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Soccer Real Madrid
Real Madrid train and talk ahead of their Spanish La Liga match against Levante
SNTV
Eden Hazard , Alphonse Areola , Zinedine Zidane , Gareth Bale , Sergio Ramos , Luka Modric
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane appeared frustrated at the lack of time he has had with his players following the international break, but admitted ''that's the way it is.''
Speaking to the press on Friday, Zidane pointed out that Sunday's opponent's Levante will have had 15 days to prepare for their La Liga clash, with the Frenchman having spent just a few days with some players following their international involvement.
The team are also battling with a spate of injuries, with eight players sidelined.
Luckily for Real Eden Hazard has recovered, but the coach said he will take his time easing the Belgian back into the starting eleven.
"I know we're all eager to see Hazard but we're playing seven matches in 21 days so we need to take it easy, especially on him."
Madrid, Spain - 13th September 2019.
1. 00:00 Zinedine Zidane entering press conference room
2. 00:09 SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid coach:
(on the lack of rest for the players after international matches, comparing with opponents Levante)
"It's complicated. Period. We know the situation. We're not comfortable about it but that's the way it is. The rival have had 15 days to prepare for this game but that's the way things are. Some players have joined us this week, one or two everyday until today. We have three players who are going to train only one day, but it doesn't matter. We're ready, we're just thinking about tomorrow's game."
3. 00:55 SOUNDBITE (French): Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid coach:
(on Eden Hazard)
"He's been injured for three weeks and joined the full training sessions only one week ago. I know we're all eager to see Hazard but we're playing seven matches in 21 days so we need to take it easy, especially him. There's a lot of pressure, a lot of expectancy, but we know the situation. The most important thing is that he's ready, and it will be me who decides how to ration the minutes, the matches and the way he plays. We want Hazard to play not only this game but many other games during the season, so we need to use our head and take it easy. But we're all ready, he's ready."
(on Luka Modric's injury and if he was pushed too hard)
"I don't know, I wasn't there but I don't think so. I think we all want the best for the player. Luka's played two games in three days, but we can't not think about it over and over. I hope Luka will recover quickly."
(on Gareth Bale and if his situation has changed since the summer)
"It's the same. I've always said Bale is a player of exceptional quality. When what happened last summer happened, we all knew the situation. The situation has not changed. Gareth is here with us and I'm happy, he's happy, the club's happy, the fans are happy. We just need to move on. That's all."
(on Vinicius)
"Vinicius is 18 years old and he's the future of Real Madrid, that's for sure. But things take time, he's doing thinks well, and I count on him like on the rest. Sometimes he won't play, of course, but that's because some else will play, that's all."
(on Keylor Navas and Alphonse Areola)
"I have the squad that I have now, and all I can do is wish Keylor all the best, and wish Alphonse all the best now that he's with us. That's all. The rest of the players are the ones I have here and we'll do our best."
(on Sergio Ramos)
"Real Madrid will keep counting on him. He'll do great things again. He will retire here. Even with everything he's achieved so far he's never tired of doing his best and that's what we're going to see of Sergio."
9. 04:52 Zinedine Zidane leaving press conference room
Athlete injuries , Athlete health , Sports , Men's soccer , Soccer , Men's soccer , Men's sports , Professional soccer
Real Madrid, La Liga, Levante UD
Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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Soccer Real Madrid Update
Real Madrid train ahead of facing Levante in La Liga
Karim Benzema , Gareth Bale , Alphonse Areola , Sergio Ramos , Eden Hazard , Zinedine Zidane
The Real Madrid squad trained on Friday ahead of facing Levante in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday.
The team have been battling with a spate of injuries, with up to eight players sidelined.
Luckily for Real Eden Hazard has recovered, but Zinedine Zidane said he will take his time easing the Belgian back into the starting eleven.
After three La Liga games, Real sit in fifth place with five points with opponents Levante a place and point ahead in fourth.
Atletico currently top the league with three wins from three, trailed by Athletico Bilbao and Sevilla with seven points apiece.
Reigning champions Barcelona are in eighth spot on just four points.
Real Madrid training facilities, Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain. 13th September 2019.
1. 00:00 Wide training session - players passing ball
2. 00:05 Zinedine Zidane watching training session
3. 00:11 Eden Hazard kicking the ball
4. 00:18 Sergio Ramos passing ball
5. 00:26 Alphonse Areola passing ball
6. 00:31 James Rodriguez kicking the ball
7. 00:37 Gareth Bale passing ball
8. 00:44 Sergio Ramos and Alphonse Areola chasing the ball
9. 00:54 Marcelo hitting the ball with his head and laughing
10. 01:07 Vinicius chasing the ball
11. 01:12 Karim Benzema passing ball
12. 01:19 Zinedine Zidane watching training session
13. 01:26 Eden Hazard running and kicking the ball
14. 01:34 Gareth Bale kicking the ball and laughing
15. 01:44 Alphonse Areola passing ball
16. 01:52 Wide training session
Men's soccer , Soccer , Sports , Men's soccer , Men's sports , Professional soccer
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Soccer Real Madrid Training
Real Madrid train as they get set to host Barcelona in El Clasico
Alphonse Areola , Karim Benzema , Daryl Dragon , Gareth Bale , Zinedine Zidane , Lucas Vazquez , Sergio Ramos , Luka Modric , Thibaut Courtois , Lucas Moura , Toni Kroos
Despite two defeats in a row in La Liga at Levante and in Champions League at home against Manchester City, Real Madrid looked in high spirits on Saturday as they continued their preparation ahead of El Clasico against Barcelona.
Barcelona, meanwhile, drew at Napoli in the Champions League and have won four straight in the Spanish league.
They have a two-point lead over Madrid, which is the smallest points difference between them when playing the second Clasico since 2015.
Barcelona have a four-game winning streak against Madrid in league games at the Bernabeu.
They are unbeaten in seven straight matches against the rivals, with their last loss in the 2017 Spanish Super Cup in Madrid.
In the league, Madrid's last home win dates to 2014, although they won at the Camp Nou in 2016.
Real Madrid Training Centre, Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain. 29th February 2020.
1. 00:00 Real Madrid training
2. 00:07 Head coach Zinedine Zidane watching training session
3. 00:13 Forwards Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale kicking the ball
4. 00:20 Captain Sergio Ramos joking with midfielder Lucas Vazquez
5. 00:29 Gareth Bale
6. 00:35 Karim Benzema
7. 00:42 Midfielder Luka Modric
8. 00:49 Midfielder Toni Kroos
9. 00:56 Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
10. 01:03 Zinedine Zidane
11. 01:09 Defender Marcelo running away to avoid a ball
12. 01:20 Midfielder Isco
13. 01:27 Karim Benzema and Luka Modric
14. 01:34 Sergio Ramos helping goalkeeper Alphonse Areola to get up from the floor
Real Madrid, La Liga, FC Barcelona, Manchester City FC, Premier League
Spain , Western Europe , Europe , Barcelona , Madrid
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Real Madrid train and talk ahead of Club Brugge Champions League test
Zinedine Zidane , Alphonse Areola
Real Madrid have nothing to play for but pride when they play in UEFA Champions League Group A on Wednesday.
Zinedine Zidane's men have already qualified - but can't catch leaders PSG.
By contrast, their Belgian hosts need a win to be sure of securing the Europa League berth.
And when the two teams met in the Spanish capital, Real came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw.
Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges, Belgium - 10th December 2019
1. 00:00 Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane entering press conference room
2. 00:07 Photographer
3. 00:12 SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid manager
"The message for us is always the same. It's a Champions' (League) game, it's the last one. And we want to have a good football game. Nothing more."
4. 00:28 Wide of press room
5. 00:33 Cameraman
6. 00:38 SOUNDBITE (French): Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid manager
"I am expecting a very complicated and difficult game. This is a team aiming for third place. It's a team that wants to qualify for the Europa League, so it's without surprises. But we are not here for a friendly game. We are here for a game of the Champions League. We want to produce a big game. We will prepare for a big game against a team that will certainly, not just for this game, we already met them, they did for two games against Paris Saint-Germain, we looked at all of this closely. It's a team that did some really nice things, so we won't be surprised about the match tomorrow, that's for sure."
7. 01:27 Champions League signage
8. 01:32 Zidane leaving press conference
9. 01:40 Journalist
10. 01:46 Real Madrid goalkeeper Alphonse Areola entering press conference room
11. 01:52 Journalist
12. 01:57 SOUNDBITE (English): Alphonse Areola, Real Madrid goalkeeper
"We are feeling good and we hope to do a great game here and we hope to win because we are here for this and we worked a lot these last few games. We hope this dynamic will continue like this."
13. 02:18 Wide of press conference
14. 02:22 Real Madrid players warming-up
15. 03:29 Photographer
16. 03:34 Close of stadium sign reading "Jan Breydel Stadion Brugge"
17. 03:39 Players practicing
SOURCE: SNTV
Men's soccer , Soccer , Sports , Men's soccer , Men's sports , Professional soccer , UEFA Champions League
Club Brugge KV, Real Madrid, La Liga, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Ligue 1
Madrid , Spain , Western Europe , Europe , Belgium
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Vazquez silences Carvajal as Real Madrid train ahead of Levante match in La Liga
Zinedine Zidane , Karim Benzema , Eden Hazard , Gareth Bale , Brahim Diaz , Luka Jovic , Lucas Vazquez , Toni Kroos , Daniel Carvajal , Marco Asensio , Thibaut Courtois , Alphonse Areola , Eder Militao
Gareth Bale and Luka Jovic both took part in full training on Friday as Real Madrid prepared for their La Liga match at Levante on Saturday.
According to reports Karim Benzema has signed a contract extension to stay with Real until 2022.
Zinedine Zidane's side still have a one point lead at the top of La Liga despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu last weekend.
Real Madrid training facilities, Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain. 21st February 2020.
1. 00:00 Real Madrid players passing ball
2. 00:12 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane watching training session
3. 00:17 Eden Hazard chasing the ball
4. 00:26 Gareth Bale passing
5. 00:33 Karim Benzema and Marcelo chasing the ball
6. 00:44 Hazard kicking the ball
7. 00:54 Alphonse Areola teasing Brahim Diaz
8. 01:05 Marcelo kicking the ball
