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France's finance minister has threatened to block the firm's takeover by China's Jingye, reports say.

For young trans people, giving their new names to the barista can be the start of self-acceptance.

Mr Musk posted a teaser picture of himself in a studio shortly before sharing the track, which he wrote.

Judges says data protection laws need to be enacted to safeguard a wealth of sensitive information.

Moscow is rapidly expanding its use of live facial recognition technology.

Southampton right-back is out of contract in the summer He’s another strong addition to our defensive unit, says Edu Arsenal have completed their second January signing with the addition of Cédric Soares, the Southampton right-back, on loan until the end of the season. Soares, who is out of contract with the Saints this summer, will add cover in what has been a problematic position in recent months and his addition is expected to complete the club’s incoming transfer window activity. Related: Transfer window January 2020 – every deal from Europe's top five leagues Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/31/arsenal-sign-cedric-soares-on-loan-until-end-of-season

Bournemouth and Aston Villa need a win as crunch time is approaching in the relegation battle. Eddie Howe’s side could climb out of danger with three points while dropping their rivals into trouble and a dip in form may be on the cards for Villa after the thrill of making the League Cup final. Mbwana Samatta’s first start in the Premier League will hopefully provide the goal threat Dean Smith’s side have lacked. Bournemouth have to put FA Cup defeat behind them and reproduce the performance that beat Brighton and snapped their six-match winless run. Graham Searles Saturday 3pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/31/bournemouth-aston-villa-match-preview-premier-league

BBC East business correspondent Richard Bond has been answering some of your big Brexit questions.

• United want to bring Joshua King back to Old Trafford • Howe indicates player wants move and club could sanction it Manchester United are considering another bid for Joshua King after Bournemouth turned down their approach for the striker. United were given reason to believe an increased offer could succeed when Eddie Howe said on Friday morning that, much as he did not want to lose King, the decision on whether to sell was not in his hands. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/31/manchester-united-joshua-king-bournemouth-eddie-howe

Rolling coverage of the final day of the January transfer window Transfer window interactive – every deal from Europe’s top five leagues Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Email gregg.bakowski@theguardian.com | Tweet @GreggBakowski 9.28am GMT Edinson Cavani will stay at PSG for the remainder of the season after Atlético Madrid failed to reach a deal with the French club for a transfer in this window. The Uruguayan had been desperate to join up with Diego Simeone’s team but will now join the La Liga side on a free in the summer instead. 9.21am GMT This is from our man in Manchester, Jamie Jackson, on Josh King. Bournemouth: “Joshua King remains on Manchester United’s radar. Unless Bournemouth can bring in another forward they may be reluctant to sell King given he is one of only three senior strikers there, along with Callum Wilson and Dominic Solanke. As always on transfer deadline day there could be developments.” However, Eddie Howe sounded resigned

Today’s fluff has just got its homework in on time With deadline day upon us, the future whereabouts of Olivier Giroud remain a source of intrigue, the dashing Frenchman having been linked with no end of clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and Inter among others. Lazio are the latest outfit to express interest in the Chelsea striker, while Sky Italia have suggested he may stay away from training today in the hope of forcing a move away from Stamford Bridge. With Tammy Abraham injured, Frank Lampard is reluctant to let Giroud leave without signing another veteran centre-forward in his place and as the clock ticks down to 11pm, he will ramp up his efforts to bring in Napoli’s Dries Mertens or Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani before releasing Giroud back into the wild. In bad news for both Frank and Olivier, the French sports daily L’Equipe say Cavani will not be leaving PSG today. Related: Transfer deadline day: the latest on Mertens, Giroud, King and more – live!

Sales were up 20% over the festive season in sharp contrast to weakness at other retailers.

The increase has raised questions over whether the decision to keep interest rates unchanged was leaked.

Racing Point F1 team co-owner Lawrence Stroll's consortium will inject emergency cash into the carmaker.

US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross says firms may bring production back to the US in response to the virus.

