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VIDEO SHOWS: FILE OF TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST, ARTEM DOLGOPYAT, ARRIVING IN ISRAEL AFTER WINNING GOLD AT THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS; SOUNDBITES FROM ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY SARIT SHENAR. SHOWS: BEN GURION AIRPORT, ISRAEL (FILE – AUGUST 3, 2021) (Reuters – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI GYMNAST ARTEM DOLGOPYAT, WHO WON THE MEN'S INDIVIDUAL FLOOR EXERCISE AT THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES, RETURNING TO HERO'S WELCOME AT BEN GURION AIRPORT. UNKNOWN LOCATION, SWITZERLAND (OCTOBER 14, 2025) (Reuters – Access all) 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "We were really shocked. We were not ready for that kind of sanction. Our athletes have been training for the World Championship for a while. This is the major competition of the year. And we were ready to compete and not to deal with politics. We were ready to deal with gymnastics, and we were really shocked. Very big disappointment." 3. WHITE FLASH 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "We've communicated with them several times and tried to keep them motivated and focused in the competition. It was definitely one of my hardest moments, speaking to them earlier, a few hours ago, having to tell them that they're not going to go. It was devastating." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "This team is composed of six gymnasts. Artem [Dolgopyat] is very experienced, you know, a top athlete, but you know, we also have like a gymnast that for her was the first world championship. There were a lot of emotions and tears and the guys also, you know, for them, some of them, it can be the last championship. They're really heartbreaking. They're shocked." 7. WHITE FLASH 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "In my eyes, it's not even about gymnastics. This is sport. If you want to have a fair sport, everybody should compete. There shouldn't be any discrimination against anybody for any reason. And I'm sure actually the competition, the people that are going to go and compete this next weekend, they're not going to be happy. Well, maybe some of them are happier because they have greater chances. But I think that everybody that's honest and that wants to have to win the medal is— you want to win the medals against the strongest competitors. It's not fair to win without a competition." 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "For this world championship, this is the end of the road. So we cannot, no matter what will happen for the gymnast, we cannot fix their hearts. They're going to be, they're hurt anyway. But of course, for the future, for future Israeli sports, for future world sports, I want to see a very strong decision that leaves no room for such decisions from any kind to any country, to any international federation. Our biggest fear is that it starts now and who knows what's next. So I really, really hope that the CAS [Court of Arbitration for Sport] will give a very strong decision that will intimidate anybody that has such crazy ideas to discriminate against any athlete from any country for any reason. and not to do so. This is not part of the Olympic Charter, and this is not part of the sports that we like to watch. We want to see fair play, we want to see tough competitions, and we want everything to be decided in the field of play and not in court or in governments or in political authorities." INTERNET (OCTOBER 14, 2025) (Internet – Access all) 11. INSTAGRAM POST FROM ARTEM DOLGOPYAT STORY: The Israel Gymnastics Federation (IGF) has called on global sporting authorities to intervene, to ensure sport remains fair and free from discrimination.  The plea came after six Israeli gymnasts were denied visas to Indonesia, costing them a spot in this month's World Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Jakarta. The Southeast Asian nation said on Friday (October, 10) it had denied visas to Israeli gymnasts amid an outcry over Israel's military offensive in Gaza. The decision prompted the IGF to submit an urgent appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), seeking an injunction to allow Israeli athletes, including Olympic gold medallist Artem Dolgopyat, to participate in the competition. Today (October, 14), Cas rejected their request. Indonesia, which has no formal diplomatic ties with Israel, cited objections from groups such as a council of Islamic clerics and the local government in the capital Jakarta, where the championship will be held from October 19, for its decision to bar the athletes. The two-year-old war has drawn strong criticism in Indonesia. (Productions: Lucy Thomson)

