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VIDEO SHOWS: SECOND ROUND HIGHLIGHTS FROM SHANGHAI MASTERS  – BEN SHELTON, FRANCES TIAFOE DEFEATED, HOLGER RUNE WINS COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – Editorial use only. No Monetisation. No resales.) BEN SHELTON (LILAC SHIRT) V DAVID GOFFIN (NAVY BLUE SHIRT) 1. DAVID GOFFIN WALKING IN 2. BEN SHELTON WALKING IN FIRST SET 3. DAVID GOFFIN HITTING A BACKHAND WINNER PAST BEN SHELTON 4. CUTAWAY OF BEN SHELTON 5. JANNIK SINNER WATCHING THE MATCH FROM PLAYER’S BOX IN THE STANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGING POINT 6. SHELTON’S RETURN GOES WIDE / GOFFIN TAKES FIRST SET AND WALKING BACK SECOND SET 7. BACKHAND WINNER BYGOFFIN 8. CUTAWAYS OF SHELTON AND GOFFIN 9. CROWD CHEERING 10. GOFFIN WINS MATCH AS SHELTON’S BACKHAND GOES LONG 11. VARIOUS OF GOFFIN WALKING TO THE NET 12. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT NET FRANCES TIAFOE (WHITE HEADBAND) V YANNICK HANFMANN (ORANGE AND WHITE SHIRT) FIRST SET 13. BACKHAND WINNER BY FRANCES TIAFOE / CROWD CHEERING 14. BACKHAND WINNER BY YANNICK HANFMANN 15. CROWD CHEERING TIE-BREAKER 16. TIAFOE TAKES SET AFTER FOREHAND RETURN ERROR BY HANFMANN SECOND SET 17. BACKHAND WINNER BY HANFMANN 18. HANFMANN TAKES SET AS TIAFOE ERRS IN MAKING FOREHAND HALF VOLLEY THIRD SET 19. TIAFOE WINS POINT WITH A LOB 20. HANFMANN SEALS MATCH WTH A SERVICE WINNER 21. HANFMANN CELEBRATING 22. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT THE NET HOLGER RUNE (PALE GREEN SHIRT) V SEBASTIAN BAEZ (DARK BLUE SHIRT) 23. SEBASTIAN BAEZ WALKING IN 24. HOLGER RUNE WALKING IN FIRST SET 25. BACKHAND WINNER BY RUNE 26. RUNE APOLOGISING    27. FOREHAND WINNER BY RUNE SECOND SET 28. BACKHAND WINNER BY RUNE 29. VARIOUS OF RUNE CELEBRATING 30. RUNE WINS MATCH AS BAEZ NETS BACKHAND 31. RUNE WALKING TO THE NET 32. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM SHANGHAI MASTERS  – BEN SHELTON, FRANCES TIAFOE DEFEATED, HOLGER RUNE WINS RESENDING WITH  COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – Editorial use only. No Monetisation. No resales.) BEN SHELTON (LILAC SHIRT) V DAVID GOFFIN (NAVY BLUE SHIRT) 1. DAVID GOFFIN WALKING IN 2. BEN SHELTON WALKING IN FIRST SET 3. DAVID GOFFIN HITTING A BACKHAND WINNER PAST BEN SHELTON 4. CUTAWAY OF BEN SHELTON 5. JANNIK SINNER WATCHING THE MATCH FROM PLAYER’S BOX IN THE STANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGING POINT 6. SHELTON’S RETURN GOES WIDE / GOFFIN TAKES FIRST SET AND WALKING BACK SECOND SET 7. BACKHAND WINNER BY GOFFIN 8. CUTAWAYS OF SHELTON AND GOFFIN 9. CROWD CHEERING 10. GOFFIN WINS MATCH AS SHELTON’S BACKHAND GOES LONG 11. VARIOUS OF GOFFIN WALKING TO THE NET 12. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT NET FRANCES TIAFOE (WHITE HEADBAND) V YANNICK HANFMANN (ORANGE AND WHITE SHIRT) FIRST SET 13. BACKHAND WINNER BY FRANCES TIAFOE / CROWD CHEERING 14. BACKHAND WINNER BY YANNICK HANFMANN 15. CROWD CHEERING TIE-BREAKER 16. TIAFOE TAKES SET AFTER FOREHAND RETURN ERROR BY HANFMANN SECOND SET 17. BACKHAND WINNER BY HANFMANN 18. HANFMANN TAKES SET AS TIAFOE ERRS IN MAKING FOREHAND HALF VOLLEY THIRD SET 19. TIAFOE WINS POINT WITH A LOB 20. HANFMANN SEALS MATCH WTH A SERVICE WINNER 21. HANFMANN CELEBRATING 22. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT THE NET HOLGER RUNE (PALE GREEN SHIRT) V SEBASTIAN BAEZ (DARK BLUE SHIRT) 23. SEBASTIAN BAEZ WALKING IN 24. HOLGER RUNE WALKING IN FIRST SET 25. BACKHAND WINNER BY RUNE 26. RUNE APOLOGISING    27. FOREHAND WINNER BY RUNE SECOND SET 28. BACKHAND WINNER BY RUNE 29. VARIOUS OF RUNE CELEBRATING 30. RUNE WINS MATCH AS BAEZ NETS BACKHAND 31. RUNE WALKING TO THE NET 32. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS STORY: After missing three tournaments, sixth-ranked Ben Shelton making his return to the ATP Tour in the Shanghai Masters 1000 Tournament but was defeated in straight sets by David Goffin of Belgium on Friday (October 3). With newly-crowned China Open champion Jannik Sinner watching, Shelton was dismissed by the Belgian veteran in straight sets, 6-2 6-4 in an hour and 31 minutes for a place in the third round. Another America,  Frances Tiafoe, also fell, losing to 159th-ranked Yannick Hanfmann in three sets, 7-6, 2-6, 1-6. Elsewhere, world number 11 Holger Rune of Denmark advanced with a 7-5 6-4 win over Argentinian Sebastian Baez. The top-seeded players in Shanghai all received first-round byes, including Sinner and Novak Djokovic.  