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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM SAUDI ARABIA HEAD HERVE RENARD AND IRAQ HEAD COACH COACH GRAHAM. RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (AFC – For editorial use. No resales. No monetisation) 1. SAUDI ARABIA WALKING INTO PRE-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAUDI ARABIA HEAD COACH, HERVE RENARD, SAYING: "What we did before, it's nothing up to now because if we don't achieve our goal tomorrow you won't remember the game against Indonesia, the game we played in Bahrain so the most important is tomorrow." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAUDI ARABIA HEAD COACH, HERVE RENARD, SAYING: "This game, it's for me, one of the most important game of my career. I will explain to you after the game." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. SAUDI ARABIA LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE 8. IRAQ SITTING DOWN AT PRE-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRAQ HEAD COACH, GRAHAM ARNOLD, SAYING WHILE BEING TRANSLATED: "I think the pressure's more on Saudi, not only it's they have in their brain, in their brain two ways to qualify, that is draw or win,  we have one way, that's win, so our full focus is going out and go for it." 11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRAQ HEAD COACH, GRAHAM ARNOLD, SAYING "Maybe ask the referee to keep the red card in his pocket." 12. WHITE FLASH 13. IRAQ LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE STORY: Herve Renard has called Saudi Arabia's World Cup qualifying clash with Iraq in Jeddah on Tuesday the most important game of his coaching career as they stand on the cusp of a place at next year's finals. The Frenchman, twice a winner of the African Cup of Nations and whose Saudi side beat Argentina at the last World Cup, will lead his team into the clash needing only a draw to secure a berth at a seventh World Cup for the Gulf state. Renard is in his second spell as Saudi coach having returned to replace Roberto Mancini during the previous round of preliminaries to resurrect the team's World Cup hopes after a series of disappointing performances under the Italian. Saudi Arabia lead Group B of the fourth round of Asia's preliminaries on goals scored after the Saudis and Iraq secured wins over Indonesia. The Saudis hold a slim advantage in the standings due to their 3-2 victory over Patrick Kluivert's side, who the Iraqis beat 1-0. The group winners qualify directly for the finals, where they will join Japan, South Korea, Iran, Australia, Uzbekistan and Jordan as Asia's representatives. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar meet in Doha in Group A, also on Tuesday, to determine the other Asian qualifier with the runners-up in the two groups due to meet in November for a spot in an intercontinental playoff. Iraq coach Graham Arnold confirmed talismanic striker Aymen Hussein would be fit after missing the win over Indonesia on Saturday (October 11). Arnold said his team is relaxed ahead all-important clash, emphasising the pressure is on Saudi Arabia. (Production: Lucy Thomson, Michael Church)

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM SAUDI ARABIA HEAD HERVE RENARD AND IRAQ HEAD COACH COACH GRAHAM. RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (AFC – For editorial use. No resales. No monetisation) 1. SAUDI ARABIA WALKING INTO PRE-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAUDI ARABIA HEAD COACH, HERVE RENARD, SAYING: "What we did before, it's nothing up to now because if we don't achieve our goal tomorrow you won't remember the game against Indonesia, the game we played in Bahrain so the most important is tomorrow." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAUDI ARABIA HEAD COACH, HERVE RENARD, SAYING: "This game, it's for me, one of the most important game of my career. I will explain to you after the game." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. SAUDI ARABIA LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE 8. IRAQ SITTING DOWN AT PRE-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRAQ HEAD COACH, GRAHAM ARNOLD, SAYING WHILE BEING TRANSLATED: "I think the pressure's more on Saudi, not only it's they have in their brain, in their brain two ways to qualify, that is draw or win,  we have one way, that's win, so our full focus is going out and go for it." 11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRAQ HEAD COACH, GRAHAM ARNOLD, SAYING "Maybe ask the referee to keep the red card in his pocket." 