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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM THE ON COURT INTERVIEWS WITH THE SHANGHAI OPEN FINALISTS VALENTIN VACHEROT AND HIS COUSIN ARTHUR RINDERKNECH RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST  AND SCRIPT  SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 11) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – Editorial use only. No Monetisation. No resales) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (French) SHANGHAI MASTERS FINALIST VALETIN VACHEROT ON REACHING HIS FIRST MASTERS FINAL, SAYING: "Maybe it's just my moment, it's maybe everything I've done since the first day I picked up a tennis racket, and my career, in parentheses let’s say, well, it's the launch. I don't expect to hear the Monegasque anthem. It's magnificent. But like I said, I think everything has fallen into place. All the work I've done has fallen into place this week and what's great is that I'm going to be able to leave it in a corner of my head. Even if I've already done it in training. I'm going to be able to keep it in a corner of my head and try to continue to do that throughout my career." 2. (SOUNDBITE) (French) SHANGHAI MASTERS FINALIST ARTHUR RINDERKNECH ON PLAYING HIS COUSIN ON SUNDAY, SAYING: "I just want to enjoy tomorrow (October 12), we'll see, we'll see what he does tomorrow, we'll have fun like when we played when we were 12 years old and. And we'll see. I think there are two winners today, there will be two winners tomorrow night, and there will be no losers." 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHANGHAI MASTERS FINALIST VALETIN VACHEROT ON THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED HIM BECOME A PROFESSIONAL, SAYING: "Thanks to my parents, thanks to my family already, you know, when I was growing up, my brother Benjamin, that's over there was playing on the tour and he was ranked most of his career around the 200 in the world. And for me that was already unreal to be 200 in the world. I mean, me looking and just now to be here and then just I gotta say, it's so much thank you to to Steve Denton, Kevin O'Shea and all the coaches in Texas A&M, because they taught me the same thing, just to work hard. This is  probably where I learned how to be a professional tennis player and to stop just playing for fun. You know, to really work as a professional and to be as high in the ranking and then say thank you to now that the Monaco Federation, we're such a small family and we're pushing each other." 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHANGHAI MASTERS FINALIST ARTHUR RINDERKNECH ON PLAYING HIS COUSIN IN THE FINAL, SAYING: "I don't know. Even in the, in the best dreams, we couldn't we couldn't have dreamt about about this. So I can't even say it's a dream because I don't think even one person in our family dreamt about it. So it wasn't a dream. It's just a dream that came out of nowhere and you know, we started believing it. I'll say in the quarters maybe I was like, 'who knows?' You know, it's really hard. Maybe one guy or two can pull out or whatever can happen. And you know, now we are here and we fought through so many matches and somehow we are the both guys standing at the end, so just incredible." STORY: A storybook ending is coming to Shanghai on Sunday (October 12) as cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot meet in a highly improbable final at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. It is the first ATP Masters 1000 final for both men and Vacherot, at No. 204, is the lowest-ranked finalist in Masters 1000 history. It will also be the first head-to-head meeting between France's Rinderknech and Monaco's Vacherot. Vacherot, a qualifier, stunned four-time Shanghai champion and No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 43 minutes in Saturday's (October 11) first semi-final. Rinderknech, also unseeded, rallied for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory against 2019 Shanghai winner and No. 16 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia in two hours and 30 minutes. The cousins, who both played college tennis at Texas A&M, embraced courtside after Medvedev double-faulted to end the match. "In the best dreams, we couldn't have dreamt about this, so I can't even say it's a dream, because I don't think even one person in our family dreamt about it," Rinderknech said. (Production: Simon Ormiston)