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VIDEO SHOWS: FILE OF TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST, ARTEM DOLGOPYAT, ARRIVING IN ISRAEL AFTER WINNING GOLD AT THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS; SOUNDBITES FROM ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY SARIT SHENAR. SHOWS: BEN GURION AIRPORT, ISRAEL (FILE – AUGUST 3, 2021) (Reuters – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI GYMNAST ARTEM DOLGOPYAT, WHO WON THE MEN'S INDIVIDUAL FLOOR EXERCISE AT THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES, RETURNING TO HERO'S WELCOME AT BEN GURION AIRPORT. UNKNOWN LOCATION, SWITZERLAND (OCTOBER 14, 2025) (Reuters – Access all) 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "We were really shocked. We were not ready for that kind of sanction. Our athletes have been training for the World Championship for a while. This is the major competition of the year. And we were ready to compete and not to deal with politics. We were ready to deal with gymnastics, and we were really shocked. Very big disappointment." 3. WHITE FLASH 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "We've communicated with them several times and tried to keep them motivated and focused in the competition. It was definitely one of my hardest moments, speaking to them earlier, a few hours ago, having to tell them that they're not going to go. It was devastating." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "This team is composed of six gymnasts. Artem [Dolgopyat] is very experienced, you know, a top athlete, but you know, we also have like a gymnast that for her was the first world championship. There were a lot of emotions and tears and the guys also, you know, for them, some of them, it can be the last championship. They're really heartbreaking. They're shocked." 7. WHITE FLASH 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "In my eyes, it's not even about gymnastics. This is sport. If you want to have a fair sport, everybody should compete. There shouldn't be any discrimination against anybody for any reason. And I'm sure actually the competition, the people that are going to go and compete this next weekend, they're not going to be happy. Well, maybe some of them are happier because they have greater chances. But I think that everybody that's honest and that wants to have to win the medal is— you want to win the medals against the strongest competitors. It's not fair to win without a competition." 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "For this world championship, this is the end of the road. So we cannot, no matter what will happen for the gymnast, we cannot fix their hearts. They're going to be, they're hurt anyway. But of course, for the future, for future Israeli sports, for future world sports, I want to see a very strong decision that leaves no room for such decisions from any kind to any country, to any international federation. Our biggest fear is that it starts now and who knows what's next. So I really, really hope that the CAS [Court of Arbitration for Sport] will give a very strong decision that will intimidate anybody that has such crazy ideas to discriminate against any athlete from any country for any reason. and not to do so. This is not part of the Olympic Charter, and this is not part of the sports that we like to watch. We want to see fair play, we want to see tough competitions, and we want everything to be decided in the field of play and not in court or in governments or in political authorities." INTERNET (OCTOBER 14, 2025) (Internet – Access all) 11. INSTAGRAM POST FROM ARTEM DOLGOPYAT STORY: The Israel Gymnastics Federation (IGF) has called on global sporting authorities to intervene, to ensure sport remains fair and free from discrimination.  The plea came after six Israeli gymnasts were denied visas to Indonesia, costing them a spot in this month's World Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Jakarta. The Southeast Asian nation said on Friday (October, 10) it had denied visas to Israeli gymnasts amid an outcry over Israel's military offensive in Gaza. The decision prompted the IGF to submit an urgent appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), seeking an injunction to allow Israeli athletes, including Olympic gold medallist Artem Dolgopyat, to participate in the competition. Today (October, 14), Cas rejected their request. Indonesia, which has no formal diplomatic ties with Israel, cited objections from groups such as a council of Islamic clerics and the local government in the capital Jakarta, where the championship will be held from October 19, for its decision to bar the athletes. The two-year-old war has drawn strong criticism in Indonesia. (Productions: Lucy Thomson)

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VIDEO SHOWS: FILE OF TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST, ARTEM DOLGOPYAT, ARRIVING IN ISRAEL AFTER WINNING GOLD AT THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS; SOUNDBITES FROM ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY SARIT SHENAR. SHOWS: BEN GURION AIRPORT, ISRAEL (FILE – AUGUST 3, 2021) (Reuters – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI GYMNAST ARTEM DOLGOPYAT, WHO WON THE MEN'S INDIVIDUAL FLOOR EXERCISE AT THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES, RETURNING TO HERO'S WELCOME AT BEN GURION AIRPORT. UNKNOWN LOCATION, SWITZERLAND (OCTOBER 14, 2025) (Reuters – Access all) 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "We were really shocked. We were not ready for that kind of sanction. Our athletes have been training for the World Championship for a while. This is the major competition of the year. And we were ready to compete and not to deal with politics. We were ready to deal with gymnastics, and we were really shocked. Very big disappointment." 