019 by the foundation for amazon sustainability and the brazilian canoeing federation. the children used to paddling slowly so as not to scare the fish, but they are now being taught well competitive techniques. wh

david stokes out his era. ah, this is all, these are the top stories, at least 2 people who've been killed in the african city of a sud about a value. see how the market in the country independence day. it's not yet clear if the death results from a sam p, all when taliban fighters open fire crimes. and couple airport children have been hoisted above crowds as people try to escape the u. k says it's unable to evacuate unaccompanied children while us president joe biden says, forces could.

david stokes al jazeera ah, it took you olympic games have wrapped up with a short fireworks display over the main stadium. it was one of the most unusual and controversial games in the global pandemic with athletes performing in many empty stadiums. the u. s. top. the metal table followed by china and japan. next game will be held in paris. yes, time will probably be a piece correspondent in so here he says, the tokyo game will be forever remembered the games probably a closing ceremony, unlike any other as well. very subdued, much like the opening ceremony was as well. we just had a very, very short fireworks display, as was to be expected from a closing ceremony. that wasn't really a celebration of what had gone before is a little bit more reflective and was very respectful actually towards the athletes . because after all, the athletes were pretty much the only people inside of this lympics stadium alongside some officials and journalists of course the, the athletes who were remaining here in tokyo. and there were not many because most of them had to leave tokyo after 2 days off

stokes. out his era the gun used to kill us out loud. billy the kid has sold it auction for $6000000.00. it's the highest amount ever paid for a firearm. but the kid killed 8 men and was pursued for months until he was shot dead in new mexico in 18. 81. the 21 year old story, he's been told many times in the us pop culture, including several films. ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories. the u. s. is carried out. joan strikes against iceland of janice time following thursdays attacks outside couple airport was killed at least 175 people. it happened in the province of easton, none harm gabriel. alexander, as more from washington dc, was an unmanned air strike against what the us military is calling a, an eyesore k planner, planner being singular. so it appears that it was against one person. the us military is saying that they believe that the strike was successful and that the target of the strike was killed. also saying that the best of the knowledge of the u. s. military so far,

stokes outages era. ah, so this is out there are, these are the top stories in the united states says it's carried out a drain strike against i still in eastern afghanistan and please, it's killed a member responsible for planning attack that follows a warning from president joe biden. the those behind thursday, suicide bombing outside couple app. what would be hunted down? u. s. embassy in a couple is more americans against traveling to the airport because of security concern. depends content specific, credible threats against facility remain? charlotte, but us is more now from couples. last night we were told by some telephone context that they were moving more forces inside the perimeter. what they were calling the victoria strike force unit, which essentially like the a version of special forces. and they've moved more of those personnel inside the airport. the u. s. denied, but they had taken control vehicle fully, but we do understand that they are slowly taking control of more areas within the act

david stokes out his era. ah, this is al jazeera and these, on the headlines speaking from the united arab emirates f. dennison's former president of connie was offended his decision to leave campbell. he says he left to avoid violence and the noise. rumors that he lives with suitcases for his cash, the reports, television sciences to open fire on pretences in the eastern african city of july of 3 people sent in kills and several others. when that of my bride has moved from campbell, they said it was a particularly ugly incident. not i think it's being seen is really since the taliban just assume power a couple of days ago as the 1st major active defined against them as july. the by there's a very important city. it is east of here towards the border with pakistan and this protest began over the national flag. now since the taliban have taken power, they have very consciously been removing the afghan national flag and replacing it with the taliban flag. we've seen that a lot here in the capital cobble. it's le

stokes algae, 0. the gun used to kill us outlaw billy. the kid has been sold at auction for $6000000.00. it's the highest em i'd ever paid for a firearm. believe the kid killed 8 men and was pursued for months until he was shot dead in new mexico in 18. 8121 year old story has been told many times in u. s. pop culture, including several films. ah, this is to say that these are the top stories, the us canada zone air strikes against iso k in retaliation for thursday's attack outside counsel airport, that killed at least 175 people. it happened in the eastern none hall province of gaston gable. others under has more from washington, d. c. was an unmanned air strike against what the u. s. military is calling a, an eyesore k planner planner being singular. so it appears that it was against one person, the u. s. military is saying that they believe that the strike was successful and that the target of the strike was killed. also saying that the best of the knowledge of the us military so far, no civilian c