Marlboro-maker Altria says its stake in Juul is now worth less than a third of what it paid for it.

A TikTok influencer says his videos on Hindu-Muslim unity have triggered censorship on the app.

As more Britons holiday at home and European visitor numbers fall, could we learn from ancient Rome?

Fishing is set to play a key role in post-Brexit trade negotiations between the UK and EU.

Dyeing clothes uses a lot of water and chemicals, but new tech is drawing on nature for colours.

An unusual quandary for Manchester City, crunch games at Bournemouth and Newcastle, plus the rise of Wilfried Ndidi Credit to Leicester. Or should that be shame on Chelsea? Wherever you choose to put the emphasis, the fact is that Wilfried Ndidi is now a more influential Premier League midfielder than N’Golo Kanté. The Frenchman has been good this season, of course, but Frank Lampard, like Maurizio Sarri, has not been getting the best out of him. Ndidi, meanwhile, has been outstanding and, if he dominates central midfield again on Saturday, then Leicester will probably put their Carabao Cup disappointment behind them, take a significant step closer to Champions League qualification, and make the jostling for fourth place very interesting. PD Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/jan/31/premier-league-10-things-to-look-out-for-this-weekend

The review, seen by the BBC, advises against cancelling the high speed rail scheme.

As Britain prepares to leave EU, businesses say the future trading relationship remains unclear.

In Mark Carney's final meeting as Bank of England governor, policymakers vote 7-2 to keep rates unchanged.

The climate change activist said people had tried to sell products and make money in the movement's name.

The consumer goods giant says traditional tea sales are slowing as consumers change their habits.

Transfer window – every deal from Europe’s top five leagues The Rumour Mill: Rakitic to Manchester United? And feel free to email Tom or tweet @tomdaviesE17 10.27am GMT Chelsea loaning out promising starlets is a January staple. And you can read about one such, Conor Gallagher, here. Ben Fisher met him for a chat, a couple of weeks into his loan spell at Swansea, about recovering from heart surgery, Frank Lampard and what he hopes to achieve at the Liberty and beyond. Related: Swansea’s Conor Gallagher: ‘Heart surgery made me not take anything for granted’ 10.23am GMT What to make of a couple of today’s more eye-opening tidbits, Everton rebuffing a whopping £85m bid from Barcelona for Richarlison, and the speculation that Manchester United want another garlanded 30-something, Barça’s Ivan Rakitic? In stuff definitely happening, Sander Berge has arrived in south Yorkshire to finalise his move to Sheffield United from Genk. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardia

The 19-year-old, on loan from Chelsea, discusses Frank Lampard, his future at Stamford Bridge and his brothers’ support End-of-season awards can be deemed trivial but, at Chelsea, the academy player of the year accolade carries considerable weight. Just ask Conor Gallagher, the latest recipient of that prize. “The previous three winners all play for the first team now, so there’s a bit of pressure,” the 19-year-old says, his smile broadening, referring to Reece James, Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori, fixtures of Frank Lampard’s squad after spending last season on loan in the Championship. “I was buzzing when I heard I had won, knowing the players that have won it and what they have gone on to do.” For Gallagher, who joined Swansea on loan a fortnight ago having shone at Charlton in the first half of the season, that award was a welcome addition to an already handsome silverware collection. Three years ago Gallagher won the Under-17 World Cup with England under the now Swansea head coac

Today’s fluff laughs in the face of deadlines Senior university lecturers have already begun teaching students about The Richarlison Precedent, which holds that no scenario can ever confidently be dismissed as unrealistic because Barcelona supposedly once bid £85m for a player who has spent most of this season revolving around Dominic Calvert-Lewin. It is understood that one lippy undergraduate at Solent University thought they were being very clever today by countering “what about if someone reported that, having being snubbed by Everton, Barça have now turned their attention to Shane Long ?” and a hush immediately descended on the auditorium. Might that be true? Could it happen? The sharpest minds in the land are no longer sure of anything. Except, of course, that BT Sport would be better off bringing in some busker to do a saxophone solo whenever Ian Darke needs a break, rather than getting Steve McManaman to do co-comms. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https:

As spending on UK film and TV production hits a record high, a props trainee describes her work.

