bbc--2020-02-18--How RB Leipzig rose from obscurity to Champions League

`` It 'gives you wings… ' , '' founder and chief executive Dietrich Mateschitz once said of his Red Bull dynasty , referencing the brand 's global advertising slogan .
Mateschitz was not talking specifically about the energy drink on which his fortune is built , but the philosophy which embodies his now-multiplatform , multinational , multi-billion dollar company .
`` It provides skills , abilities , power to achieve whatever you want , '' added the Austrian , who has created an environment that encourages innovative minds and ideas .
RB Leipzig , and 32-year-old head coach Julian Nagelsmann @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Only a decade ago they were making their debut in the fifth tier of German football - on Wednesday , they will play in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time .
But it has taken more than Red Bull throwing money at the project for the east German club to establish themselves among the country 's elite .
When Nagelsmann picks his side to face Tottenham Hotspur in north London , it will be thin on household names and contain no player acquired for more than £20m .
So how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regional football into genuine Bundesliga title contenders ( they sit second , one point behind champions Bayern Munich ) , what is in it for one of the world 's most well-renowned companies and are Leipzig really the most hated club in Germany ?
How it all began for Red Bull in Germany Few in Germany were open to the idea of Red Bull chief Mateschitz bankrolling a club when it was first touted in 2006 , and initial plans to invest in a different Leipzig side , FC Sachsen Leipzig , were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DFB .
Fan protests followed as Red Bull explored potential takeovers at St Pauli , 1860 Munich and Fortuna Dusseldorf , before reverting to the initial plan of acquiring a Leipzig-based team .
The historical landscape of football in Leipzig is complicated , with a number of clubs having formed and disbanded since the founding of the DFB in the city in 1900 .
The Nazi regime , Soviet rule and subsequent reunification of Germany also led to varying league formats .
FC Lokomotive Leipzig enjoyed success before the reunification , losing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Winners ' Cup final , but , after a rebrand as VfB Leipzig , their relegation from the Bundesliga in 1994 spelled an end to the city 's representation in the German top flight .
Until Red Bull purchased the playing licence of fifth-tier SSV Markranstadt .
Before the rebranded RB Leipzig even kicked a ball in the 2009-10 season there was outcry in Germany , but it was nothing the company had not experienced before .
Many supporters felt alienated when Red Bull acquired Austrian top-flight side SV Austria Salzburg in 2005 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Salzburg , plus the club badge , staff and kit colour .
In Germany - after years of research and negotiations - they decided to start from the bottom and work up .
By the time RB Leipzig reached the Bundesliga in 2016 the city had been without a top-flight team for 22 years and there had been no side from the former East Germany in the division since Energie Cottbus were relegated in 2009 .
`` It is good for the city , good for the eastern part of Germany , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's rise as chief reporter at the Leipziger Volkszeitung , tells BBC Sport .
`` The whole city loves RB Leipzig - apart from the two traditional clubs , Chemie and Lok Leipzig - and everyone knows how worthwhile it is to have such a club in the city .
`` The fanbase is also growing .
Now nearly every match is sold out with 40,000 . ''
That love for the Red Bull-backed club is not shared across the country , and even in their inaugural season RB Leipzig faced a backlash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ German clubs must operate on a `` 50+1 '' rule , meaning members - essentially fans - own the majority of shares and can influence decisions such as ticket prices .
Rivals feel RB Leipzig exploited the system by having just 17 members with voting rights - most are directly linked to Red Bull - and got around a law stating teams must not be named after sponsors by officially calling the club RasenBallsport Leipzig , which translates as LawnBallsport Leipzig .
RB are often referred to as the `` most hated club @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests from opposition fans , ranging from boycotting games to the arrest of 28 Borussia Dortmund fans for throwing cans and stones at rival supporters in 2017 .
The dislike goes further .
Speaking to BBC World Service when Leipzig were first promoted , Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke called RB `` a club built to push up the revenues for Red Bull '' while earlier this month German football magazine 11 Freunde refused to cover the top-of-the-table fixture with Bayern Munich , whose supporters brandished offensive placards .
But Schafer is confident Leipzig @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` a genius '' , are winning people over with their attractive football and intense , high-tempo , pressing game .
`` There were some protests , especially from Dortmund , Augsburg and Union Berlin fans , but in Germany and in Europe the respect is growing every day , '' he explains .
`` It 's a very good situation for Leipzig and also for the football in Germany that they are at this standard now . ''
The Red Bulls have certainly , ahem , flown up the German league pyramid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Bundesliga within eight years of their formation .
This might not have been Red Bull 's first foray into football , but it was just the project with the potential to shake things up in one of the game 's traditional powerhouses .
After acquiring SSV Markranstadt , an Oberliga team based a few miles from Leipzig , it gave them the full Red Bull makeover , adding it to a portfolio that now also includes Red Bull Salzburg , New York Red Bulls , Red Bull Brasil and several feeder clubs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mateschitz 's interference and haphazard hiring and firing , RB found it more difficult to escape the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord .
Until the arrival of Ralf Rangnick .
`` Everything started with Ralf Rangnick in 2012 , '' says Schafer .
Rangnick was brought in by head of global football and former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier , himself sold on joining the Red Bull project after a four-hour meeting with Mateschitz in Salzburg earlier that year and the person credited with bringing forward Sadio Mane , now at Liverpool , to Red Bull @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was appointed sporting director of both RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg and successive promotions followed .
Rangnick then took to the dugout himself in 2015 to complete Leipzig 's climb to the Bundesliga .
`` Rangnick is the architect .
He is a great man , he did all of this , '' Schafer continues .
`` When he arrived at Leipzig , everything changed .
He made the club younger , faster .
It 's his philosophy and since this day everything is under the pressure of this philosophy . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leipzig were between managers but , since appointing Nagelsmann , now has a wider role in the Red Bull project as head of sport and development .
The 61-year-old 's stock in the game is such that European giants AC Milan are reportedly keen to entice him into rebuilding the Serie A club and implementing the strategy that has proved so successful at Red Bull .
Rangnick chose Markus Krosche , who spent the majority of his career playing in the second division for Paderborn , to succeed him as sporting director at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position with Red Bull .
Krosche 's sole focus , however , is continuing to build on Leipzig 's success .
`` We are happy that we have great support by our sponsor , like other clubs certainly as well , '' the 39-year-old tells BBC Sport .
`` Of course , we regularly exchange ideas with Red Bull and its supported clubs in New York and Brazil .
But at the same time , we believe that we can create something unique here in Leipzig , creating our own identity . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rangnick decided on a style of play RB Leipzig wished to pursue and then scouted and signed players to fulfil those requirements - all exclusively 23 or younger , all keen to develop .
`` We are looking for young , talented and hungry players , '' explains Krosche .
`` We are not willing to pay an enormous amount of money for so-called football stars , we want to find and develop the stars of tomorrow . ''
Naby Keita , signed from Red Bull Salzburg , is the club 's record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sold to Liverpool for a £21m profit .
Other current stars such as Germany forward Timo Werner , linked heavily with a move away in January , was bought from relegated Stuttgart in 2016 , Sweden winger Emil Forsberg joined from Malmo when in the second division and Austria winger Marcel Sabitzer arrived from Rapid Vienna before spending a season on loan at Red Bull Salzburg .
Keita , though , is perhaps the best example of how Red Bull 's portfolio of clubs provides a global scouting network and inter-club framework in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar to City Football Group - spearheaded by Manchester City and including clubs across the world such as Girona , New York City FC , Melbourne City and Yokohama Marinos - but arguably with more success at supplying talent to the top of the tree .
James Powell , chief executive at Carteret Capital , says this is beneficial to both realising each club 's sporting objectives and making a return on their investment .
Powell calls it a `` pyramid of shop windows '' , showcasing talent at increasing higher levels and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Red Bull 's `` bespoke , globalised player-trading platform '' enables the owners to benefit from smart , efficient player trading .
Movement between the clubs is fluid - midfielders Hannes Wolf and Amadou Haidara swapped Salzburg for Leipzig in the summer , American Tyler Adams arrived from New York last January and the now-Red Bull Salzburg head coach Jesse Marsch has worked at all three .
Promising centre-back Dayot Upamecano is another on a long list players and staff to have represented more than one of Red Bull 's clubs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liefering before progressing to the first team and then joining Leipzig , but is also an example of another influence - that of former Liverpool boss Houllier .
Schafer says Houllier 's contacts in his home country have been key to attracting a number of French players to Leipzig .
Upamecano 's centre-back partner is Ibrahima Konate , who signed from Sochaux in 2017 , while right-back Nordi Mukiele joined from Montpellier and midfielder Christopher Nkunku from Paris St-Germain .
All have represented France at under-21 level .
One other recognisable cog in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitchell , the former Southampton and Tottenham head of recruitment who joined Leipzig in 2018 and his since taken a wider role across the Red Bull portfolio .
`` We have already proven that we can make players better and help them to take the next step in their career , '' adds Krosche .
`` Especially in today 's football , a good scouting system is one of the keys to being successful . ''
What 's in it for Red Bull ?
Red Bull ranked 71st on Forbes ' most-valuable brand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ value of more than £7.6bn and sells almost seven billion cans of energy drink across 171 countries each year .
So what does the company gain from owning football clubs ?
Getting eyeballs on the brand is crucial - every club in Red Bull 's portfolio carries its logo on their shirt , are kitted out in red , white and yellow , and play at their own Red Bull Arena .
RB Leipzig are an advert for Red Bull every time they kick a ball .
The same can be said about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , esports and extreme sports .
Viewers will witness Red Bull cars and drivers across 22 stages of the upcoming F1 season , the company 's sponsorship of esports teams and events , such as the Red Bull Dragon Ball FighterZ World Finals , captures the attention of a new , younger demographic while stunts such as the Red Bull Stratos high-altitude diving project , which in 2012 saw Felix Baumgartner jump back to earth from the stratosphere , was watched live by more than nine million YouTube users .
It also sponsors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to showcase the brand , with England cricketer and BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner Ben Stokes and Liverpool and England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold among the most high-profile stars on its roster .
`` The key is consistent , aggressive marketing by ensuring that the iconic brand is viewed by as many people as possible , '' says Carteret Group 's Powell .
But while brand awareness is a major factor , Red Bull is also benefiting from a series of highly profitable franchises and has achieved genuine success across its sporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vanity project , '' adds Powell .
`` Red Bull has shown themselves to be thought-leaders .
`` Its goals are similar to City Football Group , both have established a global pyramidal structure in relation to its player development with each team in the group assisting the other .
`` Red Bull appears to have succeeded in developing marketing nuances that set the benchmark for other companies . ''
• The Documentary Podcast : The Rise of RB Leipzig What next for RB Leipzig ?
Krosche says the club 's target @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to secure a Champions League spot once more but Leipzig now find themselves in a race for the Bundesliga title .
They sit one point behind leaders Bayern Munich , who have won seven titles in a row .
In fact , the last time Bayern did n't finish top , Leipzig were in the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord .
Krosche wo n't entertain the idea of a championship just yet , but believes reaching the last 16 of the Champions League shows Leipzig are on the right path .
`` We are an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for more , '' adds the former midfielder .
`` Success never comes too early .
We wanted to reach the knockout stages and we succeeded .
That was a huge step in our development .
`` We definitely do n't say our way is the best .
There are many different ways to be successful .
`` We just believe in our way and we do think there is still more to come . ''

