Much talent. The very good players are the experienced veterans who did so are the experienced veterans who did so well, and a large role of ventura bringing him in was to bring through the young talent and give them the chance to show their stuff and mix with the veterans and bring in a new generation to take italy forward but he didnt manage that to be honest. In many ways this isnt a great thing to happen to italian football but perhaps its needed, if they can make an look at this as a blessing in disguise and an opportunity to rebuild. That means from the top as well, getting rid of the men who have held onto power for well, getting rid of the men who have held onto powerfor so long, men who were brought in because people thought they might do us a few favours here or there, or at least thats what theyve been accused of, weather that be true or not. But gian piero ventura, perhaps not. But gian piero ventura, perhaps not at the right age at 69 to be able to adapt to the level requi
Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. And it is a debate about the king of sports that is raging on social media, after italy failed to qualify for the world cup for the first time in 60 years. La Gazzetta Dello sport is asking, what should italian football fans do now in june 2018 . Send in your ideas. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck the mountainous border region between iran and iraq have spent a second night without shelter. The country is observing a day of National Mourning for the more than 400 people who were killed when the 7. 3 magnitude quake struck near the iran iraq border, just under 30km south of the city of halabja. Sarah corker reports. This is the deadliest earthquake in the world this year. The border town here in western iran bore the brunt of it. Homes were flattened in seconds, crushing everyone inside. The search for survivors has been frantic, early this morning,
Richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. Americas renewed confidence and standing in the world has never been stronger than it is right now. Fresh from his tour of asia u. S. President donald trump says accomplishments calling the trip historic. Demanding answers thousands of nigerians displaced from their homes go up against the government accusing it of a land grab. And scientists believe they have found a planet much like earth and a solar system eleven light years away. At the u. N. And the African Union are closely monitoring the situation in zimbabwe the military sees power in the early hours of wednesday but the exact details of the situation in the country remain unclear president Robert Mugabe spoke by telephone with the south african counterpart on wednesday jacob zuma says nagai is confined to his home however some military says it is not to post the president supporters describe this move as a bloodless correction they say the military is focusing on
Programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation today. We are asking for your reaction to the da vinci frenzy the 500 year old painting sold for 400 million, smashing all records. Are you amazed or appalled . Is it worth it or wealth gone mad . Your comments to hashtag bbcthebriefing. We start the programme in zimbabwe. South africas defence and state security ministers have arrived in the country, and they now hope to hold talks with president mugabe and army leaders, following the militarys seizure of power. Mr mugabe remains under house arrest, although the military says he is safe. It denies staging a coup, instead claiming to be acting against criminals surrounding the president. The African Union has demanded an immediate return to constitutional order. 0ur correspondent anne soy joins me now from zimbabwe. Weve heard that theres a calm but tense atmosphere on the streets of zimbabwes capital, harare. It