3. WHITE FLASH 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "We've communicated with them several times and tried to keep them motivated and focused in the competition. It was definitely one of my hardest moments, speaking to them earlier, a few hours ago, having to tell them that they're not going to go. It was devastating." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "This team is composed of six gymnasts. Artem [Dolgopyat] is very experienced, you know, a top athlete, but you know, we also have like a gymnast that for her was the first world championship. There were a lot of emotions and tears and the guys also, you know, for them, some of them, it can be the last championship. They're really heartbreaking. They're shocked." 7. WHITE FLASH 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "In my eyes, it's not even about gymnastics. This is sport. If you want to have a fair sport, everybody should compete. There shouldn't be any discrimination against anybody for any reason. And I'm sure actually the competition, the people that are going to go and compete this next weekend, they're not going to be happy. Well, maybe some of them are happier because they have greater chances. But I think that everybody that's honest and that wants to have to win the medal is— you want to win the medals against the strongest competitors. It's not fair to win without a competition." 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY, SARIT SHENAR, SAYING: "For this world championship, this is the end of the road. So we cannot, no matter what will happen for the gymnast, we cannot fix their hearts. They're going to be, they're hurt anyway. But of course, for the future, for future Israeli sports, for future world sports, I want to see a very strong decision that leaves no room for such decisions from any kind to any country, to any international federation. Our biggest fear is that it starts now and who knows what's next. So I really, really hope that the CAS [Court of Arbitration for Sport] will give a very strong decision that will intimidate anybody that has such crazy ideas to discriminate against any athlete from any country for any reason. and not to do so. This is not part of the Olympic Charter, and this is not part of the sports that we like to watch. We want to see fair play, we want to see tough competitions, and we want everything to be decided in the field of play and not in court or in governments or in political authorities." INTERNET (OCTOBER 14, 2025) (Internet – Access all) 11. INSTAGRAM POST FROM ARTEM DOLGOPYAT STORY: The Israel Gymnastics Federation (IGF) has called on global sporting authorities to intervene, to ensure sport remains fair and free from discrimination.  The plea came after six Israeli gymnasts were denied visas to Indonesia, costing them a spot in this month's World Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Jakarta. The Southeast Asian nation said on Friday (October, 10) it had denied visas to Israeli gymnasts amid an outcry over Israel's military offensive in Gaza. The decision prompted the IGF to submit an urgent appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), seeking an injunction to allow Israeli athletes, including Olympic gold medallist Artem Dolgopyat, to participate in the competition. Today (October, 14), Cas rejected their request. Indonesia, which has no formal diplomatic ties with Israel, cited objections from groups such as a council of Islamic clerics and the local government in the capital Jakarta, where the championship will be held from October 19, for its decision to bar the athletes. The two-year-old war has drawn strong criticism in Indonesia. (Productions: Lucy Thomson)

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM BRAZIL'S HEAD COACH CARLO ANCELOTTI RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT  SHOWS: TOKYO, JAPAN (OCTOBER 14, 2025) (CBF TV – Access all) 1.(SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL COACH, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: “No, everything is not fine. When the team loses, we are upset, that's normal. Everyone is upset. I don't like losing, neither do the players. We have to learn from this loss, as we always do in soccer.” 2.WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL COACH, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: “It was a good lesson tonight. There are things we need to learn from today's match, especially in the second half. I think we need to find balance in what we do. The team played very well against Korea, played well in the first half (against Japan), and very poorly in the second half. It's a process, and in the World Cup we need to be balanced.” 4.WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL COACH, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: “Individual mistakes do not affect a player's place in the team (for the World Cup). What we have to evaluate is the team's reaction after the first mistake, which was not good because we lost some of our balance on the field, we lost our attitude, our positive mindset. As I said, it's a good lesson for the future.” 