Following racist remarks made during the BAFTAs when two Black actors were on stage, the BBC has apologised.
A clip of an audience member shouting offensive words surfaced online. Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, star of Vampire Horror Sinners, presented the first awards of the evening on Sunday night.
Both men stopped after hearing the insult, then continued their presentation.
American entertainment outlet Variety reported other incidents throughout the ceremony, including one man yelling, “Shut the fuck up.”BAFTA speaker Sarah Putt and someone saying “F*** you” while accepting the award for Best Children’s and Family Film.
BBC: A man suffering from Tourette syndrome was blamed for these outbursts.
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A spokesperson said, “Some viewers may have heard strong and offensive language during the BAFTA Film Awards 2026.
“This arose from involuntary verbal tics associated with Tourette syndrome and was not intentional. We apologise for any offence caused by the language heard.”
This abuse can still be heard on the BBC iPlayer.
According to the NHS, Tourette syndrome is a condition that causes you to make sudden, repetitive sounds or movements – called tics.
There is no cure for this condition, but it can be controlled through treatment. Tics can occur due to stress, excitement, or fatigue.
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Host Alan Cumming also acknowledged the “strong and offensive language” shouted during the ceremony.
He told the audience, “If you’ve seen the movie ‘I Swear’, you’ll know that the movie is about the experience of a person suffering from Tourette syndrome.
“Tourette syndrome is a disability, and the tics you heard tonight are involuntary, meaning that the person who has Tourette syndrome has no control over their language.
“We apologise if you were offended.”
It comes after the British newcomer, Robert Aramayo, wins the Best Actor Award. At the BAFTAs, he defeated Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio for his performance in I Swear.
The film tells the real-life story of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson.
Donald Trump’s new global tariff hikes, set to take effect from Tuesday, have left UK businesses facing uncertainty and higher costs.
Governments around the world have been scrambling for information since Friday, when the US Supreme Court struck down his “Liberation Day” tariff policy and the President announced a temporary 15% tax on imports into the US from all countries.
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Many British businesses are in the same situation and now fear the high costs of bringing their products to the US.
Manufacturing industry trade body Make UK said, “There is now an urgent need for clarity on how UK exports will be treated upon arrival in the United States.”
UK exporters will face a 15% tariff from Tuesday morning, which is an increase from the previously agreed 10% tariff. The UK-US deal was signed back in May.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said on Monday, “Until we hear otherwise from the US, we are expecting a 5% increase for many goods from 5am GMT tomorrow. However, the nature of the legislation the US is using means it is difficult to exempt the UK.”
UK exporters and manufacturers are “now facing higher cost pressures”, the organisation said.
What is happening?
After protesting the court’s decision on Friday, Mr Trump said over the weekend he would instead impose a 15% tariff rate on all countries.
Under US law, known as Section 122, this policy limits such action to a period of 150 days. If the statute is to be extended, Congressional approval must be obtained.
It was unclear whether the 15% rate would apply to countries like the UK, which struck deals with the US to avoid the worst of the punitive tariffs announced last April.
What is the UK government doing?
Despite the uncertainty businesses face, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said he expected Washington to “respect” its previously agreed “preferential deal” and that negotiations were ongoing.
“Discussions are taking place at all levels,” he said.
Asked whether Britain could impose retaliatory tariffs on the US, the spokesman told reporters, “Nothing is off the table.”
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The spokesperson also said Trade Secretary Peter Kyle spoke to his US counterpart Jamieson Greer over the weekend and “underscored his concerns about further uncertainty in trade and stressed the need to respect the UK-US agreement.”
He was unable to say when the government would get clarity on how tariffs would apply to British goods and services or whether agreements on trade in steel and cars would be honoured.
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Companies and governments around the world are grappling with the latest business reality.
The European Union (EU), the world’s largest trading bloc, announced on Monday afternoon that it would put on hold the ratification of its agreement with the US in response to the emerging situation.
“No one knows what will happen,” said Bernd Lange, head of the European Parliament’s international trade committee.
On Monday Mr Trump issued a warning on his Truth Social platform.
He wrote, “Any country that wants to ‘play games’ with the Supreme Court’s ridiculous decision, especially those countries that have ‘cheated’ the United States for years and even decades, will face much higher tariffs and worse than those to which they have just recently agreed.”
