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Discovery’s £900 million rights deal allows the BBC to show just two live events at the same time.

Yayesh, an 18-year-old blind athlete, is defying the odds – and is determined to make it to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer. 

England star Marcus Rashford has thanked fans for their support declaring he would “never apologise” for who he is and “where he came from” in response to the racism and abuse he received after the team’s loss in the Euros.

Data shared exclusively with this programme shows just under 2,000 tweets specifically targeting young Black players were flagged as potentially abusive, with 167 considered “high risk” abuse.

We were joined by the writer, activist and author of Think Like a White Man, Nels Abbey, and assistant editor at The Daily Mirror, Darren Lewis.

The Euro 2020 final begins at 20:00 BST and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan is in Wembley Way.

We spoke to former professional footballer Lianne Sanderson. She played for Arsenal, Chelsea and Juventus and won 50 caps for England. And the football writer and broadcaster Nicky Bandini who covers Italian leagues for the Guardian.

Pubs around the country have been doing a roaring trade today, as fans get into the spirit of things.

Well it’s just two hours to go until kick-off and the excitement is building here in Wembley and across England.

Ministers are considering plans to allow NHS staff in England to be exempt from self-isolation if they’ve been fully vaccinated, as Covid cases across the country continue to soar – reaching levels last seen in the winter.

It’s 55 years since the England men’s football team won a major tournament – but that could all change tomorrow night if they beat Italy in the Euro 2020 final.

With devolution, Brexit and the pandemic splintering the UK, power and identity has become more complicated. But is this a football team carrying the values of its generation – and confounding the culture wars of our time?

We’re joined from Weymouth by the singer and left-wing political activist Billy Bragg, who speaks about reclaiming England in his new LP called England, Half English, and from Oxford by Calvin Robinson from the right-leaning think-tank Policy Exchange.

Japan’s ill-fated Olympic games have suffered another blow after Japanese spectators were banned from events in and around Tokyo. 

The kick-off to England’s semi final match against Denmark is just a few minutes away, and the tension is building.