Last updated on .From the section European Football
Opposition fans frequently display banners stating their opposition to Red Bull's backing of RB Leipzig
"It 'gives you wings…'," founder and chief executive Dietrich Mateschitz once said of his Red Bull dynasty, referencing the brand's global advertising slogan.
Mateschitz was not talking specifically about the energy drink on which his fortune is built, but the philosophy which embodies his now-multiplatform, multinational, multi-billion dollar company.
"It provides skills, abilities, power to achieve whatever you want," added the Austrian, who has created an environment that encourages innovative minds and ideas.
RB Leipzig, and 33-year-old head coach Julian Nagelsmann, are a case in point.
Only a decade ago they were making their debut in the fifth tier of German football - on Thursday, they play in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time.
But it has taken more than Red Bull throwing money at the project for the east German club to establish themselves among the country's elite.
When Nagelsmann's side beat Tottenham Hotspur in the last 16 it was with a team thin on household names and containing no player acquired for more than £20m.
So how did Red Bull turn a club playing regional football into genuine Bundesliga title contenders (they pushed champions Bayern Munich before eventually finishing third), what is in it for one of the world's most well-renowned companies and are Leipzig really the most hated club in Germany?
How it all began for Red Bull in Germany
Few in Germany were open to the idea of Red Bull chief Mateschitz bankrolling a club when it was first touted in 2006, and initial plans to invest in a different Leipzig side, FC Sachsen Leipzig, were rebuffed by the German football association, the DFB.
Fan protests followed as Red Bull explored potential takeovers at St Pauli, 1860 Munich and Fortuna Dusseldorf, before reverting to the initial plan of acquiring a Leipzig-based team.
The historical landscape of football in Leipzig is complicated, with a number of clubs having formed and disbanded since the founding of the DFB in the city in 1900. The Nazi regime, communist rule and subsequent reunification of Germany also led to varying league formats.
FC Lokomotive Leipzig enjoyed success before the reunification, losing to Ajax in the 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup final, but, after a rebrand as VfB Leipzig, their relegation from the Bundesliga in 1994 spelled an end to the city's representation in the German top flight.
Until Red Bull purchased the playing licence of fifth-tier SSV Markranstadt.
Before the rebranded RB Leipzig even kicked a ball in the 2009-10 season there was outcry in Germany, but it was nothing the company had not experienced before.
Many supporters felt alienated when Red Bull acquired Austrian top-flight side SV Austria Salzburg in 2005 and changed their name to Red Bull Salzburg, plus the club badge, staff and kit colour.
In Germany - after years of research and negotiations - they decided to start from the bottom and work up.
A new team in Markranstadt - SSV Markranstadt, in red - continue to play at the Stadion am Bad. They play in the Landesklasse Nord - a regional league on the seventh tier of Germany's football pyramid. In this February match, the official attendance was 30.
By the time RB Leipzig reached the Bundesliga in 2016 the city had been without a top-flight team for 22 years and there had been no side from the former East Germany in the division since Energie Cottbus were relegated in 2009.
That open market presented an opportunity.
"It is good for the city, good for the eastern part of Germany," Guido Schafer, who has charted RB's rise as chief reporter at the Leipziger Volkszeitung, tells BBC Sport.
"The whole city loves RB Leipzig - apart from the two traditional clubs, Chemie and Lok Leipzig - and everyone knows how worthwhile it is to have such a club in the city.
"The fanbase is also growing. Now nearly every match is sold out with 40,000."
That love for the Red Bull-backed club is not shared across the country, and even in their inaugural season RB Leipzig faced a backlash from opposition supporters.
DFB laws state German clubs must operate on a "50+1" rule, meaning members - essentially fans - own the majority of shares and can influence decisions such as ticket prices.
Rivals feel RB Leipzig exploited the system by having just 17 members with voting rights - most are directly linked to Red Bull - and got around a law stating teams must not be named after sponsors by officially calling the club RasenBallsport Leipzig, which translates as LawnBallsport Leipzig.
RB are often referred to as the "most hated club in Germany" and still face regular protests from opposition fans, ranging from boycotting games to the arrest of 28 Borussia Dortmund fans for throwing cans and stones at rival supporters in 2017.
The dislike goes further. Speaking to BBC World Service when Leipzig were first promoted, Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke called RB "a club built to push up the revenues for Red Bull" while earlier this month German football magazine 11 Freunde refused to cover the top-of-the-table fixture with Bayern Munich, whose supporters brandished offensive placards.
But Schafer is confident Leipzig and boss Nagelsmann, someone he labels "a genius", are winning people over with their attractive football and intense, high-tempo, pressing game.
"There were some protests, especially from Dortmund, Augsburg and Union Berlin fans, but in Germany and in Europe the respect is growing every day," he explains.
"It's a very good situation for Leipzig and also for the football in Germany that they are at this standard now."
RB Leipzig's new players pose for a photo before training in July 2009 - the reformed club's first pre-season
The house that Ralf built
The Red Bulls have certainly, ahem, flown up the German league pyramid.
Four promotions saw RB Leipzig reach the Bundesliga within eight years of their formation.
This might not have been Red Bull's first foray into football, but it was just the project with the potential to shake things up in one of the game's traditional powerhouses.
After acquiring SSV Markranstadt, an Oberliga team based a few miles from Leipzig, it gave them the full Red Bull makeover, adding it to a portfolio that now also includes Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Brasil and several feeder clubs.
Promotion swiftly followed but, with Mateschitz's interference and haphazard hiring and firing, RB found it more difficult to escape the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord. Until the arrival of Ralf Rangnick.
"Everything started with Ralf Rangnick in 2012," says Schafer.
Rangnick was brought in by head of global football and former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier, himself sold on joining the Red Bull project after a four-hour meeting with Mateschitz in Salzburg earlier that year and the person credited with bringing forward Sadio Mane, now at Liverpool, to Red Bull Salzburg.
Ex-Schalke and Hoffenheim boss Rangnick was appointed sporting director of both RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg and successive promotions followed.
Rangnick then took to the dugout himself in 2015 to complete Leipzig's climb to the Bundesliga.
"Rangnick is the architect. He is a great man, he did all of this," Schafer continues.
"When he arrived at Leipzig, everything changed. He made the club younger, faster. It's his philosophy and since this day everything is under the pressure of this philosophy."
Rangnick has twice taken the reins when Leipzig were between managers and, after appointing Nagelsmann, held a wider role in the Red Bull project as head of sport and development, until last month.
The 62-year-old's stock in the game is such that he looked set to join European giants AC Milan to rebuild the Serie A club and implement the strategy that has proved so successful at Red Bull. However, that deal never materialised.
Rangnick chose Markus Krosche, who spent the majority of his career playing in the second division for Paderborn, to succeed him as sporting director at Leipzig when he moved positions at Red Bull.
Krosche's sole focus is continuing to build on Leipzig's success.
"We are happy that we have great support by our sponsor, like other clubs certainly as well," the 39-year-old tells BBC Sport.
"Of course, we regularly exchange ideas with Red Bull and its supported clubs in New York and Brazil. But at the same time, we believe that we can create something unique here in Leipzig, creating our own identity."
Finding and developing 'the stars of tomorrow'
Sporting director Markus Krosche (right) speaks to RB Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff
Rangnick decided on a style of play RB Leipzig wished to pursue and then scouted and signed players to fulfil those requirements - all exclusively 23 or younger, all keen to develop.
"We are looking for young, talented and hungry players," explains Krosche.
"We are not willing to pay an enormous amount of money for so-called football stars, we want to find and develop the stars of tomorrow."
Naby Keita, signed from Red Bull Salzburg, is the club's record signing at £27m and has since been sold to Liverpool for a £21m profit.
Other cstars such as Germany forward Timo Werner, who has now joined Chelsea, was bought from relegated Stuttgart in 2016, Sweden winger Emil Forsberg joined from Malmo when in the second division and Austria winger Marcel Sabitzer arrived from Rapid Vienna before spending a season on loan at Red Bull Salzburg.
Keita, though, is perhaps the best example of how Red Bull's portfolio of clubs provides a global scouting network and inter-club framework in which players can progress.
It is similar to City Football Group - spearheaded by Manchester City and including clubs across the world such as Girona, New York City FC, Melbourne City and Yokohama Marinos - but arguably with more success at supplying talent to the top of the tree.
James Powell, chief executive at Carteret Capital, says this is beneficial to both realising each club's sporting objectives and making a return on their investment.
Powell calls it a "pyramid of shop windows", showcasing talent at increasing higher levels and adding to their market value.
He says Red Bull's "bespoke, globalised player-trading platform" enables the owners to benefit from smart, efficient player trading.
Head coach Julian Nagelsmann joined RB Leipzig from 1899 Hoffenheim in June 2019
Movement between the clubs is fluid - midfielders Hannes Wolf and Amadou Haidara swapped Salzburg for Leipzig last summer, American Tyler Adams arrived from New York last January and the now-Red Bull Salzburg head coach Jesse Marsch has worked at all three.
Promising centre-back Dayot Upamecano is another on a long list players and staff to have represented more than one of Red Bull's clubs, playing for Salzburg's feeder side FC Liefering before progressing to the first team and then joining Leipzig, but is also an example of another influence - that of former Liverpool boss Houllier.
Schafer says Houllier's contacts in his home country have been key to attracting a number of French players to Leipzig.
Upamecano's centre-back partner is Ibrahima Konate, who signed from Sochaux in 2017, while right-back Nordi Mukiele joined from Montpellier and midfielder Christopher Nkunku from Paris St-Germain. All have represented France at under-21 level.
"We have already proven that we can make players better and help them to take the next step in their career," adds Krosche.
"Especially in today's football, a good scouting system is one of the keys to being successful."
One other recognisable cog in the Red Bull scouting machine was Paul Mitchell, the former Southampton and Tottenham head of recruitment who joined Leipzig in 2018 but has since become sporting director at Monaco.
What's in it for Red Bull?
RB Leipzig moved in 2010 to their current home - the Red Bull Arena (formerly the Zentralstadion, a 43,000-capacity ground built in 2004 and a World Cup venue in 2006). The attendance for their first league match there - in the Regionalliga, Germany's fourth tier - was 4,028. Last season their average was 38,380.
Red Bull ranked 71st on Forbes' most-valuable brand list last year, boasts a brand value of more than £7.6bn and sells almost seven billion cans of energy drink across 171 countries each year.
So what does the company gain from owning football clubs?
Getting eyeballs on the brand is crucial - every club in Red Bull's portfolio carries its logo on their shirt, are kitted out in red, white and yellow, and play at their own Red Bull Arena. RB Leipzig are an advert for Red Bull every time they kick a ball.
The same can be said about the brand's ventures into Formula 1, esports and extreme sports.
Viewers will witness Red Bull cars and drivers across 22 stages of the upcoming F1 season, the company's sponsorship of esports teams and events, such as the Red Bull Dragon Ball FighterZ World Finals, captures the attention of a new, younger demographic while stunts such as the Red Bull Stratos high-altitude diving project, which in 2012 saw Felix Baumgartner jump back to earth from the stratosphere, was watched live by more than nine million YouTube users.
It also sponsors athletes across a wide variety of sports to showcase the brand, with England cricketer and BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner Ben Stokes and Liverpool and England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold among the most high-profile stars on its roster.
"The key is consistent, aggressive marketing by ensuring that the iconic brand is viewed by as many people as possible," says Carteret Group's Powell.
But while brand awareness is a major factor, Red Bull is also benefiting from a series of highly profitable franchises and has achieved genuine success across its sporting ventures.
"This is certainly not a vanity project," adds Powell. "Red Bull has shown themselves to be thought-leaders.
"Its goals are similar to City Football Group, both have established a global pyramidal structure in relation to its player development with each team in the group assisting the other.
"Red Bull appears to have succeeded in developing marketing nuances that set the benchmark for other companies."
What next for RB Leipzig?
Krosche says the club's target at the beginning of the season was to secure a Champions League spot once more, something they achieved after the Bundesliga restarted in June.
They finished third, behind Borussia Dortmund and champions Bayern Munich, who have won eight titles in a row. In fact, the last time Bayern didn't finish top, Leipzig were in the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord.
Krosche believes Leipzig's run in this season's Champions League shows the club are on the right path.
"We are an ambitious young team that is always hungry for more," adds the former midfielder.
"Success never comes too early. We wanted to reach the knockout stages and we succeeded. That was a huge step in our development.
"We definitely don't say our way is the best. There are many different ways to be successful.
"We just believe in our way and we do think there is still more to come."
A version of this article was originally published in February 2020.