9. 01:11 Thibaut Courtois running
10. 01:21 Dani Carvajal upset and Lucas Vazquez teasing him, puts hand over his mouth
11. 01:31 Hazard chasing the ball
12. 01:41 Benzema passing ball
13. 01:46 Marco Asensio training alone
14. 01:53 James Rodriguez and Eder Militao chasing the ball
15. 01:58 Zidane watching training session
16. 02:04 Toni Kroos kicking the ball
Madrid , Spain , Western Europe , Europe
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Hazard, Bale, Modric and Ramos train with Real Madrid ahead of Granada game
Thibaut Courtois , Eden Hazard , Granada , Karim Benzema , Zinedine Zidane , Lucas Vazquez , Gareth Bale , Brahim Diaz , Luka Modric , Sergio Ramos , Alphonse Areola
Real Madrid trained in the Spanish sunshine on Friday, three days after they recovered from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Club Brugge in the UCL at the Bernabeu.
Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez were both left out of that UEFA Champions League draw, with Zidane saying they were injured, the pair did however train on Friday.
On Saturday the La Liga leaders meet second placed Granada at home but they are unlikely to have Thibaut Courtois in the side after the goalkeeper was withdrawn from the Brugge draw at half-time.
The club have released a statement saying he has 'never been diagnosed with an alleged anxiety' but has 'acute gastroenteritis.'
The Madrid giants have won all of their last eight La Liga games against Granada.
Real Madrid training facilities, Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain. 4th October 2019.
1. 00:00 Real Madrid training session - players passing ball
2. 00:05 Eden Hazard hitting the ball with his head
4. 00:19 Gareth Bale walking on the pitch
5. 00:24 Alphonse Areola chasing the ball
6. 00:33 Karim Benzema kicking the ball
7. 00:43 Sergio Ramos chasing and kicking the ball
8. 00:53 James Rodriguez falling down
9. 01:02 Bale passing ball
10. 01:11 Vinicius kicking the ball
12. 01:24 Eden Hazard passing ball
13. 01:29 Casemiro chasing the ball
14. 01:38 Luka Modric passing ball
15. 01:45 Rodrygo ball
16. 01:55 Ramos kicking the ball
17. 02:02 Hazard running
18. 02:07 Lucas Vazquez and Brahim Diaz chasing the ball while holding hands
Real Madrid, La Liga, Granada CF, Club Brugge KV
Spain , Western Europe , Europe , Madrid
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Soccer Ramos
FILE: Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos tests positive for Covid-19
Sergio , Raphael Varane , Sergio Ramos , Zinedine Zidane , Alphonse Areola
Real Madrid confirmed on Tuesday that captain Sergio Ramos had contracted coronavirus.
"Real Madrid C. F. informs that our player, Sergio Ramos, has tested positive in the last Covid-19 test that he has taken," the club said on their website.
Ramos is currently sidelined with a calf injury, which forced him to miss last week's 3-1 win against Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. The return leg at Anfield is on Wednesday.
Fellow centre-back Raphael Varane also missed the first leg after testing positive for coronavirus.
1. 00:00 Sergio Ramos
2. 00:08 Wide of players during 'rondo' drill
3. 00:11 Sergio Ramos picking goalkeeper Alphonse Areola off the floor before going in the middle during 'rondo' drill
4. 00:22 Zinedine Zidane
5. 00:27 Wide of training
Lung disease , Coronavirus , Health , Diseases and conditions , Infectious diseases , Coronavirus , COVID-19 pandemic , Field hockey , Professional soccer , Men's sports , Men's soccer , Sports , Soccer , Men's soccer
La Liga, Real Madrid
Filé , Santiago de Cuba , Cuba
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Soccer Real Madrid Arrival
Real Madrid squad arrive at Valdebebas ahead of first game back against Eibar
Eden Hazard , Gareth Bale , Sergio Ramos , Daniel Carvajal , Brahim Diaz , Zinedine Zidane , Eder Militao , Karim Benzema , Luka Modric , Marco Asensio , Alphonse Areola , Toni Kroos , Alfredo di Stefano
Real Madrid's players arrived at the club's Valdebebas training facility on Sunday, ahead of their first game back following the coronavirus suspension against Eibar.
The match will be played on the Alfredo di Stefano pitch at Valdebebas, as Real's Bernabeu stadium is being refurbished.
Zinedine Zidane's side currently lie second in the Spanish league table, five points behind arch rivals Barcelona, who cruised to a 4-0 win at Mallorca in their first game since the lockdown on Saturday.
Real Madrid training facility, Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain. 14th June 2020
1. 00:00 Vinicius arrives at Valdebebas
2. 00:06 Media waiting outside Valdebebas
3. 00:11 Further of media waiting outside Valdebebas
4. 00:18 Marco Asensio
5. 00:27 Casemiro
7. 00:47 Toni Kroos
8. 00:57 James Rodriguez
10. 01:18 Luka Modric
11. 01:28 Eden Hazard
12. 01:37 Rodrygo
13. 01:47 Dani Carvajal
14. 01:54 Thibout Courtois
15. 02:02 Rapha Varane
16. 02:10 Marcelo
17. 02:21 Ferland Mendy
18. 02:29 Brahim Diaz
19. 02:36 Eder Militao
20. 02:46 Alphonse Areola
21. 02:56 Sergio Ramos
Real Madrid, La Liga
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Real Madrid players arrive back at club to undergo medical testing
Thibaut Courtois , Gareth Bale , Lucas Vazquez , Eden Hazard , Luka Modric , Eder Militao , Sergio Ramos , Alphonse Areola , Daniel Carvajal , Marco Asensio
Real Madrid squad members arrived at the club's Valdebebas facility for medical testing on Wednesday, ahead of the return to training later this week.
Each player arrived individually and stayed inside for an average time of 10 minutes, under orders not to have any contact with each other.
Spanish club training centres have undergone a disinfection process over the last few of days and all players and members of the coaching staff are to be tested for COVID-19 before training can resume.
It's thought that players will initially train individually, before group work is phased in.
La Liga has said it wants a training period of around a month before competitive football can restart in empty stadiums.
That moment will come sometime in June, La Liga hopes.
Real Madrid training facility in Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain. 6th May 2020
1. 00:00 Wide of media waiting outside Valdebebas
2. 00:04 Mid shot media waiting outside Valdebebas
3. 00:09 Gareth Bale driving in
4. 00:22 Eden Hazard driving in
5. 00:44 Luka Modric driving in
6. 00:55 Sergio Ramos driving in
7. 01:05 Thibaut Courtois driving in
8. 01:16 James Ridriguez being drove in
9. 01:27 Casemiro driving in
10. 01:37 Rodrygo being drove in
11. 01:47 Eder Militao driving in
12. 01:57 Marco Asensio driving in
13. 02:05 Alphonse Areola driving in
14. 02:15 Lucas Vazquez driving in
15. 02:21 Rapha Varane driving in
16. 02:30 Mariano driving in
17. 02:37 Dani Carvajal driving in
18. 02:47 Ferland Mendy being drove in
19. 02:57 Nacho driving in
20. 03:11 Marcelo driving out
21. 03:23 Gareth Bale driving out
22. 03:39 Marco Asensio driving out
23. 03:48 Luka Modric driving out
24. 04:02 Wide shot of media
Professional soccer , Men's soccer , Soccer , Sports , Men's soccer , Men's sports
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Soccer Navas
FILE: Goalkeeper Keylor Navas leaves Real Madrid for Paris Saint-Germain
Thomas Tuchel , Keylor Navas , Alphonse Areola , Sergio Rico
Keylor Navas has completed a move to Paris Saint-Germain from Real Madrid after signing a four-year deal with the French club.
The Costa Rican goalkeeper spent five years at Real, winning 11 trophies with the club including three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles.
French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola has left PSG and joined Real on loan in a separate deal.
The move for Navas comes shortly after PSG completed the signing of Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico on Sunday, who is expected to provide back-up to Navas for Thomas Tuchel's men.
File. Various.
Madrid, Spain. 31st August 2019.
1. 00:00 Various of Keylor Navas
Madrid, Spain. 18th May 2019.
2. 00:15 Various of Navas
Professional soccer , Soccer , Sports , Men's soccer , Men's soccer , Men's sports
Real Madrid, La Liga, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Ligue 1
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Soccer Areola
'I'll prove I'm Number 1' - New Real keeper Areola ready for Courtois rivalry
Alphonse Areola , Keylor Navas , Thibaut Courtois
Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola was unveiled as a new Real Madrid player at the Bernabeu on Friday.
The Frenchman comes on a one-year loan deal from PSG, replacing Keylor Navas who has moved in the opposite direction.
Areola said he was ready to compete with current starter Thibaut Courtois for the number one jersey.
"He's left handed, I'm right handed, we're both goal keepers with two hands,'' joked Areola when asked to compare himself to the Belgian.
''I'll just have to prove I can be number one," he added.
Madrid, Spain. 13th September 2019.
1. 00:00 Alphonse Areola entering press conference room
2. 00:10 Wide press conference room
3. 00:14 SOUNDBITE (French): Alphonse Areola, Real Madrid goalkeeper:
(asked about the hierarchy and him being number two after Courtois)
"I only have one year contract (on loan from PSG), but I've arrived to the stadium, I've seen the history of this great club and well, I'm going to try to make the best out of it. There is hierarchy, that's right, but with every chance I'll have to play I'll prove my level, and I'll also do so during the training sessions with my teammates."
(asked about what makes the difference between him and Courtois)
"He's left handed, I'm right handed, we're both goal keepers with two hands. The first contact has been really good, we had a (goalkeeper) coach in common, Gianluca Spinelli at Chelsea, we talked about him. There will always be opportunities for me to play, this is football, so I'll have to make the best out of them and prove my level."
(asked if not playing so much might hurt his chances of selection for the French national team)
"It is me who has to do my best. It's true that if I don't have many minutes it's going to make it more difficult with the national team but I'll always do my best."
(on ambition to wear number 1 on his jersey, like Iker Casillas and Keylor Navas)
"Number one means a lot on this team, like Iker Casillas, for instance. He was one of my idols as a child and he made me want to be a goal keeper. I keep his jerseys from when I was a child. I think it's something good, it's a beautiful number. I'll just have to prove I can be number one."
(on Mbappe maybe following his steps - from PSG to Real Madrid)
"He's got his story, I have mine, and I'm going to write a great story with Real Madrid."
8. 02:52 SOUNDBITE (French): Alphonse Areola, Real Madrid player:
(on Pogba)
"I've known Paul since I was 16, I know him very well. He's always been my captain with the French national team. He's a great person. But we have different ways, different stories."
9. 03:19 Areola leaving press conference room
10. 03:25 Areola passing ball
11. 03:34 Tilt of Areola at rondo
12. 03:38 Areola chasing the ball at rondo
14. 04:03 Areola kicking the ball
Men's soccer , Soccer , Sports , Men's soccer , Men's sports , Professional soccer , International soccer
Real Madrid, La Liga, France National Soccer Team
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Soccer France Deschamps
