Premier League chief says Fifa self-destructed over World Cup plan
Premier League chief says Fifa self-destructed over World Cup plan. The KRAK 11 News hour: The World Desk, Criminal Intent, Happy Animals, Sports. Real stories from named sources, read by Chip Marlowe and Deb Sarkissian.
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KRAK 11 NEWS
Good evening. I'm Chip Marlowe.
And I'm Deb Sarkissian. This is KRAK 11 News at the top of the hour.
Tonight. The Premier League accuses Fifa of pressing the self-destruct button over a World Cup broadcasting deal that has networks questioning who owns the game. THE WORLD DESK has that story.
Disney and ABC are suing the Trump administration's media regulator, saying the network is being punished for what it broadcasts. CRIMINAL INTENT will have the details.
A former world snooker champion goes on trial today facing charges of historical child sex abuse.
That will be HAPPY ANIMALS.
And boxer Wladimir Klitschko speaks for the first time since the death of his ex-partner, actress Hayden Panettiere. SPORTS will have that, coming up.
But first, Fifa and the Premier League. The world's largest football organisation says it has the right to sell World Cup broadcasting separately from league matches. Richard Masters says that is pressing the self-destruct button. THE WORLD DESK is next.
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THE WORLD DESK
Good evening. I'm Chip Marlowe.
And I'm Deb Sarkissian.
Gordo, is the panel tint matching across segments now? I sent the hex codes Tuesday.
We're opening the show, Chip.
It's a thirty-second check. The World Desk runs in seventy markets and consistency matters.
We run in one market.
Tonight, FIFA's president faces sharp criticism from England's Premier League over his plan to restructure World Cup broadcasting rights.
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters accused FIFA president Gianni Infantino of pressing the self-destruct button with what he called a self-inflicted wound.
FIFA, the international governing body for soccer, has operated through regional broadcasting partnerships since its founding in nineteen oh-four.
Infantino's restructuring would allow FIFA to sell rights directly to broadcasters, bypassing those regional agreements.
Masters says the change threatens domestic leagues that depend on broadcast revenue to fund operations across six continents.
FIFA oversees competition on six continents. Not across them.
Thank you, Deb.
In Spain tonight, Barcelona has completed the signing of midfielder Rodri from Manchester City in a deal worth sixty-five million pounds.
That's approximately eighty-one million dollars, a significant investment for a club that has faced well-documented financial challenges.
Rodri won the Ballon d'Or this past season and was named Premier League Player of the Year while helping Manchester City secure their fourth consecutive English title.
The twenty-eight-year-old Spanish international has been instrumental in City's dominance both domestically and in European competition.
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernández called the signing a statement of intent as the club works to return to the top of Spanish football.
In Pakistan, the country's Supreme Court has ordered that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be moved from prison to a hospital facility.
Khan has been imprisoned since twenty twenty-three on corruption charges which he maintains are politically motivated.
The court did not specify the reason for the transfer. Khan's legal team has not yet commented on the ruling.
Khan served as Pakistan's prime minister from twenty eighteen to twenty twenty-two, when he was removed following a no-confidence vote in parliament.
Before entering politics, Khan was captain of Pakistan's national cricket team and led them to victory in the World Cup in nineteen ninety-two.
That remains Pakistan's only World Cup title in the sport.
In the United Kingdom, health officials say one person has died and hundreds have fallen ill in a salmonella outbreak linked to imported eggs.
Most of the cases were reported in England in recent weeks. British health authorities believe the source is imported eggs, though no specific supplier has been identified publicly.
The UK Food Standards Agency says it is working with suppliers to trace the contamination and has issued guidance to food businesses.
Consumers are advised to cook eggs thoroughly and follow standard food safety protocols.
And in England, the government's counter-terrorism programme is under scrutiny tonight after the children's commissioner warned that growing numbers of children referred to it are not suitable for the scheme.
Dame Rachel de Souza says children fixated with violence need mental health support, not counter-terror intervention.
The Prevent scheme was established in two thousand six to identify individuals at risk of radicalisation across all ideologies.
Two thousand three.
Thank you. De Souza is calling for better coordination between education, social services, and mental health providers to identify which children need what kind of help.
The Home Office says it is reviewing the programme's referral process.
Still ahead, a Wexler County man faces charges tonight after an incident involving a firearm and a traffic stop.
That story and more when CRIMINAL INTENT continues in just a moment.
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Clerical error.
How many tickets.
Allegedly nine.
Allegedly.
I dispute four of them.
That still leaves five.
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I am busy reporting the news. Gordo, Pay the Tickets and I need to borrow your car at four thirty.
CRIMINAL INTENT
Good evening, I'm Chip Marlowe.
And I'm Deb Sarkissian. The kicker font looks different.
It's the same font. Same size. Same weight. I have the production manual right here if you'd like to review subsection C.
A Scottish zoo is reporting the return of a fugitive this evening.
Highland Wildlife Park confirms a Japanese macaque monkey that escaped from the facility has returned on his own and is now safely back in his habitat.
The park did not say how long the animal was at large or what prompted his return.
Person of interest in this case: one monkey who apparently decided captivity was preferable to Scotland in August.
The monkey is not a person of interest. The monkey is a monkey.