Djokovic is scheduled to play in the evening session on Friday. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: SECOND ROUND HIGHLIGHTS FROM SHANGHAI MASTERS  – BEN SHELTON, FRANCES TIAFOE DEFEATED, HOLGER RUNE WINS COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – Editorial use only. No Monetisation. No resales.) BEN SHELTON (LILAC SHIRT) V DAVID GOFFIN (NAVY BLUE SHIRT) 1. DAVID GOFFIN WALKING IN 2. BEN SHELTON WALKING IN FIRST SET 3. DAVID GOFFIN HITTING A BACKHAND WINNER PAST BEN SHELTON 4. CUTAWAY OF BEN SHELTON 5. JANNIK SINNER WATCHING THE MATCH FROM PLAYER’S BOX IN THE STANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGING POINT 6. SHELTON’S RETURN GOES WIDE / GOFFIN TAKES FIRST SET AND WALKING BACK SECOND SET 7. BACKHAND WINNER BYGOFFIN 8. CUTAWAYS OF SHELTON AND GOFFIN 9. CROWD CHEERING 10. GOFFIN WINS MATCH AS SHELTON’S BACKHAND GOES LONG 11. VARIOUS OF GOFFIN WALKING TO THE NET 12. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT NET FRANCES TIAFOE (WHITE HEADBAND) V YANNICK HANFMANN (ORANGE AND WHITE SHIRT) FIRST SET 13. BACKHAND WINNER BY FRANCES TIAFOE / CROWD CHEERING 14. BACKHAND WINNER BY YANNICK HANFMANN 15. CROWD CHEERING TIE-BREAKER 16. TIAFOE TAKES SET AFTER FOREHAND RETURN ERROR BY HANFMANN SECOND SET 17. BACKHAND WINNER BY HANFMANN 18. HANFMANN TAKES SET AS TIAFOE ERRS IN MAKING FOREHAND HALF VOLLEY THIRD SET 19. TIAFOE WINS POINT WITH A LOB 20. HANFMANN SEALS MATCH WTH A SERVICE WINNER 21. HANFMANN CELEBRATING 22. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT THE NET HOLGER RUNE (PALE GREEN SHIRT) V SEBASTIAN BAEZ (DARK BLUE SHIRT) 23. SEBASTIAN BAEZ WALKING IN 24. HOLGER RUNE WALKING IN FIRST SET 25. BACKHAND WINNER BY RUNE 26. RUNE APOLOGISING    27. FOREHAND WINNER BY RUNE SECOND SET 28. BACKHAND WINNER BY RUNE 29. VARIOUS OF RUNE CELEBRATING 30. RUNE WINS MATCH AS BAEZ NETS BACKHAND 31. RUNE WALKING TO THE NET 32. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: SECOND ROUND HIGHLIGHTS FROM SHANGHAI MASTERS  – BEN SHELTON, FRANCES TIAFOE DEFEATED, HOLGER RUNE WINS COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – Editorial use only. No Monetisation. No resales.) BEN SHELTON (LILAC SHIRT) V DAVID GOFFIN (NAVY BLUE SHIRT) 1. DAVID GOFFIN WALKING IN 2. BEN SHELTON WALKING IN FIRST SET 3. DAVID GOFFIN HITTING A BACKHAND WINNER PAST BEN SHELTON 4. CUTAWAY OF BEN SHELTON 5. JANNIK SINNER WATCHING THE MATCH FROM PLAYER’S BOX IN THE STANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGING POINT 6. SHELTON’S RETURN GOES WIDE / GOFFIN TAKES FIRST SET AND WALKING BACK SECOND SET 7. BACKHAND WINNER BYGOFFIN 8. CUTAWAYS OF SHELTON AND GOFFIN 9. CROWD CHEERING 10. GOFFIN WINS MATCH AS SHELTON’S BACKHAND GOES LONG 11. VARIOUS OF GOFFIN WALKING TO THE NET 12. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT NET FRANCES TIAFOE (WHITE HEADBAND) V YANNICK HANFMANN (ORANGE AND WHITE SHIRT) FIRST SET 13. BACKHAND WINNER BY FRANCES TIAFOE / CROWD CHEERING 14. BACKHAND WINNER BY YANNICK HANFMANN 15. CROWD CHEERING TIE-BREAKER 16. TIAFOE TAKES SET AFTER FOREHAND RETURN ERROR BY HANFMANN SECOND SET 17. BACKHAND WINNER BY HANFMANN 18. HANFMANN TAKES SET AS TIAFOE ERRS IN MAKING FOREHAND HALF VOLLEY THIRD SET 19. TIAFOE WINS POINT WITH A LOB 20. HANFMANN SEALS MATCH WTH A SERVICE WINNER 21. HANFMANN CELEBRATING 22. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT THE NET HOLGER RUNE (PALE GREEN SHIRT) V SEBASTIAN BAEZ (DARK BLUE SHIRT) 23. SEBASTIAN BAEZ WALKING IN 24. HOLGER RUNE WALKING IN FIRST SET 25. BACKHAND WINNER BY RUNE 26. RUNE APOLOGISING    27. FOREHAND WINNER BY RUNE SECOND SET 28. BACKHAND WINNER BY RUNE 29. VARIOUS OF RUNE CELEBRATING 30. RUNE WINS MATCH AS BAEZ NETS BACKHAND 31. RUNE WALKING TO THE NET 32. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: ARNE SLOT PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT  SHOWS: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "Yeah, Alisson is not part of the squad tomorrow and he's not going to travel to Brazil as well for the national team. So he will be out for Saturday. Hugo (Ekitike) is going to train today again and let's see where he is, and the same can be said for Federico (Chiesa). So we have to wait and see after the session where we exactly are." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "That depends also on how you, how fast a recovery goes. So it's clear that he's not there Saturday, it's clear he's not going to play for Brazil. And I would be surprised if he would be there in the first game after the international break. But from there on, sometimes things can go a bit faster or a bit slower. So it's always difficult to say the amount of days and weeks. But for the upcoming games, he will not be part of us or the Brazil team." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "If the reaction is after you lose against Palace, you lose another game, you can argue if that is positive. But I saw a team that wanted to try from the first to the last second everything to get a result. Different than to the Palace game, we won much more second balls. We were, like in the Palace game, close to a result.      "And I've said many times last season, the margins are so small, and that's the same this season again, and we are trying to find a way of, that is not about luck or bad luck, or it's not about a set-piece goal scored or against." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     " Juergen (Klopp) gave me a lot of gifts, but one of the gifts he also gave me was ending up first the year before and fifth that year before, and him being so well known that a new manager came in and everybody thought, 'oh, let's start to play against Liverpool'. Teams played in a completely different way in the first half of the season against us than they did when we were top of the league after the half of the season and when we were top of the Champions League after the first part of the season. And I can see this going now into the second half of, or in this part of this season. And we have to find answers to that, and last season, one of the answers was a set piece. Like many teams unlock low blocks with set pieces and this season, we haven't done that… yet." 8. WHITE FLASH 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, TALKING ABOUT DEFENDER IBRAHIMA KONATE MAKING MISTAKES, SAYING:     "Now, what I think is, if you are losing a game of football, what we did against Galatasaray and against (Crystal) Palace, then it doesn't help if you lose a ball a few times very easily. He's been one of them, definitely not the only one, because against Galatasaray, I think, apart from the penalty, they've maybe… not created, got three or four moments, all three or four, from us losing a very simple ball without any pressure, which happened to him once in the Crystal Palace game and once against Galatasaray. So then, if you lose a game of football, there's so much focus on that moment, and all of a sudden, 90 minutes have been very, very, very poor. Which is not the way I analyse a game, especially not afterwards, where I have the time to analyse, to watch it one more time and see what we did well and what we did wrong." STORY: Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is not expected to be available until after the November international break due to a hamstring injury, manager Arne Slot said ahead of Saturday's (October 4) Premier League game against Chelsea.     The Brazil international limped off during the second half of Liverpool's 1-0 Champions League defeat at Galatasaray on Tuesday.      Slot is set to turn to Georgian Giorgi Mamardashvili in Alisson's absence as Liverpool look to extend their two-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.     With Liverpool set to face a stretch of fixtures that includes league matches against Manchester United and Manchester City, and a Champions League tie against Real Madrid, Slot was pleased to have a solid back-up to Alisson.     Liverpool, who lost 2-1 at Crystal Palace late last month, are coming into the game at Stamford Bridge on a rare two-match losing run and Slot stressed the need for improvement when they take on eighth-placed Chelsea. (Production: Andy Ragg)

