VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM ISRAEL'S MACCABI TEL AVIV FANS ON DECISION TO BAN THE CLUB'S FANS FROM ATTENDING A SOCCER MATCH AGAINST ASTON VILLA IN THE UK COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW STORY:
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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM ISRAEL'S MACCABI TEL AVIV FANS ON DECISION TO BAN THE CLUB'S FANS FROM ATTENDING A SOCCER MATCH AGAINST ASTON VILLA IN THE UK COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW STORY:
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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP'S CENTRAL EUROPEAN RALLY SHOWS: (WRC PROMOTER GMBH – see restrictions before use) 1. SCENIC 2. VARIOUS OF ELFYN EVANS OF TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT 3. VARIOUS OF RACE LEADER SEBASTIEN OGIER OF TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT 4. VARIOUS OF KALLE ROVANPERA OF TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT 5. THIERRY NEUVILLE OF HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WRT 6. VARIOUS OF GREGOIRE MUNSTER OF M-SPORT FORD WRT 7. VARIOUS OF JOSHUA MCERLEAN OF M-SPORT FORD WRT STORY: TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: ARSENAL PRESS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SESSION RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT SHOWS: LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT MARTIN ODEGAARD'S INJURY, SAYING: "It will be weeks, no definite date for his return, but he's evolving well. Very unlucky what's happening with him and his injuries this season. But yeah, I think he will be back in a few weeks." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT MARTIN ODEGAARD'S INJURY, SAYING: "Martin is a capital player for us. He's very, very, very important for us. We haven't had him almost since the start of the season, like other players, unfortunately. But we are coping because we have a strength in the squad, because we have players with other qualities that are still performing really well, and that's what we have to do, but make sure that we have him back because we will be a better team." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT VIKTOR GYOKERES, SAYING: "But I mean he brings so much to the team and watching the games back, I'm very pleased with what he's giving to the team. I told him before the first meeting, I said the nine that I want is a nine that when he doesn't score for six or eight games he can handle that. If not, you have to go somewhere else, because the pressure is going, the expectation is going to be there. So you put the number nine shirt on for Arsenal, you have to be able to say, okay, six games, don't score, I'm a different player, I start to act in a different way. I want much more of the same of what he's doing and yeah, once we have those opportunities, put it in. I'm sure it's going to happen." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA SAYING: "I prefer to win every game and the only thing that we can do is to perform really well on Saturday and win the game. As you said, it's super early, it's not the moment to start looking at that. It's much more the moment now to look at performances, to look at ways that we can sustain certain things that we're doing and improve others, and that's the only way, and that increases the chances to win in matches when it comes to March and April to be in the best possible position." LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 8. DEFENDER WILLIAM SALIBA & MIDFIELDER/CAPTAIN MARTIN ODEGAARD WALKING OUT 9. ARSENAL MANAGER MIKEL ARTETA & FIRST TEAM COACH GABRIEL HEINZE WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING 10. WINGER BUKAYO SAKA WALKING OUT 11. MIDFIELDER MIKEL MERINO WALKING OUT 12. WINGER LEANDRO TROSSARD & STRIKER VIKTOR GYOKERES WALKING OUT 13. SAKA WARMING UP AMONGST PLAYERS 14. ARTETA AMONG PLAYERS 15. PLAYERS’ LEGS & BOOTS DURING WARMING UP 16. EBERECHI EZE AMONG PLAYERS 17. MIDFIELDER DECLAN RICE WALKING / BEN WHITE PASSING BALL 18. VARIOUS OF ODEGAARD DURING RONDO DRILL 19. EZE CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL 20. WINGER GABRIEL MARTINELLI CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL 21. RONDO DRILL STORY: Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard will be out for a few weeks with a knee problem, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday (October 17) as the Premier League leaders return from the international break with several key players dealing with injuries and lack of form. Arsenal captain Odegaard, who was sidelined for two weeks last month due to a shoulder issue, is the club's fourth player currently out of action with a knee injury after Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke. Arteta said Martin Zubimendi and Ben White, who missed training on Thursday, will be available for Saturday's match, while their Ecuador centre-back Piero Hincapie may return to the matchday squad after missing a month with a groin injury. Arsenal, who have the best defensive record in the league with three goals conceded in seven matches, have the squad depth to cope with injuries but still need key players like Norway international Odegaard back in action, the coach added. Arteta also emphasised the importance of their Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, who is the club's top scorer in the Premier League this season with three goals but has not netted in his last six appearances in all competitions. Arsenal have 14 netted Premier League goals, one fewer than top scorers Manchester City, as Arteta's men sit on a one-point lead over champions Liverpool at the top of the table. However, he said it was too early to start thinking about the title race. (Production: Andy Ragg)
