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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITE FROM PANAM SPORTS PRESIDENT/ SCREENSHOT OF POST ON X FROM PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT, SANTIAGO PENA COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW STORY: Asuncion will host the Pan American Games for the first time in 2031, the Panam Sports organization decided on Friday in a vote that included the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi.. Paraguay's capital had lost the previous bid to Lima, which will host the Games in 2027. Asunción hosted the Junior Pan American Games this year. "For the first time in our history we will organize this continental event, putting Paraguay at the center of world sport," Paraguayan President Santiago Peña said on X after the decision was announced. Paraguay's initial budget for the 2031 Games is more than $350 million. That amount does not include the new athletes' village, which is part of a government housing initiative designed for long-term use and will be built through a public–private partnership. (Production: Rodrigo Gutierrez, Anna Portella)

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITE FROM PANAM SPORTS PRESIDENT/ SCREENSHOT OF POST ON X FROM PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT, SANTIAGO PENA COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW STORY: Asuncion will host the Pan American Games for the first time in 2031, the Panam Sports organization decided on Friday in a vote that included the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi.. Paraguay's capital had lost the previous bid to Lima, which will host the Games in 2027. Asunción hosted the Junior Pan American Games this year. "For the first time in our history we will organize this continental event, putting Paraguay at the center of world sport," Paraguayan President Santiago Peña said on X after the decision was announced. Paraguay's initial budget for the 2031 Games is more than $350 million. That amount does not include the new athletes' village, which is part of a government housing initiative designed for long-term use and will be built through a public–private partnership. (Production: Rodrigo Gutierrez, Anna Portella)

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VIDEO SHOWS: SERBIAN AND ALBANIAN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAMS TRAINING / PRESS CONFERENCES WITH EACH TEAM SHOWS: LESKOVAC, SERBIA (OCTOBER 10,  2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. SERBIAN TEAM’S COACH DRAGAN STOJKOVIC AND STRIKER ALEKSANDAR MITROVIĆ TAKING SEAT AT TABLE IN PRESS BRIEFING ROOM 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian), DRAGAN STOJKOVIC PIKSI, SERBIAN NATIONAL TEAM COACH, SAYING: “First and foremost, we have a difficult match ahead of us against a sporting rival – Albania, an exceptionally good team.  The expectation is that we will win.  This is one of, if not the most important matches for our group ranking.  We know how important this match is, and we are preparing for it accordingly.” 3. PRESS BRIEFING IN PROGRESS 4. (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian), DRAGAN STOJKOVIC PIKSI, SERBIAN NATIONAL TEAM COACH, SAYING: “Aside from the public expecting (a win), I expect it, and that's the most important thing. In this October window of qualifiers, so to say, we aim to achieve maximum performance, which is 6 points. We're working on it, we've been working on it, and we'll do everything we can to achieve that goal – three points against Albania tomorrow and three points in Andorra – so that we can have a successful October cycle.” 