bbc--2020-02-18--Holders Liverpool beaten by Atletico Madrid in first leg

Liverpool 's defence of their Champions League title hangs in the balance after Saul Niguez 's early strike gave Atletico Madrid an aggregate lead going into the second leg of their last-16 tie at Anfield .
The Reds were given a dose of their own medicine as Atletico harried and hassled throughout , limiting them to just two clear chances and no shots on target .
Those opportunities fell to Mohamed Salah , who headed wide , and Jordan Henderson , whose hooked shot just missed Jan Oblak 's far post .
Klopp replaced Sadio Mane and Salah with Divock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an impact .
Two-time finalists Atletico , who have been on a poor run of form , held on to a fourth-minute lead given to them by Saul .
The Spanish midfielder turned sharply to fire home after a corner came off the boot of Fabinho .
The return leg is on Wednesday , 11 March .
• What to look out for as Champions League returns Minutes before kick-off Klopp referred to Atletico having a similar `` intense DNA '' to his own side - and unfortunately for him they were at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reds was almost a mirror image - a team that relentlessly pressed and got numbers forward on the counter .
The Reds had large spells of possession in the opposition half , but Diego Simeone 's Atletico side are past masters at dealing with teams of that type .
They forced Liverpool into several errors when they had possession , and limited them to only two clear chances on goal .
In fact , Liverpool had to wait until the 53rd minute for their first opening - Salah 's stooping header drifting comfortably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not happy with his attacking threat in the first half , had twisted at half-time when he brought on Origi for the under-par Mane .
However , the Belgium striker - the hero of last year 's final - was easily marshalled , bar one moment of quality when he hooked in a cross for captain Henderson , who fired wide .
Klopp 's skipper came off injured in the 80th minute to cap a forgettable night .
Liverpool have it in them to turn this tie around at Anfield , but unlike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Simeone 's Atletico will be a tougher nut to crack .
Klopp men 's will have to be at their very best in three weeks .
Los Rojiblancos - the Red and Whites - needed this performance .
This competition remains , realistically , their only hope of silverware this season following a recent rotten period which saw their two other chances - La Liga and Copa del Rey - effectively extinguished .
Against the Reds , they produced the sort of display spectators have become accustomed to from a Simeone side - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still in the process of restructuring his defence after revered stalwarts Juanfran , Diego Godin and Filipe Luis ended their time at the club last season .
But the display of the back four on Tuesday will have made his task simpler .
Full-backs Sime Vrsaljko and Renan Lodi stayed focused as they quelled the threat of their Liverpool counterparts , while the more experienced Stefan Savic and Felipe were immovable barriers as they dealt with Roberto Firmino , Salah and Mane .
Midfielder Thomas Partey added vital support to the home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ display .
At the other end , had Diego Costa been on the pitch to meet a cross rather than Alvaro Morata , then perhaps the Spanish side would have taken the lead inside the first three minutes .
However , they made the most of their early sorties when Saul turned in thanks to Fabinho 's misfortune .
Simeone , dressed again in all black , was his fidgety and animated self on the touchline - barking orders and occasionally rousing the home crowd inside the Wanda Metropolitano .
Atletico will need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same from the team at Anfield , if they are to record one of their best results in recent years .
'Emotions were on the side of Atletico ' - reaction Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp : `` I had no problem with the result .
I saw so many happy faces from Atletico tonight , I get that because it 's a big win , but it 's not over yet .
That 's the only thing I feel .
`` The crowd wanted to help their team tonight .
That makes it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are important .
Tonight they were obviously completely on the side of Atletico but I am really looking forward to the second leg . ''
Atletico boss Diego Simeone : `` The best side in the world came here and we beat them .
`` But it 's only one game down , one to go .
Liverpool had their chances .
They were dangerous , they 've got good players all over the pitch . ''
• Since the start of last season , Liverpool have lost six of their 10 away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) ; no side has lost more away from home in the competition in this time ( level with Red Star Belgrade ) .
• Klopp has failed to win all seven of his away games against Spanish clubs in the Champions League ( D3 L4 ) , including three with Liverpool ( D1 L2 ) .
• Atletico have won 12 of their last 13 home matches in all major European competitions ( D1 ) , also keeping 11 clean sheets in this run .
• Two of Liverpool 's three defeats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Champions League , also losing 2-0 at Napoli in September 2019 ( the third defeat being their 5-0 loss to Aston Villa in the EFL Cup in December 2019 ) .
• Saul 's opener for Atletico ( 03:46 ) was the earliest Liverpool have conceded in the Champions League since Gabriel Jesus scored past them in the second minute for Manchester City in April 2018 ; nine of Saul 's 10 Champions League goals have come in the first half .
• Saul became only the second player to score @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Antoine Griezmann ( 21 ) .
• Since the start of the 2013-14 season , Atletico 's Jan Oblak has kept 26 clean sheets in 49 Champions League games ; no other goalkeeper has more in the competition in this time ( level with Marc-Andre ter Stegen , 26 in 57 games ) .