6.WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL COACH, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: “I think that today's game, until Fabrício's (Bruno) mistake (on the first goal), was well controlled. After that, it's very clear to me what happened: the team lost its mental focus after the first mistake. That was the team's biggest mistake! I don't think the team's attitude in the second half was bad. I repeat, the mistake had too much of an impact.” STORY: Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has urged his players to develop greater mental resilience after they suffered a shock 3-2 defeat by Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday (October 14), their first-ever loss to the Asian side.     The Italian emphasized the need to learn from the errors that led to the hosts' stunning second-half comeback as he prepares his squad for next year's World Cup in North America.     Ancelotti, who took charge in May following Brazil's inconsistent World Cup qualifying campaign, has focused on building a team that is both adaptable and mentally robust.     Despite showing signs of progress in recent matches, Tuesday's defeat highlighted areas requiring improvement and called into question the coach's decision to field a heavily rotated side from Friday's commanding 5-0 win over South Korea.     When asked if such mistakes could influence squad selection for the World Cup, Ancelotti dismissed the notion, instead focused on the team's collective response.     Brazil's next fixtures are friendlies against Senegal and Tunisia in November, to be played in England and France respectively. (Production: Leonardo Benassatto)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NINGBO OPEN FIRST ROUND, EMMA RADUCANU PLAYS LIN ZHU, AND MARKETA VONDROUSOVA PLAYS KAROLINA MUCHOVA SHOWS: NINGBO, CHINA (OCTOBER 14, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) EMMA RADUCANU V LIN ZHU 1. RADUCANU HITS FOREHAND WINNER DURING FIRST SET WIN 2. ZHU HITS BACKHAND WINNER DURING SECOND SET WIN 3. RADUCANU HITS THE NET AS ZHU WINS SECOND SET / ZHU’S SUPPORT TEAM CELEBRATE 4. UMPIRE ANNOUNCES MEDICAL TIMEOUT / RADUCANU LYING ON FLOOR WITH PHYSIO ATTENDING HER BACK 5. RADUCANU STRETCHES FOR BALL DURING THIRD SET / GINGERLY WALKS TO COLLECT BALL 6. ZHU HITS BACKHAND WINNER ON WAY TO WINNING THIRD SET 7. MATCH POINT – RADUCANU RETURNS ZHU SERVE INTO NET / ZHU WALKS TO NET / PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS WITH EACH OTHER AND UMPIRE / ZHU WAVES TO CROWD 8 RADUCANU WALKS OFF COURT WITH BAG KAROLINA MUCHOVA V MARKETA VONDROUSOVA 9. SET POINT – MUCHOVA WINS THE FIRST SET WITH A FOREHAND WINNER / WALKS BACK TO CHAIR / MUCHOVA'S SUPPORT TEAM 10. MUCHOVA BACKHAND VOLLEY WINNER IN THE SECOND SET 11. MATCH POINT – VONDROUSOVA ERROR INTO NET AS MUCHOVA WINS THE MATCH / MUCHOVA WALKS TO NET / MUCHOVA'S SUPPORT TEAM / PLAYERS EMBRACE & SHAKE UMPIRE'S HAND / MUCHOVA WAVES TO CROWD STORY: Emma Raducanu received on-court medical attention as she was beaten by wild card Lin Zhu in the first round of the Ningbo Open in China on Tuesday (October 14). The British former US Open winner lost to 219th ranked Zhu 3-6 6-4 6-1, and took two medical timeouts during the match, following a retirement in her last outing in the Wuhan Open earlier this month. Zhu will face 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the Round of 16 on Wednesday (October 15), after the tournament's top seed was given a bye in the first round. Elsewhere, Czech Karolina Muchova eased to victory against compatriot Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets, 6-4 6-3, to set up a Round of 16 tie with seventh seed Diana Shnaider. 29-year-old Muchova made the semi-final stage in this competition last year. (Production: Joseph Andrews)

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VIDEO SHOWS: FILE FOOTAGE OF JON DAHL TOMASSON, TAKING A SWEDEN TRAINING SESSION IN GOTHENBURG SHOWS: GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN (OCTOBER 12, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the European World Cup Qualifying 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed. No commercial use. Must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025". No resales. No sublicensing. No monetisation.) 1. FORMER SWEDEN MANAGER JON DAHL TOMASSON KICKS FOOTBALL 2. SWEDEN TEAM DOING KEEPY-UPS IN TRAINING 3. TOMASSON SPEAKS WITH HIS ASSISTANT SEBASTIAN LARSSON 4. PAN OF SWEDEN TEAM RUNNING 5. STRIKER VIKTOR GYOKERES DOES A SHORT SPRINT 6. SWEDEN TEAM THROW A LARGE BALL AS PART OF A TRAINING EXCERSISE 7. STRIKER ALEXANDER ISAK TAKES PART IN TRAINING GAME 8. TOMASSON OVERSEES SWEDEN TEAM IN TRAINING GAME STORY: Sweden have sacked manager Jon Dahl Tomasson, the country's football federation said on Tuesday (October 14), after a dismal start to their World Cup qualifying campaign. Dane Tomasson's final game in charge was a 1-0 home defeat by Kosovo, his side's third successive loss, leaving them on the verge of elimination, bottom of Group B with one point from four games. Sweden's squad contains big money summer transfers Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres up front, but the team has failed to find the net in close to 300 minutes of football. The Scandinavians will face Switzerland, who top their group, and Slovenia in November, and will look to bounce back from losing to a side ranked 91st in the world, 59 places below themselves. (Production: Andrew Ragg, Joseph Andrews)

