:00:18. > :00:25.He was a player, a broadcaster, and a legend of the game.
:00:26. > :00:28.Jimmy Hill, the former Match Of The Day presenter,
:00:29. > :00:33.He'd been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
:00:34. > :00:36.During his career, he successfully argued for the abolition of the ?20
:00:37. > :00:44.Gary Lineker this afternoon described Jimmy Hill as a genuine
:00:45. > :00:46.innovator, and a football man through and through.
:00:47. > :01:00.Our sports correspondent Andy Swiss looks back at a remarkable life.
:01:01. > :01:07.Good evening and welcome to match other day on the last Saturday...
:01:08. > :01:12.The face of football, but so much more. Player, manager, broadcaster
:01:13. > :01:15.and innovator, if you have influenced the modern game as much
:01:16. > :01:20.as Jimmy Hill. Born in south London, he first made
:01:21. > :01:25.his name on the pitch for Fulham in the 1950s off it, he would soon have
:01:26. > :01:31.a greater impact, as head of the players union when he brought an end
:01:32. > :01:35.the ?20 maximum wage cap and the first time footballers could cash
:01:36. > :01:40.in. This is Jimmy Hill, Fulham's famous
:01:41. > :01:45.bearded inside right, using new Remington.
:01:46. > :01:50.As manager of Coventry in the 1960s, he brought promotion and also that
:01:51. > :01:53.pioneering spirit. He introduced pre-match entertainment, trains to
:01:54. > :01:59.take fans to away games. Having guided them to the top flight, he
:02:00. > :02:03.suddenly quit for a new career in TV.
:02:04. > :02:07.At ITV, he created the idea of having football pundits, before he
:02:08. > :02:10.moved to the BBC and Match Of The Day.
:02:11. > :02:14.Good evening and welcome to Match Of The Day.
:02:15. > :02:24.During the 1970s, that famous chin and distinctive beard turned him
:02:25. > :02:27.into football's biggest fixture but all the time he made a trailblazer.
:02:28. > :02:28.He returned to country as chairman and led the battle against
:02:29. > :02:31.hooliganism. He pushed for the introduction of
:02:32. > :02:36.three points for a win, shirt sponsorship. So much of the current
:02:37. > :02:41.game not least its bulky pairs is down to him.
:02:42. > :02:44.He abolished the maximum wage. A lot of professional footballers since
:02:45. > :02:48.then have a lot to thank him for, for that. He was always a great
:02:49. > :02:55.innovator. Always looking to improve things.
:02:56. > :02:58.He rarely shirt a challenge. He stepped in as an emergency linesman
:02:59. > :03:04.at one game, took up horse riding for a TV programme, and a regular
:03:05. > :03:09.target for satirists. He was more than happy to put fun at himself.
:03:10. > :03:12.Losing games in football is not something they wanted to do.
:03:13. > :03:18.Winning, yes, losing, you don't want to do that.
:03:19. > :03:21.From his real-life colleagues, only affection.
:03:22. > :03:26.He was by my side, a reassuring figure, correcting me quietly when I
:03:27. > :03:31.went wrong. He had that kind of personality and humanity, and a
:03:32. > :03:35.fantastic sense of humour. Most of all, he thought of things before
:03:36. > :03:40.other people did. Indeed, he was a man ahead of his
:03:41. > :03:44.time. While his forthright views they have divided opinion, his
:03:45. > :03:47.impact on modern football is surely beyond dispute.
:03:48. > :03:50.The footballer and broadcaster Jimmy Hill, who died today
:03:51. > :03:57.There are fresh hopes that the end of the war in Syria could be a step
:03:58. > :04:01.closer, after a United Nations peace plan received the unanimous backing
:04:02. > :04:06.The plan calls for a nationwide ceasefire, and formal talks
:04:07. > :04:08.about a new inclusive government, although there is no mention
:04:09. > :04:18.Our chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, reports.
:04:19. > :04:22.Nearly five years of fighting have left Syria in ruin.
:04:23. > :04:25.Torn between a vast array of rebel forces battling
:04:26. > :04:31.The so-called Islamic State has taken territory too and that's
:04:32. > :04:37.The bitter battles over Syria's future also blocked the UN
:04:38. > :04:40.Security Council for years, but now at last, the deadlock
:04:41. > :04:48.The time is now to stop the killing in Syria,
:04:49. > :04:51.lay the groundwork for a Government, that the long-suffering people
:04:52. > :04:57.The new road map is hugely ambitious.
:04:58. > :05:02.Along we efforts to reach a ceasefire.
:05:03. > :05:06.The goal is a transitional, national unity Government within six
:05:07. > :05:11.months and UN supervised elections a year later.