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VIDEO SHOWS: INTER MIAMI TEAM TRAINING SESSION / SOUNDBITES FROM INTER MIAMI DEFENDER JORDI ALBA ON HIS DECISION TO RETIRE FROM SOCCER AT THE END OF THE CURRENT SEASON RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 10, 2025) (INTER MIAMI CF – Must on-screen courtesy 'Inter Miami CF'.  No resales.  No monetisation.) (MUTE) 1. INTER MIAMI DEFENDER, JORDI ALBA, TRAINING WITH TEAMMATES  2. VARIOUS OF INTER MIAMI SQUAD IN A RONDO DRILL / ALBA 3. INTER MIAMI COACH, JAVIER MASCHERANO, WATCHING ON 4. RONDO DRILL 5. INTER MIAMI MIDFIELDER, SERGIO BUSQUETS, IN MIDDLE OF RONDO 6. RONDO DRILL 7. GOALKEEPERS TRAINING FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 10, 2025) (INTER MIAMI CF – Must on-screen courtesy 'Inter Miami CF'.  No resales.  No monetisation.) 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) INTER MIAMI DEFENDER, JORDI ALBA, ON DECISION TO RETIRE AFTER SIGNING CONTRACT EXTENSION, SAYING:     “It's true that not much time has passed from May until now in October, but hey, it's a decision that I've been thinking about. And I was thinking about it for a while and I let the team and the club know maybe three or four weeks ago. Obviously, it was a decision I needed to make. I know I was the one who had to decide this. And at the end of the day, it was a thought-out decision. I think it is for the best. Obviously, I am still physically well, but I weighed everything, and I think it’s the most honest and correct thing. And it is my decision alone. And I think it is the correct decision.”  JOURNALIST, ASKING:     “But what changed in your head? Because in May, you signed for not just one year, but two more years. You had in your head that you were going to stay for two years. What changed in this time?” ALBA, SAYING:     “Well, just like you can change your mind from one day to the next, just like anyone. Well, mine (change of heart) took several months. So instead of being somewhere where I wouldn’t be 100% or giving my all, which is what I’d want to give, I’d rather step aside. I think the timing is right. And I have other projects in mind. And I really miss Barcelona. And there are a lot of things. I’ve tried to overcome everything here, and obviously, lots of opinions can change from one day to the next. And in this sense, I am pretty calm about it. I think I’ve given 100% here and I still am and will do so until the end of the season.  But just like when I left Barcelona with a year still on my contract, and I decided to leave because I thought it was the honest thing to do and the right timing, well, that’s just how I am. I may have a contract, but it does nothing for me to have a contract and be forced to fulfil it. It’s my decision in the end. Obviously, I could have stayed through 2027, but the fairest thing for me personally and for my family – but especially me, because it is a personal decision – it was the fairest thing and what I was feeling.”  9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) INTER MIAMI DEFENDER, JORDI ALBA, ON DECISION TO RETIRE AFTER SIGNING CONTRACT EXTENSION, SAYING:     “It’s a lot of things, not just soccer. I think I’m playing at a good level. I think physically, I could keep playing for one or two more years, but I think the timing is right. There’s not much else to think about. It is my personal decision. And I’ve been thinking about this for a while. It wasn’t just from one day to the next. And I obviously spoke with the club first. It’s a personal thing. And I’m sad to leave soccer, but I would be sad if I were to leave a year from now or in five or ten years. But I feel like I’ve made the decision with conviction and really thought about and the decision was clear.”  11. WHITE FLASH 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) INTER MIAMI DEFENDER, JORDI ALBA, ON MESSAGE FROM TEAMMATE, LIONEL MESSI, AFTER ALBA ANNOUNCED HIS PLANS TO RETIRE, SAYING:     “Well clearly, it is how Leo feels. And based on all these years of sharing moments together, not just on the pitch, but off the pitch too. I know how he feels. Maybe you all were a bit more surprised that he’d say those things, but I am with him every day and I know what he really thinks and he knows what I really think. Just like the other players who we’ve been lucky enough to spend a lot of time with like Busi (Sergio Busquets) and Luis (Suarez). And well, when you’re young, you never think this time will come.  