david stokes out his era and piling the javelin silver med list at the top here, games has auctioned off her medal to fund a young boy's heart surgery. maria andre chick, who herself recovered from bone cancer 3 years ago to her prize possession up to the highest bidder. it was sold for a $125000.00 to a polish supermarket jane, who told andre check to keep her meadow. the money raised will pay for the 8 month old baby to have surgery in the us, great stories and on that we wished a little boy all the best that i do. thank you. jemma will remember. you can find much more all our stories on our website, how much is your adult calm for me, for this news out, but i'll be back in a moment with more of the day's news to go away. ah ah ah ah, ah, how many nukes is too many new america has in many ways driven the arms race parties are much more like the british parties. there are fewer regulation to own a tiger than their, our own a dog. how can this be happening? your weekly take on us politics and society, and that's the bottom line. ah analogy here. where ever, you know, it's the country

david stokes out his era. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. speaking from the united arab emirates of ghana sans former presidents and sheriff ghani, has defended his decision to leave.

david stokes, out his era. all right, that's your sport for now. more later, thanks very much. you want to me all their news, more news on the other side of the brakes and joe, me, i'm to take a minute. ah ah, ah, ah ah, the telephone has taken control of that got us on 20 years. also it was the whole from power. the country now faces a new reality. how will that impact people on falls in the world react day with the latest news and analysis from us? frank assessments. by way, it is a lesson again, freedom surprising informed opinions. what you saw happening is come on to it was $42.00. there was petune is the critical debate that we have here is not between kula and any other. great, then we have gone through here between the 2 years re running to keep people in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on our jazeera, as the resurgent taliban retakes of female activist journalists and even school goes on to threats. 11 east investigate the fight for it kind of stones women on algebra. ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah, the pockets of violence and of gully, some of the coun

david stokes out his era. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. speaking from the united arab emirates of jonathan's former president of gunny has defended his decision to leave campbell. he says he left to avoid violence and denies rooms that he flagged with suitcases full of cash. the reports taliban sciences of open firearm for census in the east africa and city of july above 3 people are said to be killed and several others wounded. pride has moved from campbell. this was a particularly ugly incident. not i think it's being seen is really, since the taliban just assume power a couple of days ago as the 1st major active defined against them. as john by this very important city, it is east of here towards the border with pakistan. and this protest began over the national flag. now since the taliban have taken power, they have very consciously been removing the afghan national flag and replacing it with the taliban flag. we've seen that a lot here in the capital, kabul, it's left a lot of people. i very upset the international monetary funds with

david stokes al jazeera ah, the head of the international olympic committee thomas back has praised the athletes for making take a 2020 a great success and forgiving these games the olympics. so the closing ceremony was how to the national stadium, the japanese capital, which had today for the pick flag to paris the next host in 2024, but back says to take your games will live long in the memory of those who competed . i am only sure that nobody, nobody who took part in this games will ever forget these olympic games. they are a unique and there are a great manifestation and a greater symbol of hope for the people across the globe on the final day of competition in wellspring. conditions can use to check you became the 1st athlete in 41 years to successfully defend and then pick morrison psycho finishing in 2 hours. 8 minutes and 2nd picture says he filled his legacy and when commit yet running the next games in paris, and what do i think my bucket list was? took a 220. so i'm going up now. so could my college see what double check this in? the wall and i will actually come up to people

david stokes al jazeera and tug care on the bed to the host. the 2020 olympics organizes said they'd be known as the recovery gains in 2011. japan's fukushima region was devastated by nuclear disaster, but hopes of using the event to showcase the reconstruction. haven't been realized then the richardson explains. the bullet train has been speeding passengers around japan for more than 50 years. also a direct link back to when the olympics 1st visited the country's capital. the trains launch coincided with a $960.00 full tokyo gangs. at that time, the lympics with a perfect platform to highlight japan's political and economic reba back in 1964 when we had the olympics in tokyo last time. it was showing the world that we are now out of the doldrums of the world. we're to and we're starting a new new nation here. we come a 90 minute train, right? north of tokyo is look ashima. an area still synonymous with the nuclear disaster of a decade ago. around $20000.00 people died in the earthquake and c normally cause the nuclear meltdown at the folk ashi

