that s luis rubiales saying there on friday i will not resign. and after suggestions that he would quit from his position, mr rubiales said he was not leaving. on saturday, the governing body fifa suspended mr rubiales and later that evening, 11 members of the spanish women s coaching team quit in protest. live now to begona villarrubia, a sports journalist for mundo deportivo. thank you very much forjoining us. what was your reaction to rubiales statement on friday? were you expecting it? hello. well, my reaction and the reaction of all journalists hello. well, my reaction and the reaction of alljournalists is that it is embarrassing, there s no excuse for these things. but also, we are proud of these players, and we are proud of these players, and we are proud of these players, and we are happy that it happened because if they win the world championship, they have this ability to be on the front page, they are on
reported on and spoken about over the last few days? it is reported on and spoken about over the last few days? the last few days? it is very sad of affairs and the last few days? it is very sad of affairs and obviously the last few days? it is very sad of affairs and obviously pursue - the last few days? it is very sad of affairs and obviously pursue and l the last few days? it is very sad of. affairs and obviously pursue and his family and for vicky and his wife, it is very brave decision of her to go public at this stage. quite why do you think it is very? because clearly it has exposed few to allegations which may or may not turn out to be true but he has put his name there, and she has done it because she is a journalist herself and knows that presumably, the pressure was becoming unbearable. that said, we are alljournalists, he is a journalist, vicky is a journalist and i am a journalist. we are in the business of holding the powerful to account for their behaviour, not nece
as colourful. i imagine it will be quite as colourful. i imagine it will be quite bombastic in its own way, even if boris quite bombastic in its own way, even if borisjohnson is quite bombastic in its own way, even if boris johnson is trying to stick to the if boris johnson is trying to stick to the script. he will struggle to do so to the script. he will struggle to do so. just to the script. he will struggle to do so. just down to his personality. that is do so. just down to his personality. that is one do so. just down to his personality. that is one of the reasons i was saying that is one of the reasons i was saying this that is one of the reasons i was saying this is going to be popcorn. this is saying this is going to be popcorn. this is going to run on for weeks, perhaps this is going to run on for weeks, perhaps even months, before we know the outcome. perhaps even months, before we know the outcome- the outcome. sonia, we talk about how everybody the outco
hour, just after this the hour, just after this programme. hello. what will the bbc s plans to do more local news online mean for the likes of the sunderland echo or bradford s telegraph and argus? the biggest newspaper groups said the plans announced last week are totally misguided. the boss of one of them is here, but we ll start with the world cup in qatar, which opens in less than a fortnight. the worst world cup ever is how pr week headlines it. the latest controversy was just yesterday. the tournament s ambassador said being gay was damage in the mind. human rights groups have been calling on players to protest on the pitch. meanwhile, the disgraced former fifa boss, sepp blatter, said again this week that qatar should never have won the bid. so how did it happen? have a listen to what the liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, said last week about where he thinks the blame lies for the decision to go to qatar. you are alljournalists. you have should have sent a message who didn t wr
said again this week that qatar should never have won the bid. so how did it happen? have a listen to what the liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, said last week about where he thinks the blame lies for the decision to go to qatar. you are alljournalists. you have should have sent a message who didn t write the most critical article about it and not about because it s qatar and things nor about the circumstances, which was clear. and this is where we are guilty. that s how it is. but now, telling players you have to wear this armband or if you don t do it, then you are not on their side. and if you do it, you re on their side. no, no, no. it s footballers. it s a tournament we have to organise and the players go there and play and do the best for their countries. joining me isjoey durso investigations writer at rhe athletic, miles coleman, producer and writer of fifa, uncovered a new documentary on netflix, and beth fisher, who s a freelance sports broadcaster. welcome to you all. joey du