Efiggflzuzr england as well, southern england as well, elsewhere mostly dry. Temperatures about 12 to 15 but they notch down on recent days. Moving through into the middle of the week, there will be a change into wednesday. A front will be moving from the west, quite an active frontal system. So on wednesday we will be seeing some outbreaks of rain, especially in the west. Strong southerly winds will pick up through the day so some gusty winds, some rain around on wednesday, it looks like the rain will just push its wednesday, it looks like the rain willjust push its way towards the south east on into thursday. So a drier but a colder day on thursday. But things are going to be turning again for the unsettled, wet and windy from the west through the day on friday. Not quite as mild as we have started the week with. A reminder of our top story. If the Pfizer Vaccine passes the safety test, we will start a uk wide of vaccine distribution. Thats all from the bbc news at six, so its goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Fears over player burn out klopp and guardiola push the Prmeier League for a rule change. For knocking out the former winners, we can come as charlie fc managed another upset. And after a seismic weekend in us politics Megan Rapinoe on the need for greater change. We need to put more people of colour in power, more women of colour in
power, more women in general in power. We need to diversify the way that our government looks. Also ahead. And we hearfrom the england and brazil camps a year out from the two teams meeting at the Womens Rugby League world cup. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Good evening. Jurgen klopp accussed the premier league of showing a lack of leadership. Pep guardiola aired his concern over their lack of understanding as both managers urged the league to reintroduce the use of five after the draw between liverpool and Manchester City both managers have called for the reintroduction of five subsidies to help manage player fatigue and a push for longer
turnaround times for clubs playing in europe. So do they have a point . The argument against is that the big teams have the squads to deal with the fixture pile up but there are some genuine concerns that both managers have raised. Some genuine concerns that both managers have raisedlj some genuine concerns that both managers have raised. I will get to those arguments shortly. I think this graphic shows you the problem john two sides both involved in european action in midweek being asked to play in the early fixture just two days after the conclusion of their Champions League and Europa League fixtures. United were in turkey on wednesday, flew home on thursday morning, then were away at everton on saturday lunchtime. Tottenham had to travel from ludogorets in the north of bulgaria to play west brom over a similar time frame. That sort of schedule is tough but legal, premier league rules only state that as long as there are two full days between two matches thats okay its then up to the broadcasters
to fill their schedules, but those decisions are annoying managers at the top of the game at least. They have just been put there come out there to fail. They put out there to fail. We were in turkey on wednesday night, out in turkey and we had to play with the kick off, how can you defend that from the authorities in these times . All around the world we have this here, and in england is completely opposite. I dont understand why they took these positions. Come play saturday, but thats not at 1230. This complete killer can be wake up and play football after a complete recovery phase. The premier league has to change that, its not possible. Well one of the reasons jurgen klopp was so annoyed was because he saw full back Trent Alexander arnold go off injured, he was involved in their win in atalanta on tuesday,
five days before their match with man city. And he will miss englands matches coming up in the International Break as well. Now youll remember when football resumed last season following the lockdown, clubs then were allowed five substitutes to help them through the more congested schedules, the premier league reverted back to three subs for this season, but you can see theyre the only league or indeed competition in europe to do that. That decision was the result of a vote where a majority of 1a clubs voted to revert to three subs, but the manager of one of those clubs now says hes changed his mind. My mind is changed now because of player welfare. I dont think i expected so many injuries, i think so expected so many injuries, i think so many teams in such a small period of time, whether its International Player or in the Champions League or
Europa League, its been so congested theres been no parties willing to give up any games in the cup competition or anything, and once willing to give anything up. I would change if it was there that we could have more subs. Well having five subs is an issue many clubs opposed because it favours the big clubs. Aston villa are one side who arent involved in european football, and their manager dean smith says these teams have big squads, and he think theyre right to stick with the three subs rule. This is why smaller clubs in the premier league are against it even though spurs had that tight turnaround they had almost £100 million worth of extra talent on their bench compared to their opponents west brom, who have a much smaller budget. This division has a handful of clubs with enormous resources and many will feel giving them more substitutes, gives them
a greater advantage. We will have to wait to see what happens with the grossest growing number of injuries within the squads over this forthcoming match weekend, but thanks very much indeed for that. If you didnt know their name before you may now, marine from the eigth tier knocking out League Two Colchester one of the big first round cup upsets. Stockport beating rochdale and we also saw charlie from the sixth year producing a big shot from the weekend knocking out wiggin. Lets just say that the manager, jamie joint is now on the programme. Thanks very much for your time, have you come down off of that enormous height yesterday . Not really settled in yet. Straight to school today, the kids have enjoyed it. Thats for sure and im just hoping i can get home from the draw at seven. We want to keep you, i promise. They give