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Atletico have never lost a match in which Saul Niguez has scored - played 37, won 33, drawn 4
Liverpool's defence of their Champions League title hangs in the balance after Saul Niguez's early strike gave Atletico Madrid an aggregate lead going into the second leg of their last-16 tie at Anfield.
The Reds were given a dose of their own medicine as Atletico harried and hassled throughout, limiting them to just two clear chances and no shots on target.
Those opportunities fell to Mohamed Salah, who headed wide, and Jordan Henderson, whose hooked shot just missed Jan Oblak's far post.
Klopp replaced Sadio Mane and Salah with Divock Origi and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain but neither made an impact.
Two-time finalists Atletico, who have been on a poor run of form, held on to a fourth-minute lead given to them by Saul. The Spanish midfielder turned sharply to fire home after a corner came off the boot of Fabinho.
The return leg is on Wednesday, 11 March.
Liverpool attack underwhelm under pressure
Liverpool failed to attempt a single shot on target for only the second time in their 251 games under Jurgen Klopp in all competitions
Minutes before kick-off Klopp referred to Atletico having a similar "intense DNA" to his own side - and unfortunately for him they were at their intense best.
What faced the Reds was almost a mirror image - a team that relentlessly pressed and got numbers forward on the counter.
The Reds had large spells of possession in the opposition half, but Diego Simeone's Atletico side are past masters at dealing with teams of that type. They forced Liverpool into several errors when they had possession, and limited them to only two clear chances on goal.
In fact, Liverpool had to wait until the 53rd minute for their first opening - Salah's stooping header drifting comfortably wide.
The German coach, obviously not happy with his attacking threat in the first half, had twisted at half-time when he brought on Origi for the under-par Mane.
However, the Belgium striker - the hero of last year's final - was easily marshalled, bar one moment of quality when he hooked in a cross for captain Henderson, who fired wide.
Klopp's skipper came off injured in the 80th minute to cap a forgettable night.
Liverpool have it in them to turn this tie around at Anfield, but unlike Barcelona in last year's semi-final, Simeone's Atletico will be a tougher nut to crack. Klopp men's will have to be at their very best in three weeks.
Atletico produce typical Simeone performance
Atletico remain unbeaten in 13 home games in the Champions League knockout stages under Diego Simeone (W9 D4) - keeping 11 clean sheets across those matches
Los Rojiblancos - the Red and Whites - needed this performance.
This competition remains, realistically, their only hope of silverware this season following a recent rotten period which saw their two other chances - La Liga and Copa del Rey - effectively extinguished.
Against the Reds, they produced the sort of display spectators have become accustomed to from a Simeone side - tenacious and disciplined.
The Argentine boss is still in the process of restructuring his defence after revered stalwarts Juanfran, Diego Godin and Filipe Luis ended their time at the club last season. But the display of the back four on Tuesday will have made his task simpler.
Full-backs Sime Vrsaljko and Renan Lodi stayed focused as they quelled the threat of their Liverpool counterparts, while the more experienced Stefan Savic and Felipe were immovable barriers as they dealt with Roberto Firmino, Salah and Mane.
Midfielder Thomas Partey added vital support to the home backline in what was an exceptional defensive display.
At the other end, had Diego Costa been on the pitch to meet a cross rather than Alvaro Morata, then perhaps the Spanish side would have taken the lead inside the first three minutes.
However, they made the most of their early sorties when Saul turned in thanks to Fabinho's misfortune.
Simeone, dressed again in all black, was his fidgety and animated self on the touchline - barking orders and occasionally rousing the home crowd inside the Wanda Metropolitano.
Atletico will need his influence, and more of the same from the team at Anfield, if they are to record one of their best results in recent years.
Man of the match - Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid)
The Ghanaian midfielder worked tirelessly for his team and kept striker Divock Origi quiet when he came on
'Emotions were on the side of Atletico' - reaction
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: "I had no problem with the result. I saw so many happy faces from Atletico tonight, I get that because it's a big win, but it's not over yet. That's the only thing I feel.
"The crowd wanted to help their team tonight. That makes it a very emotional game.
"Emotions are important. Tonight they were obviously completely on the side of Atletico but I am really looking forward to the second leg."
Atletico boss Diego Simeone: "The best side in the world came here and we beat them.
"But it's only one game down, one to go. Liverpool had their chances. They were dangerous, they've got good players all over the pitch."
Home comforts for Atletico - stats
Since the start of last season, Liverpool have lost six of their 10 away games in the Champions League (W4); no side has lost more away from home in the competition in this time (level with Red Star Belgrade).
Klopp has failed to win all seven of his away games against Spanish clubs in the Champions League (D3 L4), including three with Liverpool (D1 L2).
Atletico have won 12 of their last 13 home matches in all major European competitions (D1), also keeping 11 clean sheets in this run.
Two of Liverpool's three defeats in all competitions this season have come in the Champions League, also losing 2-0 at Napoli in September 2019 (the third defeat being their 5-0 loss to Aston Villa in the EFL Cup in December 2019).
Saul's opener for Atletico (03:46) was the earliest Liverpool have conceded in the Champions League since Gabriel Jesus scored past them in the second minute for Manchester City in April 2018; nine of Saul's 10 Champions League goals have come in the first half.
Saul became only the second player to score 10 Champions League goals for Atletico, after Antoine Griezmann (21).
Since the start of the 2013-14 season, Atletico's Jan Oblak has kept 26 clean sheets in 49 Champions League games; no other goalkeeper has more in the competition in this time (level with Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 26 in 57 games).


bbc--2020-02-18--Teenager Haaland scores twice as Dortmund beat PSG

Erling Braut Haaland continued his remarkable scoring form this season with two more goals to give Borussia Dortmund the advantage over Paris St-Germain in their Champions League last-16 tie .
The 19-year-old Norwegian showed two distinct sides of his impressive game with two second-half strikes - the first a predatory finish after Raphael Guerreiro 's shot was blocked and the second a left-footed thunderbolt from 20 yards .
They took his tally for the season to a stunning 39 goals in only 29 appearances , and 11 in seven since joining Dortmund in January .
In between the Haaland goals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , slotting in a low Kylian Mbappe cross on his return following four matches out with a rib injury .
But he was outshone by Haaland , who gave the German side the result their positive display deserved and a narrow lead to take to the Parc des Princes for the second leg on 11 March .
The result also marks a disappointing return to Dortmund for PSG boss Thomas Tuchel , who spent two successful seasons at Dortmund from 2015 to 2017 before being sacked in acrimonious circumstances shortly after winning the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his side will be confident that they can turn the tie in their favour and go beyond the last 16 for the first time in four seasons on a ground where they have netted 18 times in four games in 2020 .
• What to look out for as Champions League returns Haaland the talk of Europe again There is a different pressure on Dortmund to that currently weighing on their opponents - not one exerted by a weight of money spent and resultant expectation , but by time and their place in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been the case in previous years , you suspect the young and supremely talented collection of players that have been brought together at Signal Iduna Park will be picked off by one of Europe 's apex predators , possibly as early as the coming summer .
Haaland has only been at the club a few months but you know that even now rivals are eyeing him enviously .
How Manchester United must wish they had been able to convince him to join them from Austrian side RB Salzburg instead of moving to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dortmund and the son of former Leeds and Manchester City midfielder Alf Inge Haaland are perfect for each other .
He was quiet for much of the first half , restricted to a couple of half-chances .
But he is a natural goalscorer , always alive to an opportunity , and when the ball fell loose in the box in the 69th minute there was never any doubt who would be first to it .
His second goal was a different matter altogether - a brute of a shot coming after a gem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moment it left his boot and flashing past keeper Keylor Navas ' dive to his right .
It was a goal born from confidence but executed with brilliance .
`` These are the moments you play football for .
I really enjoyed it , '' said Haaland .
Team-mate Axel Witsel told French broadcaster RMC Sport : `` He still has huge room for improvement but he is on the road to becoming a truly great player . ''
Haaland is not the only high-profile , high-performing teenage talent in this Dortmund @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sancho impressed too with his direct running , dribbling and constant awareness of space and his team-mates ' location .
At the back , 20-year-old Dan-Axel Zagadou was strong and composed in the face of a PSG attack that has scored 44 goals in 12 games this year .
PSG can and should be better With the French title becoming increasingly a formality season on season , PSG 's progress is measured by their Champions League performance and in that regard they have plateaued , exiting at this stage in each of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sense , though , that this time around things may be different under manager Tuchel .
This is a more balanced PSG side than previous iterations and one tougher to break down , as evidenced by their concession of only two goals in six group games this season - the fewest of any side in the competition .
They are not bad going forward either , especially when they can add Neymar to a team that scored 16 times in four games in his absence .
When he stayed on his feet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , dropping deep to gather the ball before driving at pace at an increasingly fearful defence .
He flashed an early free-kick wide , was rewarded for his alertness to tap home the equaliser and could have dragged his side level again late in the game with a fierce shot that struck the outside of the post .
Ultimately , though , PSG did not create enough , with Angel di Maria missing for large periods and Mbappe a disappointment , despite his assist for the goal .
The runaway Ligue 1 leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but are once again faced with the prospect of an exit way earlier than their lavish outlay demands .
`` We did n't have enough possession , we made too many easy mistakes , we were n't smart enough and we lost the ball too early , '' said Tuchel .
`` It 's difficult , but it 's 2-1 and we still have a few games left to get back into the rhythm . ''
• Borussia Dortmund have progressed from each of their previous four Champions League knockout ties when winning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manchester United in in 1996-97 , Real Madrid in 2012-13 and Zenit St Petersburg in 2013-14 .
• Paris St-Germain have only won two of their past nine away games in the Champions League knockout stages ( D1 L6 ) , losing four of the past five .
• Dortmund 's past 24 goals in the Champions League have come from open play , the longest current run among the remaining sides in the competition .
• Haaland is only the second player to score 10 Champions League goals as a teenager , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the first to do so in a single campaign in the competition .
• Haaland has scored 11 goals in seven games for Dortmund , the most of any player for a club in the top five European leagues ( all competitions ) since his debut in January .
• Dortmund 's Giovanni Reyna ( 17 years 97 days ) is the youngest player to assist a goal in the Champions League since November 2007 , when Bojan did so for Barcelona , ( aged 17 years 91 days against Lyon ) @