stokes out his era. to get the latest news, you can find out much more on our website address. that is l g 0 dot com. ah, hello, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. us forces have resumed evacuation operations in afghanistan. after 30 days. i feel attack outside cobble a port that killed at least 175 people. the vast majority of the victims were afghan civilians, and there were 13 american military personnel. gabrielle elizondo has moved from washington. they say the french minister of the armed forces tweeted out that the french have ended their evacuation mission from cobble. they say that they evacuated about 3000 people. of those about 2600 were afghans. so the french are now no longer taking part in the sort of evacuations. in terms of the americans, they very much still are just some latest numbers here on august 15th is when the taliban, when a couple fell to the taliban, the latest information from the united states. is 881-1000 people in the last 13 days or so? have been evacuated

david stokes out his era. right, that's your thought. back to nick joe. great, thank you very much. see a bit later. that is probably right here. they come to minutes. ah ah, ah, ah ah, the telephone has taken control scanner, stone, 20 years after it was the whole from power. the country now faces a new reality. how will that impact the people as events unfold in the world react day with the latest news and analysis on frank assessments? by way, it is lesson against freedom, surprising informed opinion. what you saw happening is from market to there was, there was also petune is the critical debate here. it's not between cooler and any other. great, then we have conference here for 60 years, re running to keep them people in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on our gym, 0 or 2. you're putting you in to need her. not so much hutch or the yeah, that might be, you know, living a rich and diverse culture explored through its music and songs of the city. and now to 0 me, we understand the differences, minorities, of conscious across the world. are you taking out e

david stokes out his era. ah, this is al jazeera and these on the headlines speaking from the united arab emirates f. dennison's former president of connie was offended his decision to leave convo.

david stokes out his era. ah, this is all to do with these are the top stories, at least 2 people who've been killed in the african city of a sad about a valley. we'll see how the market country independence say it's not yet clear. it's the best results from a sam p all when taliban fighters open fire crimes. and couple airport children have been hoisted above crowds as people try to escape the u. k says unable to evacuate unaccompanied children, while us president joe biden says, forces could stay on enough chemist on until all american citizens out. charlotte balice is in trouble with more painful panicked and have started flooding the airport than these evacuation flights picked up a various countries. same thing in the military plains and, and thousands upon thousands of afghans. just making a run for the port trying to get on some of these evacuation flights, the taliban, securing the perimeter at the moment. and the main problem is in the crowd control technique, which is predominantly shoes in the air a

stokes al jazeera. ah, so this is alex here. these are the top stories in the united states says it's current out of drain strike against i still in eastern afghanistan and pleases, killed a member responsible for planning attack that follows a warning from president joe biden, those behind thursday, suicide bombing outside capella. what would be hunted down u. s embassy in a couple is one americans against traveling through the airport because of security concern, depends can says specific credible.

the united david stokes al jazeera manchester city play. benjamin mandy has been denied baylof, the facing charges of 4 counts of right. and one of sexual assault, the 27 year old appeared at a pre trial hearing a chest, the magistrate court on friday. he didn't enter a plea, but has denied the charges. the case has been adjourned until september. the 10th monday has been suspended by city, pending and investigation. police say the charges relate to a legit tax on the 3 women at his home between october last year. and this month in the cricketers have given themselves a fighting chance in the test against england and leads the host last the last 2 wickets early on, day 3. as they made 400 leaving india with a huge talk ahead of them being bowed out for just 78. and the 1st things that such a test for jar is leading the resistance he finished and beaten on $91.00 low fight him up. the crease is captain caly hill regime on 45 in the 215 for 2, it's still needing 100. 39 runs make england back again. format. new zealand around chris cans has been left paralyzed after having a life saving hous