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VIDEO SHOWS: ARSENAL PRESS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SESSION FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT MARTIN ODEGAARD'S INJURY, SAYING: "It will be weeks, no definite date for his return, but he's evolving well. Very unlucky what's happening with him and his injuries this season. But yeah, I think he will be back in a few weeks." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT MARTIN ODEGAARD'S INJURY, SAYING: "Martin is a capital player for us. He's very, very, very important for us. We haven't had him almost since the start of the season, like other players, unfortunately. But we are coping because we have a strength in the squad, because we have players with other qualities that are still performing really well, and that's what we have to do, but make sure that we have him back because we will be a better team." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT VIKTOR GYOKERES, SAYING: "But I mean he brings so much to the team and watching the games back, I'm very pleased with what he's giving to the team. I told him before the first meeting, I said the nine that I want is a nine that when he doesn't score for six or eight games he can handle that. If not, you have to go somewhere else, because the pressure is going, the expectation is going to be there. So you put the number nine shirt on for Arsenal, you have to be able to say, okay, six games, don't score, I'm a different player, I start to act in a different way. I want much more of the same of what he's doing and yeah, once we have those opportunities, put it in. I'm sure it's going to happen." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT VIKTOR GYOKERES, SAYING: "I prefer to win every game and the only thing that we can do is to perform really well on Saturday and win the game. As you said, it's super early, it's not the moment to start looking at that. It's much more the moment now to look at performances, to look at ways that we can sustain certain things that we're doing and improve others, and that's the only way, and that increases the chances to win in matches when it comes to March and April to be in the best possible position." LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 8. DEFENDER WILLIAM SALIBA & MIDFIELDER/CAPTAIN MARTIN ODEGAARD WALKING OUT 9. ARSENAL MANAGER MIKEL ARTETA & FIRST TEAM COACH GABRIEL HEINZE WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING 10. WINGER BUKAYO SAKA WALKING OUT 11. MIDFIELDER MIKEL MERINO WALKING OUT 12. WINGER LEANDRO TROSSARD & STRIKER VIKTOR GYOKERES WALKING OUT 13. SAKA WARMING UP AMONGST PLAYERS 14. ARTETA AMONG PLAYERS 15. PLAYERS’ LEGS & BOOTS DURING WARMING UP 16. EBERECHI EZE AMONG PLAYERS 17. MIDFIELDER DECLAN RICE WALKING / BEN WHITE PASSING BALL 18. VARIOUS OF ODEGAARD DURING RONDO DRILL 19. EZE CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL 20. WINGER GABRIEL MARTINELLI CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL 21. RONDO DRILL STORY: TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: ARSENAL PRESS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SESSION FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT MARTIN ODEGAARD'S INJURY, SAYING: "It will be weeks, no definite date for his return, but he's evolving well. Very unlucky what's happening with him and his injuries this season. But yeah, I think he will be back in a few weeks." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT MARTIN ODEGAARD'S INJURY, SAYING: "Martin is a capital player for us. He's very, very, very important for us. We haven't had him almost since the start of the season, like other players, unfortunately. But we are coping because we have a strength in the squad, because we have players with other qualities that are still performing really well, and that's what we have to do, but make sure that we have him back because we will be a better team." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT VIKTOR GYOKERES, SAYING: "But I mean he brings so much to the team and watching the games back, I'm very pleased with what he's giving to the team. I told him before the first meeting, I said the nine that I want is a nine that when he doesn't score for six or eight games he can handle that. If not, you have to go somewhere else, because the pressure is going, the expectation is going to be there. So you put the number nine shirt on for Arsenal, you have to be able to say, okay, six games, don't score, I'm a different player, I start to act in a different way. I want much more of the same of what he's doing and yeah, once we have those opportunities, put it in. I'm sure it's going to happen." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, TALKING ABOUT VIKTOR GYOKERES, SAYING: "I prefer to win every game and the only thing that we can do is to perform really well on Saturday and win the game. As you said, it's super early, it's not the moment to start looking at that. It's much more the moment now to look at performances, to look at ways that we can sustain certain things that we're doing and improve others, and that's the only way, and that increases the chances to win in matches when it comes to March and April to be in the best possible position." LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 8. DEFENDER WILLIAM SALIBA & MIDFIELDER/CAPTAIN MARTIN ODEGAARD WALKING OUT 9. ARSENAL MANAGER MIKEL ARTETA & FIRST TEAM COACH GABRIEL HEINZE WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING 10. WINGER BUKAYO SAKA WALKING OUT 11. MIDFIELDER MIKEL MERINO WALKING OUT 12. WINGER LEANDRO TROSSARD & STRIKER VIKTOR GYOKERES WALKING OUT 13. SAKA WARMING UP AMONGST PLAYERS 14. ARTETA AMONG PLAYERS 15. PLAYERS’ LEGS & BOOTS DURING WARMING UP 16. EBERECHI EZE AMONG PLAYERS 17. MIDFIELDER DECLAN RICE WALKING / BEN WHITE PASSING BALL 18. VARIOUS OF ODEGAARD DURING RONDO DRILL 19. EZE CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL 20. WINGER GABRIEL MARTINELLI CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL 21. RONDO DRILL STORY: TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: INTERVIEW WITH ELIOT POLLAK, CHAIR OF JEWISH VILLANS, A JEWISH ASTON VILLA SUPPORTERS GROUP SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ELIOT POLLAK, CHAIR OF JEWISH VILLANS, A JEWISH ASTON VILLA SUPPORTERS GROUP SAYING: "I don't think the decision came out of the blue. I know there are a lot of security concerns around the game. The immediate reaction obviously has been, oh, it's a day of shame for Aston Villa. I don't think the club have a choice once the police or the security advice say you can't have a game with away fans then they can't go against that. So I don't have any complaints from the club point of view. And to be honest, I would agree with the decision that to have sort of three or four thousand Jewish people in and around Aston, roaming about throughout a match day and beyond, I don't think they would be safe. But that goes into other issues. It's not really a football issue from that point." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ELIOT POLLAK, CHAIR OF JEWISH VILLANS, A JEWISH ASTON VILLA SUPPORTERS GROUP SAYING: "It's very, very depressing, very worrying, but I think if you spoke to anyone Jewish, I don't think they would be surprised or particularly puzzled at that assertion. I mean, I've been going to Aston Villa for, for 30 something years, often with a Kippal, visibly Jewish. I've never had any problems. I don't believe there's anyone associated with Aston Villa who would be attending the game who would have any problems with Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in the ground. I think this is an external issue. Villa Park is very much part of the community, it's set within Aston. Anyone who's been will know it's very, very difficult to sort of police off that entire area and fans aren't just going for the game, they're coming, they're flying, they'll be there all day. So the security concerns are very valid and I would probably endorse them wholeheartedly, but I think why have we got to this point where thousands of Jews aren't safe to congregate in the second city?" 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ELIOT POLLAK, CHAIR OF JEWISH VILLANS, A JEWISH ASTON VILLA SUPPORTERS GROUP SAYING: "The idea that there will be thousands of Israelis flying in for this game is probably a little misleading. I suspect a lot of the tickets, away tickets, will be bought by Jewish people within London, Birmingham, Manchester who have an opportunity to have an Israeli flag in a public space, be proud of their identity, their Jewish identity, be proud of Israel and would go. I know lots of people had asked me about the game who who weren't Israeli, weren't Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, supported other clubs in England, but wanted to go to the game as an opportunity in the same way if a Turkish club came, the Turkish diaspora would etc. So this idea that we're only discriminating against Israelis here is completely untrue. A vast swathe of that support would be Jewish people from the United Kingdom." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ELIOT POLLAK, CHAIR OF JEWISH VILLANS, A JEWISH ASTON VILLA SUPPORTERS GROUP SAYING: "I'm pretty sure now the Prime Minister's weighed in, obviously Aston Villa also have a representative of the royal family (Prince William) as part of the fan base, which he's not going to get involved, but it does provide an extra public relations element to it. I'm fully expecting that there will be some sort of compromise reached where a few hundred Tel Aviv fans, probably women, children, that type of fan are allowed into the ground with enormous police protection and then the game will pass off peacefully and everyone can tick the box saying, oh look, we did it, fantastic, what a wonderful country we are, we managed to get a few 100 Israelis in and the media will move on. But obviously it's raised issues that I don't think we can move on from that that simply." STORY: TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: INTERVIEW WITH ELIOT POLLAK, CHAIR OF JEWISH VILLANS, A JEWISH ASTON VILLA SUPPORTERS GROUP SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) TO FOLLOW STORY: TO FOLLOW