5. END OF PRESS BRIEFING, SERBIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVES LEAVING NIS, SERBIA (OCTOBER 10, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 6. VARIOUS OF SERBIAN TEAM TRAINING 7. VARIOUS OF STRIKER DUSAN VLAHOVIC TRAINING 8. COACH DRAGAN STOJKOVIĆ STANDING, TALKING 9. STRIKER ALEKSANDAR MITROVIĆ TRAINING 10. VARIOUS OF SERBIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS TRAINING, RUNNING, JUMPING, KICKING BALL LESKOVAC, SERBIA (OCTOBER 10, 2025) (REUTERS –Access all) 11. PRESS BRIEFING OF ALBANIAN NATIONAL TEAM COACH 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Albanian), ELSEID HYSAJ, DEFENDER, SAYING: “Everyone, just like me, believes that we have come here for a win, because we are not here for a draw or a loss. As I mentioned earlier, football is very unpredictable, you never know how things might turn out. However, the good thing would be for all of us to have the same mindset tomorrow: to enter the field with one goal, to move forward and get a victory. I hope that tomorrow will be that moment or that day.” 13. PRESS BRIEFING IN PROGRESS 14. (SOUNDBITE)  (Italian) SYLVIO MENDES CAMPOS JÚNIOR, ALBANIAN NATIONAL TEAM COACH, SAYING: “All matches are important. Today, yes, the question is appropriate. Today, yes, absolutely. A month ago it was Latvia, if you don't beat Latvia, there would have been no point in staying here. We won, so now we're in a position to play a very important match.” 15. VARIOUS OF ALBANIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS TRAINING, LARGE SCREEN ON STADIUM WITH SERBIAN AND ALBANIAN FLAGS AND INSCRIPTION: EUROPEAN QAULIFIERS (WELCOME in English, Serbian and Albanian languages) 16. MIDFIELDER YLBER RAMADANI STANDING AND TALKING 17. VARIOUS OF TRAINING 18. VARIOUS OF FORWARD MIRLIND DAKU KICKING BALL WITH ANOTHER PLAYER, TRAINING 19. VARIOUS OF MIDFIELDER QAZIM LAÇI TRAINING 20. COACH SYLVIO MENDES CAMPOS JÚNIOR STANDING, OVERLOOKING TRAINING 21. DEFENDER ELSEID HYSAJ HUGGING MIDFIELDER YLBER RAMADANI, BOTH LAUGHING 22. VARIOUS OF TRAINING

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VIDEO SHOWS: SERBIAN AND ALBANIAN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAMS TRAINING / PRESS CONFERENCES WITH EACH TEAM SHOWS: LESKOVAC, SERBIA (OCTOBER 10,  2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. SERBIAN TEAM’S COACH DRAGAN STOJKOVIC AND STRIKER ALEKSANDAR MITROVIĆ TAKING SEAT AT TABLE IN PRESS BRIEFING ROOM 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian), DRAGAN STOJKOVIC PIKSI, SERBIAN NATIONAL TEAM COACH, SAYING: “First and foremost, we have a difficult match ahead of us against a sporting rival – Albania, an exceptionally good team.  The expectation is that we will win.  This is one of, if not the most important matches for our group ranking.  We know how important this match is, and we are preparing for it accordingly.” 3. PRESS BRIEFING IN PROGRESS 4. (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian), DRAGAN STOJKOVIC PIKSI, SERBIAN NATIONAL TEAM COACH, SAYING: “Aside from the public expecting (a win), I expect it, and that's the most important thing. In this October window of qualifiers, so to say, we aim to achieve maximum performance, which is 6 points. We're working on it, we've been working on it, and we'll do everything we can to achieve that goal – three points against Albania tomorrow and three points in Andorra – so that we can have a successful October cycle.” 5. END OF PRESS BRIEFING, SERBIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVES LEAVING NIS, SERBIA (OCTOBER 10, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 6. VARIOUS OF SERBIAN TEAM TRAINING 7. VARIOUS OF STRIKER DUSAN VLAHOVIC TRAINING 8. COACH DRAGAN STOJKOVIĆ STANDING, TALKING 9. STRIKER ALEKSANDAR MITROVIĆ TRAINING 10. VARIOUS OF SERBIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS TRAINING, RUNNING, JUMPING, KICKING BALL LESKOVAC, SERBIA (OCTOBER 10, 2025) (REUTERS –Access all) 11. PRESS BRIEFING OF ALBANIAN NATIONAL TEAM COACH 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Albanian), ELSEID HYSAJ, DEFENDER, SAYING: “Everyone, just like me, believes that we have come here for a win, because we are not here for a draw or a loss. As I mentioned earlier, football is