Meanwhile, Democrats plan to introduce a bill that would require US Customs and Border Protection to issue refunds, including interest, to companies for the amounts they paid to bring goods into the US.
The selling in the stock market continued from Friday to Monday. Most major stock indexes in Europe closed lower as their US counterparts also fell.
It’s not often that a Hull actor beats out Hollywood actors to take home the top award, but Robert Aramayo has done just that.
Best Actor at the 79th Annual BAFTA Film Awards.
Despite the adversity, he defeated Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet and Michael B. Jordan when he was named Best Actor at the 79th Annual BAFTA Film Awards.
image: Aramayo plays Rob in Behind Her Eyes. Image: Netflix
Aramayo was born in Kingston upon Hull and began acting at an early age. His first role was that of Bugsy Malone in an elementary school production of the musical.
Joining the Hull Truck Youth Theatre at the age of 10, he performed about three plays a year with the group, including the role of the treacherous pig, Squealer, in Animal Farm – the first time he played a villain.
At the age of 18, Aramayo won a place at the prestigious New York drama school, Juilliard.
The school, which inspired musical fame, is considered one of the best acting schools in the world and has alumni including Robin Williams, Viola Davis, Adam Driver and Jessica Chastain.
Aramayo was the only British student admitted in his year.
After playing the lead role in the Juilliard production of Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange, Aramayo received his first film role in the 2016 thriller Nocturnal Animals.
image: Aramayo as Elrond in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Photo: Amazon MGM Studios
Other films included Lost in Florence, Antebellum and The Empty Man, and he played the ruthless Captain Wingate in Palestine 36 before being cast in the multi-BAFTA-winning film I Swear.
Aramayo’s best-known TV work includes playing young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, Elrond in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and the psychological thriller Behind Her Eyes.
Away from acting, Aramayo is a fan of football club Leeds United and has previously spoken about the bond he shares with his father through going to matches together.
image: Aramayo had not previously auditioned for the lead role in I Swear. Photo: StudioCanal
I Swear – The Film That Surprised BAFTA
Aramayo’s real film break came when he was cast in the lead role in Kirk Jones’ 2025 film I Swear, although he probably didn’t know it at the time.
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Speaking on the red carpet before the ceremony, the film’s director, Kirk Jones, told Sky News that Aramayo had not actually auditioned for the role, as he wanted to avoid “just doing an impression” of the Tourette syndrome lawyer John Davidson, whom he plays.
The director first saw him in the role, for which Aramayo had adopted a Scottish Borders accent, when he began filming.
image: Aramayo is pictured with BAFTA nominee Peter Mullan. Photo: StudioCanal
Widespread praise for Aramayo’s performance earned him a British Independent Film Award for Best Lead Performance.
During promotion for the film in the summer, Aramayo told Sky News, “[The film] was really eye-opening for me because of a lot of tics that people don’t see, a lot of tics that, you know, may be perceptible, but they’re almost imperceptible, you know?”
image: Aramayo was accompanied by actress Maxine Peake. Photo: StudioCanal
She added, “There are so many people – it’s been an amazing response – who have contacted me talking about their neurodiversity, and they really expand it into a bigger conversation about neurodiversity. And it’s changing the way we talk, including the way we talk about neurodiversity.
image: Before winning the Best Actor award, Aramayo received his BAFTA Rising Star award. Image: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images for BAFTA
Win not one, but two BAFTAs
Aramayo’s BAFTA success began with winning the EE Rising Star Award— the only BAFTA film award voted for by the public.
Accepting his award, Aramayo said, “I can’t believe it; it really blows my mind.”
Referring to Davidson, on whom I swear it is based, he said, “John Davidson is the most remarkable man I have ever met and he believes there is much more we need to learn about Tourette’s.”
image: John Davidson MBE was accompanied by his black Labrador, Suki. Photo: Graeme Hunter
Aramayo’s words had the following special resonance: Many outrages during the ceremony When Davidson said the offensive words, Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the night’s first award for special visual effects.
The BBC later apologised and removed the BAFTA ceremony from iPlayer.
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Tourette syndrome is a condition that causes you to make sudden, repetitive sounds or movements – called tics. Davidson suffers from coprolalia – a condition that affects only a minority of the Tourette’s population and causes the involuntary utterance of socially inappropriate words or phrases.