Haaland was linked with Manchester United before joining Dortmund
Erling Braut Haaland continued his remarkable scoring form this season with two more goals to give Borussia Dortmund the advantage over Paris St-Germain in their Champions League last-16 tie.
The 19-year-old Norwegian showed two distinct sides of his impressive game with two second-half strikes - the first a predatory finish after Raphael Guerreiro's shot was blocked and the second a left-footed thunderbolt from 20 yards.
They took his tally for the season to a stunning 39 goals in only 29 appearances, and 11 in seven since joining Dortmund in January.
In between the Haaland goals, Neymar briefly drew the visitors level, slotting in a low Kylian Mbappe cross on his return following four matches out with a rib injury.
But he was outshone by Haaland, who gave the German side the result their positive display deserved and a narrow lead to take to the Parc des Princes for the second leg on 11 March.
The result also marks a disappointing return to Dortmund for PSG boss Thomas Tuchel, who spent two successful seasons at Dortmund from 2015 to 2017 before being sacked in acrimonious circumstances shortly after winning the German Cup.
However, Tuchel and his side will be confident that they can turn the tie in their favour and go beyond the last 16 for the first time in four seasons on a ground where they have netted 18 times in four games in 2020.
Haaland the talk of Europe again
There is a different pressure on Dortmund to that currently weighing on their opponents - not one exerted by a weight of money spent and resultant expectation, but by time and their place in football's food chain.
As has been the case in previous years, you suspect the young and supremely talented collection of players that have been brought together at Signal Iduna Park will be picked off by one of Europe's apex predators, possibly as early as the coming summer.
Haaland has only been at the club a few months but you know that even now rivals are eyeing him enviously.
How Manchester United must wish they had been able to convince him to join them from Austrian side RB Salzburg instead of moving to the Bundesliga.
Right now, though, Dortmund and the son of former Leeds and Manchester City midfielder Alf Inge Haaland are perfect for each other.
He was quiet for much of the first half, restricted to a couple of half-chances. But he is a natural goalscorer, always alive to an opportunity, and when the ball fell loose in the box in the 69th minute there was never any doubt who would be first to it.
His second goal was a different matter altogether - a brute of a shot coming after a gem of a first touch, rising from the moment it left his boot and flashing past keeper Keylor Navas' dive to his right. It was a goal born from confidence but executed with brilliance.
"These are the moments you play football for. I really enjoyed it," said Haaland.
Team-mate Axel Witsel told French broadcaster RMC Sport: "He still has huge room for improvement but he is on the road to becoming a truly great player."
Haaland is not the only high-profile, high-performing teenage talent in this Dortmund side, though.
England's Jadon Sancho impressed too with his direct running, dribbling and constant awareness of space and his team-mates' location.
At the back, 20-year-old Dan-Axel Zagadou was strong and composed in the face of a PSG attack that has scored 44 goals in 12 games this year.
PSG can and should be better
With the French title becoming increasingly a formality season on season, PSG's progress is measured by their Champions League performance and in that regard they have plateaued, exiting at this stage in each of the past three campaigns.
There has been a sense, though, that this time around things may be different under manager Tuchel.
This is a more balanced PSG side than previous iterations and one tougher to break down, as evidenced by their concession of only two goals in six group games this season - the fewest of any side in the competition.
They are not bad going forward either, especially when they can add Neymar to a team that scored 16 times in four games in his absence.
When he stayed on his feet, the Brazilian was a constant menace, dropping deep to gather the ball before driving at pace at an increasingly fearful defence.
He flashed an early free-kick wide, was rewarded for his alertness to tap home the equaliser and could have dragged his side level again late in the game with a fierce shot that struck the outside of the post.
Ultimately, though, PSG did not create enough, with Angel di Maria missing for large periods and Mbappe a disappointment, despite his assist for the goal.
The runaway Ligue 1 leaders have another chance to put things right but are once again faced with the prospect of an exit way earlier than their lavish outlay demands.
"We didn't have enough possession, we made too many easy mistakes, we weren't smart enough and we lost the ball too early," said Tuchel. "It's difficult, but it's 2-1 and we still have a few games left to get back into the rhythm."
Man of the match - Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
Haaland has scored 10 Champions League goals in seven appearances, reaching the tally four games quicker than any other player in the competition's history
Haaland outshines Mbappe - match stats
Borussia Dortmund have progressed from each of their previous four Champions League knockout ties when winning the first leg - against Auxerre and Manchester United in in 1996-97, Real Madrid in 2012-13 and Zenit St Petersburg in 2013-14.
Paris St-Germain have only won two of their past nine away games in the Champions League knockout stages (D1 L6), losing four of the past five.
Dortmund's past 24 goals in the Champions League have come from open play, the longest current run among the remaining sides in the competition.
Haaland is only the second player to score 10 Champions League goals as a teenager, after Kylian Mbappe (13), and the first to do so in a single campaign in the competition.
Haaland has scored 11 goals in seven games for Dortmund, the most of any player for a club in the top five European leagues (all competitions) since his debut in January.
Dortmund's Giovanni Reyna (17 years 97 days) is the youngest player to assist a goal in the Champions League since November 2007, when Bojan did so for Barcelona, (aged 17 years 91 days against Lyon).


bbc--2020-02-18--'I get to fulfil a childhood dream' - Real Madrid signing Reinier in tears at unveiling

Teenager Reinier Jesus said he was fulfilling `` a childhood dream '' as he cried during his unveiling as a Real Madrid player .
The 18-year-old Brazilian attacking midfielder joined the La Liga club from Flamengo for £26m in January .
Reinier , who only made his senior debut on 31 July last year , was unveiled at the Bernabeu by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez on Tuesday .
`` I want to be a part of the history of this great club , '' Reinier said .
`` Today is a very happy day for me as I get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reinier was part of the side that won the Brazilian league and the Copa Libertadores last season and was an unused substitute in December 's Club World Cup final against Liverpool .
He is the third Brazilian teenager to join Real in the past two years after Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo .
`` It is our obsession to look for players who could be the big stars of tomorrow , '' said Perez .
`` Today we welcome a player who has just turned 18 but has already won the Copa Libertadores with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the world . ''
Real are also in the process of renovating their Bernabeu stadium .
`` As we aim to build the best stadium of the 21st Century , we are obliged to develop the talent of the future , '' added Perez .
`` It 's not easy to find unquestionable talent that can make you form part of Real Madrid 's legend . ''

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Reinier was the top scorer at the Dubai Under-16 World Cup in 2018
Teenager Reinier Jesus said he was fulfilling "a childhood dream" as he cried during his unveiling as a Real Madrid player.
The 18-year-old Brazilian attacking midfielder joined the La Liga club from Flamengo for £26m in January.
Reinier, who only made his senior debut on 31 July last year, was unveiled at the Bernabeu by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez on Tuesday.
"I want to be a part of the history of this great club," Reinier said.
"Today is a very happy day for me as I get to fulfil a childhood dream."
Reinier was part of the side that won the Brazilian league and the Copa Libertadores last season and was an unused substitute in December's Club World Cup final against Liverpool.
He is the third Brazilian teenager to join Real in the past two years after Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo.
"It is our obsession to look for players who could be the big stars of tomorrow," said Perez.
"Today we welcome a player who has just turned 18 but has already won the Copa Libertadores with Flamengo, one of the biggest clubs in the world."
Real are also in the process of renovating their Bernabeu stadium.
"As we aim to build the best stadium of the 21st Century, we are obliged to develop the talent of the future," added Perez.
"It's not easy to find unquestionable talent that can make you form part of Real Madrid's legend."


bbc--2020-02-18--Driver Newman awake after serious Daytona 500 crash

American driver Ryan Newman is awake and able to speak after a serious last-lap crash at the Daytona 500 in @ @ @ @ @ , who was leading Monday 's race , was hit from behind in his Ford @ @ @ @ @ wall before flipping and being struck by another car .
`` Ryan Newman remains under @ @ @ @ @ Halifax Medical Centre in Daytona Beach , Florida .
He is awake and speaking with @ @ @ @ @ his team Roush Fenway said in a statement .
They added : `` Ryan and @ @ @ @ @ appreciation for concern and heartfelt messages from across the country .
They are grateful for @ @ @ @ @ NASCAR community and beyond . ''
US President Donald Trump gave the starting command on @ @ @ @ @ was postponed until Monday because of heavy rain .

