VIDEO SHOWS: EUROPEAN CLUB ASSOCIATION PRESS CONFERENCE FULL SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: ROME, ITALY (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) TO FOLLOW STORY: TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: EUROPEAN CLUB ASSOCIATION PRESS CONFERENCE FULL SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: ROME, ITALY (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) TO FOLLOW STORY: TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: EUROPEAN CLUB ASSOCIATION PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH FULL SHOTLIST, SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: ROME, ITALY (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. DELEGATES WALK INTO PRESS CONFERENCE 2. NEW EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CLUBS (EFC) LOGO 3. GENERAL ASSEMBLY SIGN 4. PRESS CONFERENCE 5. NASSER AL-KHELAIFI, EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CLUBS (EFC) CHAIRMAN, TALKING 6. DELEGATES ON STAGE 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NASSER AL-KHELAIFI, EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CLUBS (EFC) CHAIRMAN, TALKING ABOUT BARCELONA REJOINING THE EFC, SAYING: So this is the nation, we are one family, all of us. We want everybody to come back, the truth. Everybody, when you ask me about Real Madrid, also, so I didn't skip from Real Madrid, but the truth, we want all of them to come back. This is their family, their home. So we don't need any other competition. We have the best club competition today (Champions League) and with the new format, even better. So that's what we want, and that's hopefully what they, at least Barcelona, want today. And let's see what can happen next." 8. DELEGATES ON STAGE 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NASSER AL-KHELAIFI, EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CLUBS (EFC) CHAIRMAN, TALKING ABOUT THE REBRANDING, SAYING: "It's more than just changing the name, the brand. It is about football. You know, European football clubs today, the football is in the middle of our name, middle of our logo. That's what we love, what we do every day and we are passionate about football. This is actually a focus on football and gives the vision we have to focus on the sport itself." 10. PRESS 11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JAN-CHRISTIAN DREESEN, EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CLUBS (EFC) VICE-CHAIR, TALKING ABOUT CLUBS PLAYING LEAGUE MATCHES ABROAD, SAYING: "Well, I do have a clear idea where to play our obliged league matches and this is at the home where we do have our fundament. Because we play for the fans, we play for the fans abroad, but we play also for the fans at home, and so I think it's a good idea to play the league matches at home and not abroad. I know that for UEFA this was a difficult situation, and so for them it's not easy, because UEFA also wants to protect the club competitions, and it can't be in our interest that we do our league matches abroad. And yes, we want to expand, but we can expand with this big new international club competitions, Club World Cup, or with the UEFA club competitions and as well with our friendlies. I think this should be our idea and this is what we are aiming for." 12. DELEGATES ON STAGE 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NASSER AL-KHELAIFI, EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CLUBS (EFC) CHAIRMAN, TALKING ABOUT PLAYER WORKLOAD, SAYING: "If you ask the players, most of the players, do you want to play one match every week or two matches every week? They will say two matches every week. Can they do it? It's a different story, different question, right? They don't want to train, trust me. The fans want to watch also them playing. But of course, everything we try to develop, everything we try to improve, calendar, one of them, yes, we need to look at the calendar. There is something that needs to improve in the calendar definitely. Yes, we need to protect the players, we need to protect the players, the clubs, the leagues, the national teams. So we all, we have the same vision, the same idea actually with everyone." 14. PRESS CONFERENCE 15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NASSER AL-KHELAIFI, EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CLUBS (EFC) CHAIRMAN, TALKING ABOUT PLAYING INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN WINTER, SAYING: "As I said we shouldn't be scared of changes, but what the change Is, is it for better? So we need to analyze and study everything, and then we should look at it, definitely. But it's a very difficult position today, you say this is better or the other option is better. So I think we should really study all the options that we have. There's something that needs to change, yes, definitely, you know. But I mean, as clubs, as national teams, as confederations, with all the respect to everybody, that we sit at the table and look at it, the players, coaches. You know, earlier I said the coaches, the players, they are the ones on the pitch. They are the ones working every day. So we need to have also their opinion." 