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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM SPAIN COACH SONIA BERMUDEZ / FILE FOOTAGE OF SPANISH SOCCER PLAYER JENNI HERMOSO RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: LAS ROZAS, SPAIN (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (RFEF – Must not obscure logo / No resales / No monetisation) 1. SPAIN COACH SONIA BERMUDEZ ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE 2. BERMUDEZ DURING PRESS CONFERENCE 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPAIN COACH, SONIA BERMUDEZ, SAYING: “We had a first meeting with Jenni (Hermoso), we value her performance. She’s excited to return, we can count on her. She is a player who has a lot of experience, I think she can help us cover different profiles and roles, both on and off the pitch. She is very committed.” 4. JOURNALIST ASKING QUESTION 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPAIN COACH, SONIA BERMUDEZ, SAYING: “In Mapi’s (Mapi Leon) case, she’s also another great player. She’s at a good moment. The Federation has been working for a while to have her back. I think we’ve had all the conditions to talk to her. She has told us she is happy and that she wants to wear the Spanish jersey. We’re excited to have both of them (Mapi and Hermoso), not only the two of them but the other 23 who are essential players.” 6. JOURNALIST ASKING QUESTION 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPAIN COACH, SONIA BERMUDEZ, SAYING: “The important thing is they are in the squad and that we can count on their talent. We are based on their sports performance. Back to Mapi, I think that everything that happened before isn’t wrong. I wanted to start from scratch, I don’t want to get involved with what happened before. I want to start a new era from scratch. I’m glad to have them both.” 8. END OF PRESS CONFERENCE LAS ROZAS, SPAIN (FILE – NOVEMBER 27, 2023) (REUTERS – Access all) 9. VARIOUS OF HERMOSO TRAINING FOR NATIONS LEAGUE MATCH 10. HERMOSO DRINKING WATER ON PITCH 11. VARIOUS OF HERMOSO SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS STORY: Spain coach Sonia Bermudez began her tenure by recalling Jenni Hermoso and Mapi Leon in a 23-player squad on Friday (October 17) for the Nations League semi-final against Sweden. Hermoso, 35, Spain’s all-time leading scorer with 57 goals, returns after a year’s absence, while defender Leon, who has not featured since Euro 2022, is also back in favour. Both players were left out by former coach Montse Tome, who stepped down in August following Spain’s defeat by England in the final of Euro 2025. Bermudez, previously in charge of the Under-23 women’s team, has taken over the senior squad with the immediate task of leading them in the Nations League semi-finals. Spain will face Sweden in a two-legged tie, with the first match at La Rosaleda Stadium in Malaga on October 24 and the return leg at Gamla Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg four days later. Hermoso’s return marks a significant moment for the forward, who was central to Spain’s World Cup triumph in 2023 and also at the heart of the controversy involving former Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales. Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing Hermoso without her consent during the World Cup celebrations in Sydney. (Production: Nina Lopez, Guillermo Martinez)
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VIDEO SHOWS: LEADER OF UK OPPOSITION CONSERVATIVE PARTY KEMI BADENOCH COMMENTING ON POLICE DECISION TO BAN MACCABI TEL AVIV FANS FROM ATTENDING SOCCER MATCH AGAINST ASTON VILLA NEXT MONTH ALSO SEE: 4403-SOCCER-EUROPA-AVL-MTA/ 4497-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/BRITAIN-SOCCER SHOTLIST ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (UK POOL – No use UK, except UK newspapers) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UK CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH, SAYING: "I think it is a national disgrace. This is something that the police should be able to deal with. We cannot be a country where we tell Jewish people that they can't come to watch football because the security is not going to be looked after. What I want to see is the police finding ways to make sure they can be secure and sending the message to the Islamists and those who are pushing anti-Jewish hatred that this does not happen in the UK. Britain has always been a sanctuary for Jews and it always should be." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UK CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH, SAYING: "Yes, they (the police) should (overturn their decision to ban fans). And if not, the Home Secretary should get involved. Last week she was telling us all the things that she wanted to do for Jewish people. I didn't believe her then. I remember when she was lying down in front of a Sainsbury's because it was selling Israeli goods. They need to give confidence to Jewish people in our country. And if the Home Secretary can't do it, the Prime Minister should. He needs to show that he's got a backbone and isn't so weak that he will just allow Jewish people to be terrorized here. And I would say this, what starts with Jews doesn't end with Jews. We cannot have mob rule in this country where other people can intimidate certain groups in the community. And the police say it's all too difficult. It's simply not good enough." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UK CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH, SAYING: "We are talking about race hatred. If it had been a group of black footballers coming in, they would not be saying this, if it had been a group of footballers of any other ethnicity nobody would be saying that we can't protect you because of your ethnicity and making an exception for Jews. I think that is quite wrong. That is not what this country is. People need to show some backbone and provide the security that the Jewish people in this country need."
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