very unpredictable, you never know how things might turn out. However, the good thing would be for all of us to have the same mindset tomorrow: to enter the field with one goal, to move forward and get a victory. I hope that tomorrow will be that moment or that day.” 13. PRESS BRIEFING IN PROGRESS 14. (SOUNDBITE)  (Italian) SYLVIO MENDES CAMPOS JÚNIOR, ALBANIAN NATIONAL TEAM COACH, SAYING: “All matches are important. Today, yes, the question is appropriate. Today, yes, absolutely. A month ago it was Latvia, if you don't beat Latvia, there would have been no point in staying here. We won, so now we're in a position to play a very important match.” 15. VARIOUS OF ALBANIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS TRAINING, LARGE SCREEN ON STADIUM WITH SERBIAN AND ALBANIAN FLAGS AND INSCRIPTION: EUROPEAN QAULIFIERS (WELCOME in English, Serbian and Albanian languages) 16. MIDFIELDER YLBER RAMADANI STANDING AND TALKING 17. VARIOUS OF TRAINING 18. VARIOUS OF FORWARD MIRLIND DAKU KICKING BALL WITH ANOTHER PLAYER, TRAINING 19. VARIOUS OF MIDFIELDER QAZIM LAÇI TRAINING 20. COACH SYLVIO MENDES CAMPOS JÚNIOR STANDING, OVERLOOKING TRAINING 21. DEFENDER ELSEID HYSAJ HUGGING MIDFIELDER YLBER RAMADANI, BOTH LAUGHING 22. VARIOUS OF TRAINING

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM FRIENDLY MATCH BETWEEN ATLETICO MADRID AND INTER MILAN PLAYED IN THE EASTERN LIBYAN CITY OF BENGHAZI COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM FRIENDLY MATCH BETWEEN ATLETICO MADRID AND INTER MILAN PLAYED IN THE EASTERN LIBYAN CITY OF BENGHAZI COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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SHOWS: PORTUGAL TEAM TRAINING SESSION, CRISTIANO RONALDO AND TEAM TRAINING SESSION, PRESS CONFERENCE WITH PORTUGAL COACH ROBERTO MARTINEZ AND MIDFIELDER BRUNO FERNANDES COMPLETE SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW STORY: (Production: Miguel Pereira, Kurt Michael Hall)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM FRIENDLY MATCH BETWEEN ATLETICO MADRID AND INTER MILAN PLAYED IN THE EASTERN LIBYAN CITY OF BENGHAZI RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BENGHAZI, LIBYA (OCTOBER 10, 2025) (BENGHAZI RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND – Editorial use only. No resales. No monetisation.) 1. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF BENGHAZI INTERNATIONAL STADIUM (MUTE) 2. DRONE SHOT OF FACADE OF BENGHAZI INTERNATIONAL STADIUM 3. ATLETICO MADRID MANAGER DIEGO SIMEONE WALKING OUT ONTO PITCH 4. OFFICIALS AND BOTH TEAMS WALKING OUT ONTO PITCH 5. STADIUM PITCH 6. PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS WITH OFFICIALS AND OTHER TEAM BEFORE KICK OFF / INTER'S GERMAN DEFENDER YANN BISSECK HIGHFIVING ATLETICO PLAYERS AND WARMING UP  7. AERIAL VIEW OF STADIUM 8. LIBYAN FLAG PROJECTED ON SCREEN 9. BISSECK DRIBBLES PAST OPPONENT / PASSES TO ANDY DIOUF WHO IN TURN PASSES TO INTER STRIKER ANGE-YOAN BONNY / BONNY SHOOTS AND SHOT IS SAVED BY ATLETICO KEEPER JUAN MUSSO 10. INTER COACH CRISTIAN CHIVU LOOKING ON 11. REPLAY OF CHANCE 12. ATLETICO STRIKER ANTOINE GRIEZMANN TAKING A CORNER KICK QUICKLY TO KOKE / BALL EVENTUALLY GETS VOLLEYED IN BY GRIEZMANN BUT GOAL IS RULED OUT FOR OFFSIDE 13. GRIEZMANN REACTING 14. REPLAY OF DISALLOWED GOAL 15. GRIEZMANN PLAYING PASS TO THIAGO ALMADA WHO SHOOTS / SHOT IS SAVED BY INTER KEEPER JOSEP MARTINEZ 16. REPLAY OF CHANCE 17. GRIEZMANN PASSES BALL TO KOKE / KOKE TURNS AND PASSES TO CARLOS MARTIN WHO RUNS ONTO GOAL, TURNS AND DRILLS A LOW SHOT INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER TO GIVE ATLETICO A 1-0 LEAD 18. MARTIN CELEBRATING GOAL 19. FANS CELEBRATING 20. REPLAY OF GOAL 21. BONNY REACTING 22. EASTERN LIBYA'S MILITARY COMMANDER, KHALIFA HAFTAR, SALUTING AFTER CROWD CHEERS AFTER SEEING HIM ON STADIUM SCREENS 23. INTER MIDFIELDER HENRIKH MKHITARYAN CROSSING IN CORNER KICK / BALL HEADED IN BY BISSECK TO LEVEL THE MATCH 1-1 24. BISSECK