Tics can occur due to stress, excitement, or fatigue. Although there is no cure for Tourette’s, it can be controlled through treatment.
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Aramayo’s first BAFTA win was followed by his second, when he defeated fellow nominees Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan, and Jesse Plemons to win the coveted Best Actor award.
image: Aramayo and Ethan Hawke posed after the ceremony. Image: BAFTA
Aramayo said, “When I was in school, Ethan Hawke came to speak to us at Juilliard, and he gave a wonderful speech about longevity as an actor, protecting your equipment, and avoiding self-destructive behaviour, and it had a great impact on everyone in the room.
“So, it’s incredible to be in this class with you tonight. Thank you, Ethan.”
A close-up shot of Hawke in the audience showed the 55-year-old star reacting, rubbing his face and smiling, and Hawke was seen saying, “It’s better than a win,” at the end of Aramayo’s speech.
Aramayo’s father, Michael, was in the audience clapping and saying, “We love you, Robert.”
Aramayo’s mother, Lisa, and older sister, Laura, as well as her “amazing partner”, were there to support her.
I Swear will be released in the US this year, and it will be eligible for consideration for next year’s Oscars.
This is the largest fine ever imposed on a porn company under the Online Security Act.
8579 LLC, a pornography provider with several popular sites, was fined a record £1.35 million for not checking age, as well as £50,000 for failing to respond to an information request.
Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, which issued the fine, said the company would also face a daily fine of £1,000 if it did not immediately implement highly effective age assurance.
It will also be fined £250 per day until it responds to the regulator’s requests for information, including a full list of all its sites. After 60 days, if he still has not responded, the penalty will be capped.
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Ofcom says it is tracking those who did not do so, and an investigation started soon of some of the largest non-compliant sites.
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One of the companies under investigation was 8579 LLC.
According to the regulator, until at least 19 November 2025, 8579 LLC failed to implement highly effective age assurance on three of its major sites, while another site continued to break age verification rules.
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Ofcom’s director of enforcement, George Lusty, said: “We have been clear that adult sites in the UK must put in place stronger age checks to protect children from viewing porn.
“Those who fail to do so – or ignore our legally binding requests – should expect to face fines.”
Ofcom’s investigation into 8579 LLC initially included two further sites operated by the company, but they were transferred to another business registered in Seychelles before Ofcom announced its initial findings.
The BBC has apologised for not editing out a racial slur made by a guest at Sunday night’s Bafta ceremony. But now it’s too little, too late… and there’s always an excuse
A guest with Tourette’s made racist remarks at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the BAFTAs on Sunday night. (Image: Getty Images for BAFTA)
There is always an excuse. The BAFTA producers didn’t hear it. They were sitting in a truck. Will someone think about the culprit? Actually no, not this time. My thoughts go out to superstars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, the other two Black men who put themselves in second place and the man who used the ‘n’ word for them, Tourette syndrome (TS) activist John Davidson, in first place. I think of them primarily because everything about Sunday night’s outrage and its handling of it was reprehensible.
Critics are right to silence host Alan Cummings, saying it is insincere to apologise “if you were offended”. Anyone who looks at the history of the ‘N’ word knows that “if you were angry” doesn’t even come close to cutting it.
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Her tone – let’s call it explanation – smacked of ‘She has Tourette syndrome, so you have to avoid it a lot. ‘Anyone who has ever brought racial abuse to the attention of HR at work will have learnt a lot about the way Jordan and Lindo were denied priority treatment.
John Davidson, who has Tourette’s (Image: Getty Images)
He was insulted. Anyone who has suffered racial abuse in public and been effectively asked to shrug it off will know exactly what they were feeling in that moment. Good luck getting them invited again next year.
Then there is the shameful lack of protection from BAFTA and the BBC towards Johnson, his fellow guests and viewers around the world. If Cumming could be prepared to make everyone aware of his condition, then how come the organisers and broadcasters could not step in to warn fellow guests in advance that this could potentially be an issue?