France head coach Didier Deschamps names squad ahead of FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Didier Deschamps , Patrice Evra , Karim Benzema , Hugo Lloris , Alphonse Areola , Sebastien Corchia , Djibril Sidibe , Layvin Kurzawa , Lucas Digne , Bacary Sagna , Steve Mandanda , Raphael Varane , Alexandre Lacazette , Nabil Fekir , Mathieu Valbuena , Benoit Costil , Laurent Koscielny , Adil Rami , Samuel Umtiti , Yohan Cabaye , N'Golo Kante , Blaise Matuidi , Dimitri Payet , Paul Pogba , Moussa Sissoko , Andre , Olivier Giroud , Antoine Griezmann , Anthony Martial
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SHOTLIST: Paris, France. 25th August 2016.
1: 00:00 French coach Didier Deschamps arrives at news conference.
2: 00:08 SOUNDBITE: (French) Didier Deschamps, France coach (on defeat in the Euro 2016 final):
"Of course, It was necessary to digest the defeat, because it 's great to play a final but when you lose it it's really painful - It's part of any high level competition; I don;t want to remove the good things that have taken us to the final. So it's behind us now, and we are starting on a journey of long-term qualification which is never easy. We have just over a year left to reach our new goal, to be qualified for the next world cup in Russia"
3. 00:45 Didier Deschamps, coach of the French football team.
4: 00:50 SOUNDBITE: (French) Didier Deschamps, France coach (on Patrice Evra who was not selected in the squad):
"Patrice Evra remains a high quality player - he played every game at the Euros and he plays for Juventus, so I know what he's capable of. The World Cup is in two years, it means two more years for him, for him to maintain the level which he is at today."
5: 01:13 Wide of Didier Deschamps.
6: 01:20 SOUNDBITE: (French) Didier Deschamps, France coach (about the squad):
"It's logical for me to take into consideration what has happened in the recent past. We have to lean on the players who did well at the Euros. We have to lean on them but look ahead to this new objective. "
7: 01:38 Wide of the room.
8:01: 44 :00 SOUNDBITE: (French) Didier Deschamps, France coach (on Karim Benzema and his absence in the French team. Does he need to make an apology to Didier Deschamps?):
" I have nothing to demand of Karim or any other players, but even if he (Karim Benzema) had been available today I would not have taken selected him, because I don't think it's the right moment for him to be back in the French team.
(Question: Why isn't it the right time?)
"Because I believe it's not the right moment."
9. 02:13 Deschamps leaves the room.
SOURCE: SNTV.
DURATION: 02:24.
France coach Didier Deschamps has named his first squad without Patrice Evra for the next two games; a friendly against Italy (1st September) and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Belarus (6th September).
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France coach Didier Deschamps selected three uncapped players on Wednesday for a friendly away to Italy and a World Cup qualifier in Belarus, while telling veteran left-back Patrice Evra he needs to prove he can still keep performing at the highest level.
With goalkeeper Hugo Lloris injured, Paris Saint-Germain 'keeper Alphonse Areola comes in as backup, while Lille right back Sebastien Corchia and Monaco fullback Djibril Sidibe are also in the squad for the first time.
Deschamps has also recalled Layvin Kurzawa, who has been in fine form for PSG, and Barcelona left back Lucas Digne. Both are attack-minded left backs but neither made the recent European Championship squad.
"It's down to Digne and Kurzawa to take this chance," Deschamps said. "It's important to show them that I'm thinking of them."
But there is no place for the 35-year-old Evra, who has 80 caps for France, or veteran right back Bacary Sagna. Both played in the Euro 2016 final loss to Portugal last month.
"I have to think about the World Cup in two years' time," Deschamps said. "It's down to (Evra) to keep playing at the same level. But it seemed important to me to give some playing time and some responsibilities to the younger players."
France faces Italy on 1st September in Bari and then Belarus in Borisov five days later.
Number two goalkeeper Steve Mandanda is favoured to start in goal in the absence of Lloris, who will be out for around four weeks with a left-hamstring injury sustained playing for Tottenham on the opening day of the Premier League season.
Real Madrid's central defender Raphael Varane returns to the squad after missing Euro 2016 because of a thigh muscle injury, while Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette has another chance to stake his claim after being overlooked for that tournament.
Lacazette has started the season impressively, scoring five goals in two league games.
Lyon forward Nabil Fekir also returns - while Deschamps defended his decision to not include Karijm Benzema.
The Real Madrid striker was taken out of consideration for the host nation's Euro 2016 squad after being questioned by police over his part in a blackmail plot against international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena, relating to the reported existence of a sex tape featuring the Lyon playmaker.
France squad:
Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain), Benoit Costil (Rennes), Steve Mandanda (Crystal Palace)
Defenders: Sebastien Corchia (Lille), Lucas Digne (Barcelona), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint-Germain), Adil Rami (Sevilla), Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).
Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), N'Golo Kante (Chelsea), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle).
Forwards: Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), Anthony Martial (Manchester United).
Athlete injuries , 2016 UEFA European Football Championships , Men's soccer , UEFA European Football Championships , FIFA World Cup , 2018 FIFA World Cup , Professional soccer , Soccer , International soccer , Athlete health , Sports , Events , Men's sports , Men's soccer
France National Soccer Team, Italy National Soccer Team, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Manchester United FC
Paris , ÃŽle-de-France , France
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Soccer Transfer Window
Draxler to Leeds? Umtiti to West Ham? The latest transfer rumours!
Samuel Umtiti , Julian Draxler , Alphonse Areola , Antoine Griezmann , Fikayo Tomori
The latest transfer talk from Europe's papers and publications, as Leeds United continue to convince PSG and German international Julian Draxler to join the Yorkshire side. Both Samuel Umtiti and Antoine Griezmann could see futures elsewhere from the Spanish side with them both linked with a move to the Premier League.
Reports suggest that Real Madrid's Alphonse Areola could also be on the move to the English league with Arsenal very interested in the Frenchman.
Whilst Chelsea's Fikayo Tomori is close on joining Everton on a season-long loan.
Various. Various.
Antoine Griezmann linked with a move to Liverpool
Barcelona, Spain. 29th February, 2020.
1. 00:00 Various of Antoine Griezmann in training with Barcelona
Nou Camp, Barcelona, Spain. 15th July, 2016
2. 00:10 Various of Samuel Umtiti presentation at Barcelona
Julian Draxler linked with a move to Leeds United
Manchester, England. 11th February, 2019.
3. 00:38 Julian Draxler stretching in training
Amsterdam, Netherlands. 12th October, 2018
4. 00:47 Draxler in training with Germany
Moscow, Russia. 13th June, 2018.
5. 00:53 Draxler being seen to by physios
Alphonse Areola linked with a move to Arsenal
Madrid, Spain. 13th September, 2019.
6. 01:11 Various of Alphonse Areola in training with Real Madrid
Fikayo Tomori linked with a loan move to Everton
Cobham, England, UK - 16th September 2019
7. 01:34 Various of Fikayo Tomori training with Chelsea
Everton FC, Premier League, Real Madrid, La Liga
Barcelona , Spain , Western Europe , Europe , Leeds , England , United Kingdom , Madrid
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SNTVPLAY Soccer France
'France not perfect, but still one of the best' - Deschamps names squad for WC qualifiers
Hugo Lloris , Karim Benzema , Kurt Zouma , Moussa Diaby , Presnel Kimpembe , Benjamin Pavard , Lucas Moura , Alphonse Areola , Adrien Rabiot , Lucas Digne , Wissam Ben Yedder , Lucas Hernandez , Kingsley Coman , Paul Pogba , Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps has named his France squad for next week's international fixtures, as Les Bleus face Kazakhstan and Finland.
A win in either of these two qualifiers will see Deschamps' men book their ticket for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
GK: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Alphonse Areola (West Ham United), Benoît Costil (Girondins de Bordeaux).
DEF: Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), Léo Dubois (Lyon), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Kurt Zouma (West Ham United), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich), Théo Hernandez (Milan), Lucas Digne (Everton), Jules Koundé (Sevilla).
MID: N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille), Aurélien Tchouameni (Monaco), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
ATT: Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid), Kylian Mbappé (PSG), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen).
Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France. 4th November 2021.
1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (French): Didier Deschamps, France manager:
(On his year with France)
"Look at the record, you know what happened with our early elimination this summer. That didn't stop us from doing good things before and after that to continue to do very good things and to have the happiness of winning that trophy last month in the Nation league."
"Obviously, there were also some negative aspects. We can say that not everything was perfect, otherwise, we would have won all our games. At the beginning of this year, France was one of the best nations and obviously continues to be so today, even more so after winning our last two games and the Nation League, with players who are not necessarily the same, but with the quality of the players, the perfect midnset, a competitive mentality, and that is important. That is what has made us strong and we must continue to do so in the future. Our near future is already what awaits us in these two matches against Kazakhstan and Finland."
Men's sports , Men's soccer , Men's soccer , Professional soccer , Sports , Soccer
West Ham United FC, Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, Ligue 1, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Premier League, Manchester United FC
Germany , Munich , Monaco , Europe , Western Europe , France
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Soccer France Presser
Deschamps acknowledges 'not perfect year' for France before World Cup qualifiers
Wissam Ben Yedder , Kylian Mbappe Lottin , Hugo Lloris , Adrien Rabiot , N'Golo Kante , Lucas Moura , Karim Benzema , Moussa Diaby , Didier Deschamps , Alphonse Areola , Kingsley Coman , Paul Pogba , Lucas Digne , Jules Kounde , Theo Hernandez , Kurt Zouma , Leo Dubois , Presnel Kimpembe , Lucas Hernandez , Benoit Costil , Benjamin Pavard
France manager Didier Deschamps shared the list of 23 players that will face Kazakhstan and Finland in the upcoming 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.
The 2018 World Cup winners lead the Group D with 12 points and one victory in the remaining two matches will qualify them for the World Cup in Qatar.
France host Kazakhstan on Saturday, then travel to Finland on Tuesday.
GK: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Alphonse Areola (West Ham United), Benoit Costil (Girondins de Bordeaux).