The firm recorded its first annual decline in profits in at least five years in 2019.

The devices are "dominating" the lives of young people, says research.

Sensors can be placed discretely in a building's entrance or turnstile creating an invisible fence.

• Footage showed two City fans making Munich gestures • Solskjær: ‘We want rivalry but keep it at a sane level’ Manchester City plotted a nervy course into the Carabao Cup final against Aston Villa after losing 1-0 on the night to Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium for a 3-2 aggregate victory, although the occasion was marred by trouble in the stands. Related: Manchester City reach Carabao Cup final despite Matic’s winner for United Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/30/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-pep-guardiola-condemn-taunts-fan-trouble

Google, Microsoft, and Amazon among the global companies taking action as the deadly virus spreads.

Google, Microsoft, and Amazon among the global companies taking action as the deadly virus spreads.

The list of symbols to be released later this year offers more options to represent gender.

The National Audit Office says electricity network firms have been allowed to make excess profits.

With Manchester City threatening to overrun United in the first half, Solskjær tweaked United’s shape and earned his reward with the winning goal In this second leg a place in the Carabao Cup final beckoned for the team whose manager plotted the better gameplan. Whether Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjær possesses the tactical vision to outmanoeuvre a coach of Pep Guardiola’s ilk has become a prevailing debate regarding the Norwegian. The argument goes that a man who failed badly at Cardiff City and whose two titles as a No 1 “only” came with Molde in Norway’s top flight is a babe in a land of managerial giants embodied by the Spaniard who leads Manchester City. Related: Manchester City reach Carabao Cup final despite Matic’s winner for United Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/jan/30/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-manchester-united-city-pep-guardiola

Why has the network been re-nationalised, and will this fix its problems?

A 14% fall in output last year underlines the urgency of an EU trade deal, says the industry's trade body.

Leading charity Stonewall lists this year's 'top 100’ LGBT employers in the UK.

• Newcastle will pay £2m loan fee for England left-back • Deal includes option to make move permanent in June Danny Rose is set to join Newcastle until the end of the season after Steve Bruce’s side agreed to pay Tottenham a £2m loan fee for the England defender. Rose has rarely featured for Spurs since José Mourinho succeeded Maurico Pochettino as head coach in November, having made just three Premier League starts in that time and he will now have the opportunity to stake a claim for Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2020 squad at St James’ Park. Bruce admitted last week that he was keen on bringing the 29-year-old to Tyneside after injuries to Jetro Willems and Paul Dummett ruled them both out for the rest of the season. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/29/tottenhams-danny-rose-set-to-join-newcastle-on-loan-until-end-of-season

• Celtic’s 3-0 win maintains five-point lead at the top • Jermain Defoe taken off on stretcher in Rangers 2-0 victory Celtic made it 30 goals without reply against St Johnstone after sweeping their hosts away in the opening half hour to win 3-0. Olivier Ntcham, James Forrest and Leigh Griffiths struck inside 27 minutes as Celtic overran the Perth side to maintain their five-point lead in the Premiership. Celtic now have an aggregate score of 30-0 against Saints in the past nine games. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/29/celtic-st-johnstone-jermain-defoe-rangers-ross-country-premiership

Claimants against the payday lender have been told they will receive little in compensation.

It is understood the chancellor will tell Boris Johnson he supports the London to Birmingham rail link.

People will be asked to send their wi-fi router and TV box back at their end of the contract.