But what can you do? As you grow up you understand it. And I like I said, I am confident in what I’ve done, with a lot of conviction. And it is sad because when it’s something you’ve done pretty much your entire life, but I am truly certain and happy with everything I’ve been able to do in this world.” STORY: Inter Miami’s Jordi Alba said he thought long and hard about his decision to retire from soccer at the end of the Major League Soccer (MLS) season, but that in the end he thought the timing was right.      “I’ve been thinking about this for a while. It wasn’t just from one day to the next. And I obviously spoke with the club first. It’s a personal thing. And I’m sad to leave soccer, but I would be sad if I were to leave a year from now or in five or ten years,” Alba told reporters at an Inter Miami training session in Fort Lauderdale on Friday (October 10).      The former Spain and Barcelona defender had signed a contract extension in May to stay at the South Florida club through the end of the 2027 season, but he said after thinking on it, he thought the time was right to pack things up.     “It's true that not much time has passed from May until now in October, but hey, it's a decision that I've been thinking about. And I was thinking about it for a while and I let the team and the club know maybe three or four weeks ago.     “I think it is for the best. Obviously, I am still physically well, but I weighed everything, and I think it’s the most honest and correct thing. And it is my decision alone. And I think it is the correct decision,” he said.     Alba began his youth career at Barcelona, who released him for being too small, but was re-signed in 2012 from Valencia for 14 million euros ($16.34 million) and went on to spend 11 seasons at the Catalan club.     He joined Inter Miami in 2023, linking up with former teammates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez, while another former Barca colleague, Javier Mascherano, is the current head coach.     The 36-year-old retired from international football in 2023 after making 93 appearances for Spain and was part of the Euro 2012 winning team where he scored in the 4-0 victory over Italy in the final.     Alba won six LaLiga titles at Barcelona, and the Champions League along with the Club World Cup and five Copa del Rey.     In the U.S. he won the Leagues Cup and Supporters' Shield, and will bow out in November after the MLS playoffs. (Production: Kurt Michael Hall)

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM THE ON COURT INTERVIEWS WITH THE SHANGHAI OPEN FINALISTS VALENTIN VACHEROT AND HIS COUSIN ARTHUR RINDERKNECH SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM THE ON COURT INTERVIEWS WITH THE SHANGHAI OPEN FINALISTS VALENTIN VACHEROT AND HIS COUSIN ARTHUR RINDERKNECH SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM THE ON COURT INTERVIEWS WITH THE SHANGHAI OPEN FINALISTS VALENTIN VACHEROT AND HIS COUSIN ARTHUR RINDERKNECH SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM THE ON COURT INTERVIEWS WITH THE SHANGHAI OPEN FINALISTS VALENTIN VACHEROT AND HIS COUSIN ARTHUR RINDERKNECH SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: INTER MIAMI TEAM TRAINING SESSION / SOUNDBITES FROM INTER MIAMI DEFENDER JORDI ALBA ON HIS DECISION TO RETIRE FROM SOCCER AT THE END OF THE CURRENT SEASON COMPLETE SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: DEMONSTRATORS IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINE MARCHING TO STADIUM WHERE ISRAEL WILL PLAY NORWAY IN A WORLD CUP QUALIFIER / SOUNDBITES FROM DEMONSTRATORS / SECURITY OUTSIDE STADIUM RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: OSLO, NORWAY (OCTOBER 11, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. DEMONSTRATORS WITH FLARES, PALESTINIAN FLAGS, AND A BANNER READING, (English): “RED CARD TO ISRAEL GENOCIDE APARTHEID” 2. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATORS WITH PALESTINIAN FLAGS, DRUMS AND FLARES CHANTING 3. DEMONSTRATOR HOLDING A LARGE ‘RED CARD’ CLOSE TO HER FACE 4. DEMONSTRATORS WITH PALESTINIAN FLAGS MARCHING BEHIND A BANNER READING, (English): “RED CARD TO ISRAEL GENOCIDE APARTHEID” 5. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATOR CHANTING SLOGANS AS THEY MARCH 6. DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING BEHIND BANNER 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) OSLO RESIDENT TAKING PART IN DEMONSTRATION IDENTIFIED ONLY AS, SIMON, SAYING:     “People are here to protest that Israel is allowed to play in the national games – to play football internationally while they’re breaking all FIFA laws and committing a genocide.”  