DEF: Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), Leo Dubois (Lyon), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Kurt Zouma (West Ham United), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich), Theo Hernandez (Milan), Lucas Digne (Everton), Jules Kounde (Sevilla).
MID: N'Golo Kante (Chelsea), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Aurélien Tchouameni (Monaco), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
ATT: Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen).
" Look at the record, you know what happened with our early elimination this summer. That didn't stop us from doing good things before and after that to continue to do very good things and to have the happiness of winning that trophy last month in the Nation league."
"Obviously, there were also some negative aspects. We can say that not everything was perfect, otherwise, we would have won all our games. At the beginning of this year, France was one of the best nations and obviously continues to be so today, even more so after winning our last two games and the Nation League, with players who are not necessarily the same, but with the quality of the players, the perfect mindset, a competitive mentality, and that is important .That is what has made us strong and we must continue to do so in the future. Our near future is already what awaits us in these two matches against Kazakhstan and Finland."
(On their upcoming match against Kazakhstan)
"I am here, and the players named in the list have a clear task and we will not underestimate Kazakhstan. We have a clear objective, which is to improve. To qualify, we need to win against Kazakhstan. Even if there are young players in this list of 23, I'm not going to prepare the team and start the match saying to myself that it doesn't matter what team I put in, we're going to win."
International soccer , FIFA World Cup , 2018 FIFA World Cup , Professional soccer , Men's sports , Men's soccer , Sports , Soccer , Men's soccer
Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur FC, West Ham United FC, France National Soccer Team, Ligue 1, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Premier League, Manchester United FC
France , Monaco , Finland , Europe , Western Europe , Germany , Munich
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Soccer PSG
PSG train and speak to journalists ahead of Ligue 1 match against Angers
Angel Di Maria , Thomas Tuchel , Kylian Mbappe Lottin , Danny Rose , Kevin Trapp , Gianluigi Buffon , Alphonse Areola
Paris Saint-Germain trained ahead of their match against Angers, and their manager Thomas Tuchel spoke to journalists, along with Angel Di Maria on Friday (24th August).
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel spoke to journalists on Friday (24th August) but refused to comment on reported interest in Tottenham left back Danny Rose.
He said he recalled his team's match against Tottenham three years ago, where Tottenham's performance was at one of the highest levels in Europe.
Tuchel added said he and his coaching staff were thinking and thinking for three days on how to deal with their attacking defenders.
When asked about comments suggesting Kylian Mbappe was better than Neymar, he responded by saying he couldn't care less.
He did add that he would like them to live without their smartphones but he knew that would not happen.
Tuchel confirmed that Alphonse Areola would start in goal against Angers and in the following games against Nimes before a decision would be made on which goalkeeper would play in subsequent matches.
PSG signed veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon earlier this summer, despite already having Kevin Trapp and Areola in their ranks.
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. 24th August 2018.
1. 00:00 PSG players warming up
2. 00:09 Arrival of PSG coach Thomas Tuchel at press conference
3. 00:16 SOUNDBITE: (English) Thomas Tuchel, PSG coach (about PSG's reported interest in Tottenham left back Danny Rose)
"I don't comment on any market rumours right now, so it will be a short answer. But three years ago we played against Tottenham, but it was three years ago and Tottenham played on the right side with Walker and on the left side with Rose. And I remember that we were sitting in the video room with my coaching staff for three days thinking and thinking how we can handle this defence both offensive line backers and that was one of the highest levels in Europe three years ago. Right now Walker is in Manchester City and Rose is a player for Tottenham and you will understand that right now I will not talk about any other players than mine."
4. 01:19 Kylian Mbappe training
5. 01:33 Neymar training
6. 01:45 SOUNDBITE: (English) Thomas Tuchel, PSG coach (about how he plans to manage four top attackers in Cavani, Neymar, Mbappe and Di Maria, and whether he will use Mbappe through the middle or on the wings)
"I have a lot of ideas and I think the players have a lot of solutions also, Kylian also. I'm very happy. He can play on the side, he can play on both sides in my opinion, he can play as number nine, he can play as double striker, so maybe he will have to get used to try things out, because now we are getting to know each other and I have to got to know my players and feel them and in the end it's clear - they need to play in a position they like, they feel comfortable."
7. 02:29 Neymar and PSG players
8. 02:34 Mbappe and PSG players
9. 02:40 SOUNDBITE: (English) Thomas Tuchel, PSG coach (about the possibility of Mbappe becoming better than Neymar)
"If he overtakes Neymar or not, I could not care less to be honest. I want him on my pitch at 11 o'clock or at five o'clock today, professional with a good mood and then I'm fine. And if they are on Instagram or not, I don't care. For me it's best if they live without smartphones, but that will not happen."
10. 03:04 Three PSG goalkeepers (Gianluigi Buffon, Alfonse Areola and Kevin Trapp)
11. 03:13 SOUNDBITE: (French) Thomas Tuchel, PSG coach (about which goalkeeper he will use)
"For Gigi (Buffon) and Alfonse (Areola) and Kevin (Trapp), we have taken a decision. The decision is that Alfonse will play against Angers and Nimes. After that, we'll see."
12. 03:38 Angel Di Maria warming up
13. 03:45 SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Angel Di Maria, PSG forward
(Question: you won the Champions League with Real Madrid. How do you win the Champions League?)
Answer: (laughing) "I think you need some luck, something we did not have. We always tried to do our best in the Champions League. We missed the luck to win some of the games. The game last year against Real Madrid, we almost won and then finally we lost the game. Those things should not happen. When the score is one to zero, you should close the game and defend much better and block. We'll work on that now and that's important."
14. 04:28 Kylian Mbappe with PSG teammates warming up
Real Madrid, La Liga, Nimes Olympique, Ligue 1, Manchester City FC, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Angers SCO, Paris Saint-Germain FC
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Soccer PSG Preview
Unai Emery talks head of Paris Saint-Germain versus Celtic in UCL Group B.
Marco Arturo Ramirez , Unai Emery , Julian Draxler , Kylian Mbappe Lottin , Edinson Cavani , Layvin Kurzawa , Alphonse Areola , Marco Verratti
Paris Saint-Germain SG coach Unai Emery said on Tuesday (21st Novermber) that winger Julian Draxler must show more consistency if he is to develop, ahead of PSG's match against Celtic in the UEFA Champions League Group B.
The last time these two teams met, PSG handed out Celtic's heaviest home European defeat.
The French side walking away from Celtic Park with a 5-0 win in September in the Group B match.
It was just one of a series of impressive results for PSG – including a 3-0 thumping of Bayern Munich – which has seen them already qualify for the last 16.
Now they are on course to join just five other sides who have won all six group games – Real Madrid, Spartak Moscow, AC Milan, Barcelona and the PSG side of 1994.
Led by the front three of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Edison Cavani they have average over four goals per game, and are on course to break Borussia Dortmund's group stage 21-goal record set in the 2016-2017 season.
They may also break records at the back.
PSG have yet to concede, and if they maintain that run then they will become the first team to do so in Champions League history.
For Celtic, the priorities are very much different.
Brendan Rodgers' team have only won once in six visits to France, and that came back in 1966 against Nantes.
They did however go on to become Britain's first winner of the European Cup that season, something they are unlikely to repeat in this campaign.
They have won just one match in 19 in the UCL and Europa League, although that did come this season away to Anderlecht.
Celtic's main aim is to finish in third in the group, and clinch progression into the Europa League.
To do that they have to better Anderlecht's result against Bayern Munich – not an easy task at the Parc de Princes.
The match gets underway on Wednesday (22nd November).
Paris, France, 21st November, 2017.
1. 00:00 Pan of PSG Coach Unai Emery and goalkeeper Alphonse Areola arriving for press conference.
2. 00:08 Wide of Emery and Areola at press conference.
3. 00:13 SOUNDBITE (French) Unai Emery, PSG coach:
"The Champions League is important. It's a competition that we want to do well in. That's why we are the first (in group stage) but to keep this first place, it's very important that we win tomorrow - Bayern Munich are getting better."
4. 00:38 Mid of Emery and Areola.
"The Celtics is a team with important players who all play at the international level and they're used to winning a lot of games. They're a team of winners in their championship. It's clear that the match will be difficult. We are going to talk together with the club about the importance of winning three points and the importance of respecting one's opponent."
6. 01:11 Mid of Emery at press conference
"He's a player (Neymar Jr.) with great responsibilities but he's young. That's why, when it comes to time off from work and football, he can go and enjoy himself with the friends he has. He came to training yesterday and he trained very well. For us it's important that he maintains this way of being – but also be professional."
8. 01:46 Wide of Emery and Areola with journalist asking question.
"He's a player (Julian Draxler) who's progressing and everybody in football is expecting him to get even better but he must improve. He must be more consistent in the game and more serious in the game. He's a young player and he's progressing here (at PSG)."
10. 02:15 Pan of Areola and Emery leaving press conference.
11. 02:20 Pan of Emery and Areola leaving room.
12. 02:29 Pan of Left back Layvin Kurzawa (left) and forward Neymar Jr. walking on pitch.
13. 02:39 Mid of Neymar gives handshake to fellow player.
14. 02:45 Pan of Midfielder Marco Verratti arriving for training.
15. 02:53 Pan of Forward Edinson Cavani walking on pitch.
16. 02:58 Mid of players warming-up.
17. 03:08 Mid of Forward Kylian Mbappe warming-up.
18. 03:16 Mid of Cavani warming-up.
19. 03:24 Wide of players training.
20. 03:30 Pan of Cavani training.
21. 03:43 Pan of Mbappe training.
22. 03:52 Mid of PSG logo.
23. 03:57 Wide of training grounds with team training.
Record setting events , General news , Men's soccer , Soccer , Sports , Men's soccer , Men's sports , Professional soccer
Celtic FC, Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Ligue 1
Paris , Île-de-France , France