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Ryan Newman (6) crashed when he was leading the race, which was won by Denny Hamlin (11)
American driver Ryan Newman is awake and able to speak after a serious last-lap crash at the Daytona 500 in Florida.
Newman, 42, who was leading Monday's race, was hit from behind in his Ford Mustang and spun into the wall before flipping and being struck by another car.
"Ryan Newman remains under the care of doctors at Halifax Medical Centre in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is awake and speaking with family and doctors," his team Roush Fenway said in a statement. external-link
They added: "Ryan and his family have expressed their appreciation for concern and heartfelt messages from across the country. They are grateful for the unwavering support of the NASCAR community and beyond."
US President Donald Trump gave the starting command on Sunday, but the race was postponed until Monday because of heavy rain.


bbc--2020-02-12--Meet Women's Footballer of the Year nominee Sam Kerr

We are profiling each of the five nominees for the BBC Women 's Footballer of the Year 2020 award .
You can vote for your winner on the BBC Sport website until Monday , 2 March at 09:00 GMT .
The result will be revealed on Tuesday , 24 March on BBC World Service .
• Top scorer in US and Australian leagues • First Australian to score hat-trick at World Cup Did you know ?
• Played Australian rules football until age of 12 - her dad , born in India , played professionally • Is all-time record goalscorer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own words '' Last year was a rollercoaster with the World Cup , playing for Chicago in the [ NWSL Championship ] final and losing the final - so there was a lot of ups and downs .
But any time you represent your country in the World Cup , it 's an amazing feeling and an amazing honour .
It did n't go the way we wanted it to , but it was a huge learning curve so that was probably the highlight .
On a personal level , probably the Chicago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to their first final . ''
`` Ronaldo , but I call him the original Ronaldo , from Brazil - I always wore his jersey , never took it off .
David Beckham , just loved him , I thought he had everything , and now CR7 [ Cristiano Ronaldo ] .
I love the way he plays , the star power he has and the way he performs week in , week out . ''
Tell us about your stance on women 's player salaries ?
`` I 've done a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am .
I 'm proud of what I have achieved , but it 's just a start .
It 's always been an uncomfortable subject but it 's uncomfortable because of what people get paid - it 's not enough .
So I think it should be talked about more and should be celebrated more when girls do earn huge contracts , so for me it 's hopefully a changing of the times .
It 's about time that girls start getting paid more and get what they deserve . ''
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the reason why I 'm at Chelsea .
I 've always missed out - it feels like I 've lost in the final a million times .
[ Chelsea ] needed those extra few pieces to really become a title team and they 've been absolutely killing it without me so my plan is to slide in as easy as I can and hopefully win some trophies with them .
I do n't care what trophy it is , I just want to win one ! ''
Why did you switch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a funny story .
The boys matured and as a girl I was a bit later , so they were a bit too strong .
I came home with a few bloody lips and bloody noses and my brother and dad said 'no , that 's it , you 've got to get out of that sport ' .
Being the older brother , he was getting quite angry and it was getting to the point where these boys could hurt me .
I was still a young kid and they were teenagers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really .
`` The AFL game is so less controlled than football .
The ball can go anywhere at any time and you have to adapt and I think that 's something about my game .
From knowing everything about the game , to going to football where I was the worst player in the team - I could n't control the ball to save my life - it was a hard transition , but I was still young , luckily , so I just made it work . ''

BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020: Sam Kerr profile
We are profiling each of the five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020 award. Voting closed on Monday, 2 March. The result will be revealed on Tuesday, 24 March on BBC World Service and the BBC Sport website.
Age: 26 Position: Forward Plays for: Chelsea and Australia
Achievements in 2019
Top scorer in US and Australian leagues
Scored 18 NWSL goals, record number for one season
First Australian to score hat-trick at World Cup
Did you know?
Played Australian rules football until age of 12 - her dad, born in India, played professionally
Is all-time record goalscorer in USA and Australia leagues
Partner is former Chicago Red Stars team-mate Nikki Stanton
In her own words
2019 highlight?
"Last year was a rollercoaster with the World Cup, playing for Chicago in the [NWSL Championship] final and losing the final - so there was a lot of ups and downs. But any time you represent your country in the World Cup, it's an amazing feeling and an amazing honour. It didn't go the way we wanted it to, but it was a huge learning curve so that was probably the highlight. On a personal level, probably the Chicago semi-final and scoring the goal that sent them to their first final."
Your football heroes growing up?
"Ronaldo, but I call him the original Ronaldo, from Brazil - I always wore his jersey, never took it off. David Beckham, just loved him, I thought he had everything, and now CR7 [Cristiano Ronaldo]. I love the way he plays, the star power he has and the way he performs week in, week out."
Tell us about your stance on women's player salaries?
"I've done a lot of work to get where I am. I'm proud of what I have achieved, but it's just a start. It's always been an uncomfortable subject but it's uncomfortable because of what people get paid - it's not enough. So I think it should be talked about more and should be celebrated more when girls do earn huge contracts, so for me it's hopefully a changing of the times. It's about time that girls start getting paid more and get what they deserve."
Career ambitions?
"I want to win trophies, that's part of the reason why I'm at Chelsea. I've always missed out - it feels like I've lost in the final a million times. [Chelsea] needed those extra few pieces to really become a title team and they've been absolutely killing it without me so my plan is to slide in as easy as I can and hopefully win some trophies with them. I don't care what trophy it is, I just want to win one!"
Why did you switch from Australian rules?
"It's a funny story. The boys matured and as a girl I was a bit later, so they were a bit too strong. I came home with a few bloody lips and bloody noses and my brother and dad said 'no, that's it, you've got to get out of that sport'. Being the older brother, he was getting quite angry and it was getting to the point where these boys could hurt me. I was still a young kid and they were teenagers, so I just got pulled out really.
"The AFL game is so less controlled than football. The ball can go anywhere at any time and you have to adapt and I think that's something about my game. From knowing everything about the game, to going to football where I was the worst player in the team - I couldn't control the ball to save my life - it was a hard transition, but I was still young, luckily, so I just made it work."


bbc--2020-02-19--Coronavirus: Passengers leave Diamond Princess amid criticism of Japan

Hundreds of passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus have begun leaving a quarantined cruise ship in Japan amid heavy criticism over the country 's handling of the outbreak .
One Japanese health expert who visited the Diamond Princess at the port in Yokohama said the situation on board was `` completely chaotic '' .
US officials said moves to contain the virus `` may not have been sufficient '' .
Passengers have described the difficult quarantine situation on the vessel .
At least 542 passengers and crew on the Diamond Princess have so far been infected by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mainland China .
The ship was carrying 3,700 people in total .
• Watching loved ones die without care in Wuhan Several nations are evacuating their citizens from the ship as infections continue to rise .
Hundreds of American passengers were removed and placed in quarantine on Sunday .
The UK said it hopes to fly 74 British nationals on the Diamond Princess back `` later this week '' .
A British couple on the ship - who had been giving regular updates to journalists via social media - confirmed on Wednesday they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The US , Canada , Australia and the UK will place all those released from the ship in another 14 days ' quarantine when they return home .
What are the fears over the passengers ?
Several experts have questioned the effectiveness of the quarantine measures on the Diamond Princess .
Kentaro Iwata , professor at the infectious diseases division of Japan 's Kobe University , described the situation on board as `` completely inadequate in terms of infection control '' .
After visiting the ship , Prof Iwata posted a video to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ witnessed failed to separate the infected from the healthy .
The expert said he was more afraid of catching the virus on board than he had been working in the field in Africa during the Ebola epidemic and in China during the Sars ( severe acute respiratory syndrome ) outbreak .
More on the coronavirus outbreak • What you need to know US health officials also criticised the steps .
taken by Japanese officials .
`` [ The quarantine measures ] may not have been sufficient to prevent transmission among individuals on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) warned .
`` The rate of new infections on board , especially among those without symptoms , represents an ongoing risk , '' it said in a statement , adding that travel restrictions had been imposed on `` all passengers and crew '' preventing them from entering the US .
Japanese officials have defended their approach , saying that the majority of infections likely occurred before the quarantine period .
What is happening to those disembarking ?
About 500 people who tested negative and who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disembark the Diamond Princess on Wednesday , with more leaving in coming days .
The released passengers made their way onto waiting coaches or into taxis , reports the BBC 's Laura Bicker , who is at the port in Yokohama .
They will be allowed to return to life as normal , but will be contacted over a period of several days to check on their health , Japan 's health ministry said .
Those who tested negative but had shared cabins with infected people will have to remain on board for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 50 countries , raising concerns the ship could become the source of a fresh wave of global infections , our correspondent says .
South Korea , which reported 15 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday , said it would ban entry to any foreign passengers of the Diamond Princess .
How did the ship end up in quarantine ?
The cruise ship was put in quarantine in Yokohama in early February after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong was found to have the virus .
Passengers were initially isolated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sporadically go out on deck .
Despite the quarantine measures , day by day the number of infected people grew rapidly .
Covid-19 has now claimed 2,004 lives in China , according to the latest Chinese data released on Wednesday .
There have been 74,185 confirmed infections recorded in mainland China and about 700 cases in other countries .
Hong Kong on Wednesday said a 70-year-old man with underlying illnesses became the territory 's second fatality .
France , Japan , the Philippines and Taiwan have each had one death attributed to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detailed study of more than 44,000 confirmed cases indicating that the overwhelming number of deaths occur among the sick and elderly .

