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Sportshour: Derek Chauvin murder conviction: US sport reacts

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24/04/2021 GMT

Derek Chauvin murder conviction: US sport reacts

BBC World Service - Sportshour, Derek Chauvin murder conviction: US sport reacts

US sport reacts to former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction.

US sport reacts to news of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction for murdering George Floyd.

Former WNBA player Tamara Moore tells us about her relief and hope for the future after a US jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of George Floyd’s murder this week. Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest on a street in Minneapolis last year and his death sparked Black Lives Matter protests across the globe.  Moore, who is from Minneapolis and coaches men’s college basketball at Mesabi Range College in Virginia, Minnesota, watched the verdict come in alongside her players.
 
We look at how plans for a proposed European Super League – which was set to include many of the continents biggest football teams – fell apart in just 72 chaotic hours this week. The BBC’s John Bennett explains what happened and we’ll be in Germany to find out why Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund had no interest in joining the breakaway. Chris Carline – who is the grandson of the legendary former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly – explains why his family are opposed to the plans.
 
Georgie Cohen joins us to discuss how her dream of becoming Israel’s first female Skeleton athlete at a Winter Olympics is being driven by the memory of her late grandfather. Georgie’s grandfather, Maurice Cohen, was denied the opportunity to compete at the 1936 Summer Olympics as his team-mates felt it was too dangerous for a Jewish man to compete in Adolf Hitler’s Germany.
 
Michaela Onyenwere reflects on being drafted number 6 by New York Liberty and how her grandma went viral on WNBA draft night. Onyenwere’s grandmother wore traditional Nigerian dress and danced for the camera’s shouting “I’m Grandma” after Michaela was selected. She also tells us how her father represented Nigeria in track and field at the Olympics and reveals her excitement about moving to New York.

Photo: A banner in honour of George Floyd is seen in right field during the game between the Minnesota Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Credit: Getty Images)

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