Host Alan Cumming speaks on stage during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026, in London, England (Image: Getty Images for BAFTA)
Or create a situation in which he can save himself from the situation in the centre of which he finds himself. Then again, the BBC’s belated apology doesn’t matter. Johnson’s film, I Swear, is literally inspired by his life dealing with the hostility generated by T.S. And yes, two things may actually be true, yada, yada, yada.
A person may suffer from coprophenomena, the involuntary expression of socially inappropriate words or gestures. In the vocal form – coprolalia – the said person uses taboo or objectionable words. Experts suggest that 10–30 per cent of people with Tourette syndrome live with coprolalia.
All this being the case, a few questions. The ceremony was pre-recorded before being edited for broadcast. Why did the BBC find it appropriate to edit out the words ‘Free Palestine’ used by Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davis in the broadcast, but not Johnson’s highly offensive words? What would the Beebe have done if Johnson had used those words?
Michael B. Jordan (Image: PA Wire)
Delroy Lindo posing on the red carpet before the BAFTA Film Awards 2026 (Image: PA Wire)
And how is it that Hannah Beachler, a Black Academy Award-winning production designer, could also allege on social media that she was verbally abused three times during the evening — including once when someone yelled at her and another Black woman while they were on their way to dinner?
BAFTA faced heavy criticism three years ago when all 49 winners were white despite a diverse list of nominees. The organisers took steps to deal with that situation. This latest response suggests they need to go back to the drawing board.
A Tourette’s campaigner, who made racist comments at the BAFTAs, has expressed his deep hurt over the incident.
John Davidson, MBE, attended the awards ceremony after taking inspiration from the film I Swear, which portrays his life as suffering from severe Tourette syndrome.
The condition is characterised by sudden, involuntary, repetitive sounds or movements, known as tics, that cause what Davidson calls inappropriate words.
But this is what happened when he made racial remarks while two Black actors, Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, were on stage presenting the first awards of the night.
image: John Davidson, left, with Robert Aramayo, who played him in I Swear, at the BAFTA film nominees party. Photo: AP
Davidson has now spoken about the incident, saying that “it hurts me if anyone thinks my involuntary actions were intentional or mean-spirited.
He also praised BAFTA’s organisers.
He also praised the BAFTA organisers for informing the audience about his tics in advance and making it clear that they did not reflect his personal beliefs.
He said, “The thunderous applause after this announcement made me feel very welcome and made me feel welcome and understood in an environment that would normally be impossible for me to receive.”
image: Robert Aramayo holds his two BAFTA awards. Photo: PA
Davidson said he decided to leave the ceremony early because, “I knew how much trouble my actions were getting me into.”
The host, Alan Cumming, later acknowledged the interruption and explained again about Tourette’s.
In a statement, BAFTA said the insult was a source of “immeasurable shock and pain” for many people and apologised for putting its guests in a “very difficult position.”
The academy statement said: “At the beginning of the ceremony, many people in the room heard a loud noise uttering extremely offensive words.
“Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time, and we apologise unreservedly to him and all those affected. We would like to thank Michael and Delroy for their incredible dignity and professionalism.
“During the ceremony, John decided to leave the auditorium and watch the remainder of the ceremony from a screen, and we would like to thank him for his dignity and consideration of others during what should have been a night of celebration for him.
“We take full responsibility for putting our guests in a very difficult situation and we apologise to everyone.
“We will learn from this and will keep inclusion at the core of everything we do, maintaining our belief in film and storytelling as an important medium for compassion and empathy.”
image: John Davidson, left, at the BAFTA film nominees party. Photo: Reuters
The ceremony, with the offending moment intact, remained available to watch on BBC iPlayer for over 12 hours.
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The broadcaster later removed it to edit out the abuse.
The BBC said: “We regret that it was not edited before broadcast and it will now be removed from the BBC iPlayer version.”
The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to strike down President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs will not relieve American companies of their concerns about the direction of trade policy.
William Reinsch, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former chairman of the National Foreign Trade Council, said businesses and U.S. trading partners face “huge uncertainty” after the historic decision. “There’s a lot of dust that hasn’t been cleared up yet – companies don’t know how much they will be charged.”
Mr Trump himself is kicking up some of that dust. Shortly after the decision, he announced a temporary 10% global tax on US imports before increasing the levy. 15% on Saturday while also destroyed The high court’s decision was described as “ridiculous” and “extraordinarily anti-American” on social media.