"The rate of new infections on board, especially among those without symptoms, represents an ongoing risk," it said in a statement, adding that travel restrictions had been imposed on "all passengers and crew" preventing them from entering the US.


bbc--2020-02-19--No visas for low-skilled workers, UK says

Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government .
It is urging employers to `` move away '' from relying on `` cheap labour '' from Europe and invest in retaining staff and developing automation technology .
The Home Office said EU and non-EU citizens coming to the UK would be treated equally after UK-EU free movement ends on 31 December .
Labour said a `` hostile environment '' would make it hard to attract workers .
But Home Secretary Priti Patel told BBC Breakfast the government wanted to `` encourage people with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ levels of people coming to the UK with low skills '' .
• How has immigration changed in your area ?
She added that businesses could also recruit from among eight million `` economically inactive '' potential workers in the UK .
But the SNP called this a `` ridiculous or dangerous idea '' , as many in this group were suffering `` ill health or injury '' .
Under the plan , the definition of skilled workers would be expanded to include those educated to A-level/Scottish Highers-equivalent standard , not just graduate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Waiting tables and certain types of agricultural worker would be removed from the new skilled category , but new additions would include carpentry , plastering and childminding .
How would it work ?
The government wants to bring in a `` points-based '' immigration system , as promised in the Conservative election manifesto .
Under this , overseas citizens would have to reach 70 points to be able to work in the UK .
Speaking English and having the offer of a skilled job with an `` approved sponsor '' would give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be awarded for qualifications , the salary on offer and working in a sector with shortages .
Workers from European Economic Area countries currently have the automatic right to live and work in the UK irrespective of their salary or skill level .
The government says this will end on 31 December , when the 11-month post-Brexit transition period is due to finish .
The salary threshold for skilled workers wanting to come to the UK would be lowered from £30,000 to £25,600 .
However , the government says the threshold would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` specific shortage occupations '' - which currently include nursing , civil engineering , psychology and classical ballet dancing - or those with PhDs relevant to a specific job .
But there would no longer be an overall cap on the number of skilled workers who could come into the UK .
The majority of people employed by the sector are low-paid care workers .
They are responsible for providing daily help to older and disabled adults in care homes and the community .
There are already significant shortages - one in 11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up a sixth of the 840,000-strong care worker workforce in England .
It is hard to see how in the future these staff could qualify .
Even if it is classed as a skilled job - and even that is in doubt , as many workers do not come via an A-level route - the pay at under £20,000 on average is too low to qualify for any points .
Nor is the role classed a shortage occupation .
It seems certain applicants will fall well-short of the 70 points needed .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ route for lower-skilled/lower-paid workers , urging businesses to `` adapt and adjust '' to the end of free movement between EU countries and the UK .
Instead , it said the 3.2 million EU citizens who have applied to stay in the UK could help meet labour demands .
But bodies representing farming , catering and nursing are warning that it will be hard to recruit staff under the new system .
The Royal College of Nursing said the proposals would `` not meet the health and care needs of the population '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Batters raised `` serious concerns '' about the `` failure to recognise British food and farming 's needs '' .
And the Food and Drink Federation spoke of concerns about bakers , meat processors and workers making food like cheese and pasta not qualifying under the new system .
However , the government pointed to a quadrupling of the scheme for seasonal workers in agriculture to 10,000 , as well as `` youth mobility arrangements '' , allowing 20,000 young people to come to the UK each year .
The government 's proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broadening the base of skilled labour while restricting the flow of those seeking lower-skilled jobs .
People wanting to come to the UK from outside the EU will find rules are being relaxed , such as scrapping the cap on skilled workers or the drop in minimum salary .
But for EU migrants who are used to moving freely between Britain and the continent , the new regime will be something of a shock .
Visitors can come for six months without a visa , but they wo n't be able to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job offer and clear the 70 points hurdle , and there 'll be no work permits for migrants prepared to do menial jobs in restaurants , hotels , care homes and food processing plants .
There is some flexibility in the new structure .
But the question is , will it be enough to prevent labour shortages and companies taking their business elsewhere ?
Under the plan , all migrants would only be entitled to access income-related benefits until after indefinite leave to remain is granted , usually after five years .
Currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim benefits if they are `` economically active '' .
Non-EU citizens become eligible for benefits when they are granted permanent residence , which usually requires five years of living legally in the UK .
What is the political reaction ?
For Labour , shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said the government did not `` appear to have thought through what the effects of this policy will be on the economy as a whole and what message it sends to migrants already living and working here '' .
Liberal Democrat home affairs spokeswoman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on `` xenophobia '' .
And Scotland 's First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said the plans would be `` devastating '' for the Scottish economy .
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Even if it is classed as a skilled job - and even that is in doubt, as many workers do not come via an A-level route - the pay at under £20,000 on average is too low to qualify for any points. Nor is the role classed a shortage occupation.


bbc--2020-02-19--737 Max: Debris found in new planes' fuel tanks

Boeing 's crisis-hit 737 Max jetliner faces a new potential safety issue as debris has been found in the fuel tanks of several new planes which were in storage , awaiting delivery to airlines .
The head of Boeing 's 737 programme has told employees that the discovery was `` absolutely unacceptable '' .
A Boeing spokesman said the company did not see the issue further delaying the jet 's return to service .
It comes as the 737 Max remains grounded after two fatal crashes .
The US plane maker said it discovered so-called `` Foreign Object Debris '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several undelivered 737 Maxs .
A company spokesman told the BBC : `` While conducting maintenance we discovered Foreign Object Debris ( FOD ) in undelivered 737 Max airplanes currently in storage .
That finding led to a robust internal investigation and immediate corrective actions in our production system . ''
Foreign Object Debris is a technical term that covers any substance , debris or article that is n't part of a plane which would potentially cause damage .
• No timescale for 737 Max return , US regulator says • Boeing reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revelation is the latest in a string of problems affecting what was once Boeing 's best-selling plane .
The aircraft has been grounded by regulators around the world since March 2019 .
It was banned from flying after two separate crashes killed 346 people .
• 29 October 2018 : A 737 Max 8 operated by Lion Air crashes after leaving Indonesia , killing all 189 people on board • 31 January 2019 : Boeing reports an order of 5,011 Max planes from 79 customers • 10 March 2019 : A 737 Max @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killing all 157 people on board The US regulator , the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) , told the BBC that it was monitoring the plane maker 's response to the new issue : `` The FAA is aware that Boeing is conducting a voluntary inspection of undelivered aircraft for Foreign Object Debris ( FOD ) as part of the company 's ongoing efforts to ensure manufacturing quality .
`` The agency increased its surveillance based on initial inspection reports and will take further action based on the findings , '' it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expect the issue to cause any fresh delays to the 737 Max 's return to service , which the company said could happen by the middle of this year .

The US regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), told the BBC that it was monitoring the plane maker's response to the new issue: "The FAA is aware that Boeing is conducting a voluntary inspection of undelivered aircraft for Foreign Object Debris (FOD) as part of the company's ongoing efforts to ensure manufacturing quality.


bbc--2020-02-19--China economy: Why it matters to you

China economy: Why it matters to you

China is one of the world 's biggest economies .
It makes and sells all sorts of products to all @ @ @ @ @ iPhones to air conditioners , and many countries also depend on its huge population 's @ @ @ @ @ 's Szu Ping Chan looks at look at why , when China 's economy is @ @ @ @ @ such an enormous impact .

China is one of the world's biggest economies.
It makes all sorts of products and sells them all over the world, from iPhones to air conditioners, and many countries also depend on its huge population's spending power.
The BBC's Szu Ping Chan looks at look at why, when China's economy is in trouble, it has such an enormous impact.
Produced by Larissa Kennelly


bbc--2020-02-19--Rowan Baxter: Ex-rugby player, wife and three children die in 'horrific' car fire

An ex-rugby league player , his wife and their three children have died after their car was allegedly set alight in the Australian city of Brisbane .
Rowan Baxter and the children , all under 10 , were found dead in the car by emergency responders , police said .
Hannah Baxter , aged 31 , died later in hospital from extensive burns .
She had reportedly jumped from the car yelling : `` He 's poured petrol on me '' .
A crime scene is in place in the Camp Hill area in the city 's east .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Det Insp Mark Thompson told reporters .
`` It is very early in the investigation , but the vehicle was fully involved in fire upon police arriving . ''
Police were first called to the scene at 08:30 local time on Wednesday ( 21:30 GMT on Tuesday ) .
They found Rowan Baxter , 42 , and his three children aged six , four and three dead in the car .
Rowan Baxter had been in the front passenger seat and Hannah Baxter had been driving the car , police said .
Residents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Baxter , 31 , jump out of the car while she was on fire .
She was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women 's Hospital in a critical condition , police said .
But she was confirmed to have died later on Wednesday .
Paramedics said they had also treated a passerby , who had `` tried his best to get to the car '' .
He had suffered some `` facial burning '' and also been taken to hospital , a Queensland Ambulance spokesman said .
Rowan Baxter formerly played for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Auckland and had reportedly also been running a gym with his wife in Capalaba to the east of Brisbane .
Queensland 's Police Minister Mark Ryan told parliament about the `` horrific incident '' , saying : `` My thoughts are with all of those affected by this terrible tragedy .
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his `` heart goes out to the families and community going through this tragic time and the emergency responders confronting what would be a shattering scene '' .
Federal MP Terri Butler said she was `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you are in Australia and affected by this story you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 .
In the UK , these organisations may be able to help while information and support is also available from BBC Action Line

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bbc--2020-02-19--Why is Boy Scouts of America filing for bankruptcy?

