Videos tagged with "manager"

Newcastle hoping for away goals against Metalist Karkhiv [01:31]
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew says his team will be looking to benefit from scoring away goals against Metalist Karkhiv in their Europa League second leg tie on Thursday. With a 0-0 scoreline in the first leg Newcastle will have a license to attack to secure they get through to the next round

Schalke satisfied with Champions League score draw with Galatasaray [01:06]
Schalke coach Jens Keller says he is pleased to take a 1-1 draw into the second leg of their Champions League tie with Galatasaray. The game in Istanbul was Keller's first experience of Champions League football as a manager. Galatasaray's coach, Fatih Terim, says Schalke have the advantage - but his team will 'try our luck until the last second'

Grand National Fences To Be Made Safer. [02:11]
Fences at this year's Grand National are being made safer in the biggest change in the history of the race. They are among a number of measures aimed at dealing with accusations of animal cruelty after eight horses died in the last decade. Last year the joint favourite and Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised had to be put down after falling at fence six of the Grand National - the infamous Becher's Brook - and continuing riderless until suffering leg fractures. The death, along with that of outsider According to Pete, who was brought down at the same fence on the second circuit, led to calls from animal welfare groups for the Grand National to be banned. The new fences are still covered in spruce but wooden posts have been replaced by a softer material known as "plastic birch". Aintree racecourse manager Andrew Tulloch described the birch as "horse friendly", telling Sky News "safety at Aintree is always our top priority for riders and horses and it's something we do not stand still on". He said the changes should make the Grand National safer but not any easier, insisting the fences will remain the same height. "The outward appearance of these fences will remain the same. "The big change here is that traditionally where they had a timber frame to them that timber frame has been replaced by a plastic, more forgiving, birch and on top of that birch there's a minimum of fourteen, maybe even sixteen inches of spruce and the spruce is what the horses can knock off," he ...

Bayern Munich revved up for Champions League tie against Arsenal [01:07]
Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger says losing two Champions League finals in three years is providing keen motivation ahead of their game against Arsenal on Tuesday. The team's manager, Jupp Heynckes, says Bayern will have to defend well against a slick Arsenal attack, but is confident his team can win

Brendan Rodgers thanks Zenit fans for warm welcome amid racism fears [01:03]
The Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers expresses his relief at the reception his team were given at Zenit St Petersburg. Ahead of the Europa League game there were fears that hardcore elements of Zenit's fans, who have previously written to the chairman requesting the club does not sign black or gay players, may racially abuse Liverpool players. Warm reception aside, Liverpool failed on the pitch, losing 2-0