Huge blow to Trump tariffs
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, does not authorise the president to impose broad-based tariffs, sharply curtailing the Trump administration’s use of emergency powers in trade policy. Later that day, Mr Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose new duties.
“Any country that wants to play ‘games’ with the ridiculous Supreme Court decision, especially those that have ‘cheated’ the United States for years and even decades, will be faced with much higher tariffs, and worse, the ones they recently agreed to. “Buyer beware!!!” Mr Trump said Monday on Truth Social.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The court’s decision, as well as Mr Trump’s response, raises new questions for American businesses and foreign trading partners. Experts said some of those partners had negotiated trade deals with tariffs higher than the new 15% rate. And because the Section 122 tariffs are set to expire in 150 days, unless extended by Congress, U.S. Companies are ultimately responsible for determining the direction and rates of the tariffs.
“Pure Tariff Anarchy”
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Sunday that the Trump administration will stick to its trade deals and expects its partners to do the same. “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan”.
Yet there are signs that some nations may reconsider those trade deals, particularly those that reached agreements on rates higher than the current 15% level set by Mr Trump on Saturday.
A top European Union lawmaker said on Sunday he would propose blocking the ratification of a new trade deal between the EU and the United States, citing fresh uncertainty. India, which earlier this month agreed to an 18% tariff rate In an interim agreement with the US, it has also postponed a trade trip to Washington that was intended to finalise the deal. According to CNBC.
“This is pure tariff anarchy on the part of the US administration,” said Bernd Lang, chairman of the European Parliament’s international trade committee. wrote on social media. “No one can make sense of it now – only open questions and growing uncertainty for the EU and other US trading partners.”
Greer reported that he had a conversation with his European counterpart this weekend, during which he did not receive any information about the deal’s cancellation.
“The deals were not based on whether emergency tariff litigation would increase or decrease,” Greer said on Face the Nation. “I haven’t heard anyone come to me yet and say the deal is done. They want to see how it goes.”
What happens now?
Mr Trump has turned to Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. That legal provision allows the President to impose tariffs of up to 15% for 150 days to deal with “large and serious” balance of payments issues.
Legislators will need to increase the tariffs after 150 days. That proposal could face a tough challenge in Congress, Cato Institute trade expert Colin Grabow told CBS News, noting that some Republican lawmakers, such as Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, have raised their voices against tariffs.
“The baseline for many people is that these 15% tariffs are going to be implemented over the next 150 days — but beyond that, what does that look like? Beyond that, there’s uncertainty,” Grabow said.
Since Mr Trump is committed to tariffs as both an economic and foreign policy tool, his administration is expected to continue down the path of tightening import tariffs, both Grabow and Reinsch told CBS News.
When the Section 122 tariffs expire, Mr Trump can turn to other trade laws, such as Section 301 of the Trade Act. The provision would allow Mr Trump to impose country-based tariffs if the US Trade Representative determines that another country engages in unfair trade practices.
However, Grabow noted that this will also prompt enquiries about the potential timing and location of tariffs under the new provisions.
“The IEEPA decision does not resolve the tariff question,” Grabow stated. “The only questions are, ‘What are the exact levels, what are the tools and when will they be implemented?'”
minor economic impact
The current effective US tariff rate – excluding IEEPA duties but including the new Section 122 tariffs – is now 13.7%. According to Yale Budget Lab. That’s lower than the 16% rate in effect before the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday, the nonpartisan think tank said.
Because the change is relatively small, the new tariffs are likely to have only a modest impact on the economy, Goldman Sachs said in a research note, adding that they were not adjusting their forecasts for inflation or growth to account for the levy.
Still, experts said the Trump administration’s determination to continue its tariff policies raises broader questions about whether they are achieving their intended goals. The president has argued that tariffs will revive American manufacturing and generate billions of new revenues for the federal treasury.
In 2025, the manufacturing sector could lose 108,000 jobs, according to government data.
“What is not happening is a return of manufacturing to the United States,” CSIS’s Reinsch said. The tariffs “are not producing the desired results, let’s put it that way.”
“Unprecedented” terrain
Reinsch said manufacturers who import components used to build products in U.S. plants have faced higher costs because of the Trump administration’s tariffs.