:05:12. > :05:15.To achieve this, they had to put aside the biggest dispute,
:05:16. > :05:23.Not only for moral reasons because of the destruction he has
:05:24. > :05:28.unleashed upon his own people, but for practical reasons because it
:05:29. > :05:31.will never be possible to bring peace and unity to Syria as long
:05:32. > :05:37.But Russia's new military intervention in Syria
:05:38. > :05:42.is strengthening President Assad's forces along key front lines
:05:43. > :05:49.TRANSLATION: My counterparts say let's start a political process
:05:50. > :05:52.that those who want to oust Assad are getting some hope
:05:53. > :05:56.It is very sad that once again, our common task, that is,
:05:57. > :06:05.putting an end to terrorism has become hostage to one personality.
:06:06. > :06:10.This is no longer just Syria's war, but millions of Syrians of paying
:06:11. > :06:17.Syria has been called the humanitarian test of our time,
:06:18. > :06:25.now it is the greatest of political challenges.
:06:26. > :06:29.Today is expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year.
:06:30. > :06:32.Many retailers have started their sales early,
:06:33. > :06:34.rather than wait until after Christmas,
:06:35. > :06:37.and more than 12.5 million of us are thought to be
:06:38. > :06:38.bargain-hunting on what analysts are calling Panic Saturday.
:06:39. > :06:40.Our business correspondent, Joe Lynam, has been out
:06:41. > :06:53.A few years ago, getting discounts of up to 50% before Christmas Day
:06:54. > :06:57.was unheard of. Now, it is the norm. It is the last Saturday before
:06:58. > :06:59.Christmas, and retail experts believe we will spend as much as ?6
:07:00. > :07:12.billion over the next Unseasonably warm weather and
:07:13. > :07:16.disappointing sales on Black Friday have meant some retailers have a lot
:07:17. > :07:21.of stock which they need to shift before the winter sales begin after
:07:22. > :07:25.Christmas. Can I this? This has had the effect of bringing forward heady
:07:26. > :07:31.discounting by some stores such as Debenhams, Argos and H
:07:32. > :07:34.The winner? Consumers. Some of it has been spontaneous.
:07:35. > :07:38.I have bought, do things for the Christmas table.
:07:39. > :07:42.If you are panic buying, you are not likely to get a bargain because you
:07:43. > :07:46.don't have time. I am literally buying from the first shot I walk
:07:47. > :07:50.into. It is utter and complete misery.
:07:51. > :07:54.But it is Christmas. We bought a laptop today with a good count --
:07:55. > :07:59.good discount. I will wake tomorrow.
:08:00. > :08:03.Footfall, the number of people physically crossing thresholds, is
:08:04. > :08:08.down slightly on last year according to some analysts, most due to the
:08:09. > :08:10.ever increasing rise in online shopping.
:08:11. > :08:16.The UK high street is much more competitive than it has ever been.
:08:17. > :08:20.One reason is the shopper is much more experienced, knowledgeable,
:08:21. > :08:26.they will go online to tell them what is what. So when they walk into
:08:27. > :08:30.a shop, they are expecting a nice experience. If they don't get that,
:08:31. > :08:33.they walk out. It was shirt sleeves weather in some
:08:34. > :08:38.parts which will have coaxed extra shoppers to the high Street but to
:08:39. > :08:43.make them spend shopkeepers have had to slash their prices.
:08:44. > :08:45.The former Netherlands boss Guus Hiddink has been appointed
:08:46. > :08:52.He replaces Jose Mourinho who was sacked on Thursday.
:08:53. > :08:54.Our sports correspondent, David Ornstein, is at Stamford
:08:55. > :09:08.We received the news shortly before kick-off here, when Chelsea played
:09:09. > :09:12.Sunderland, they won 3-1, that Guus Hiddink would be the interim manager
:09:13. > :09:18.until the end of the season. He is partly experienced, his 15th post in
:09:19. > :09:24.management. He took a deep couple of chairs away from Roman Abramovich,
:09:25. > :09:29.and released this statement saying he is especially looking forward to
:09:30. > :09:32.renewing his relationship with the wonderful Chelsea supporters. Many
:09:33. > :09:38.of those supporters inside Stamford Bridge by singing the name of Jose
:09:39. > :09:41.Mourinho. Others felt it was the right decision to sack him. Jose
:09:42. > :09:45.Mourinho released a statement this morning which said this.
:09:46. > :09:50.This was through his management company, he will not take a
:09:51. > :09:54.sabbatical, he is not tied, he is very positive and is already looking
:09:55. > :09:58.forward. So we could be seeing him back in a job soon. But his old club
:09:59. > :10:00.Chelsea will be led by Guus Hiddink. There's more about all those stories
:10:01. > :10:03.throughout the evening on the BBC I'll be back with the late
:10:04. > :10:07.news here at 10.10pm. Now, on BBC One, it's time
:10:08. > :10:09.for the news where you are.