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF 2026 SOCCER WORLD CUP MATCH BALL 'TRIONDA' SHOWS: UNKNOWN (RELEASED ON OCTOBER 3, 2025) (FIFA – See restrictions) 1. FOUR STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF 'TRIONDA' THE OFFICIAL MATCH BALL FOR 2026  WORLD CUP 2. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW BALLS TRIONDA 3. TWO STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO POSING WITH OFFICIAL MATCH BALL STORY: FIFA has launched the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, a vibrant sphere called TRIONDA that celebrates the tournament's historic three-nation hosting arrangement while packing cutting-edge technology to help referees make split-second decisions. The adidas-designed ball takes its name from the Spanish for "three waves" – a nod to Canada, Mexico and the United States jointly staging football's biggest show for the first time. Its eye-catching red, green and blue color scheme honors each host nation, while a revolutionary four-panel construction creates wave-like geometry across its surface. "The Official Match Ball for the FIFA World Cup 26 is here and it's a beauty!" declared FIFA President Gianni Infantino after unveiling it on Friday (October 3). "I can't wait to see this beautiful ball hitting the back of the net. The countdown to the greatest FIFA World Cup ever is on – and the ball is rolling!" TRIONDA features national symbols for each host – Canada's maple leaf, Mexico's eagle and the United States' star – with gold touches paying tribute to the World Cup trophy itself. But beyond the aesthetics lies serious technology: intentionally deep seams create optimal flight stability, while embossed icons boost grip in wet conditions. Most significantly, the ball contains a 500Hz motion sensor chip that tracks every movement in real time, feeding precise data to video assistant referees to help with crucial decisions including offside calls. The launch adds to mounting excitement ahead of the tournament, following the unveiling of official mascots and news that over 4.5 million fans from 216 countries entered the initial ticket draw. The final tournament draw takes place in Washington DC on December 5, 2025. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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SPORTS DAILY OUTLOOK – FRIDAY OCTOBER 3, 2025 . EXPECTED: . RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-Australia and New Zealand Captain's Runs ahead of their Rugby Championship test match in Perth. EXPECTED 0900GMT APPROX . SOCCER-SPAIN-RMA-VIL/PREVIEW: Real Madrid hold a press conference and training session a day ahead of their LaLiga match against Villarreal. LIVE COVERAGE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE ON REUTERS LIVE FRO M 1030GMT. PLEASE MONITOR FOR UPDATES EDIT EXPECTED 1200GMT . SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-LIV/PREVIEW: – Chelsea's Enzo Maresca holds a press conference ahead of his side's Premier League match against Liverpool. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 1200GMT . SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-LIV/PREVIEW: Liverpool manager Arne Slot speaks to the media ahead of his team's Premier League match against Chelsea. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 1200GMT . GOLF-ASIAN/ Round two of the Jakarta International Championship, an Asian Tour event at Damai Indah Golf. EDIT EXPECTED AFTER 1300GMT TENNIS-SHANGHAI/: Day three of the Shanghai Masters – an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. EDIT DELIVERY TIME TBA. PLEASE MONITOR FOR UPDATES . TENNIS-BEIJING/: The quarter-finals of the China Open – a WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing. EDIT DELIVERY TIME TBA. PLEASE MONITOR FOR UPDATES . SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ESP/: – Spain coach Luis de la Fuente announces his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Bulgaria. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 1300GMT . SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ENG/: – England head coach Thomas Tuchel holds a press conference at Wembley Stadium after announcing his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Latvia and the international friendly against Wales. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 1400GMT . RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ARG-ZAF/ – South Africa hold their captain's run in London a day ahead of their final Rugby Championship clash against Argentina at Twickenham. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 1430GMT . SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-SUN/PREVIEW: – Manchester United's Ruben Amorim speaks to the media ahead of his side's Premier League match against Sunderland. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 1600GMT . SURFING-WSL/: – The latest action from the Ericeira Pro, the fourth round of the 2025 World Surf League Challenger Series. POSSIBLE ONLY – DEPENDENT ON WEATHER CONDITIONS . DELIVERED: . 9994-BASEBALL-MLB-NYY-BOS/ – Cam Schlittler fans 12 as Yankees KO Red Sox, earn American League Division Series bid DELIVERED 0611GMT . 9993-BASEBALL-MLB-CHC-SD – Cubs shut down Padres, earn National League Division Series berth DELIVERED 0536GMT . 9992-BASEBALL-MLB-CLE-DET/ – Tigers take down division champ Guardians to advance to ALDS DELIVERED 0116GMT . 0093-TENNIS-SHANGHAI/ – Djokovic hopes to face Sinner in Shanghai semis, weighs in on scheduling complaints DELIVERED 1955GMT . 9858 – TENNIS-SHANGHAI/ – Brooksby breezes to second round in Shanghai, Opelka ousted, Bu keeps China's hopes alive DELIVERED 1732GMT . 9857 – TENNIS-BEIJING/ – Gauff quells Lys challenge, Anisimova beats Paolini to reach China Open semis DELIVERED 1541GMT . 9934 – GOLF-ASIAN/ – Prateeptienchai leads the Jakarta International Championship before darkness ends the day DELIVERED 1210GMT . 9922 – SOCCER-FIFA/ – FIFA Council meets in Switzerland with World Cup now months away DELIVERED 1125GMT . 9862 – BASEBALL-MLB-CLE-DET/ – Guardians beat Tigers 6-1, force decisive game three DELIVERED 1110GMT . 9866 – BASEBALL-MLB-CHC-SD/ – Machado homer lifts Padres over Cubs to even series DELIVERED 1057GMT . 9795 – BASEBALL-MLB-LAD-CIN/ – Yamamoto and Betts lead Dodgers to NLDS with Reds sweep DELIVERED 0610GMT . 9790 – BASEBALL-MLB-NYY-BOS/ – Yankees beat Red Sox 4-3, force decisive game three DELIVERED 0504GMT . 9643 – SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-BAR-PSG/ – Depleted PSG battle back to earn gritty 2-1 win at Barcelona DELIVERED 0004GMT . More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen . Television Editorial Support / tvsports@thomsonreuters.com Tel: +44 20 7542 2244

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VIDEO SHOWS: ARNE SLOT PRESS CONFERENCE FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "Yeah, Alisson is not part of the squad tomorrow and he's not going to travel to Brazil as well for the national team. So he will be out for Saturday. Hugo (Ekitike) is going to train today again and let's see where he is, and the same can be said for Federico (Chiesa). So we have to wait and see after the session where we exactly are." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "That depends also on how you, how fast a recovery goes. So it's clear that he's not there Saturday, it's clear he's not going to play for Brazil. And I would be surprised if he would be there in the first game after the international break. But from there on, sometimes things can go a bit faster or a bit slower. So it's always difficult to say the amount of days and weeks. But for the upcoming games, he will not be part of us or the Brazil team." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "If the reaction is after you lose against Palace, you lose another game, you can argue if that is positive. But I saw a team that wanted to try from the first to the last second everything to get a result. Different than to the Palace game, we won much more second balls. We were, like in the Palace game, close to a result.      "And I've said many times last season, the margins are so small, and that's the same this season again, and we are trying to find a way of, that is not about luck or bad luck, or it's not about a set-piece goal scored or against." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     " Juergen (Klopp) gave me a lot of gifts, but one of the gifts he also gave me was ending up first the year before and fifth that year before, and him being so well known that a new manager came in and everybody thought, 'oh, let's start to play against Liverpool'. Teams played in a completely different way in the first half of the season against us than they did when we were top of the league after the half of the season and when we were top of the Champions League after the first part of the season. And I can see this going now into the second half of, or in this part of this season. And we have to find answers to that, and last season, one of the answers was a set piece. Like many teams unlock low blocks with set pieces and this season, we haven't done that… yet." 8. WHITE FLASH 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, TALKING ABOUT DEFENDER IBRAHIMA KONATE MAKING MISTAKES, SAYING:     "Now, what I think is, if you are losing a game of football, what we did against Galatasaray and against (Crystal) Palace, then it doesn't help if you lose a ball a few times very easily. He's been one of them, definitely not the only one, because against Galatasaray, I think, apart from the penalty, they've maybe… not created, got three or four moments, all three or four, from us losing a very simple ball without any pressure, which happened to him once in the Crystal Palace game and once against Galatasaray. So then, if you lose a game of football, there's so much focus on that moment, and all of a sudden, 90 minutes have been very, very, very poor. Which is not the way I analyze a game, especially not afterwards, where I have the time to analyze, to watch it one more time and see what we did well and what we did wrong." STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: ARNE SLOT PRESS CONFERENCE FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "Yeah, Alisson is not part of the squad tomorrow and he's not going to travel to Brazil as well for the national team. So he will be out for Saturday. Hugo (Ekitike) is going to train today again and let's see where he is, and the same can be said for Federico (Chiesa). So we have to wait and see after the session where we exactly are." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "That depends also on how you, how fast a recovery goes. So it's clear that he's not there Saturday, it's clear he's not going to play for Brazil. And I would be surprised if he would be there in the first game after the international break. But from there on, sometimes things can go a bit faster or a bit slower. So it's always difficult to say the amount of days and weeks. But for the upcoming games, he will not be part of us or the Brazil team." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "If the reaction is after you lose against Palace, you lose another game, you can argue if that is positive. But I saw a team that wanted to try from the first to the last second everything to get a result. Different than to the Palace game, we won much more second balls. We were, like in the Palace game, close to a result.      "And I've said many times last season, the margins are so small, and that's the same this season again, and we are trying to find a way of, that is not about luck or bad luck, or it's not about a set-piece goal scored or against." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     " Juergen (Klopp) gave me a lot of gifts, but one of the gifts he also gave me was ending up first the year before and fifth that year before, and him being so well known that a new manager came in and everybody thought, 'oh, let's start to play against Liverpool'. Teams played in a completely different way in the first half of the season against us than they did when we were top of the league after the half of the season and when we were top of the Champions League after the first part of the season. And I can see this going now into the second half of, or in this part of this season. And we have to find answers to that, and last season, one of the answers was a set piece. Like many teams unlock low blocks with set pieces and this season, we haven't done that… yet." 8. WHITE FLASH 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, TALKING ABOUT DEFENDER IBRAHIMA KONATE MAKING MISTAKES, SAYING:     "Now, what I think is, if you are losing a game of football, what we did against Galatasaray and against (Crystal) Palace, then it doesn't help if you lose a ball a few times very easily. He's been one of them, definitely not the only one, because against Galatasaray, I think, apart from the penalty, they've maybe… not created, got three or four moments, all three or four, from us losing a very simple ball without any pressure, which happened to him once in the Crystal Palace game and once against Galatasaray. So then, if you lose a game of football, there's so much focus on that moment, and all of a sudden, 90 minutes have been very, very, very poor. Which is not the way I analyze a game, especially not afterwards, where I have the time to analyze, to watch it one more time and see what we did well and what we did wrong." STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES TEAM TRAINING / SOUNDBITES FROM WALLABIES CAPTAIN HARRY WILSON SHOWS: PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 1. WALLABIES DOLL AND RUGBY UNION BALL 2. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES POSING FOR PHOTOS 3. WALLABIES COACH JOE SCHMIDT POSING FOR PHOTOS PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "Yeah we're obviously really excited to get the opportunity to verse the All Blacks on our territory this weekend. And obviously tough match last weekend – disappointing result, but it's always very exciting to know we get another opportunity at them." PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 5. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES POSING FOR PHOTOS PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "The Bledisloe means so much to the two teams and they've obviously been able to retain it this year. But saying that, I feel that as if this team is in the right direction and even in those 10 losses, there's been a lot of matches where it's neck and neck and the Wallabies could've got the result there. So there's a lot of confidence in this group this weekend." PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 7. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES PASSING BALL AROUND ON STADIUM PITCH PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "Yeah it's always exciting when you get someone like Will Skelton coming back in the team. When you have a person of his size, it definitely gives everyone a lot of confidence and he's a real calm person and a real leader in our group. We love having him and whenever he is available and comes in, he always makes everyone pretty excited to have him on the field."   PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 9. WALLABIES PLAYER JAMES SLIPPER 10. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES DURING TRAINING STORY: Lock Will Skelton and scrumhalf Jake Gordon are among five changes to Australia's starting 15 for their final Rugby Championship test against New Zealand in Perth on Saturday (October 4). Australia lost the bilateral Bledisloe Cup to New Zealand at Eden Park last week but can claim the Rugby Championship title with victory over the visitors provided South Africa lose to Argentina at Twickenham. Wallabies Captain Harry Wilson said the team are excited and confident ahead of the clash, and were aiming to give prop James Slipper a victorious send-off in his 151st and final international. Scott Barrett will lead the All Blacks after recovering from injury, while Leicester Fainga'anuku has been named on the wing for his first test since the 2023 World Cup. (Production: James Redmayne)

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