To be sure, U.S. manufacturing is grappling with long-term issues beyond tariffs, ranging from industrywide shifts to automation and fierce global competition, including from U.S. trading partners who have increased subsidies to key industries to offset the higher tariff costs.
Treasury Department collected $287 billion. The IEEPA tariffs will generate approximately $130 billion in tariffs in 2025. The Supreme Court’s decision could prompt some businesses to seek refunds from the federal government, putting revenues in question.
Experts said the only thing that seems certain is that the Trump administration is unlikely to back down from imposing additional tariffs.
“We are truly in unprecedented territory,” Grabow said. “All we know is that we have a tariff-free administration.”
Former Rams wide receiver Robert Woods is joining Sean McVay’s staff as assistant wide receivers coach. The Rams made the hiring announcement Monday with their full coaching staff announcement for the 2026 season.
They also announced that Kliff Kingsbury will serve as McVay’s assistant head coach. Reports previously indicated that Kingsbury was joining McVay’s staff, but his role was unclear.
A former head coach at Texas Tech and the Arizona Cardinals, Kingsbury spent the previous two seasons as offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders. The Commanders parted ways with Kingsbury in the offseason, and he will now serve as McVay’s top assistant.
Brian Johnson, the former Eagles offensive coordinator who worked with Kingsbury as the Commanders’ passing game coordinator, is also joining the staff as a senior offensive assistant.
Woods is back with the Rams days after announcing his retirement
Woods, meanwhile, will begin a coaching career with a Rams team for which he played five of his 12 NFL seasons. Woods played for the Rams from 2017 to 2021, all under McVay. He finished his final season in Los Angeles on injured reserve with a torn ACL but was a member of that 2021 Super Bowl-winning team.
Woods joined the Rams’ staff less than a week after retiring as a player. Woods played his last two active seasons with the Houston Texans from 2023 to 2024. He joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2025 offseason but did not play in 2025 after the Steelers released him in August.
Woods played for four NFL teams but announced his retirement with a Rams blue and gold Instagram statement alongside prominent graphics of the Rams uniform. The Rams announced later that he is officially retiring as a team member.
Less than a week later, Woods officially rejoined the team’s coaching staff.
He rejoined a Rams team that lost to the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game and was projected as one of the top contenders to compete for the Super Bowl the following season. He will work directly with two of the top receivers in football, Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.
There have been calls for action from UEFA after the shameful scenes at the Estadio da Luz last week.
And it has shown it is ready to move forward quickly.
It took only 16 hours for European football’s governing body to open a disciplinary case against Prestiani.
He has been banned after three working days and pending the outcome of the full investigation.
UEFA’s ethics and disciplinary inspector says a prima facie case is made out against the Argentina international.
This means that upon initial assessment, the evidence presented is sufficient to support an allegation of using discriminatory language.
This may seem like an odd move, jumping the gun before making a full decision.
But UEFA has precedent for imposing interim sanctions in such a case. It shows that it recognises when unacceptable behaviour requires quick action.
In 2021, Slavia Prague’s Ondrej Kudela was accused of racially abusing Rangers’ Glen Kamara in the second leg of a Europa League tie at Ibrox.
Like Prestieni, the Czech Republic international covered his mouth before passing the ball to Kamara.
At the same time as Prestiani, UEFA issued an interim one-game ban to Slavia Prague two days before they were scheduled to play Arsenal in the next round of the competition.
Eight days later, Kúdela was banned for 10 games after UEFA found the matter proven.
UEFA had to move quickly this time, as the next game was just a week away. However, it has consistently taken action when evidence demands.
But BBC Sport understands that concerns remain about negative impacts.
Manchester United were left fuming last season when Matthijs de Ligt was forced to leave the field with a cut, and Brentford scored from a corner when he was off the pitch.
One minute’s absence could potentially increase the likelihood of a team conceding a goal with fewer than 10 players.
Thirty seconds have already caused frustration among supporters – and the unintended consequences of conceded goals could put further pressure on the officials.
There is recognition that players use alleged injuries as a way to disrupt play, but it is felt that increasing the time limit may actually unfairly penalise injured players.
There are a few exceptions.
The injured player is not required to remain out if the opponent is shown a yellow or red card. Goalkeepers are also exempt, while a player taking a penalty can stay.
