First with gothenburg, and then with the italian side lazio, but when england appointed him as kevin keegan S Replacement in 2000, it sparked a storm of controversy. England had never had a foreign coach before. But if the traditionalists were upset, eriksson was unflappable. If its the most difficult job, im very happy. Then it will be my biggest challenge so far in my life. And he soon silenced his critics on a famous night in munich. John motson oh, this is Getting Better and better and better a 5 1 thrashing of germany, and suddenly eriksson seemed englands saviour. They qualified for the 2002 world cup in dramatic fashion. Beckham yes yes hes done it the feelgood factor was back, and eriksson was the architect. But qualification was followed by frustration. England were beaten in the quarterfinals by brazil, and his passive management style was under scrutiny. Come the 2004 euros, it was the same story. 0h, hes put it miles over the bar. As england again went out in the quarterfin
The big queues. Trying to get to the Olympic Games. Many of them, the final Build Up has been disrupted by Arson Attacks. But the final Build Up has been disrupted by Arson Attacks on frances high Speed Rail lines. Frances Transport Minister condemned whats been described as co ordinated, malicious acts. Eurostar has cancelled a quarter of its services from london and asked passengers to postpone theirjourneys if possible. The prime Minister Keir Starmer had to change his Travel Plans and has flown to paris rather than take the train so he can attend the Opening Ceremony, which will see thousands of athletes paraded by boat along the River Seine. A commune in france has shown some pictures with the bbc. The mayor said they were taken which Mayor Franck Marchand says were taken at a Railway Line in Saint Pellerin Courtalain thats 88 miles from paris. Our Paris Correspondent Andrew Harding has more. Confusion this morning at europes busiest railway station, the Gare Du Nord in central pa
Paris because the Opening Ceremony there is coming to an end, and we are expecting a glorious light show. It is of course known as the city of lights. There are something like 300,000 spectators who have been lining the banks of the seine watching those 10,500 athletes as they head towards the main area. Beautiful site there. I think maybe its even more beautiful because there is so much rain and clouds in paris this evening. Its the city of lights, the damp city of lights, but it still looks gorgeous. Want people enjoying the sights there. We will be bringing you more highlights as and when we get them. President biden has welcomed the arrests of two notorious leaders of mexicos Sinaloa Cartel in texas. Ismael zambada, known as el mayo, was earlier charged by us prosecutors with conspiracy to make and distribute fentanyl, the drug that has been blamed for the us opioid crisis. Arrested with him was joaquin guzman lopez, son of the jailed kingpin El Chapo guzman. The pair were detained
Headquarters of social Media Platform X and Rocket Company Spacex because of a new Gender Identity Law in california. Hes describing it as the last straw. The law forbids School Districts from requiring teachers to notify parents when a child changes Gender Identity or sexual orientation. In a post on x, Mr Musk said. Spacex a move from company to texas. With this News Elon Musk will have relocated most of the business he controls to texas to be back in 2021, he moved teslas headquarters to texas as well. Mr musk has in the past expressed disdain about the use of preferred pronouns, often mocking the practice on social media, and dismissing it as part of a woke agenda. That was a dangerfor as part of a woke agenda. That was a danger for society. As part of a woke agenda. That was a dangerfor society. All eyes are on elon musk, though, for a very different reason. He is now publicly endorse Donald Trump as Nik Reelection Bid and there are reports that he is planning to commit 115 Millio