Almost a year ago, back in October 2013, the Official Integrity Toys Advanced Design competition took place at the "Premiere" Convention in Los Angeles, California. According to the competition rules, the winning design, personally picked by Jason Wu and the rest of the Integrity Toys design team members, has been made into a production doll and W Club members get to pre-order her starting today. The new doll based on Lisa Ramsammy's winning entry, "Edge" is none other than Vanessa Perrin. Lisa had dressed a Vanessa 1.0 for the competition but Integrity picked her latest incarnation, 3.0, to use for this offer. Below is the original doll by Lisa (photo by JennFL).
In an unparalleled move by Integrity Toys, every Club member is guaranteed the right to pre-order as many dolls as they want. The total edition size will be based on how many pre-orders are received.
Dressed in a creation by doll artist Lisa Ramsammy of Canada, Vanessa Perrin is a 12.5-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with fully rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes. The doll comes dressed in Lisa's ultra-modern creation and is completed by earrings, bracelet, bag and shoes. A doll stand is also included. For adult collectors ages 15 and up.
The doll is already available to W Club members for pre-order at a special price and will be also available to the general public soon. For me, she is an outstanding doll. She looks like a modernized, updated version of Poesie Sans Couleur Vanessa; she is stunning with her silver hair and pale make up. Lisa's design is minimal with an edge. It could easily work as a real fashion too.
Never formally trained in the art of sewing or fashion design, Lisa learned to use her basic skills to hand and machine sew her competition entries and its really draping fabrics on the doll, pinning and tacking things by hand that allows her to get her desired results. Born in the Caribbean, Lisa has been a doll fan since childhood and finally obtained her first doll when her family immigrated to Canada. One of Lisa's favourite past times growing up was stitching outfits for her dolls using bits and pieces of fabric she could find! Fast forward nearly 20 years later, married with a family of three boys and not sure if she would ever have a daughter, Lisa started collecting various vintage and modern fashion dolls in hopes that she could one day pass her gorgeous collection onto a daughter or granddaughter... Then, along came Integrity Toys' Fashion Royalty line and the rest is history!
Lisa has been actively painting portraits of people and thoroughbred racehorses for many years until she stumbled into the repaint world of dolls in 2004. She was fascinated and decided to try her art on such a small scale. She's been fine tuning her skills ever since. She mainly sells repainted dolls on eBay. Lisa has entered annually at each Integrity Toys design competition thus far because she loves doing it and feels it is important to participate even if you think you can't win. In Lisa's words: "The expression of pride on my Mom's face was priceless when I won; she's supported me through life's ups and downs and every convention thus far; it's a great feeling making your parents proud while doing what you love!" "Never say "I can't". The whole idea is to have fun doing it. It was a complete shock and thrill and a great honour to have been chosen as the 2013 Advanced Design winner and I am humbly grateful."
What Lisa Says About Her Creation "I simply named this creation "Edge" as I was trying for an edgier look, something modern in design. I decided on simplicity rather than pomp and pageantry, something that would stand out and be different than the other entries."


