who could glide up the field. his country called him the kaiser, the emperor, and as captain, he made them serial winners. first in 1972 as european champions, then two years later, in a world cup on home soil. it was just the first piece of his extraordinary career. at his club, bayern munich, he won three european cups. franz beckenbauer! he d end his playing days in the states, with new york cosmos. his first management role came with his country, and at italia 90, he made them world champions. he helped his nation off the field, adding the bid to host the 2006 world cup. beckenbauer was later charged with corruption, his trial ending without a verdict. but on the field, his achievements were without dispute in a career forever linked with his sport s greatest prize. franz beckenbauer won it in defence and in the dugout. tributes to beckenbauer have been pouyring in from around the world. germany managerjulian nagelsmann said. honorary president of bayern munich and former
for form of late though, he has turned tojonny wilkinson for assistance with his goal kicking, and with borthwick seeking a more expansive approach, smith is set to be given licence to run the show against france, with ellis genge selected as captain for the first time. farrell will be on the bench. i take every selection decision incredibly seriously. the players deserve that, our supporters deserve that. i want to make the best decisions in terms of the process. russ, i think, decisions in terms of the process. russ, ithink, you ve decisions in terms of the process. russ, i think, you ve got many good players and apes at this rate from the start that we want players always fighting to be in this 23 and myjob is to select to the right person to start, the right person to come off the bench is. rhys webb will make his first six nations start for wales since 2017 when they take on italy in rome on saturday. the 34 year old ospreys scrum half, who is believed to be considering
bruno fernandes added a third before wout weghorst sealed a comfortable victory. the second leg is next week. meanwhile arsenal s hopes of reaching the quarter finals hang in the balance. they drew 2 2 with sporting lisbon william saliba giving arsenal the lead in portugal. but two goals for sporting turned the tie around until this own goal from morita meant the tie finished 2 2 delicately poised heading back to north london next week. in to north london next week. europe, very difficult1 very in europe, very difficult to get very positive result that date and we come i think the game at different phases, especially since we gave too many balls away and in this competition, you have to go through difficult moments. we knew that and we had to play for the emirates and hopefully will play better and win in the end. michail antonio scored twice for west ham as they took a big step towards the quarterfinals of the europa conference league. their 2 0 win over aek larnaca
the dutch sifan hassan and the kenyan kelvin kiptum have won the race for female and male categories in the london marathon. you re watching bbc news. here s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. the second fa cup semifinal remains undecided. brighton against manchester united goes to extra time. 5 0 up in the blink of an eye. newcastle smash spurs at st james. and blackstenius has arsenal back in it as they fight for a first leg draw in the champions league semifinals. also coming up on sportsday. running in the rain is supposed to slow you down. not for kelvin kiptum, who wins the london marathon with a course record. hello again. manchester city are still waiting to find out who they ll be playing in the fa cup final. the second semi has gone to extra time, with the 90 minutes between brighton and manchester united finishing goalless. brighton had the better of the first half, but united had the best chance of it. bruno fer
now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. 30 wins in a row and they re into the world cup final. now england s women face their biggest test against holders new zealand. england s women win again in the rugby league world cup the men are into the final four papua new guinea no match today. and holding their nerve just as england s cricketers book their place in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. also coming up in the programme. new zealand are too much for wales who run away with it in the first of their autumn internationals. and goals galore plus lots of late drama in the premier league, as manchester city snatch a win, to go top of the table. hello there, and welcome along to a jam packed sportsday this saturday. and england s women are into the rugby world cup final but they were made to work for it against canada earlier today. it s 30 victories in a row for them but up next and on the biggest s