you a warm reception as you came into school today so lets just show you this pictures the changing room yesterday as chorley celebrated that historic win. Its really moments like this which the fa cup is all about. Great to be of dispute experience it yourself. Its what dreams are made of it. As you are a boy growing up you want to be on the telly and playing football at the highest possible level, and who were drawn against chorley, a local derby and a lot of history against the clu bs. And a lot of history against the clubs. And to get back to the three haveit clubs. And to get back to the three have it he was a magnificent achievement and should a lot of commitment and drive and energy to be able to get it over the line, so im a very proud man at the moment. We so you still bring on the pitch they are, it would just watch your players celebrating in the changing rooms now. What a special moment. And he hopes that you can do this again depending who you are drawn against the next half hour or so . You with the highest placed team or the lowest placed team, if we win the lowest placed team, if we win the next game got to get through the next game, and match a city or the report of the big clubs coming in. Thats what you have your fingers crossed for. The next televised game will be sensational for us. As for his deep literary matches are concerned. Some fans were allowed in. Of seen no fans in the stadium to see that one. Thats the big disappointment, because the magic of the capital he really felt with fans inside the ground. Thats the only real downer. The fans were not able to enjoy that with us. We are classed as the league because we are conference north and we have not had fa ns conference north and we have not had fans in since the start. Theyve been helping us with the finances and we are in a few quid from it. Its going to give us a bit of a lifeline. But soon enough hopefully fa ns lifeline. But soon enough hopefully fans will be able to experience this with us and the publicity that would get with this interview and live
strea m get with this interview and live stream that could just help keep the fa ns stream that could just help keep the fans interested. Im sure there were watching yesterday and im sure there will be watching the draw to come in the next half hour or so. Its live at seven oclock. Thank you very much indeed for speaking to us on you very much indeed for speaking to us on sports day tonight. Footballer Megan Rapinoe is no stranger to success on the field. And off it she reamins one of the most influential voices in sport. Even offering to becomejoe bidens running mate in the lead up the America President ial election. As part of bbc sports women in football week, jo currie has been speaking to her. Megan rapinoe, its brilliant to the two time world cup winner, an olympic gold medallist and was voted the best player in the world last year. But Megan Rapinoe public reputation goes beyond football field. Shes not shy about using her platform of giving others a voice comes talks about speaking to
president elect of the United States joe biden on the phone and she is a big fan of his incoming Vice President harris as well. We need to put more women of colour in power, many more women in general in power. Need to diversify the way that our government looks. If you put whole roster u p government looks. If you put whole roster up like a little section of women and games and black people. Its just not enough stop by her willingness to stand up for others to sometimes come at a cost. In 2016, she became the first White American athlete to kneel during the National Anthem in solidarity with nfl star collin capper nick without any racial inequality and police brutality. Us suckers subsequently banned their players from making a protest a nd banned their players from making a protest and Megan Rapinoe says that she felt frozen out from playing for the national team. Im probably speaking my mind and do the right thing, i think we can all agree that four years later everybody is kneeling now, everybody is kind of
down with that. Us soccer put out a statement resending the rule that you have to kneel, and effectively an apology of the stance they took was wrong then and its wrong now. Five of her us window team mates come to play their football in england this season. So what would it take for her to make the move to the womens a super league . it take for her to make the move to the womens a super league . I like the womens a super league . I like the idea of that but its just such a life change at this point. Being 35, i mean, yeahjust early on it was a lot of money. And frankly im not worth as a soccer player. Under donald trump she once refused to visit the white house. But with a shift in power shes no happier at home in america besides she and other athletes have a responsibility to keep fighting to give others a voice. Golfs delayed masters begins in augusta on thursday
the first time its been played there in november. With wetter and colder conditions expected the course will provide a very different challenge to teh worlds best, which is likely to favour the big hitters such as bryson de chambeau. The bbcs golf correspondent ian carter told me earlier what we can expect. The coronavirus pandemics, when it struck commit a real mess of sporting calendars across globe, in that springtime with the Augustine National was able to do was put the event on now. Its an interesting time for the club because ordinarily its a golf course that has played through the winter months and so its only been open for a couple of months, and will go through the winter and then ordinarily closes soon winter and then ordinarily closes soon after the masters which is usually played in april. From what we are hearing the golf course is going to play long, its going to be very soft, rain in the air. Obviously would not be expecting the azaleas and dogwood to be in full bloom. The unique opportunity to see
this very famous golf course in an autumnal acute with leaves which may have turned a little brown bear in mind a lot of evergreens there as well. Its going to be fascinating to see how it plays in autumn compared with its usual springtime date. So a different look at the chorus. You said its likely to play little bit longer which i imagine will play into the hands of the big headers and notably the biggest of the moment as thats what suggest is bryson de chambeau, the reigning us open champion. He is the stats man, hes the golfing scientist and trying to break down this game of golf at a very scientific and analytical way. And what he has worked out is that if the closer he hit a golf ball to the green the more likely you are to shoot lower scores can worked perfectly for him at the us open in september, that brought him his first major title winning it by six shots. Augustine national is a different proposition
community precision with your approach play as much as anything else. That extra length is going to bea else. That extra length is going to be a massive asset. In training he has posted a drive that has flown come up flown more than 403 yards before pitching into theres no run in that statistic. We are hearing stories from augusta at the moment which is saying that he is hitting ridiculously short clubs into many of the longest holes at the Augustine National. Hes going to be the player that most people will be watching over the next four days. As we all will be as well. Tell us about those who could potentially ravel him this year. I dont think its by any stretch of the imagination bryson de chambeaus to lose. Any number of players could win this masters but i do think that the top ten can be given that they are all pretty much long hitters are going to be up there and potentially
challenging for green jackets. Dustinjohnson