1 0 to tottenham. reports from italy say anti doping prosecutors there have requested a maximum four year ban forjuventus midfielder paul pogba after he tested positive for testosterone. that length of ban is standard, but can be reduced to two years if an athlete can prove their doping was not intentional or if they provide substantial assistance to help investigators. pogba, who s now 30, has been provisionally suspended since he tested positive after a game in august. it s one of the most iconic clubs in world football, and with eight league titles to its name, one of brazil s most succesful as well. add to that they re seen as the team with the most goals in football history. over 500 of them scored by its most famous son pele. i can t forget their three copa libertadores titles as well. however, the good times at santos are over for now. on wednesday, for the first time in their iii year history, santos were relegated from brazil s serie a. here s our south american fo
left from matchday 1a. tottenham hotspur will be looking to keep pace with the champions league spots they re three points off manchester city in fourth but will be looking to build on the performance that saw them draw 3 3 with pep guardiolas side at the weekend. and while it s still four games without a win and crippled with injuries. manager ange postecoglou is hoping their style will start to deliver some more substance against west ham later. the biggest obstacle is ourselves in terms of we need to hit certain levels irrespective of what the opposition might bring to it, because the kind of game start we have, we are very reliant on how, you know, we roll out the kind of football we want to play because it s not so much about stopping our position, it s whether we can place ourselves on oppositions and all of them have got threats. we got to be wary of them, so the challengers are saying the challenges are us. if spurs do slip up newcastle could overtake them and move in
good evening. in a video call with g7 leaders last night, president volodymyr zelensky warned that moscow was counting on a collapse of western support for ukraine. russia believes america and europe will show weakness , he said, and will not maintain their support at the proper level. he has legitimate cause for concern. last night, the us senate blocked a bill that included financial aid for ukraine, increasing the likelihood that congress will fail to approve more funding before the year end. the bill would provide about $50 billion in new security assistance, but it will not pass, say republicans, unless it comes with substantial immigration reform. here s our analysis editor ros atkins. commitments of aid to ukraine are at their lowest since the war began. ukraine has been relying on western support since russia invaded in february 2022, and new data shows an 87% fall in new commitments this graph shows us the total aid that s been promised each month. it peaked last de