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM BRAZIL'S HEAD COACH CARLO ANCELOTTI FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: TOKYO, JAPAN (OCTOBER 14, 2025) (CBF TV – Access all) 1.(SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL COACH, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: “No, everything is not fine. When the team loses, we are upset, that's normal. Everyone is upset. I don't like losing, neither do the players. We have to learn from this loss, as we always do in soccer.” 2.WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL COACH, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: “It was a good lesson tonight. There are things we need to learn from today's match, especially in the second half. I think we need to find balance in what we do. The team played very well against Korea, played well in the first half (against Japan), and very poorly in the second half. It's a process, and in the World Cup we need to be balanced.” 4.WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL COACH, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: “Individual mistakes do not affect a player's place in the team (for the World Cup). What we have to evaluate is the team's reaction after the first mistake, which was not good because we lost some of our balance on the field, we lost our attitude, our positive mindset. As I said, it's a good lesson for the future.” 6.WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL COACH, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: “I think that today's game, until Fabrício's mistake (on the first goal), was well controlled. After that, it's very clear to me what happened: the team lost its mental focus after the first mistake. That was the team's biggest mistake! I don't think the team's attitude in the second half was bad. I repeat, the mistake had too much of an impact.” STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN (OCTOBER 12, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the European World Cup Qualifying 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed. No commercial use. Must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025". No resales. No sublicensing. No monetisation.) 1. FORMER SWEDEN MANAGER JON DAHL TOMASSON KICKS FOOTBALL 2. SWEDEN TEAM DOING KEEPY-UPS IN TRAINING 3. TOMASSON SPEAKS WITH HIS ASSISTANT SEBASTIAN LARSSON 4. PAN OF SWEDEN TEAM RUNNING 5. STRIKER VIKTOR GYOKERES DOES A SHORT SPRINT 6. SWEDEN TEAM THROW A LARGE BALL AS PART OF A TRAINING EXCERSISE 7. STRIKER ALEXANDER ISAK TAKES PART IN TRAINING GAME 8. TOMASSON OVERSEES SWEDEN TEAM IN TRAINING GAME SHOWS: TO FOLLOW STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: ISRAEL TEAM TRAINING AHEAD OF WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST ITALY / ISRAEL HEAD COACH, RAN BEN-SHIMON, AND ISRAEL WINGER, MANOR SOLOMON, SPEAKING DURING PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH FULL TRANSLATIONS AND COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: UDINE, ITALY (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. INTERIOR OF STADIUM WITH ISRAEL PLAYERS AND COACHING TEAM GATHERED 2. PLAYERS BREAKING OFF FOR TRAINING AFTER POSING FOR PHOTOS 3. ISRAEL COACH, RAN BEN-SHIMON, SPEAKING WITH STAFF 4. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS BREAKING AWAY FROM HUDDLE AND JOGGING  5. PLAYERS FINISHING OFF JOG AND GATHERING BALLS  6. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS GOING THROUGH BALL-RELATED DRILLS  7. ARCH READING (Italian) "ITALY ISRAEL" 8. VARIOUS OF RONDO DRILL 9. GOALKEEPER, DANIEL PERETZ, GOING THROUGH KICKING AND SAVING DRILL 10. GOALKEEPERS TRAINING TOGETHER 11. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 12. BEN-SHIMON, AND WINGER, MANOR SOLOMON, TAKING SEATS FOR PRESS CONFERENCE 13. (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ISRAEL WINGER, MANOR SOLOMON, SAYING:  “Well, first of all, we are so happy that all our hostages, all the hostages who are alive, have come home. We are already waiting also for the remaining fallen (bodies). This is one of the happiest days of our lives, I think, for all of us, even for those who don’t have any personal connection to the hostages. We waited and prayed for this for two years, and today it happened, and truly it is such a happy day. I think in the last few days we were waiting for it, and last night, personally for me, and I know for many other players and staff members, it was hard to sleep. We woke up very early, and all morning, along with our schedule and team meetings, we watched everyone being released. Seeing what is happening in the country, seeing them reunite with their families, is the best feeling there is, and it fills our hearts. I hope that tomorrow some of them may be able to watch a minute or two of the match and celebrate with us." 14. PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 15. (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ISRAEL HEAD COACH, RAN BEN-SHIMON, SAYING: “We are part of our people. We were emotional, we cried, we hugged, we were happy. I think now it’s time for football. We need to make a separation and focus on football parameters. Tomorrow on the pitch there has to be pure football, and in order to bring joy to the people who stand behind us, we must be very, very focused on the elements of the game and not let emotions control us. I think my players know that.” 16. MEDIA TAKING PHOTOS STORY: Israel’s national soccer team trained on Monday (October 13) for their World Cup qualifier against Italy, scheduled for Tuesday in the city of Udine, hoping to bounce back from last week's heavy defeat in Norway.    