Travel to South America and spin your compass to find your way through the jungle to the long lost buried treasure! Look out for symbol combinations and take home the jackpot.
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After The Snyder Cut, Twitter Is Begging For 4-Hour Versions Of These Films
Warner Bros./DC Entertainment
By Bethy Squires/March 22, 2021 9:16 am EST
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Whether you like the final product or not, Zack Snyder's four-hour recut of Justice League, now streaming on HBO Max, represents a new era of fan involvement. Snyder stans successfully harangued a multimillion-dollar corporation into respecting one auteur's vision. We won't know the full consequences of this campaign for years, but in the meantime, Devon Sawa is having some fun. The actor-turned-Twitter personality asked his 200k+ followers what movie they'd most like to see recut into a four-hour-long opus. The answers were ... interesting.
One of the most popular responses was "none." Canadian puppet character Ed the Sock argued that a movie that long is "just a director unable to see through his/her ego" and that someone with true vision should be able to kill more of their darlings. It's true that blockbuster movies have been getting longer, but whether that's due to changing norms or a lack of vision isn't statistically apparent.
Important pieces of art have been longer than the Snyder Cut. Andy Warhol's first movie, Sleep, for example, was five hours of his then-boyfriend sleeping. Here's what other films Twitter users thought were worthy of a super-extended edition.
We want more Mummy
Twitter was eager to see another movie on HBO Max get supersized: 1999's The Mummy. The film series has been getting a lot of love online of late — thanks to the Brendan Fraserssaince, the comparative dislike of the Tom Cruise reboot, and the way the 1999 film led the way to a bisexual awakening for many.
The Mummy is a remake of the 1932 classic Boris Karloff feature. Universal updated one of its V.I.M. (Very Important Monsters) by adding more action, more comedy, and more hunks than previous iterations of the franchise. The titular mummy (Arnold Vosloo) was a priest named Imhotep. His backstory remains very similar to Karloff's version of the character: His forbidden romance with a princess named Anck-su-namun results in his mystical mummification. In the '20s, Imhotep is revived. He then plans to revive his lost love by killing the film's resident damsel. The Mummy starred Brendan Fraser as adventuring scalawag Rick O'Connell, Rachel Weisz as action librarian Eve Carnahan, and Oded Fehr as Medjai officer Ardeth Bay.
An R-rated cut of Mrs. Doubtfire
One Twitter user wants to honor the artistic vision of one of the greatest improvisers of all time: Robin Williams. "I just read recently that Robin Williams ad libbed so much in Mrs. Doubtfire that there could be rated R, and NC-17 cuts," she wrote. "I would love to see that." Williams was always known for straddling the line between family-friendly and filthy. He was a huge star in all-ages fare like Aladdin, yet one way he was courted by Disney to make that film was somewhat NSFW. To entice Williams to lend his voice to the Genie, animators at the studio drew the Genie performing Williams' very un-Disney standup routine. Enchanted by the possibilities, Williams signed on.
Robin Williams was known for improvising on set and on stage. Well into his career, he would still occasionally show up at improv theaters and play with house teams. But was there enough improv on the set of Doubtfire to make a filthier movie? Director Chris Columbus told Entertainment Weekly that the rumors were true. "The reality is that there was a deal between Robin and myself, which was, he'll do one or two, three scripted takes. And then he would say, 'Then let me play.' And we would basically go on anywhere between 15 to 22 takes, I think 22 being the most I remember," he said. Columbus also said that a Williams Cut of Mrs. Doubtfire is possible, after a fashion. "I would be open to maybe doing a documentary about the making of the film," he said, "and enabling people to see certain scenes re-edited in an R-rated version." No NC-17 version, though. We can't have everything.
Titanic: the door float cut
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A tweet in favor of a four-hour cut of Titanic, specifically for a version that goes into greater detail on how the two leads wound up in the water with only Rose floating on wreckage, got over 1,000 likes. "20 mins of it will be them trying to get on that damn door together," they wrote.
Jack and Rose's door situation has been a source of consternation for Titanic fans since the movie came out. Mythbusters tried to solve the Door Problem in 2012, and Leonardo DiCaprio was badgered about it by his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood co-stars in 2019. Director James Cameron maintains that the door could never have fit both Jack and Rose, but not because of its size. "The film is about death and separation; he had to die. So whether it was that, or whether a smoke stack fell on him, he was going down," he told Vanity Fair in 2017. "It's called art. Things happen for artistic reasons, not for physics reasons."
Exploring more Shimmer in Annihilation
Multiple tweets expressed a desire to see a longer exploration of the world in Annihilation. The 2018 film was a middling success at the box office but earned raves for its bold visuals. Annihilation follows Natalie Portman's Lena, who journeys into the Shimmer — a section of America that has been infected with some sort of alien life. Lena investigates the Shimmer for evidence of what happened to her husband while he was there previously.
The movie was based on the first book of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy, so there's plenty of material with which to pad additional hours of film. But, unfortunately for those looking for an extended look at the Shimmer, Annihilation's director Alex Garland has no interest in making a sequel. "All the way through I was clear with everyone, from the studio to the cast. I told everyone that I didn't really see it as part of a franchise. My goal was to make this film and do the best job I can. I didn't even conceptualize it as the start of a trilogy," he told IndieWire. "Sequels are just not something I'm interested in doing. It's like when you don't like steak, you don't make the decision not to eat steak, you just don't eat steak. I just don't do sequels." A recut of existing footage may be the only way fans would ever get more time in the Shimmer.
Cutting the Hobbit trilogy down to four hours
Multiple tweets expressed interest in a four-hour saga that would actually reduce the number of hours devoted to an IP. Many respondents to Sawa's tweet said they wanted the three Hobbit movies cut down into one four-hour flick. "Just take out the idiot Hobbit/elf love story," wrote one.
While successful commercially, the three Hobbit films were nowhere near the critical darlings that The Lord of the Rings trilogy were. Maybe that's because there simply wasn't enough story for three movies. The Hobbit was originally intended to be split into two movies, with The Shape of Water's Guillermo Del Toro directing. But when Del Toro left the project, Peter Jackson picked it up, and two films suddenly morphed into three.
A trilogy has been cut down into one long movie before, though not by the original creators. That '70s Show actor Topher Grace recut the entire Star Wars prequel trilogy into one 85-minute movie. Grace took the saga down from three movies over 7 hours to 51 minutes shorter than even the shortest of the prequels, The Phantom Menace. Someone ask Ed the Sock what he thinks.