United fail a little more every year and nothing is done about it but turning up at a director’s house was beyond the pale Remember the good old days, when Manchester United supporters used to be characterised by their uncomplaining politeness and fondness for prawn sandwiches? There were clear signs that attitudes had hardened last week, when many fans left Old Trafford early and others used the Burnley defeat as an opportunity to hope dire fates might befall the unpopular Glazer family and their representative in the north-west of England, though it is still a shocking progression to go from chanting nasty things about Ed Woodward inside a football ground to finding out where he lives and attacking his home . The club have quite properly responded to the attempt to put the frighteners on United’s executive vice-chairman with a pledge to ban anyone found responsible for life. One would expect nothing less, yet it is entirely possible that those who turned up at Woodward’s home with

The Competition and Markets Authority has told ticket resale firm StubHub to make website changes.

Newcastle United fans might not like Mike Ashley much but some things that go on in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia are a little bit more sinister News that Saudi Arabia may have their eye on acquiring Mike Ashley’s Newcastle United feels as inevitable now as it would have felt insane 20 years ago. The “complicated” nature of the UK’s relationship with the kingdom is so powerful that you can’t expect it to be confined to the mere arms trade or the superprime London property market. Ultimately, the formbook suggests, Saudi Arabia will wish to acquire a huge reputation-laundering machine, with a somewhat smaller stadium-based athletic content facility attached. What we used to think of as “the football club”, if that isn’t going back too far to make sense in this day and age. Happily, the Saudi regime are not the only ones whose priorities are somewhat out of whack. Only last week, I was marvelling at the point-missing evident in a newspaper headline announcing that Saudi crown prince Moha

The end of support for the ageing operating system turns out to be not quite the end.

Member states have been given until the end of April to draw up security measures for 5G networks.

Bruno Fernandes due to fly to England after agreement struck Spurs make Olivier Giroud inquiry but chances of deal are slim Bruno Fernandes is due to fly to England on Wednesday for a Manchester United medical after the final details of the midfielder’s transfer from Sporting Lisbon were settled. It is understood the Portugal international will cost United a basic €55m (£46.5m) plus up to €25m in add-ons and that he has agreed a four-and-a-half year contract worth around £70,000 a week before bonuses, with the option of an extra year. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/29/transfer-latest-bruno-fernandes-manchester-united-medical-steven-bergwijn-signs-spurs

Plus: hat-trick scoring debutant substitutes, Brian Kilcline’s unique trophy lift and more table-topping sacked managers Last week’s Knowledge touched on the subject of football magazines recording hard shots, long throws and other niche feats. Alex Murphy may have witnessed the longest throw ever for a magazine series he worked on in the 1990s . “I don’t know if Shoot! covered the subject as well, but the magazine I worked on as features editor – Total Football – had a long-running obsession with long throw-ins,” writes Alex. “One day we trotted down to St Andrew’s with a photographer and a 50m tape measure and invited Birmingham City and Wales midfielder, Andy Legg, to attempt a new world record. Despite suffering from an ankle knock, and amid complaints about the wet surface, Legg hurled a football the entire width of the pitch. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/29/which-footballer-holds-the-world-record-for-the-long

Players outline greater emphasis on nutrition and recovery before Continental League Cup semi-final against Chelsea Millie Turner is loving the high standards demanded of players at Manchester United in their first season in the top flight. “I’ve even got quads for the first time in my life – I’ve never been in better shape,” she says as the team prepare to face Chelsea in a Continental League Cup semi-final on Wednesday night. Preparation is key. The games are coming thick and fast, and in the Women’s Super League there are no easy wins, as United discovered when they gifted Bristol City their first victory of the season at the start of the month. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/29/manchester-united-women-sleep-watches-yoga-nutrition-recovery-continental-league-cup-semi-final-chelsea

Today’s tell-all is looking for the last piece in the jigsaw We begin with some heartening fitness news for cash-strapped minnows Manchester City. Leroy Sané is back in full training and possibly in line for some Carabao Cup minutes on Wednesday night which can mean only one thing: his name can be merrily tossed into the Mill for a good churning. And Bayern Munich , once again, have wasted no time in linking themselves with the Germany winger. With Sané entering the final year of his contract come the summer, the Mirror quotes Bayern’s chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge as remarking gnomically: “If we are still interested in principle, which I do not rule out, we will first talk to the club in order to create a friendly atmosphere of conversation.” José Mourinho, meanwhile, wants a Proper Target Man for Tottenham in the light of Harry Kane’s long-term injury, and who has he alighted on as a possible quick-fix? Only Olivier Giroud . The 33-year-old striker had been heavily linked

Prices rose by 1.9% compared with a year ago, but the Nationwide expects property values to be flat in 2020.

