Poland's prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki orders "urgent diplomatic action" after two Legia Warsaw players were arrested following a Europa Conference League defeat at Dutch side AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.
in the england international defender. city who won the treble last season, culminating in the champions league triumph, face german champions bayern munich in tokyo on wednesday, the club keen to secure his services. but manager pep guardiola insists the 33 year old right back won t be leaving if he gets his way. an incredibly important player for us. the specific qualities that are suitable, we should be in those, i don t know what is going to happen. i know there are intangible clubs, and we will fight for him. i m pretty sure we will do it, but i don t know where he is going to finish. dutch side az alkmaar have been fined just under 90 million dollars for the behaviour of their fans during the europa conference league semifinal second leg. west ham family members came under attack as the match ended prompting players to intervene.
andy s 58th birthday. it s a lifetime, isn t it? a total lifetime, literally. west ham winning a european trophy, it would mean everything, absolutely massive. this is where the hammers will be hoping to make history. the fortuna arena is a pretty small arena, the capacity is just 20,000, and west ham were allocated a mere 5000 tickets. but for fans and the players, it ll be the biggest of occasions. west ham struggled in the premier league this season, finishing just 14th. but here in europe, well, it s been a different story. it s not easy going through the season playing in the premier league and also going to be competitive in this competition. and we have been. so i think it s a great achievement for all the players to be sitting here, being here today. the next part is to see if we can go on and win it now. so, after beating az alkmaar in the semifinals, the fans are ready for an even bigger celebration.
the players, it ll be the biggest of occasions. west ham struggled in the premier league this season, finishing just 14th. but here in europe, well, it s been a different story. it s not easy to go through the season playing in the premier league and also having to be competitive in this competition. and we have been, so i think it s a great achievement for all the players to be sitting here or being here today. the next part is to see if we can go on and win it now. commentator: he can finish it all here. - and so after beating az alkmaar in the semifinals, the fans are ready for an even bigger celebration. after so many years of waiting, well, just maybe this time. andy swift, bbc news, prague. it was a low budget, feel good comedy about a group of former steel workers who decided to make a bob or two by stripping off. well, the full monty went on to become a global hit, making more than $250 million.
no excuse for this. we are liverpool and qualifying to the competition is the bare minimum. we let you and ourselves down. his manager jurgen klopp echoing that sentiment today. this will not be an historically good season. i think we have said everything about it, we are absolutely not happy about it, we made mistakes, we couldn t deliver often enough, not consistent enough. it would have been a normal season. not great but still qualification for the champion say. so the big disappointment is this little thing which is obviously a big one. az alkmaar have issued 43 stadium bans following the violent scenes after their match with west ham in the europa conference league last week. several hammers players confronted the group of fans that had targeted an area containing their friends and family, who were unharmed. in a statement, the dutch club said more bans could follow in the future. european football s governing body, uefa, will review reports of the incidents before deciding