we need to understand the reason why. i ve got friends that say, patrice, you know you my friend, but my daughter and my son will never be with a black person because my dad or my grandparents won t accept it. so that s when i go back to the education. what do you think the football authorities could do now? or is it more about what the wider society can do, particularly for example, the social media platforms, the huge tech companies who run these sites where abusive, vile, racist comments can be sent so very easily to professional footballers? is it football s problem or society s problem? society, society. but i say football is a massive platform to spread a positive message for people to stop being racist. and we re talking about social media. i will never ask any help to any social media because if you get abused, you re sent, the easy solution
every two years, all of that appears to be driven by money. you look at the saudi sovereign wealth fund taking over newcastle united. you look at even manchester united, your team, run by an american billionaire family who have extracted vast amounts of money out of the manchester united brand. do you think greed is in danger of ruining football? yes, of course. but it already ruined the football. even i m talking about the betting company. now, people, they don t come in the stadium to support their team. they make sure they come because they want to win money. they boo us when.i see some people that were like, patrice, even if you win 3 1, i bet were going to win three, so to the goalkeeper, next time you do a betterjob. it is ruining everything. money ruining everything. football is for the poor people. it s like when you used to play in the street. but now, we become a game for the rich people
our concerns oui’ concerns have our concerns have been, obviously, we have just played tottenham and i have had an outbreak, we have played manchester united, they have had an outbreak and we just wanted some guidance because would it be fair on aston villa, as well, as our own players of staff, we have symptomatic players around us. i have seen the new premier league protocols coming out there where we will be tested every day and pcr twice a week, so the heat is on at the moment, i think across notjust football but across the country. well, on the back of rising cases, the premier league says all players and club staff must have a daily lateral flow test before being allowed into training grounds. the move follows a record a2 players and staff in the league testing positive in seven days and two games being postponed. changes for fans too, there are four matches tonight and these will be the first big sporting events where spectators will need to show a covid pass or negative lat
also told me she will do everything to help you. 5is: also told me she is will do everything to help you. 5“is: also told me she is concerned for those players who were not able to be evacuated and those involved in other sports, be evacuated and those involved in othersports, notjust be evacuated and those involved in other sports, notjust football, backin other sports, notjust football, back in afghanistan, who may face a risk to life and at taliban regime. she also said the fundraising campaign is a starting point. clearly there is a long road ahead that the players who have been evacuated and fifpro said ongoing support will be needed for those girls and women whose love of football meant they have lost everything. football meant they have lost everything- football meant they have lost eve hina. ., , . everything. thank you very much indeed for everything. thank you very much indeed for that. still to come on sportsday. we ll hear from the skipping sikh who hopes to inspire
of my life, honestly. mark cavendish is nowjust one stage win away from equalling the all time record at the tour de france. he picked up his third win of this year s tour on stage ten. if he can make it through today s tough mountain stage he ll get the chance to equal the mark held by legend eddy merckx, of 34 wins on thursday. defending champion taday pogarcher retained his overall lead. incredible achievement from him. i ll be all singing sweet caroline? is that going on your head most of the time? that is the song would have been ringing out here at wembley stadium. notjust football is coming home and all of that. the music of these games is really important and sets the tone and it can literally lift the atmosphere in a moment.