More than half a million of the firm's customers received energy bills that were inaccurate.

Framestore's Stuart Penn explains the challenges of making Avengers: Endgame.

Why do we fear government surveillance, but voluntarily use technology which monitors our lives?

Coronavirus fears see the Hang Seng Index drop 3% after re-opening following the Chinese New Year break

Why do we fear government surveillance, but voluntarily use technology which monitors our lives?

The coffee giant is shutting half of its stores in the country and warns of the outbreak's financial impact.

Healthcare firm Abbott has been forced to apologise for failing to provide enough of the devices.

• Woodward understood not to be at home at the time • ‘Anybody found guilty will be banned for life by the club’ The home of Ed Woodward was attacked on Tuesday night in a sickening escalation of the tensions between supporters and the Manchester United executive vice-chairman. Fans, who are unhappy at the way in which the club is being run, have recently sung songs celebrating the death of the 48-year-old who has become a figure of hate among some sections of the United support. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/28/fans-attack-home-ed-woodward-manchester-united

• Trézéguet’s late winner sends club to Carabao Cup final • ‘If we could go and lift the trophy I’ll be a very proud man’ Dean Smith, an Aston Villa supporter long before he became the club’s manager, said he “certainly let myself go” when Trézéguet scored a stoppage-time goal to send his team into the Carabao Cup final . Joyous scenes engulfed Villa Park after a thrilling semi-final in which Matt Targett opened the scoring for the hosts before Kelechi Iheanacho equalised. Leicester had several chances to win before Villa got what Smith hailed as “a goal made in Egypt”, with Trézéguet firing into the net from a cross by Ahmed Elmohamady. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/28/dean-smith-quotes-leicester-aston-villa-carabao-cup

Some think the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee will seek a cut on Thursday to help lift the economy.

Electricity and microwaves are being used to kill weeds as alternatives are sought to chemicals.

Abidali Neemuchwala, boss of the global Indian IT firm Wipro, shares his CEO Secrets.

A hack which stops people going through your phone when you want to show them something.

Kashmiri Kalkharabs, a popular Kashmiri YouTube channel, has been forced into silence since August.

Is Chinese tech giant Huawei really a security risk, and what is its role in the UK's 5G network?

Winger edging closer to completing Spurs move Tottenham remain in talks over Milan’s Krzysztof Piatek Tottenham’s pursuit of the PSV Eindhoven winger Steven Bergwijn is edging closer to completion with the clubs only €2m (£1.7m) apart in their valuation of the player. It is shaping up to be a hectic final few days of the transfer window for Spurs, who have not yet managed a breakthrough with Real Sociedad over the striker Willian José but remain in talks with Milan over a possible deal for another forward, Krzysztof Piatek . Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/28/tottenham-psv-steven-bergwijn-valuation-piatek-willian-jose

• Club is expected to make pre-tax loss of £28.8m • Co-owners Sullivan and Gold paid combined £2.9m in interest Relegation from the Premier League is the greatest threat to West Ham’s financial wellbeing, according to accounts which reveal that the club’s expenditure on transfers, wages and improved training facilities contributed to an expected pre-tax loss of £28.8m during the last financial year. The accounts for the financial year to 31 May 2019 also reveal that the co-owners, David Sullivan and David Gold, were paid a combined £2.9m in interest in August 2019 on their loans to the club and that a further £1m was paid to GGI international, a company related to Gold, in respect of a partial repayment of loan capital. As of 31 May 2019 the combined balance of unsecured loans advanced by Sullivan and Gold amounted to £45m. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/28/west-ham-accounts-report-premier-league-survival-financial-n