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Q: How to disable command-Q for Quit? Is there any way to disable command+Q for quitting apps?
I tried adding this menuitem to the "Keyboard Shortcuts" preference pane (as suggested here), and remapping it to command+option+Q (slightly harder to hit), and the menu item changed to show this, but command+Q still causes the app to quit.
I'm using OS X 10.7, but I'd happily upgrade to 10.8 if it fixed this.
The app I really want this for is Firefox, but if there was a solution that disabled command+Q for every app, that would be fine, too.

A: Using KeyRemap4MacBook, you could add this to private.xml:
<item>
  <name>disable_command_q</name>
  <identifier>disable_command_q</identifier>
  <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::Q, VK_COMMAND | ModifierFlag::NONE, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
  <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::Q, VK_COMMAND | VK_SHIFT | ModifierFlag::NONE, KeyCode::Q, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L</autogen>
</item>

Without | ModifierFlag::NONE the first autogen element would also disable for example ⌥⌘Q. The second autogen element changes ⇧⌘Q to ⌘Q.
There are also predefined settings that make sending ⌘Q require holding ⌘Q or pressing ⌘Q twice:

They are defined in custom_shortcuts.xml:
<item>
  <name>Hold Command+Q to Quit Application</name>
  <appendix>(You can adjust the threshold time of holding by</appendix>
  <appendix>"[Holding Key to Key] Holding Threshold" in Key Repeat tab.)</appendix>
  <identifier>remap.holdcommandQ</identifier>
  <autogen>__HoldingKeyToKey__ KeyCode::Q, VK_COMMAND | ModifierFlag::NONE, KeyCode::VK_NONE, KeyCode::Q, VK_COMMAND, Option::NOREPEAT</autogen>
</item>
<item>
  <name>Press Command+Q twice to Quit Application</name>
  <identifier>remap.doublepresscommandQ</identifier>
  <autogen>__DoublePressModifier__ KeyCode::Q, VK_COMMAND | ModifierFlag::NONE,
    KeyCode::VK_NONE,
    KeyCode::Q, VK_COMMAND
  </autogen>
</item>