12. WHITE FLASH 13. IRAQ LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE STORY: Herve Renard has called Saudi Arabia's World Cup qualifying clash with Iraq in Jeddah on Tuesday the most important game of his coaching career as they stand on the cusp of a place at next year's finals. The Frenchman, twice a winner of the African Cup of Nations and whose Saudi side beat Argentina at the last World Cup, will lead his team into the clash needing only a draw to secure a berth at a seventh World Cup for the Gulf state. Renard is in his second spell as Saudi coach having returned to replace Roberto Mancini during the previous round of preliminaries to resurrect the team's World Cup hopes after a series of disappointing performances under the Italian. Saudi Arabia lead Group B of the fourth round of Asia's preliminaries on goals scored after the Saudis and Iraq secured wins over Indonesia. The Saudis hold a slim advantage in the standings due to their 3-2 victory over Patrick Kluivert's side, who the Iraqis beat 1-0. The group winners qualify directly for the finals, where they will join Japan, South Korea, Iran, Australia, Uzbekistan and Jordan as Asia's representatives. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar meet in Doha in Group A, also on Tuesday, to determine the other Asian qualifier with the runners-up in the two groups due to meet in November for a spot in an intercontinental playoff. Iraq coach Graham Arnold confirmed talismanic striker Aymen Hussein would be fit after missing the win over Indonesia on Saturday (October 11). Arnold said his team is relaxed ahead all-important clash, emphasising the pressure is on Saudi Arabia. (Production: Lucy Thomson, Michael Church)

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VIDEO SHOWS: PORTUGAL NATIONAL SOCCER SQUAD TRAINING, REMARKS BY COACH ROBERTO MARTINEZ AND XXX AHEAD OF THEIR WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST HUNGARY COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: OEIRAS, PORTUGAL (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS – Access-all) 1. RUBEN NEVES' TATTOO OF DIOGO JOTA ON HIS LEFT LEG  2. PORTUGAL PLAYERS PASSING BALL IN GROUP 3. CRISTIANO RONALDO CHATTING WITH DIOGO DALOT DURING WARM-UPS 4. PORTUGAL HEAD COACH, ROBERTO MARTINEZ, TALKING WITH ASSISTANT, RICARDO CARVALHO 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PORTUGAL COACH, ROBERTO MARTINEZ, SAYING: "We want to keep getting better. There are things we can improve, our flow, our speed on the ball, and how we occupy space with the ball, no doubt. But we've also seen that Hungary are a very well-organiSed team, very well-prepared to launch counterattacks. So tomorrow we need to keep doing everything we did well without the ball and keep working on the things we want to improve." 6. RONALDO WARMING UP 7. PLAYERS WARMING UP 8. VITINHA WARMING UP  9. PLAYERS WARMING UP 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PORTUGAL COACH, ROBERTO MARTINEZ, SAYING: "We need to enjoy this. We have a national team that plays a lot of football, and plays it well. Our players have incredible commitment, let's enjoy that. Saying that winning 5–0 is only because the opponent is weak, and that not winning 5–0 means we didn't play well, is a narrative that isn't correct." 11. NUNO MENDES WARMING UP  12. RUBEN DIAS STRETCHING 13. JOAO FELIX STRETCHING  14. BRUNO FERNANDES STRETCHING 15. PLAYERS STRETCHING 16. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PORTUGAL MIDFIELDER, VITINHA, SAYING:        "We're well aware of what Hungary can do. We've already analysed them and we'll certainly analyse a bit more, but we know what problems they can cause us and what we need to do to prevent that, and the best dynamics we need to create as many chances as possible and score goals." 17. DIAS AND BERNARDO SILVA PASSING THE BALL  18. PLAYERS PASSING BALL IN PAIRS 19.  (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PORTUGAL MIDFIELDER, VITINHA, SAYING:          "We really have to admit, and be able to say that we have great, great players, a national team packed with top stars who play all across Europe and around the world at big clubs. So we must always set our sights on big goals, we must always aim high, because that's what we have to do. The responsibility demands it." 20. PLAYERS PASSING BALL IN PAIRS 21. DALOT PASSING BALL 22. PLAYERS PASSING BALL IN PAIRS STORY: TO FOLLOW (Production: Miguel Pereira, Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: ISRAEL TEAM TRAINING ONE DAY BEFORE MATCH / ISRAEL HEAD COACH, RAN BEN-SHIMON, AND ISRAEL MIDFIELDER, MANOR SOLOMON, SPEAKING DURING PRESS CONFERENCE TEMPLATE ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: ALGERIA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM TRAINING/ SOUNDBITES FROM YASSINE BENZIA AND ANIS HADJ MOUSSA SHOWS: TIZI OUZOU, ALGERIA, (October 13th, 2025) (REUTERS – ACCESS ALL) 1. ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING AT HOCINE AIT AHMED STADIUM 2. VARIOUS OF HEAD COACH, VLADIMIR PETKOVIC  3. VARIOUS OF RIYAD MAHREZ TRAINING 4. (SOUNDBITE) (French) ALGERIA AND AL-FAYHA MIDFIELDER, YASSINE BENZIA SAYING: “Tomorrow is going to be a good match and a good opportunity to test our skills against Uganda, the second best team of the group. They still have a chance to qualify so they will play hard to win and for us it is going to be a match to get prepared for the next stages.” 5. VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPER, LUCA ZIDANE, TRAINING 7. (SOUNDBITE) (French) ALGERIA AND FEYENOORD FORWARD, ANIS HADJ MOUSSA, SAYING: "It is a very important match tomorrow. It is also a preparation for the Cup of Nations as it is against an African team. We know that it is very hard to play against Uganda because we have already played against them away in first leg. It was hard. It is a match that we need to take seriously and that I hope we will win again.” 9. PLAYERS RUNNING 10. VARIOUS OF RONDO DRILLS 11. WIDE OF TRAINING/ STADIUM INTERIOR STORY: Algeria’s national football team trained on Monday (October 13) at the Hocine Ait Ahmed Stadium in Tizi Ouzou as they prepared for their upcoming World Cup qualifying match against Uganda.  Head coach Vladimir Petkovic oversaw the session, which included several key players such as Riyad Mahrez and goalkeeper Luca Zidane, as the squad fine-tuned tactics and fitness ahead of Tuesday’s game.  Midfielder Yassine Benzia, who plays for Al-Fayha FC in Saudi Arabia, said the match would be an important test for the Desert Foxes. “Tomorrow is going to be a good match and a good opportunity to test our skills against Uganda, the second-best team in the group,” Benzia told Reuters. “They still have a chance to qualify so they will play hard to win, and for us it is going to be a match to prepare for the next stages.”  Anis Hadj Moussa, who plays for Feyenoord Rotterdam, said the encounter carried both competitive and preparatory importance.  “It is a very important match tomorrow. It is also preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations as it is against an African team,” Hadj Moussa said. “We know it is very hard to play against Uganda because we already played them away in the first leg — it was tough. It’s a match we need to take seriously and one I hope we will win again.”  Algeria lead their World Cup qualifying group with 22 points from 9 matches having already wrapped up qualification for next summer's tournament with a 3-0 win away to Somalia on Thursday. (Production: Abdelaziz Boumzar, Thawab Herzallah, Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: ALGERIA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM TRAINING/ SOUNDBITES FROM YASSINE BENZIA AND ANIS HADJ MOUSSA SHOWS: TIZI OUZOU, ALGERIA, (October 13th, 2025) (REUTERS – ACCESS ALL) 1. ALGERIA NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING AT HOCINE AIT AHMED STADIUM 2. VARIOUS OF HEAD COACH, VLADIMIR PETKOVIC  3. VARIOUS OF RIYAD MAHREZ TRAINING 4. (SOUNDBITE) (French) ALGERIA AND AL-FAYHA MIDFIELDER, YASSINE BENZIA SAYING: “Tomorrow is going to be a good match and a good opportunity to test our skills against Uganda, the second best team of the group. They still have a chance to qualify so they will play hard to win and for us it is going to be a match to get prepared for the next stages.” 5. VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPER, LUCA ZIDANE, TRAINING 7. (SOUNDBITE) (French) ALGERIA AND FEYENOORD FORWARD, ANIS HADJ MOUSSA, SAYING: "It is a very important match tomorrow. It is also a preparation for the Cup of Nations as it is against an African team. We know that it is very hard to play against Uganda because we have already played against them away in first leg. It was hard. It is a match that we need to take seriously and that I hope we will win again.” 9. PLAYERS RUNNING 10. VARIOUS OF RONDO DRILLS 11. WIDE OF TRAINING/ STADIUM INTERIOR STORY: Algeria’s national football team trained on Monday (October 13) at the Hocine Ait Ahmed Stadium in Tizi Ouzou as they prepared for their upcoming World Cup qualifying match against Uganda.  