Today’s fluff is a mix of wheat and chaff That Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang -to- Barcelona rumour just won’t go away. Latest chatter is that Arsenal could be tempted to part with their star forward but would want £50m for him. The Gabon international has 18 months left on his contract and, with the likes of Gabriel Martinelli beginning to shine, the Gunners could be tempted to cash in now while the price is high, though Barça will haggle over the fee. Meet the new Manchester United striker, same as the old Manchester United striker. While the Reds’ pursuit of Bruno Fernandes goes on and on without seemingly getting anywhere, up pops the Daily Star to suggest that Alexis Sánchez will be back, baby, when his loan at Internazionale expires in the summer. That’ll quell the mutiny. Apparently, United’s beleaguered chief executive, Ed Woodward, has told Sánchez’s people that he will not be allowed to make his move to Italy permanent, but will instead be exhorted to go on United’s pre-seaso

The City watchdog says most banks have set "very similar prices" under the new rules.

The latest in a Guardian Print Shop series featuring classic sports images from the likes of Gerry Cranham, Mark Leech and Tom Jenkins – yours to own for just £55 including free delivery “I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year; it took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.” So said Lionel Messi in a television advert in 2012, recalling his ascent to greatness at Barcelona. Now 32 and in the autumn of his career, the diminutive striker – nay, footballing God – continues to score at an unthinkable rate of almost a goal a game and could yet add to the 34 club titles (10 La Ligas; 6 Copa del Reys; 8 Supercopa de Españas; 4 Champions Leagues; 3 Uefa Super Cups; 3 Fifa Club World Cups) and six Ballon d’Ors he has accumulated over the years. This photograph was taken in Rome in 2009 when Messi inspired Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the Champions League final. The boyish delight etched across his face makes this a gem of a pict

Reports say the aircraft maker could end up paying fines of more than £2.5bn.

The social media giant has become the first big American company to tell its employees not to travel.

Once the UK leaves the EU, new drugs will have to be tested here and in Europe.

The transport secretary is to unveil the first two railway lines to receive funding to restore rural services.

The government is due to decide on Tuesday whether to ban Huawei from the UK's 5G networks.

The American football teams were targeted by a group that said the accounts had lax security.

The £46m publicity blitz did not leave people "significantly better prepared", says the NAO.

The government is due to decide on Tuesday whether to ban Huawei from the UK's 5G networks.

Regulator calls for inspections after details of police tie-up with Meadowhall scheme emerge.

The American football teams were targeted by a group that said the accounts had lax security.

Don Сameron built western Europe's first modern hot air balloon and is now the market leader in special-shaped creations.

Several thousand customers receive an apology from Aviva after they were all wrongly called Michael.

Commuters and business owners in one village express their frustration about rail disruption.

The retailer says it can hit "net zero" by 2040 with action on food waste, packaging and water use.

Luis von Ahn is the founder and boss of Duolingo, the world's most popular language learning app.

The government is expected to make a decision about the Chinese technology giant on Tuesday.

France U-21 forward arrives on loan from RB Leipzig Augustin becomes third Leeds signing in January Leeds have signed striker Jean-Kévin Augustin on loan from Leipzig with a view to a permanent move. The France Under-21 international, who spent the first half of the season on loan at Monaco, is Leeds’ third signing during the January transfer window. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/27/leeds-united-sign-french-striker-jean-kevin-augustin

The government is expected to make a decision about the Chinese technology giant on Tuesday.

We asked a number of top Davos attendees how to boost the number of women in leadership roles.