JOGGING BACK CASUALLY AFTER SCORING 25. FANS CHEERING 26. MARTINEZ  27. REPLAY OF EQUALISER 28. GRIEZMANN CORNER IS FLICKED ON AND BALL IS VOLLEYED NARROWLY OVER BY ATLETICO DEFENDER CARLOS GIMENEZ 29. ATLETICO DEFENDER MATTEO RUGGERI JOGGING BACK 30. REPLAY OF CHANCE 31. INTER MIDFIELDER IWO KACZMARSKI SHOOTING FROM DISTANCE AND BALL GOES NARROWLY WIDE OF GOAL 32. KACZMARSKI GIVING INSTRUCTIONS WITH HAND SIGNALS 33. REPLAY OF CHANCE 34. SIMEONE WATCHING ON 35. INTER MIDFIELDER RICHI AGBONIFO FINDS HIMSELF THROUGH ON GOAL BUT HIS SHOT IS SAVED BY MUSSO 36. MUSSO WALKING 37. REPLAY OF CHANCE 38. CHIVU SHOUTING INSTRUCTIONS 39. VARIOUS OF REFEREE BLOWING FINAL WHISTLE TO SIGNAL AN END TO THE MATCH AS TEAMS PREPARE FOR PENALTY SHOOTOUT 40. STADIUM / PITCH 41. GRIEZMANN SCORING OPENING PENALTY FOR ATLETICO 42. INTER'S MATTEO VENTURINI SCORING PENALTY TO LEVEL THE SHOOTOUT 43. KOKE HITS THE CROSS BAR 44. INTER'S MATTEO LAVELLI SCORES TO GIVE INTER THE LEAD IN THE SHOOTOUT 45. RUGGERI SCORES TO LEVEL FOR ATLETICO 46. INTER'S LUIS HENRIQUE HAS HIS PENALTY SAVED BY MUSSO TO KEEP THE SHOOTOUT AT 2-2 47. ATLETICO'S OMAR JANNEH SCORES TO GIVE ATLETICO THE LEAD IN THE SHOOTOUT 48. INTER'S FRANCESCO ACERBI SEES HIS PENALTY SAVED BY MUSSO 49. ATLETICO'S CLEMENT LENGLET SCORES THE PENALTY TO GIVE ATLETICO A 4-2 PENALTY SHOOTOUT WIN 50. ATLETICO PLAYERS RUNNING TO CELEBRATE WITH MUSSO AND LENGLET 51. VARIOUS OF ATLETICO PLAYERS AWAITING TROPHY PRESENTATION 52. ATLETICO CAPTAIN KOKE HOLDING TROPHY / KOKE WALKING TOWARD HIS TEAMMATES AS LIGHTS GO OUT AND FIREWORK CELEBRATIONS BEGIN / HAFTAR WATCHING ON 53. VARIOUS OF FIREWORKS SHOW AT STADIUM STORY: Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan played a rare friendly between top European sides during an international break during the season, with the Spaniards edging out the Italian side on penalties following a 1-1 score after 90 minutes. The game was hosted in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday (October 10) to much fanfare as the North African country seeks to climb out of years of turmoil and instability. The two teams fielded weakened sides as many players are currently on international duty. Atletico fielded three starters from their last match – Antoine Griezmann, Koke and Clement Lenglet, and Inter fielded two starters from their previous match – Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Ange-Yoan Bonny. Atletico's Carlos Martin gave Atletico the lead in the 35th minute after drilling a shot into the bottom corner following a perfectly weighted through ball by Koke. Inter equalised early in the second half when German defender Yann Bisseck headed home a Henrikh Mkhitaryan corner in the 59th minute. Inter brought on a plethora of youngsters and 19-year-old Richi Agbonifo came closest to scoring a winner, but his shot was straight at Atletico keeper Juan Musso. The Argentine keeper was the hero of the shootout, saving penalty kicks from Brazilian winger Luis Henrique and Italian defender Francesco Acerbi to secure a 4-2 shootout win for the Spaniards. The game was sponsored by the Benghazi Reconstruction and Development Fund. The fund is headed by Belgasem Haftar, a son of military commander Khalifa Haftar. The elder Haftar was at the game, saluting crowds after spectators cheered when they saw him on the large screens shortly before half-time. The Benghazi-based government of Osama Hamad is allied to Haftar, who controls the east and large parts of the southern region of Libya. (Production: Mussab Al-Khairalla)

