:00:04. > :00:07.Good afternoon, you're watching Newsround with me, Ricky. On the
:00:07. > :00:13.way: Should English footballers Newsround with me, Ricky. On the
:00:13. > :00:17.more in the Premier League? The sharp-toothed devils settling in,
:00:17. > :00:25.miles from home. And a big treat on the way for Pokemon fans. Stick
:00:25. > :00:26.miles from home. And a big treat on us - this is Newsround. First, it's
:00:26. > :00:29.one of those football questions us - this is Newsround. First, it's
:00:29. > :00:33.comes up over and over again, how many English players should there be
:00:33. > :00:37.in the English Premier League? A report by BBC Sport has found that
:00:37. > :00:40.out of all the minutes of Premier League football played so far this
:00:40. > :00:43.season, less than a third involved English players. So why aren't more
:00:44. > :00:49.English footballers reaching that top level? I've been looking into
:00:49. > :00:53.it. From Wayne Rooney to Steven Gerrard and Jack Wilshere... Just
:00:53. > :00:57.some of the faces made famous for their footballing talent. England
:00:57. > :01:01.gave the world football and it certainly has its share of star
:01:01. > :01:03.players but a new report carried out for BBC Sport shows that the amount
:01:03. > :01:06.of time English footballers are for BBC Sport shows that the amount
:01:06. > :01:09.the pitch in Premier League games is falling. Of all the minutes played
:01:09. > :01:13.in all the premier league games falling. Of all the minutes played
:01:13. > :01:17.far this season, only 32% were played by English footballers. That
:01:17. > :01:20.means the rest of the time was played by footballers from other
:01:20. > :01:23.countries. Five years ago, the figure for English players was
:01:23. > :01:27.higher at 35.25%. So how do we compare to other countries? In
:01:27. > :01:32.Spain's top league, Spanish players make up 59% of all minutes played.
:01:32. > :01:43.In Germany's top league, half of all are being developed. The kids are
:01:43. > :01:53.Tuesday or Thursday night, but I not playing. You know. They may
:01:53. > :01:57.Tuesday or Thursday night, but I football as they did years ago.
:01:57. > :02:01.But at this school in Manchester these teenagers play up to 33 games
:02:01. > :02:11.a season. FA Chairman, Greg Dyke, look at how to improve the figures
:02:11. > :02:24.We as English players are starting While the Premier League clubs are
:02:24. > :02:29.among the best in the world. England has not lived up to expectations on
:02:29. > :02:35.the international stage. Greg Dyke set up a group of experts to look at
:02:35. > :02:46.the figures, how to improve them and to ensure that stars of the future
:02:46. > :02:49.Robert in Buckingham says, "There should be only English players in
:02:49. > :02:52.the Premier League. Then less money would be spent on buying foreign
:02:52. > :02:53.players." Tiffany in Birmingham says, "English players must be
:02:53. > :02:57.involved more in order to boost says, "English players must be
:02:57. > :03:00.performance of the English national team." But Kieran in Caerphilly
:03:00. > :03:04.says, "It doesn't matter where a player comes from, as long as they
:03:04. > :03:06.are a good player, let them play." Now from football's Premier League
:03:06. > :03:10.to cricket's top class - legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar
:03:10. > :03:12.to cricket's top class - legendary 40-year-old former India captain,
:03:12. > :03:15.who many reckon is cricket's best ever player, has scored more runs in
:03:15. > :03:22.the international game than anyone else... Ever! He'll hang up his
:03:22. > :03:26.the international game than anyone after he plays his 200th Test match
:03:27. > :03:30.next month. Now, dig out those jumpers because the recent summery
:03:30. > :03:33.weather is turning a whole lot more chilly this week! Heavy rain and
:03:33. > :03:38.strong winds have already been battering eastern parts of the
:03:38. > :03:41.warnings in place for East Anglia and north-east England. Forecasters
:03:41. > :03:47.say it'll be hard to resist turning on the heating by the weekend! But
:03:47. > :03:52.no such problem on the other side of they've been experiencing one of the
:03:52. > :03:55.hottest October days on record! Temperatures in the city of Sydney
:03:55. > :04:02.went over 37 degrees with people hitting the beaches, and animals
:04:02. > :04:05.Firefighters have also been working to put out around 60 bush fires
:04:05. > :04:07.Firefighters have also been working have started in the state of New
:04:07. > :04:09.South Wales. And staying in that part of the world, they're usually
:04:09. > :04:27.Tasmanian devils are getting to part of the world, they're usually
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