Jürgen Klopp will field youngsters in the FA Cup again after his side failed to beat Shrewsbury Town on Sunday. The Liverpool manager is to honour the decision to give his players time off for a winter break. 'I have said to the boys already, two weeks ago, that we will have a winter break, so it means we will not be there – it will be the kids who play that game'. Klopp was asked whether he would be in attendance, to which he confirmed he would not be present, with Neil Critchley in his place Jürgen Klopp to field Liverpool youngsters in Shrewsbury replay Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2020/jan/27/jurgen-klopp-will-not-be-at-liverpools-fa-cup-replay-with-shrewsbury-video

The sub-prime loans company has faced scrutiny from the regulator and complaints from customers.

Internazionale were held at home, but Lazio failed to capitalise in the Rome derby before Juve were rocked in Naples On his first weekend playing in Serie A, Ashley Young brought Inter back within touching distance of league leaders Juventus. OK, maybe that’s oversimplifying things a smidge. There were twists and turns galore on a weekend when the top four sides picked up three points between them, scoring fewer goals collectively than Atalanta managed on their own. Still, let’s begin with Young, and Inter. They were first to act in the title race, with a Sunday lunchtime kick-off at home to Cagliari. It felt like an opportunity to put pressure on Juventus and Lazio before they played at Napoli and Roma, respectively, in the evening. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/jan/27/ashley-young-inter-impact-serie-a-title-race-heats-up

The Bundesliga leaders sleepwalked to defeat and now have Bayern, Mönchengladbach and Dortmund hot on their heels This week Julian Nagelsmann had his players sit through a presentation on the importance of good sleep to athletic performance. Some supporters might have felt RB Leipzig had already overindulged on that score during the Bundesliga’s hibernation period, with only a couple of high impact contributions from the red-hot Timo Werner rousing them from their slumbers against Union Berlin last week to take the points that maintained a healthy lead at the top of the table. Seven days later and Leipzig were still having trouble switching on for the full duration of proceedings, although the order of service was inverted this time around. Nagelsmann’s team began the afternoon by breathing the sort of flames Germany’s top flight has become used to in the last couple of years. They ended napping at the fireside as Eintracht Frankfurt turned up the volume and took over the party. Havi

EU says country has failed to halt BeoutQ, which reportedly also airs La Liga and Serie A Saudi Arabia has been named in a European commission report for its failure to crack down on a homegrown pirate TV and streaming service that reportedly provides illegal access to prime content including Premier League football internationally . The report has emerged at a highly sensitive time for Mike Ashley, the owner of Newcastle United, who is attempting to sell the Premier League club in a potential £340m deal led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s investment vehicle. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/27/saudi-arabia-pirate-tv-premier-league-eu-beoutq

Our picture editors choose their favourite images from the weekend’s action Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2020/jan/27/the-dozen-the-best-fa-cup-pics-from-the-weekend

Worries over the virus' spread hit financial markets, with London's FTSE 100 down more than 2%.

The charity that closed down after a groping scandal has had its name revived to sell dresses.

Man behind football revelations named a Luanda Leaks whistleblower about Africa's richest woman.

More and more companies are promising privacy online and an alternative to the big internet firms.

A management body says sports chat excludes women and is a 'gateway' to more laddish behaviour.

Today’s fluff is is expecting to be underwhelmed Having managed to get his Arsenal players to stop shrugging when things go wrong, run further, shout more and generally look like they give a damn when they take to the field, Mikel Arteta can now start to think about the next step in the evolution of his Gunners … and a little creator is what he needs! There’s a player in Spain who has caught the eye but fans of romance will be disappointed to hear that it is not Santi Cazorla. No, step forward Thomas Lemar , the pocket-sized playmaker who has failed to shine in the rigid system at Atlético Madrid . The word is that Diego Simeone would happily hoof him towards London to make space in his squad for another striker, with Edinson Cavani the most likely arrival at the Wanda Metropolitano. The word is that Lemar, who joined Atlético in 2018 from Monaco for £50m is “close” to sealing a loan move with the possibility of a permanent deal in the summer. Related: West Ham told to raise £12m

The moves come after the Chinese government extended the Lunar New Year holiday by three days.