Israel are third in Group I on nine points, with Norway top on 18. Italy are second on 12, meaning a win would be crucial to keep alive Israel's hopes of reaching next year's tournament hosted in Canada, U.S. and Mexico.    The game is taking place after militant group Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday, an event that Israel winger Manor Solomon said gave immense joy to the team.    The match will be played under tight security, as a pro-Palestinian march is scheduled on the same day in the city centre, an event that organisers expect to attract around 10,000 participants.    The qualifier in Oslo last week was also marked by protests and a security response, including the use of tear gas. Ahead of the game, pro-Palestinian supporters gathered outside parliament, with many wearing the jerseys of the Palestine national team. (Production: Cristiano Corvino, Roberto Mignucci, Yesim Dikmen, Matteo Negri) 

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VIDEO SHOWS: ISRAEL TEAM TRAINING AHEAD OF WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST ITALY / ISRAEL HEAD COACH, RAN BEN-SHIMON, AND ISRAEL WINGER, MANOR SOLOMON, SPEAKING DURING PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH FULL TRANSLATIONS AND COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: UDINE, ITALY (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. INTERIOR OF STADIUM WITH ISRAEL PLAYERS AND COACHING TEAM GATHERED 2. PLAYERS BREAKING OFF FOR TRAINING AFTER POSING FOR PHOTOS 3. ISRAEL COACH, RAN BEN-SHIMON, SPEAKING WITH STAFF 4. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS BREAKING AWAY FROM HUDDLE AND JOGGING  5. PLAYERS FINISHING OFF JOG AND GATHERING BALLS  6. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS GOING THROUGH BALL-RELATED DRILLS  7. ARCH READING (Italian) "ITALY ISRAEL" 8. VARIOUS OF RONDO DRILL 9. GOALKEEPER, DANIEL PERETZ, GOING THROUGH KICKING AND SAVING DRILL 10. GOALKEEPERS TRAINING TOGETHER 11. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 12. BEN-SHIMON, AND WINGER, MANOR SOLOMON, TAKING SEATS FOR PRESS CONFERENCE 13. (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ISRAEL WINGER, MANOR SOLOMON, SAYING:  “Well, first of all, we are so happy that all our hostages, all the hostages who are alive, have come home. We are already waiting also for the remaining fallen (bodies). This is one of the happiest days of our lives, I think, for all of us, even for those who don’t have any personal connection to the hostages. We waited and prayed for this for two years, and today it happened, and truly it is such a happy day. I think in the last few days we were waiting for it, and last night, personally for me, and I know for many other players and staff members, it was hard to sleep. We woke up very early, and all morning, along with our schedule and team meetings, we watched everyone being released. Seeing what is happening in the country, seeing them reunite with their families, is the best feeling there is, and it fills our hearts. I hope that tomorrow some of them may be able to watch a minute or two of the match and celebrate with us." 14. PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 15. (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ISRAEL HEAD COACH, RAN BEN-SHIMON, SAYING: “We are part of our people. We were emotional, we cried, we hugged, we were happy. I think now it’s time for football. We need to make a separation and focus on football parameters. Tomorrow on the pitch there has to be pure football, and in order to bring joy to the people who stand behind us, we must be very, very focused on the elements of the game and not let emotions control us. I think my players know that.” 16. MEDIA TAKING PHOTOS STORY: Israel’s national soccer team trained on Monday (October 13) for their World Cup qualifier against Italy, scheduled for Tuesday in the city of Udine, hoping to bounce back from last week's heavy defeat in Norway.    Israel are third in Group I on nine points, with Norway top on 18. Italy are second on 12, meaning a win would be crucial to keep alive Israel's hopes of reaching next year's tournament hosted in Canada, U.S. and Mexico.    The game is taking place after militant group Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday, an event that Israel winger Manor Solomon said gave immense joy to the team.    The match will be played under tight security, as a pro-Palestinian march is scheduled on the same day in the city centre, an event that organisers expect to attract around 10,000 participants.    The qualifier in Oslo last week was also marked by protests and a security response, including the use of tear gas. Ahead of the game, pro-Palestinian supporters gathered outside parliament, with many wearing the jerseys of the Palestine national team. (Production: Cristiano Corvino, Roberto Mignucci, Yesim Dikmen, Matteo Negri) 

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