The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA ) has filed for bankruptcy as it faces increasing legal costs over sexual @ @ @ @ @ said the move would make sure that the organisation would be kept running and that @ @ @ @ @ victims .
The group has more than two million members across the United States but @ @ @ @ @ .
Chief executive Roger Mosby said in a statement : `` The BSA cares deeply @ @ @ @ @ and sincerely apologises to anyone who was harmed during their time in scouting .
`` @ @ @ @ @ have been times when individuals took advantage of our programs to harm innocent children .
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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has filed for bankruptcy as it faces increasing legal costs over sexual abuse cases.
A spokesman said the move would make sure that the organisation would be kept running and that compensation would be paid to victims.
The group has more than two million members across the United States but the membership has been declining.
Chief executive Roger Mosby said in a statement: "The BSA cares deeply about all victims of abuse and sincerely apologises to anyone who was harmed during their time in scouting.
"We are outraged that there have been times when individuals took advantage of our programs to harm innocent children."


bbc--2020-02-19--Caroline Flack's unpublished Instagram post released by family

Caroline Flack 's family have released an unpublished Instagram post that they say she wrote shortly before she died .
It came ahead of the inquest into the death of the former Love Island host , which opened on Wednesday .
The inquest heard that the 40-year-old presenter was apparently found hanged in her London flat on Saturday .
The unpublished post said her `` whole world and future was swept from under my feet '' after she was arrested for assaulting her boyfriend in December .
Her mother said Flack had been advised not to publish the message , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eastern Daily Press .
The TV presenter was found dead in her home weeks before she was due to stand trial on charges of assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton .
Flack pleaded not guilty to the alleged assault at a court hearing in December and was released on bail .
She was ordered to stop any contact with Mr Burton ahead of the trial , which was due to begin in March .
• Who decides if someone should face trial ?
Flack 's mother Chris told the Norfolk newspaper that her daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in January , but was told not to post it by advisers .
She added that the family wanted people to read it .
`` Carrie sent me this message at the end of January but was told not to post it by advisers but she so wanted to have her little voice heard , '' she said , according to the paper .
`` So many untruths were out there but this is how she felt and my family and I would like people to read her own words .
`` Carrie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this was just too much for her . ''
If you or someone you know needs support for issues about emotional distress , these organisations may be able to help .
Information and support is also available from BBC Action Line '' For a lot of people , being arrested for common assault is an extreme way to have some sort of spiritual awakening but for me it 's become the normal .
`` I 've been pressing the snooze button on many stresses in my life - for my whole life .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on my life for over 10 years and yet told myself it 's all part of my job .
No complaining .
`` The problem with brushing things under the carpet is they are still there and one day someone is going to lift that carpet up and all you are going to feel is shame and embarrassment .
`` On December the 12th 2019 I was arrested for common assault on my boyfriend .
Within 24 hours my whole world and future was swept from under my feet and all the walls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ build around me collapsed .
I am suddenly on a different kind of stage and everyone is watching it happen .
`` I have always taken responsibility for what happened that night .
Even on the night .
But the truth is ...
It was an accident .
`` I 've been having some sort of emotional breakdown for a very long time .
`` But I am NOT a domestic abuser .
We had an argument and an accident happened .
An accident .
The blood that someone SOLD to a newspaper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very sad and very personal .
`` The reason I am talking today is because my family ca n't take anymore .
I 've lost my job .
My home .
My ability to speak .
And the truth has been taken out of my hands and used as entertainment .
`` I ca n't spend every day hidden away being told not to say or speak to anyone .
`` I 'm so sorry to my family for what I have brought upon them and for what my friends have had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking about 'how I 'm going to get my career back . '
I 'm thinking about how I 'm going to get mine and my family 's life back . ''

"On December the 12th 2019 I was arrested for common assault on my boyfriend. Within 24 hours my whole world and future was swept from under my feet and all the walls that I had taken so long to build around me collapsed. I am suddenly on a different kind of stage and everyone is watching it happen.


bbc--2020-02-19--Children facing uncertain future, experts warn

No country offers a child both the chance of a healthy upbringing and an environment fit for their future , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) says .
Experts say climate change and harmful advertising encouraging fast-food consumption and under-age drinking are putting children at risk .
The UK was ranked among the top 10 countries in the world for the overall health and wellbeing of children .
However , it fell behind in safeguarding the environment for their future .
The report by the WHO , the United Nations Children 's Fund ( Unicef ) and the Lancet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likelihood of a child being able to `` flourish '' , focusing on health and wellbeing factors such as education , nutrition and child mortality .
Countries were then also ranked on their carbon emission levels .
Some 40 child-health experts warned progress over the past two decades was `` set to reverse '' if radical changes were not made by governments around the globe .
`` Every child worldwide now faces existential threats from climate change and commercial pressures , '' said former Prime Minister of New Zealand , Helen Clark , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to overhaul their approach to child and adolescent health to protect the world they will inherit in the future . ''
The experts warned a 4C rise in global temperatures by 2100 , in line with current projections , would result in `` devastating health consequences '' for future generations - a rise in ocean levels , heatwaves , severe malnutrition and a spike in infectious diseases such as malaria .
`` More than two billion people live in countries where development is hampered by humanitarian crises , conflicts , and natural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change , '' said minister Awa Coll-Seck , from Senegal , who co-chairs the commission .
While the world 's poorest countries were found to be among those with the lowest greenhouse-gas emissions , they were deemed most likely to be exposed to the negative impacts of climate change .
`` Promoting better conditions today for children to survive and thrive nationally does not have to come at the cost of eroding children 's futures globally , '' added Mr Coll-Seck .
In 2015 , the world 's countries agreed on 17 sustainable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no hunger , zero poverty and climate action , but five years on , little progress has been made toward achieving them .
UK law dictates that , by 2050 , carbon emissions will be virtually halted and any remaining emissions will have to be compensated for by activities such as tree planting .
And the government sparked industry concern earlier this month by bringing the date of a planned ban on sales of new petrol , diesel or hybrid cars forward from 2040 to 2035 in a bid to hit zero-carbon emission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ placed the UK in 133rd place on providing a climate fit for future generations , with it currently on track to emit 115 % more CO2 than its 2030 target .
The US and Australia were also among the worst emitters .
The report also highlighted the threat posed to children from harmful marketing .
It found they were exposed to as many as 30,000 television advertisements a year , including those for alcohol , junk food and sugary soft drinks .
One of the commission 's authors , Anthony Costello , University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sustainability , warned the meteoric rise in the use of social media among children and adolescents meant `` predatory marketing '' was more of a danger than ever .
`` We have few facts and figures about the huge expansion of social-media advertising and algorithms aimed at our children , '' he said .
In 2019 , a report estimated nearly 2.3 billion children and adults on the planet were overweight and more than 150 million children had stunted growth .
The only countries on track to beat CO2 emission targets by 2030 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health and wellbeing , were Albania , Armenia , Grenada , Jordan , Moldova , Sri Lanka , Tunisia , Uruguay and Vietnam .
The report calls for a new global movement driven by and for children , with its recommendations including : • Stop CO2 emissions with the utmost urgency , to ensure children have a future on this planet • Place children and adolescents at the centre of our efforts to achieve sustainable development • New policies and investment in all sectors to work towards child health and rights • Tighten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supported by a new optional protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child .
Prof Costello warned the UK 's high ranking for the overall health and wellbeing of children did not mean it could `` rest on its laurels , '' citing a predicted rise in child poverty as a warning sign .
`` For almost one in every two children to be poor in 21st Century Britain is not just a disgrace but a social calamity and an economic disaster , all rolled into one , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` This calls for the birth of a new era for child and adolescent health .
It is the supreme test of our generation . ''

The report by the WHO, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and the Lancet Commission, ranked 180 countries on the likelihood of a child being able to "flourish", focusing on health and wellbeing factors such as education, nutrition and child mortality.


bbc--2020-02-19--Coronavirus: China expels Wall Street Journal journalists for article it deemed racist

China has ordered three foreign journalists of the Wall Street Journal to leave the country over an opinion piece it said was `` racist '' .
The article published on 3 February criticised the country 's response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak .
The Chinese foreign ministry said it had asked the newspaper to apologise several times but it had declined .
The newspaper said the journalists - who had not written the opinion piece - were given five days to leave China .
The article called the authorities ' initial response `` secretive and self-serving '' and said global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
China 's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the article was `` racist '' and `` denigrated '' China 's efforts to combat the outbreak that has killed more than 2,000 people in the country .
`` The Chinese people do not welcome media that publish racist statements and maliciously attacks China , '' Mr Geng said , without naming the journalists being expelled .
• China and the virus that threatens everything The Wall Street Journal identified the reporters as two US citizens - Josh Chin , who is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - as well as Australian citizen Philip Wen .
The newspaper has not yet commented .
It is the first time in more than two decades that journalists holding valid credentials have been ordered to leave China , the BBC 's John Sudworth in Beijing reports .
The Foreign Correspondents Club of China called the decision `` an extreme and obvious attempt by the Chinese authorities to intimidate foreign news organizations '' .
• Coronavirus : What you need to know • Why have two reporters in Wuhan disappeared ?
The measure comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would begin treating five Chinese state-run media outlets that operate in the country in the same way as foreign embassies , requiring them to register their employees and properties with the US government .
The decision affects the Xinhua News Agency , China Global , Television Network and China Daily Distribution Corp. • China is consistently rated poorly for press freedom and can be a difficult place for foreign journalists to work • In 2019 Reporters Without Borders ranked the country 177 of 180 countries for press freedom , after measuring media independence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalists , and pluralism • The BBC is blocked in China and in 2019 it launched an international news website on the dark web via Tor , in an attempt to thwart censorship attempts by governments including China • Nine journalists have been either expelled or effectively expelled through non-renewal of visas since 2013 , according to the Foreign Correspondents Club of China Last year , the government declined to renew the credentials - necessary for the work of foreign journalists in the country - of another Wall Street Journal reporter .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ co-written a story that authorities in Australia were looking into activities of one of China 's President Xi Jinping 's cousins suspected of involvement in organised crime and money laundering .
And in 2018 , the Beijing bureau chief for BuzzFeed News Megha Rajagopalan was unable to renew her visa after reporting on the detention of Muslim minority Uighurs and others in China 's Xinjiang region .
Meanwhile , two Chinese citizen journalists who disappeared last week after covering the coronavirus in Wuhan , the epicentre of the outbreak in Hubei province , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Qiushi had been sharing videos and pictures online from inside the quarantined city .

"Our opinion pages regularly publish articles with opinions that people disagree - or agree with - and it was not our intention to cause offense with the headline on the piece," Mr Lewis said. "However, this has clearly caused upset and concern amongst the Chinese people, which we regret."