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VIDEO SHOWS: PORTUGAL TEAM TRAINING SESSION, CRISTIANO RONALDO AND TEAM TRAINING SESSION, PRESS CONFERENCE WITH PORTUGAL COACH ROBERTO MARTINEZ AND MIDFIELDER BRUNO FERNANDES RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: OEIRAS, PORTUGAL (OCTOBER 10, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF PORTUGAL FORWARD, CRISTIANO RONALDO, WALKING OUT WITH AND TAKING TO PORTUGAL COACH, ROBERTO MARTINEZ 2. PORTUGAL SQUAD WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING SESSION 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PORTUGAL COACH, ROBERTO MARTINEZ, SAYING:     "The important thing is to have the best possible performance against Ireland and try to go step by step. We've already talked about the qualifying phase; the qualifying phase is a strange one—there are only six matches, so there's no room for error. Our preparations have been very, very good; we have one more training session and the focus is Ireland. We cannot underestimate Ireland." 4. RONALDO AND PORTUGAL TEAMMATES JOGGING AROUND THE PITCH 5. VARIOUS OF RONALDO AND SQUAD JOGGING 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PORTUGAL MIDFIELDER, BRUNO FERNANDES, ON STAYING AT MANCHESTER UNITED, SAYING:     "I didn't close the door to the move to Saudi because of the World Cup, that was never in my mind. I just wanted to stay at the club. The club wanted me to stay and that was all." 7. CRISTIANO RONALDO TYING HIS BOOT  8. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 9. BRUNO FERNANDES DURING TRAINING SESSION  10. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PORTUGAL MIDFIELDER, BRUNO FERNANDES, SAYING:       "I feel really good in Manchester. I love the pressure I have there. I think it's something I should be happy about having such great pressure—because it means the goal is bigger than what we've achieved so far. I'm someone who likes challenges, and those challenges are good for helping me grow as a player and as a person, and to keep learning." 11. BERNARDO SILVA DURING TRAINING SESSION 12. NUNO MENDES DURING RONDO DRILL 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PORTUGAL MIDFIELDER, BRUNO FERNANDES, SAYING:      "No, obviously I know many of them. Defensively, they are very, very strong, physically also. They’re a team that is very direct. We need to be very aware of winning our duels and also of the second balls because they are very good in that to then get the chance to create something from that. We know that set pieces is one big part of their game. We are very aware of the qualities of their players, but obviously, we need to try to not give as much space for them to do that. And at the same time, we need to play our game and try to command the game." 14. GOALKEEPERS TRAINING 15. MARTINEZ WATCHING TRAINING  16. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS EXERCISING STORY: Cristiano Ronaldo trained with Portugal on Friday (October 10) as they gear up for a World Cup qualifier against Ireland.     Portugal top Group F, but coach Roberto Martinez said there was no room for error and that they can’t underestimate Ireland if they want to ensure they qualify for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.     "The important thing is to have the best possible performance against Ireland and try to go step by step. We've already talked about the qualifying phase; the qualifying phase is a strange one—there are only six matches, so there's no room for error. Our preparations have been very, very good; we have one more training session and the focus is Ireland. We cannot underestimate Ireland," Martinez said.      Portugal will host Ireland in Lisbon on Saturday (October 11) and then play hosts again to Hungary on October 14.      Sitting on six points, Portugal lead the group with Armenia in second on three points, followed by Hungary and Ireland on a point apiece after two matches. (Production: Miguel Pereira, Kurt Michael Hall)

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SHOWS: PORTUGAL TEAM TRAINING SESSION, CRISTIANO RONALDO AND TEAM TRAINING SESSION, PRESS CONFERENCE WITH PORTUGAL COACH ROBERTO MARTINEZ AND MIDFIELDER BRUNO FERNANDES COMPLETE SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW STORY: (Production: Miguel Pereira, Kurt Michael Hall)

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