Across the Atlantic, authorities in West Hollywood have concluded a pig pursuit that was captured on video before the animal was finally taken into custody.
Police say the pig was running loose on city streets before officers were able to contain it.
Aerial footage would show the suspect moving eastbound on Santa Monica Boulevard, though we do not have aerial footage, because this is Fairmont.
A Nigerian influencer has been arrested after authorities seized cocaine valued at twenty-eight million dollars that was allegedly destined for the United Kingdom.
Afolabi Kazeem Micheal has not commented on allegations he is linked to a global drug trafficking network.
Authorities have not disclosed what platform the suspect used or how many followers he had.
Disney and ABC have filed suit against the Trump administration's media regulator, alleging retaliation over broadcast content in a dispute that could affect early licence renewal.
The network claims the administration disapproves of what ABC broadcasts. The regulator has not responded to the complaint.
We should note that KRAK 11 News operates under a separate licence and has never been accused of broadcasting anything the administration disapproves of.
We've never been accused of broadcasting anything anyone disapproves of.
Still ahead on KRAK 11 News, an animal story that does not involve an escape or a pursuit, which may be a first for this hour.
Happy Animals is next.
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HAPPY ANIMALS
Good news from across the state and around the world.
You're sitting forward again.
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The material is a raccoon in a hat.
Scientists continue to document playful behavior across the animal kingdom. Researchers have now confirmed humor and problem-solving in more than sixty-five species, including dolphins, crows, and octopuses.
The Natural History Museum documented eight new octopus behaviors, including what researchers are calling tool improvisation.
One octopus was observed using a discarded bottle cap as shelter, then carrying it to a new location when the tide changed.
That's planning.
That's better planning than most of us manage on a Tuesday.
A six-year-old pug named Jinny Lu has been named the World's Ugliest Dog at the annual competition in Petaluma, California.
The contest, now in its thirty-sixth year, celebrates dogs with unique appearances and the people who love them anyway.
Jinny Lu's owner says the pug has brought joy to everyone she's met.
That's the whole point of a dog, isn't it.
It is.
And a raccoon named Jimothy has become what the internet is calling a mega meme after photos of the animal wearing a small hat went viral across multiple platforms.
The raccoon's owner says Jimothy has always had a sense of style.
Still ahead: what happened on the field today, and what it means for the division. That's next.
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SPORTS
Sports.
You're sitting at a different angle.
I'm presenting the scores from a position of authority.
Formula One. Alex Albon has extended his contract with Williams through the twenty twenty-seven season, keeping him with a team that has not won a race in over a decade.
Loyalty is a virtue in sport, Deb. Williams is building something.
Williams has finished in the bottom three constructors for the last four seasons.
Barcelona. Big news out of the Premier League tonight as Manchester City midfielder Rodri has signed with Barcelona for sixty-five million pounds, approximately eighty-one million dollars.
Rodri won the Ballon d'Or and was named Premier League Player of the Year last season, making this the most expensive defensive midfielder transfer in history.
That is a player who understands the value of the big stage.
He already had a big stage.
A bigger stage.
Baseball now. Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs last night as the Dodgers defeated the Rockies eleven to five at Coors Field. Ohtani is batting three-seventeen with twenty-nine home runs this season while still recovering from elbow surgery.
Blake Snell pitched seven strong innings in the win. That is a rotation finding its rhythm at exactly the right moment in the season.
And in Maryland, a man bought two identical tickets for the same Pick Five lottery drawing and both tickets won fifty thousand dollars, for a total prize of one hundred thousand.
That is not a lottery strategy, that is doubling down on the same bet twice.
It worked.
Once.
Twice. He won twice.
You know what I mean.
Soccer. Premier League chief Richard Masters has accused FIFA of pressing the self-destruct button over a restructuring plan that would allow FIFA to sell World Cup broadcast rights directly to individual broadcasters, bypassing the regional partnerships that have been in place since nineteen oh-four.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says the change would modernize access and increase revenue for the sport globally. Masters says it would destabilize broadcast partnerships across six continents.
On six continents.
Across. On. The point is it is a system that has worked for over a century and now somebody has decided it needs fixing.
Somebody being FIFA.
Yes.
Who runs the World Cup.
Still ahead, the next KRAK Eleven News at the top of the hour. We will have reaction from the sheriff's office on tonight's arrest, an update on the sinkhole repair timeline, and we will bring you breaking details on a story developing right now out of the state capital. That is next, right here.
Stay with us.
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Reporting behind this episode
- Watch: California pig pursuit caught on camera
- Premier League chief says Fifa self-destructed over World Cup plan
- Pakistan top court orders ex-PM Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail
- Prevent scheme not helping children fixated with violence, children's commissioner says
- One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreak
- Barcelona sign Rodri from Man City in £65m deal
- Disney and ABC sue Trump's media regulator to stop early licence renewal
- Scottish zoo's escaped Japanese macaque monkey returns home
- Nigeria influencer arrested after seizure of cocaine worth $28m destined for the UK
- Watch: Pug named Jinny Lu wins World's Ugliest Dog Contest in California
- Morning news brief
- Maryland man buys two tickets for one lottery drawing, wins twice
- Carney's final chance to convince Trump as US-Canada trade deadline looms