stokes. out his era. there ton of her. now i have gone down while it with these united fans back in manchester. be amazing, coming back in premier league and then this career, the proven fail style grammar giving phenomenon. he'll bring not leadership mentality to win trophies that you know like we need it belongs with it came up with 70. that's why pulled out larry belongs. you belong to the reds. manchester city, player benjamin mandy, has been denied by a loft facing charges of 4 counts of ripe and one sexual assault. the 2070 wrote appeared at a pre trial hearing test, the magistrate court on friday. he didn't enter a plea but has denied the charges. the case has been adjourned until september. the 10th, monday has been suspended by city pending investigation. places say the charges relate to legit a tax on 3 women at his home between october last year and this month. india's characters have given themselves a fighting chance in that test against england and leads the host last the last 2

david stokes, al jazeera atoka and in big games, the wrapped up with a short fireworks display over the main stadium. the games, of course, that took place right in the middle of a pandemic. the athletes performed and mostly empty stadiums. theme of the closing ceremony was worlds we share meant to make everyone think about the future. and the next games will be held in paris in 3 years. quick mind you can catch up any time with all the stories we're covering on our website. the rest of that is our dot com . and you can also watch a slide by clicking on the orange live icon out of there. dot com. ah, top stories alondra 0, a brutal and rapid offensive by the taliban is overwhelming. african forces with the group now claiming control of a fixed provincial capital in just 3 days. the city of telecom is the latest to fall, but the groups, most significant gain, has been condos by fighters have seized most of the city. it's home to 340000 people and provides access to mineral rich northern regions capital couple some 300 kilometers away.

david stokes al jazeera, though head on algebra, the netherlands rethink decade, the flood defense panic in the face of rising tide and to changing climate. and the most unusual and the big game, the history of a hello, a great to see you. here's an update on the south west monsoon. you know the indian states, the rochester and west not pradesh. the rain has been piling up because of this disturbance parked over the area, but it's now starting to slide away so we will see some relief here. heavy it's rain really relegated now. it's award at the him a lands and through the west coast of india. now, northern areas of bangladesh, we could do almost $200.00 millimeters of rain over the past 24 hours. and again, this is where some of our most intense rain is as while along the bay of bank on the west coast of myanmar on monday. next got to go to asia pacific and we're talking about what tropical storm loop it did on the island of taiwan. look at these hundreds of millimeters of rain within a short span of time. roads turned into rivers and holmes just flooded out. so we track where the energy

david stokes out his era. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. speaking from the united arab emirates, jonathan's former president of gunny has defended his decision to leave campbell. he says he left to avoid violence and denies rooms that he.

stokes out 0. ah, so this is out there, these are the top stories and the united states says it's carried out to drain strike against i saw in is not going to start and believes it has killed a member responsible for planning attacks. it follows a warning from president joe biden, that his forces would hunt down those behind thursday, suicide bombing outside couple airport, where the u. s. embassy and a couple is warning americans against traveling to the airport because of security concerns. the president says specific credible threats against the facility, remain charlotte, but us is more from company last night. we were told by some telephone context that they were moving more forces inside the perimeter. what they were calling the victoria strike force unit, which is like the a version of special forces. and they've moved more of those personnel inside the airport. the u. s. denied that they had taken control of the airport fully, but we do understand that they are slowly taking control of more

david stokes out his era. ah, hello again. the headlines on al jazeera, speaking from the united arab emirates, have gone on former president johnny has defended his decision to leave capital. he says he left to avoid violence and denies rumors that he fled with suitcases full of cash. theory says he has been taken in with his family on humanitarian grounds. the court taliban fighters of open fire on protesters in the eastern city of july. about 3 people are said to have been killed and several others wounded. at least 47 people in breaking fossa had been killed in an attack on a convoy that happened near the china. urban civilian john. security forces are among those killed. government says its troops killed at least 50 fighters during classes be damaged to rural, hazy, following saturdays. magnitude, $7.00, worth break is becoming clearer. entire communities have been raised in rural areas near the centre. 2189 people are known to have died us president and says he disagrees with the world health organizations warning agains