8. LARGE GROUP OF DEMONSTRATORS WITH SCORES OF PALESTINIAN FLAGS MARCHING BEHIND BANNER TOWARDS STADIUM WHERE ISRAEL IS SLATED TO PLAY NORWAY IN A WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 9. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING TOWARD STADIUM AND CHANTING 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TRAM DRIVER ATTENDING DEMONSTRATION, LINDA AMUNDSEN, SAYING:     “It’s quite a double standard. We kicked out Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. And now that there’s a genocide going in Palestine, I think it’s really bad that Israel is allowed to come here and play the Norwegian national team. So, the double standard makes me quite angry.”  11. VARIOUS MORE OF DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING TOWARD STADIUM 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEMONSTRATOR IDENTIFIED ONLY AS, MALENE, SAYING:     “I think it’s very difficult to divide between the football and the cause. So, these are just young people who want to play football. But, I don’t know. I think it’s very hard to divide. But I’m here to support the cause.”  13. POLICE CAR OUT IN FRONT OF DEMONSTRATION, DEMONSTRATORS WITH FLAGS AND FLARES MARCHING TOWARD STADIUM 14. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATION ARRIVING NEAR STADIUM 15. DEMONSTRATORS WITH FLARES 16. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATORS WITH FLAGS AND SMOKE FLARES 17. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE STADIUM 18. DEMONSTRATOR HOLDING UP A SIGN READING (English): “RED CARD ISRAEL” AND LISTENING TO A SPEAKER 19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEADER OF THE PALESTINE COMMITTEE NORWAY, LINE KHATEEB, SAYING:     “We are here protesting the participation of the Israeli national team. They are playing Norway today to qualify for the World Cup. We think Israel should be banned from FIFA, from UEFA. They violate international law, they violate FIFA’s guidelines. They have no room in international football.” 20. VARIOUS OF POLICE OUTSIDE STADIUM STORY: The build-up to the World Cup qualifier between Norway and Israel in Oslo on Saturday (October 11) was marked by protests and heavy security, as Norwegian fans remained divided over Israel’s participation in the tournament due to the war in Gaza. Outside the Norwegian parliament, hundreds of pro-Palestinian supporters gathered to protest, with many wearing the jerseys of the Palestine national team. Marching towards Ullevaal Stadium with Palestinian flags and flares, the protesters gathered outside, vowing to continue until kickoff at 1600GMT as nearby buildings displayed pro-Palestinian banners hanging from balconies. Security was tight around the stadium, with police closing several entrances hours before the match started, conducting bag searches, and reducing the number of spectators allowed in. Norway top Group I with 15 points from five games, and victory over Israel would put them on the verge of qualifying for next year's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Some Norwegian supporters appeared unconcerned about the political background to the match, seeing it only as another hurdle to qualify for their first World Cup since 1998. But demonstrators called for Israel to be barred from soccer's world governing body, FIFA, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), calling the war a genocide. Israel says its actions have been in self-defence and has consistently denied genocide allegations. More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's assault on Gaza, launched after Hamas-led militants stormed through Israeli towns and a music festival on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and capturing 251 hostages. Israeli troops began withdrawing on Friday (October 10) under a peace agreement, which is the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group. (Production: Tom Little, Kurt Michael Hall)

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VIDEO SHOWS: DEMONSTRATORS IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINE MARCHING TO STADIUM WHERE ISRAEL WILL PLAY NORWAY IN A WORLD CUP QUALIFIER / SOUNDBITES FROM DEMONSTRATORS / SECURITY OUTSIDE STADIUM COMPLETE SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW STORY: (Production: Tom Little, Kurt Michael Hall)

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