16. EFC LOGO 17. END OF PRESS CONFERENCE 18. AL-KHELAIFI WITH OTHER DELEGATES STORY: TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: BROOKLYN NETS AND PHOENIX SUNS’ TRAINING SESSIONS AHEAD OF NBA PRESEASON GAMES IN MACAU / SOUNDBITES FROM SUN PLAYERS, DEVIN BOOKER, AND HEAD COACH, JORDAN OTT/ SOUNDBITES FROM NETS PLAYERS CAM THOMAS, EGOR DEMIN, AND, ZENG FANBO RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MACAU, CHINA (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF BROOKLYN NETS OPENING TRAINING SESSION 2. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER MICHAEL PORTER JR. SHOOTING DURING TRAINING 3. TRAINING SESSION ONGOING 4. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZENG FANBO ON COURT 5. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER EGOR DEMIN ON COURT 6. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER E. J. LIDDELL SITTING AND DRINKING WATER 7. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZIAIRE WILLIAMS ON COURT 8. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER TERANCE MANN SHOOTING 9. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER CAM THOMAS SHOOTING 10. BALLS GOING INTO THE BASKET 11. ZENG SHOOTING 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, CAM THOMAS, SAYING: “Oh yeah, definitely. Always open to doing that. New opportunities always, you know, come up as part of anything. So it's definitely good to see that and see that it's coming back and see how big, you know, the NBA is here. So I definitely like to see, you know, us, you know, venture out here more. So it's been cool.” 13. SIGNAGE ON COURT READING (Chinese): “NBA China 2025” 14. TRAINING SESSION ONGOING 15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, EGOR DEMIN, SAYING: "I think it's great. As I know it, it's the eighth time in China, right,? The NBA? And I mean, I think that's a huge event. No matter where the NBA goes, but especially in China, because of the community here and because how much you guys and the whole (of) Asia love basketball, I think that's really important for the NBA and for China.” 16. BROOKLYN NETS HEAD COACH JORDI FERNANDEZ SPEAKING TO PLAYERS 17. PLAYERS BREAKING HUDDLE 18. PRESS CONFERENCE WITH BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZENG FANBO IN PROGRESS 19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, ZENG FANBO, SAYING: “I feel blessed, you know, to be a part of this family. Since I was a kid, I was watching on the TV. Right now, it's like a dream come true for me. For me, I'll just enjoy the whole thing, enjoy with my family on the weekend, enjoy a better game. If I got a chance to play, I'll enjoy every single six seconds I get on the court. So I feel blessed.” 20. SCREEN SHOWING BROOKLYN NETS AND PHOENIX SUNS LOGOS 21. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYERS LISTENING TO HEAD COACH JORDAN OTT SPEAKING 22. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYER DEVIN BOOKER SITTING 23. PLAYERS SITTING 24. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYER DEVIN BOOKER ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE 25. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER, DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING: “I think it's super important. Obviously, you know, we have a big fan base out here in China. We have Chinese players in the NBA and, you know, I think basketball without borders is super important, being here on their homeland and letting them see us play in person. You know, I think for the youth and, you know, the next generation of Chinese players, getting this experience on their land will just, you know, open up their inspiration and, you know, make them feel they have a chance.” 26. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 27. PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER MARK WILLIAMS WARMING UP 28. BOOKER WARMING UP 29. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER, DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING: “Yeah, I know it is. Like I said, coming here once before and, you know, getting the experience and, you know, just seeing the reaction, seeing, you know, their faces light up, you know, just upon our arrival. So, you know, it's super important for us, super important for the league to be here in person and doing this.” 30. SIGN ON BOARD READING (Chinese): “NBA China 2025” 31. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER, DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING: “I mean, that was last summer. This past summer was too long for my liking without being in the playoffs. So, you know, I'm eager to get back to it. You know, I'm excited. Obviously, we've had some changes with the roster. We've had some changes with the coaches. You know, so I think it's a big responsibility for me to just be a leader, continue being a leader, and get everybody on the same page so we can start this thing off the right way.” 32. PHOENIX SUNS’ HEAD COACH JORDAN OTT SITTING DOWN AT PRESS CONFERENCE 33. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS’ HEAD COACH, JORDAN OTT, SAYING: “Yeah, I think just us as the Phoenix Suns being one of those teams to come here, you know, we know that it's an incredible honour and opportunity for us to be here in the country, on this stage with our group. You know, we're early in this training camp, early in the preseason. It's only our second game, second game together, coming here to a place where, you know, many of us have not been. So yeah, just the time together, the flight over, it's a time for some of our team bonding and then us to get out here in front of these fans. We're really excited.” 34. TRAINING ONGOING 35. VARIOUS OF DIGITAL BOARD READING (Chinese): “NBA China 2025” STORY: The Brooklyn Nets take on the Phoenix Suns in Macau on Friday (October 10) and Sunday (October 12) as the National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to China for the first time since a controversial parting of ways in 2019. The NBA's six-year absence followed a firestorm of controversy around comments made six years ago by the Houston Rockets' then general manager Daryl Morey, who posted a message on social media in support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests. In the aftermath, Beijing suspended the broadcast of NBA games, prompting corporate sponsors to flee and the league to suffer what it described at the time as dramatic financial consequences. The Suns' four-time NBA All-Star Devin Booker welcomed the return as an opportunity to reconnect with the league's passionate fans in a country where an estimated 300 million people play basketball. "Obviously, we have a big fan base out here in China. We have Chinese players in the NBA and I think basketball without borders is super important," Booker told Reuters on Thursday. "Just seeing the (fans') reaction, seeing their faces light up upon our arrival, it's super important for the league to be here in person and doing this," added the 28-year-old two-time Olympic gold medallist. The NBA also announced a multi-year partnership with Alibaba ahead of the preseason games in Macau with the Chinese technology giant, whose chairman Joseph Tsai has owned the Nets since 2019, set to provide artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the league. The Nets and Suns will meet at the Sands Macau Venetian Arena with the games accompanied by a five-day free-to-enter music, fashion and technology exhibition showcasing the NBA brand. Shaquille O'Neal is among NBA celebrities attending the event, the league said. Sands owner, the U.S. billionaire Adelson family, also own the Texas-based NBA team, the Dallas Mavericks. The casino operator announced its collaboration with the NBA in December 2024 and said it wanted to bring elite basketball directly to Chinese fans. (Production: Joyce Zhou, Conal Quinn)
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VIDEO SHOWS: GERMANY NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM TRAINING AHEAD OF WORLD CUP QUALIFIER GAME AGAINST LUXEMBOURG RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. GERMANY PLAYERS PASSING BALL AROUND 2. MIDFIELDER FLORIAN WIRTZ CONTROLLING BALL WITH CHEST AND PASSING IT TO MIDFIELDER KEVIN SCHADE 3. VARIOUS OF GERMANY PLAYERS PASSING BALL AROUND 4. MIDFIELDER ALEKSANDAR PAVLOVIC CONTROLLING BALL AND PASSING 5. MIDFIELDER FELIX NMECHA PASSING BALL 6. NMECHA AND PAVLOVIC PASSING BALL BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN EACH OTHER 7. VARIOUS OF GERMANY PLAYERS PASSING BALL AROUND 8. GERMANY PLAYERS JOKING WITH EACH OTHER 9. HEAD COACH JULIAN NAGELSMANN WALKING TO PRACTICE 10. GERMANY PLAYERS RUNNING LAPS TOGETHER 11. PLAYERS AND TEAM STAFF WALKING AROUND PITCH 12. GERMANY PLAYERS RUNNING LAPS 13. VARIOUS OF GERMANY PLAYERS WARMING UP 14. VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPERS WARMING UP 15. GOALKEEPER NOAH ATUBOLU DURING WARM-UP 16. VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPERS DURING PRACTICE 17. NAGELSMANN WALKING TO PRACTICE 18. VARIOUS OF TEAM RUNNING LAPS AND WALKING AROUND ON PITCH 19. VARIOUS OF GERMANY PLAYERS WARMING UP 20. TRAINING GROUND STORY: Germany's national team trained on Thursday (October 9) ahead of their upcoming World Cup qualifiers. The Germans, third in Group A on three points, host Luxembourg on Friday (October 10) before travelling to Belfast to face Northern Ireland, second on goal difference, three days later. Slovakia are top on six points with Luxembourg bottom on zero. The neighbouring nations have not played each other since a friendly in 2006, which resulted in a 7-0 victory for Germany. Thursday's training session saw striker Nick Woltemade back on the training ground with his teammates, after joining the team late due to him recovering from a flu. The 23-year-old is in the spotlight ahead of the qualifiers after quickly becoming a crowd favourite in Newcastle, where he has scored three goals in four league appearances this season. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann also saw keeper Oliver Baumann return to training on Wednesday (October 8), easing concerns after Monday's (October 6) late call-up of Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu. (Production: Ayhan Uyanik, Louisa Off, Johannes Toft Thyssen)
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VIDEO SHOWS: BROOKLYN NETS AND PHOENIX SUNS’ TRAINING SESSIONS AHEAD OF NBA PRESEASON GAMES IN MACAU /SOUNDBITE FROM PLAYERS AND HEAD COACH RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MACAU, CHINA (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF BROOKLYN NETS OPENING TRAINING SESSION 2. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER MICHAEL PORTER JR. SHOOTING DURING TRAINING 3. TRAINING SESSION ONGOING 4. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZENG FANBO ON COURT 5. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER EGOR DEMIN ON COURT 6. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER E. J. LIDDELL SITTING AND DRINKING WATER 7. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZIAIRE WILLIAMS ON COURT 8. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER TERANCE MANN SHOOTING 9. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER CAM THOMAS SHOOTING 10. BALLS GOING INTO THE BASKET 11. ZENG SHOOTING 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, CAM THOMAS, SAYING: “Oh yeah, definitely. Always open to doing that. New opportunities always, you know, come up as part of anything. So it's definitely good to see that and see that it's coming back and see how big, you know, the NBA is here. So I definitely like to see, you know, us, you know, venture out here more. So it's been cool.” 13. SIGNAGE ON COURT Reading (Chinese): “NBA China 2025” 14. TRAINING SESSION ONGOING 15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, EGOR DEMIN, SAYING: "I think it's great. As I know it, it's the eighth time in China, right,? The NBA? And I mean, I think that's a huge event. No matter where the NBA goes, but especially in China, because of the community here and because how much you guys and the whole (of) Asia love basketball, I think that's really important for the NBA and for China.” 16. BROOKLYN NETS HEAD COACH JORDI FERNANDEZ SPEAKING TO PLAYERS 17. PLAYERS BREAKING HUDDLE 18. PRESS CONFERENCE WITH BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZENG FANBO IN PROGRESS 19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, ZENG FANBO, SAYING: “I feel blessed, you know, to be a part of this family. Since I was a kid, I was watching on the TV. Right now, it's like a dream come true for me. For me, I'll just enjoy the whole thing, enjoy with my family on the weekend, enjoy a better game. If I got a chance to play, I'll enjoy every single six seconds I get on the court. So I feel blessed.” 20. SCREEN SHOWING BROOKLYN NETS AND PHOENIX SUNS LOGOS 21. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYERS LISTENING TO HEAD COACH JORDAN OTT SPEAKING 22. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYER DEVIN BOOKER SITTING 23. PLAYERS SITTING 24. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYER DEVIN BOOKER ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE 25. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER, DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING: “I think it's super important. Obviously, you know, we have a big fan base out here in China. We have Chinese players in the NBA and, you know, I think basketball without borders is super important, being here on their homeland and letting them see us play in person. You know, I think for the youth and, you know, the next generation of Chinese players, getting this experience on their land will just, you know, open up their inspiration and, you know, make them feel they have a chance.” 26. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 27. PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER MARK WILLIAMS WARMING UP 28. BOOKER WARMING UP 29. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER, DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING: “Yeah, I know it is. Like I said, coming here once before and, you know, getting the experience and, you know, just seeing the reaction, seeing, you know, their faces light up, you know, just upon our arrival. So, you know, it's super important for us, super important for the league to be here in person and doing this.” 30. SIGN ON BOARD READING (Chinese): “NBA China 2025” 31. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER, DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING: “I mean, that was last summer. This past summer was too long for my liking without being in the playoffs. So, you know, I'm eager to get back to it. You know, I'm excited. Obviously, we've had some changes with the roster. We've had some changes with the coaches. You know, so I think it's a big responsibility for me to just be a leader, continue being a leader, and get everybody on the same page so we can start this thing off the right way.” 32. PHOENIX SUNS’ HEAD COACH JORDAN OTT SITTING DOWN AT PRESS CONFERENCE 33. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS’ HEAD COACH, JORDAN OTT, SAYING: “Yeah, I think just us as the Phoenix Suns being one of those teams to come here, you know, we know that it's an incredible honour and opportunity for us to be here in the country, on this stage with our group. You know, we're early in this training camp, early in the preseason during our second game, second game together, coming here to a place where, you know, many of us have not been. So yeah, just the time together, the flight over, it's a time to for some of our team bonding and then us to get out here in front of these fans. We're really excited.” 34. TRAINING ONGOING 35. VARIOUS OF DIGITAL BOARD READING (Chinese): “NBA China 2025” STORY: The Brooklyn Nets take on the Phoenix Suns in Macau on Friday (October 10) and Sunday (October 12) as the National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to China for the first time since a controversial parting of ways in 2019. The NBA's six-year absence followed a firestorm of controversy around comments made six years ago by the Houston Rockets' then general manager Daryl Morey, who posted a message on social media in support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests. In the aftermath, Beijing suspended the broadcast of NBA games, prompting corporate sponsors to flee and the league to suffer what it described at the time as dramatic financial consequences. The Suns' four-time NBA All-Star Devin Booker welcomed the return as an opportunity to reconnect with the league's passionate fans in a country where an estimated 300 million people play basketball. "Obviously, we have a big fan base out here in China. We have Chinese players in the NBA and I think basketball without borders is super important," Booker told Reuters on Thursday. "Just seeing the (fans') reaction, seeing their faces light up upon our arrival, it's super important for the league to be here in person and doing this," added the 28-year-old two-time Olympic gold medallist. The NBA also announced a multi-year partnership with Alibaba ahead of the preseason games in Macau with the Chinese technology giant, whose chairman Joseph Tsai has owned the Nets since 2019, set to provide artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the league. The Nets and Suns will meet at the Sands' Venetian Arena with the games accompanied by a five-day free-to-enter music, fashion and technology exhibition showcasing the NBA brand. Shaquille O'Neal is among NBA celebrities attending the event, the league said. Sands owner, the U.S. billionaire Adelson family, also own the Texas-based NBA team, the Dallas Mavericks. The casino operator announced its collaboration with the NBA in December 2024 and said it wanted to bring elite basketball directly to Chinese fans. (Production: Joyce Zhou, Conal Quinn)
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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP SHANGHAI MASTERS QUARTER-FINAL ACTION – NOVAK DJOKOVIC WINS, HOLGER RUNE DEFEATED BY VALENTIN VACHEROT COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/ IMG – See restrictions) NOVAK DJOKOVIC (RED SHIRT) V ZIZOU BERGS HOLGER RUNE (PALE GREENV SHIRT) VALENTIN VACHEROT SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW STORY: TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: BRAZIL'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM PLAYERS IN TRAINING/ BRAZIL NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM'S CAPTAIN CASEMIRO AND HEAD COACH CARLO ANCELOTTI SPEAKING AT NEWS CONFERENCE / SOUNDBITES FROM CASEMIRO AND ANCELOTTI SHOWS: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS FROM BRAZIL'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM IN TRAINING 2. BRAZIL'S CAPTAIN CASEMIRO SITTING DOWN AT HEAD TABLE FOR NEWS CONFERENCE 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL’S CASEMIRO SAYING: “Today, South Korea and Japan are some of the most important teams. Even though we played against teams from other regions, we are playing against high level teams. To bring them both together is important to know their style, how they are doing, what their level is, so we can know how your rivals are. It’s important to diversify, because at the World Cup you’ll face countless opponents and you never know who you’ll be playing against.” 4. NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL’S CASEMIRO SAYING: “We know that both Japan and South Korea have top-level players who are playing in Europe. They don’t play here anymore in Asia. They play in Europe’s big teams. We have total respect for South Korea, we know it’s an important game but I can’t cross the line because then it becomes a weapon for our rivals.” 6. CASEMIRO SITTING AT HEAD TABLE 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL’S CASEMIRO SAYING: “The most challenging thing is to regain our harmony, our connection. I’ll say it again, we have 40 or 50 days for the World Cup. For me that will be our biggest challenge. If you were in a club, that’s only enough time to begin (training). But we know the national team is always faster, so the sooner we adapt, the better." 8. CASEMIRO STANDING UP TO LEAVE 9. JOURNALISTS AT NEWS CONFERENCE 10. HEAD COACH CARLO ANCELOTTI TAKING HIS SEAT AT THE HEAD TABLE 11. NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 12. ANCELOTTI AT NEWS CONFERENCE 13. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) HEAD COACH OF BRAZIL'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: “Tomorrow, Bento will start the game. Hugo Souza will be the goalkeeper the next game. I'm just going to focus on the goalkeeper. I think tomorrow’s game will be an opportunity so the team can improve its quality, its attitude, and the knowledge our team needs for our World Cup preparations.” 14. NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 15. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) HEAD COACH OF BRAZIL'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: “The Korean team plays good football, they are an organized team. They are an intense team who plays defense with intensity, who act a lot. They have important players like Son Heung-min has a lot of experience in Europe. “ 16. ANCELOTTI LEAVING STORY: Brazil captain Casemiro said on Thursday (October 9) that South Korea and Japan are among Asia's strongest sides and will provide valuable preparation for the World Cup as the five-time champions gear up for back-to-back friendlies in the region. Brazil face South Korea in Seoul on Friday night (October 10), the first time the two sides will meet since the 2022 Qatar World Cup, before heading to Tokyo to play Japan. The midfielder said both Asian opponents carry significant threats because of the number of players based in Europe. Casemiro added that Brazil's biggest task ahead of the 2026 World Cup is rebuilding fluency after a long layoff. Head coach Carlo Ancelotti said the Seoul friendly would help younger players gain experience and sharpen Brazil's readiness for 2026. Ancelotti recognised South Korea's organization and intensity and singled out Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min. Brazil are currently ranked sixth in the FIFA world rankings. (Production: Dogyun Kim, Heejung Jung, Nina Lopez)
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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP SHANGHAI MASTERS QUARTER-FINAL ACTION – NOVAK DJOKOVIC WINS, HOLGER RUNE DEFEATED BY VALENTIN VACHEROT / SOUNDBITES OF DJOKOVIC AND VACHEROT RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/ IMG – See restrictions) NOVAK DJOKOVIC (RED SHIRT) V ZIZOU BERGS 1. NOVAK DJOKOVIC WALKING IN FIRST SET 2. DJOKOVIC HITS FOREHAND WINNER 3. DJOKOVIC TAKES SET WITH A WIDE SERVE AND WALKING BACK 4. CROWD CHEERING / DJOKOVIC'S TEAM CHEERING SECOND SET 5. DJOKOVIC BREAKS AND CELEBRATES AS ZIZOU BERGS NETS BACKHAND VOLLEY 6. BERGS HITS BACKHAND RETURN WINNER / BERGS TEAM APPLAUDING 7. DJOKOVIC WINS LONG RALLY AND CELEBRATES 8. DJOKOVIC WINS MATCH AS BERGS' FOREHAND GOES LONG 9. DJOKOVIC WALKING BACK 10. PLAYERS EMBRACE AT NET / SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE 11. DJOKOVIC WAVING TO CROWD 12. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) NOVAK DJOKOVIC WHEN ASKED WHAT IT TOOK PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY TO WIN, SAYING: "Pretty much everything. Just trying to stay alive, to be honest, on the court. First encounter with Bergs, great guy. Obviously, a lot of firepower in his game. At times, I just try to play an extra ball in the court and make him, you know, make him miss the ball. That's what happened. You know, I should have closed out the match at 5-4. He played a good game. Again, I was a little bit too passive. Just very challenging conditions these days, these few weeks for all the players. You know, you're just trying to stay alive on the court and glad to overcome this hurdle." HOLGER RUNE (PALE GREEN SLEEVELESS SHIRT) V VALENTIN VACHEROT FIRST SET 13. HOLGER RUNE HITS FOREHAND WINNER AND CELEBRATES 14. RUNE TAKES SET AS VALENTIN VACHEROT'S FOREHAND GOES LONG 15. RUNE CELEBRATING / RUNE'S TEAM CHEERING SECOND SET 16. VACHEROT HITS BACKHAND WINNER AND CELEBRATES TIE-BREAKER 17. VACHEROT HITS FOREHAND WINNER AND CELEBRATES TAKING SET 18. RUNE, VACHEROT REACTIONS 19. VACHEROT'S TEAM APPLAUDING THIRD SET 19. FOREHAND WINNER BY VACHEROT 20. PHYSIO ATTENDS TO RUNE DURING MEDICAL TIMEOUT 21. RUNE LOSES BALANCE AFTER HITTING FOREHAND AND FALLS FLAT ON THE COURT 22. RUNE CELEBRATES AFTER HITTING A DROPSHOT WINNER TO DENY VACHEROT MATCHPOINT 23. VACHEROT WINS MATCH AS RUNE NETS RETURN 24. VACHEROT DOWN ON HIS KNEES IN EMOTIONAL CELEBRATION 25. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS 26. (SOUNDBITE) (English) WORLD NUMBER 204, VALENTIN VACHEROT ON HIS FAIRYTALE RUN AND BREAKING INTO TOP 100 IN ATP RANKINGS, SAYING: "No, this is just, I don't know what to say. This is just unbelievable. I mean, the last win meant already so much to me. This one means even more. I mean, there's the win. It was tough to not think about it on the match point. There's also the top 100 breaking. I know this is just a step, but I tried to not look at the ranking this whole tournament, but unfortunately for this one, a few media or anything, I read it on a few media that if I won, I would be breaking the top 100. But yeah, I mean, this is just unbelievable for me." 27. VACHEROT TEAM CELEBRATING 28. VARIOUS OF VACHEROT CELEBRATING 29. VACHEROT'S GIRLFRIEND EMILY SNYDER REACTS STORY: Fourth seed Novak Djokovic battled past a spirited Zizou Bergs 6-3 7-5 on Thursday (October 9) to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals for a 10th time, setting up a clash with surprise package and world number 204 Valentin Vacherot. In challenging conditions, Djokovic was made to work harder than the scoreline suggests by his Belgian opponent, who actually registered more winners than the four-times champion but was undone by unforced errors. In the opening set, Bergs showed remarkable resilience by saving five set points to frustrate Djokovic, before the Serbian finally closed it out with an unreturned serve. The second set proved even more gruelling, with both players serving well but treating the crowd to breathtaking rallies that left Djokovic hunched over his racquet on several occasions. The highlight came during one extraordinary rally where Djokovic gave Bergs five golden opportunities to seal the point with overhead shots and volleys at the net, only to somehow emerge victorious and bring the crowd to its feet. Djokovic eventually sealed victory on his third match point, advancing to face Vacherot in what promises to be an intriguing semi-final clash. Vacherot pulled off a huge upset, stunning 10th seed Holger Rune 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 to become the second-lowest ranked player ever to reach an ATP Masters semi-final. The Monegasque qualifier's remarkable run will see him crack the top 100 next week after spending half of last year sidelined with injury, but even playing in Shanghai was a question mark when he arrived. Vacherot's stunning journey in Shanghai, which now includes wins over four seeds, looked doomed early on as Rune raced through a physically demanding opening set while the underdog felt his "lungs were screaming". But the tide turned dramatically in the second-set tiebreak when Vacherot produced a stunning backhand crosscourt winner to take a 5-4 lead. Rune crashed his next shot into the net and could only watch as Vacherot fired a forehand winner down the line on set point to level the match. Rune struggled physically in the decider, requiring the trainer twice to massage his leg. Vacherot then capitalised to complete a memorable victory in a contest lasting a minute shy of three hours. Vacherot's cousin Arthur Rinderknech is also in the quarter-finals, with the Frenchman set to play Felix Auger-Aliassime on Friday. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)
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VIDEO SHOWS: BROOKLYN NETS AND THE PHOENIX SUNS’ TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS/SOUNDBITE FROM PLAYERS AND HEAD COACH SHOWS: MACAU, CHINA (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF BROOKLYN NETS OPENING TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS 2. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER MICHAEL PORTER SHOOTING DURING TRAINING 3. BROOKLYN NETS TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS 4. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZENG FANBO IN COURT 5. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER EGOR DEMIN IN COURT 6. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER E. J. LIDDELL SITTING AND DRINKING WATER 7. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZIAIRE WILLIAMS IN COURT 8. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER TERANCE MANN SHOOTING 9. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER CAM THOMAS SHOOTING 10. BALLS GOING INTO THE BASKET 11. ZENG FANBO SHOOTING 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, CAM THOMAS, SAYING: “Oh yeah, definitely. Always open to doing that. New opportunities always, you know, come up as part of anything. So it's definitely good to see that and see that it's coming back and see how big, you know, the NBA is here. So I definitely like to see, you know, us, you know, venture out here more. So it's been cool.” 13. SIGNAGE ON COURT WRITING (Chinese): “ NBA CHINA 2025” 14. BROOKLYN NETS TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS 15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, EGOR DEMIN, SAYING: "I think it's great. As I know it, it's the eighth time in China, right, NBA? And I mean, I think that's a huge event. No matter where the NBA goes, but especially in China, because of the community here and because how much you guys and the whole Asia love basketball, I think that's really important for the NBA and for China.” 16. BROOKLYN NETS JORDI FERNANDEZ SPEAKING TO PLAYERS 17. PLAYERS CHEERING 18. NEWS CONFERENCE WITH BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZENG FANBO IN PROGRESS 19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, ZENG FANBO, SAYING: “I feel blessed, you know, to be a part of this family. Since I was a kid, I was watching on the TV. Right now, it's like a dream come true for me. For me, I'll just enjoy the whole thing, enjoy with my family on the weekend, enjoy a better game. If I got a chance to play, I'll enjoy every single six seconds I get on the court. So I feel blessed.” 20. SCREEN SHOWING BROOKLYN NETS AND THE PHOENIX SUNS’ LOGO 21. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYERS LISTENING TO HEAD COACH JORDAN OTT SPEAKING 22. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYER DEVIN BOOKER SITTING 23. PLAYERS SITTING 24. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYER DEVIN BOOKER ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE 25. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER, DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING: “Obviously, we have a big fan base out here in China. We have Chinese players in the NBA and I think basketball without borders is super important, being here on their homeland and letting them see us play in person. I think for the youth and you know, the next generation of Chinese players, getting this experience on their land will just open up their inspiration and, you know, make them feel they have a chance.” 26. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 27. PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER MARK WILLIAMS DOING WARM UP DURING TRAINING SESSION 28. PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER, DEVIN BOOKER DOING WARM UP DURING TRAINING SESSION 29. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER, DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING: “Yeah, I know what it is. Like I said, coming here once before and getting that experience and just seeing the reaction, seeing, you know, their faces light up just upon our arrival. So, it's super important for us, super important for the league to be here in person and doing this.” 30. SIGN ON BOARD (Chinese): “ NBA CHINA 2025” 31. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER, DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING: “I mean, that was last summer. This past summer was too long for my liking without being in the playoffs. So, you know, I'm eager to get back to it. You know, I'm excited. Obviously, we've had some changes with the roster. We've had some changes with the coaches. So I think it's a big responsibility for me to just be a leader, continue being a leader, and get everybody on the same page so we can start this thing off the right way.” 32. PHOENIX SUNS’ HEAD COACH JORDAN OTT SPEAKING ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE 33. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS’ HEAD COACH, JORDAN OTT, SAYING: “Yeah, I just us as the Phoenix Suns being one of those teams to come here, you know, we know that incredible honour and opportunity for us to be here in the country on this stage with our with our group. You know, we're early in this training camp, early in the preseason during our second game, second game together, coming here to a place where, you know, many of us have not been. So yeah, just the time together, the flight over, it's a time to for some of our team bonding and then us to get out here in front of these fans. We're really excited.” 34. PHOENIX SUNS TRAINING IN PROGRESS 35. VARIOUS OF DIGITAL BOARD WRITING (Chinese): “ NBA CHINA 2025”
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