Head coach Vladimir Petkovic oversaw the session, which included several key players such as Riyad Mahrez and goalkeeper Luca Zidane, as the squad fine-tuned tactics and fitness ahead of Tuesday’s game.  Midfielder Yassine Benzia, who plays for Al-Fayha FC in Saudi Arabia, said the match would be an important test for the Desert Foxes. “Tomorrow is going to be a good match and a good opportunity to test our skills against Uganda, the second-best team in the group,” Benzia told Reuters. “They still have a chance to qualify so they will play hard to win, and for us it is going to be a match to prepare for the next stages.”  Anis Hadj Moussa, who plays for Feyenoord in the Netherlands, said the encounter carried both competitive and preparatory importance.  “It is a very important match tomorrow. It is also preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations as it is against an African team,” Hadj Moussa said. “We know it is very hard to play against Uganda because we already played them away in the first leg — it was tough. It’s a match we need to take seriously and one I hope we will win again.”  Algeria lead their World Cup qualifying group with 22 points from 9 matches having already wrapped up qualification for next summer's tournament with a 3-0 win away to Somalia on Thursday. (Production: Abdelaziz Boumzar, Thawab Herzallah, Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: ITALY TEAM TRAINING ONE DAY BEFORE MATCH / ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, AND ITALY DEFENDER, GIANLUCA MANCINI, SPEAKING DURING PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: UDINE, ITALY (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. ITALY PLAYERS ARRIVING AT FIELD FOR TRAINING SESSION 2. TRAINING BEGINNING 3. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DEFENDER MATTEO GABBIA, TRAINING 4. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 5. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING GOALKEEPER GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA AND MIDFIELDER NICOLO BARELLA, TRAINING 6. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 7. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DONNARUMMA AND BARELLA, TRAINING 8. ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, WALKING ON FIELD DURING TRAINING SESSION 9. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DONNARUMMA AND BARELLA, TRAINING 10. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 11. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING FORWARD GIACOMO RASPADORI AND MIDFIELDER MANUEL LOCATELLI, TRAINING 12. GATTUSO WATCHING TRAINING 13. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING FORWARD FRANCESCO PIO ESPOSITO AND DEFENDER GIOVANNI DI LORENZO, TRAINING 14. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DEFENDER GIANLUCA MANCINI AND MIDFIELDER BRYAN CRISTANTE, TRAINING 15. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 16. GATTUSO WATCHING TRAINING 17. VARIOUS OF TRAINING IN PROGRESS 18. ITALY DEFENDER, GIANLUCA MANCINI, TAKING SEAT AS PRESS CONFERENCE STARTS 19. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: “I am very happy to see that the war is over, to see people, parents waiting for their children, who have had the chance to hug them, to see people on the other side returning home too – some are no longer there (and they) are trying to take their furniture, because I have seen such pictures too. These are wonderful things, and I hope they will last forever, because there is nothing worse than what we have seen in these two years”. 20. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 21. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: “Tomorrow we will enjoy and thank those 10-11,000 people who will be inside the stadium. We are grateful because it is very, very important to us, and we respect – I personally respect – those who are outside as well. I am sorry that so many families wanted to bring their children, they could have come to a night of celebration, a day of celebration, but we also respect those (who are outside).” 22. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 23. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: JOURNALIST: “Are you already training the team for the play-offs, given that they were such a trauma?” GATTUSO: “No, we have to make it to the play-offs. I don't even want to answer that question. We're focusing on tomorrow's match because we're not in the play-offs yet. Let's focus on what we have to do.” 24. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 25. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY DEFENDER, GIANLUCA MANCINI, SAYING: “The first leg was a bit of a crazy match. We were 4-2 up in the 80th minute, then they came back… in the 86th minute, well. We let them back into the game a bit stupidly, we've reviewed the situations, we know what we did wrong, and we'll try not to repeat it.” 26. PEOPLE LEAVING ROOM AS PRESS CONFERENCE FINISHES STORY: Italy's national soccer team geared up on Monday (October 13) for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier match against Israel in the city of Udine, in an atmosphere deeply marked by the unfolding developments in the Middle East.    With a 3-1 win in Estonia last week, Italy boosted their hopes of finishing second in Group I. Norway top the group with 18 points from six games while Gattuso's side have 12 points with a match in hand on their rivals.    The group winners qualify directly for the World Cup with the runners-up going into the playoffs.    "We're focusing on tomorrow's match because we're not in the play-offs yet," said coach Gennaro Gattuso, vowing not to repeat the errors that turned the first leg against Israel into a frantic end-to-end game.    The match will be played under tight security as a pro-Palestinian march will go ahead on the day of the game in the city centre, even after Israel and militant group Hamas agreed a deal to end the war in Gaza.    Organisers expect up to 10,000 people to attend the march, which will take place several kilometres away from the stadium. Instead, 9,200 people have bought tickets for the match, according to the Italian soccer federation.    The Italian team will be "grateful" to the people inside the stadium, but will "respect those who are outside as well," Gattuso said during a press conference.    "I hope (peace) will last forever. There is nothing worse than what we have seen in the last two years," he added. (Production: Cristiano Corvino, Roberto Mignucci, Matteo Negri)

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VIDEO SHOWS: ITALY TEAM TRAINING ONE DAY BEFORE MATCH / ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, AND ITALY DEFENDER, GIANLUCA MANCINI, SPEAKING DURING PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: UDINE, ITALY (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. ITALY PLAYERS ARRIVING AT FIELD FOR TRAINING SESSION 2. TRAINING BEGINNING 3. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DEFENDER MATTEO GABBIA, TRAINING 4. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 5. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING GOALKEEPER GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA AND MIDFIELDER NICOLO BARELLA, TRAINING 6. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 7. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DONNARUMMA AND BARELLA, TRAINING 8. ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, WALKING ON FIELD DURING TRAINING SESSION 9. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DONNARUMMA AND BARELLA, TRAINING 10. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 11. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING FORWARD GIACOMO RASPADORI AND MIDFIELDER MANUEL LOCATELLI, TRAINING 12. GATTUSO WATCHING TRAINING 13. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING FORWARD FRANCESCO PIO ESPOSITO AND DEFENDER GIOVANNI DI LORENZO, TRAINING 14. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DEFENDER GIANLUCA MANCINI AND MIDFIELDER BRYAN CRISTANTE, TRAINING 15. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 16. GATTUSO WATCHING TRAINING 17. VARIOUS OF TRAINING IN PROGRESS 18. ITALY DEFENDER, GIANLUCA MANCINI, TAKING SEAT AS PRESS CONFERENCE STARTS 19. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: “I am very happy to see that the war is over, to see people, parents waiting for their children, who have had the chance to hug them, to see people on the other side returning home too – some are no longer there (and they) are trying to take their furniture, because I have seen such pictures too. These are wonderful things, and I hope they will last forever, because there is nothing worse than what we have seen in these two years”. 20. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 21. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: “Tomorrow we will enjoy and thank those 10-11,000 people who will be inside the stadium. We are grateful because it is very, very important to us, and we respect – I personally respect – those who are outside as well. I am sorry that so many families wanted to bring their children, they could have come to a night of celebration, a day of celebration, but we also respect those (who are outside).” 22. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 23. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: JOURNALIST: “Are you already training the team for the play-offs, given that they were such a trauma?” GATTUSO: “No, we have to make it to the play-offs. I don't even want to answer that question. We're focusing on tomorrow's match because we're not in the play-offs yet. Let's focus on what we have to do.” 24. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 25. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY DEFENDER, GIANLUCA MANCINI, SAYING: “The first leg was a bit of a crazy match. We were 4-2 up in the 80th minute, then they came back… in the 86th minute, well. We let them back into the game a bit stupidly, we've reviewed the situations, we know what we did wrong, and we'll try not to repeat it.” 26. PEOPLE LEAVING ROOM AS PRESS CONFERENCE FINISHES STORY: Italy's national soccer team geared up on Monday (October 13) for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier match against Israel in the city of Udine, in an atmosphere deeply marked by the unfolding developments in the Middle East.    With a 3-1 win in Estonia last week, Italy boosted their hopes of finishing second in Group I. Norway top the group with 18 points from six games while Gattuso's side have 12 points with a match in hand on their rivals.    The group winners qualify directly for the World Cup with the runners-up going into the playoffs.    "We're focusing on tomorrow's match because we're not in the play-offs yet," said coach Gennaro Gattuso, vowing not to repeat the errors that turned the first leg against Israel into a frantic end-to-end game.    The match will be played under tight security as a pro-Palestinian march will go ahead on the day of the game in the city centre, even after Israel and militant group Hamas agreed a deal to end the war in Gaza.    Organisers expect up to 10,000 people to attend the march, which will take place several kilometres away from the stadium. Instead, 9,200 people have bought tickets for the match, according to the Italian soccer federation.    The Italian team will be "grateful" to the people inside the stadium, but will "respect those who are outside as well," Gattuso said during a press conference.    "I hope (peace) will last forever. There is nothing worse than what we have seen in the last two years," he added. (Production: Cristiano Corvino, Roberto Mignucci, Matteo Negri)

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VIDEO SHOWS: ITALY TEAM TRAINING ONE DAY BEFORE MATCH / ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, AND ITALY DEFENDER, GIANLUCA MANCINI, SPEAKING DURING PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: UDINE, ITALY (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. ITALY PLAYERS ARRIVING AT FIELD FOR TRAINING SESSION 2. TRAINING BEGINNING 3. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DEFENDER MATTEO GABBIA, TRAINING 4. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 5. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING GOALKEEPER GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA AND MIDFIELDER NICOLO BARELLA, TRAINING 6. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 7. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DONNARUMMA AND BARELLA, TRAINING 8. ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, WALKING ON FIELD DURING TRAINING SESSION 9. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DONNARUMMA AND BARELLA, TRAINING 10. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 11. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING FORWARD GIACOMO RASPADORI AND MIDFIELDER MANUEL LOCATELLI, TRAINING 12. GATTUSO WATCHING TRAINING 13. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING FORWARD FRANCESCO PIO ESPOSITO AND DEFENDER GIOVANNI DI LORENZO, TRAINING 14. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DEFENDER GIANLUCA MANCINI AND MIDFIELDER BRYAN CRISTANTE, TRAINING 15. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 16. GATTUSO WATCHING TRAINING 17. VARIOUS OF TRAINING IN PROGRESS 18. ITALY DEFENDER, GIANLUCA MANCINI, TAKING SEAT AS PRESS CONFERENCE STARTS 19. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: “I am very happy to see that the war is over, to see people, parents waiting for their children, who have had the chance to hug them, to see people on the other side returning home too – some are no longer there (and they) are trying to take their furniture, because I have seen such pictures too. These are wonderful things, and I hope they will last forever, because there is nothing worse than what we have seen in these two years”. 20. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 21. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: “Tomorrow we will enjoy and thank those 10-11,000 people who will be inside the stadium. We are grateful because it is very, very important to us, and we respect – I personally respect – those who are outside as well. I am sorry that so many families wanted to bring their children, they could have come to a night of celebration, a day of celebration, but we also respect those (who are outside).” 22. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 23. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: JOURNALIST: “Are you already training the team for the play-offs, given that they were such a trauma?” GATTUSO: “No, we have to make it to the play-offs. I don't even want to answer that question. We're focusing on tomorrow's match because we're not in the play-offs yet. Let's focus on what we have to do.” 24. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 25. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY DEFENDER, GIANLUCA MANCINI, SAYING: “The first leg was a bit of a crazy match. We were 4-2 up in the 80th minute, then they came back… in the 86th minute, well. We let them back into the game a bit stupidly, we've reviewed the situations, we know what we did wrong, and we'll try not to repeat it.” 26. PEOPLE LEAVING ROOM AS PRESS CONFERENCE FINISHES STORY: Italy's national soccer team geared up on Monday (October 13) for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier match against Israel in the city of Udine, in an atmosphere deeply marked by the unfolding developments in the Middle East.    With a 3-1 win in Estonia last week, Italy boosted their hopes of finishing second in Group I. Norway top the group with 18 points from six games while Gattuso's side have 12 points with a match in hand on their rivals.    The group winners qualify directly for the World Cup with the runners-up going into the playoffs.    "We're focusing on tomorrow's match because we're not in the play-offs yet," said coach Gennaro Gattuso, vowing not to repeat the errors that turned the first leg against Israel into a frantic end-to-end game.    The match will be played under tight security as a pro-Palestinian march will go ahead on the day of the game in the city centre, even after Israel and militant group Hamas agreed a deal to end the war in Gaza.    Organisers expect up to 10,000 people to attend the march, which will take place several kilometres away from the stadium. Instead, 9,200 people have bought tickets for the match, according to the Italian soccer federation.    The Italian team will be "grateful" to the people inside the stadium, but will "respect those who are outside as well," Gattuso said during a press conference.    "I hope (peace) will last forever. There is nothing worse than what we have seen in the last two years," he added. (Production: Cristiano Corvino, Roberto Mignucci, Matteo Negri)

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VIDEO SHOWS: VARIOUS OF CYCLING SPEED GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT IN ARKANSAS SHOWS: ARKANSAS, USA (OCTOBER 5, 2025) (WORLD REACH COMMUNICATIONS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS FINISHING TOUCHES ON MODIFIED RACE TRUCK 2. NEIL CAMPBELL MOUNTS BIKE IS PREPARATION FOR SPEED GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT 3. MODIFIED RACE TRUCK TAKES OFF 4. EX-NASCAR DRIVER RICK LIND STEERS TRUCK / CAMPBELL PEDALS  BEHIND 5. COMMENTATOR WITH MICROPHONE ANNOUNCES SPEED 6. VARIOUS CAMPBELL PEDALS BEHIND TRUCK STORY: Neil Campbell has broken his existing cycling speed Guinness World Record, reaching 175.89mph (283.06km/h) at an Arkansas airport. Campbell surpassed his previous record by 1.56mph (2.66km/h) while riding in the slipstream a high-powered pickup truck, driven by former NASCAR driver Rick Lind on October 5. Campbell was originally aiming to break the current 183mph absolute world record, and become the first person to break 200mph on a bicycle. However, due to technical issues he was unable to reach the target speed. The team hope to return to the US in the coming months for another attempt. (Production: Lucy Thomson)

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