A: You can disable Cmd + Q by using BetterTouchTool (a wonderful app) for Mac OS:
Go to Keyboard -> Add new shortcut or key sequence -> map Cmd+Q to "No Action"

A: QBlocker
QBlocker is a free and open source app by to solve this issue by requiring a user to hold down CMD+Q to quit all apps or just certain ones.

A: Use a keyboard remapper.  There's a great GPL one for OSX (I use Keyremap4MacBook)
Just map the command Q key combo to something that does nothing.

A: Now there is an item in the Chrome application menu "Warn Before Quitting" which does the trick for me.
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5784153/how-to-bring-back-the-hold-q-to-quit-prompt-in-google-chrome

A: Not a direct answer to your question, but you can tell Firefox to automatically open your old windows when you launch it using the When Firefox starts option under the General preferences pane.
If you don't want to change your start screen just for the occasional accidental quit, there is also a command to do it: History menu -> Restore Previous Session.

A: Go to System Preferences, then Keyboard. Select Shortcuts. On the left pane, find Accessibility. Now on the right pane enable Invert colors and then click on the shortcut box to reassign the shortcut to Cmd+Q.
That's it. Now when you press Cmd+Q the colors of the screen will be inverted. Press it again to go back to normal colors. No more accidentally quitting applications (like closing over two hundred tabs on Firefox when trying to use Cmd+a or three dozen pdfs on Preview when trying to use Cmd+tab; last two things I did, never again.)
P.S. Whoever thought it was a good idea to use Cmd+Q to quit applications should go back to usability school.

There's also a nice plugin that you can use called Always Ask, which forces a prompt dialog before leaving Firefox.

A: Go to System Preferences>Keyboard>Shortcuts then the application button on the left bar. Press the + button then Choose your application. Write "Quit (Application Name)" in the Menu Title Slot. Add your command to replace cmd-q and that's it.

A: I have found a way to do this without having to change your volume or stuff like that when you press command+Q.
go to system preferences -> keyboard -> mission control -> "do not disturb".
Then just click the box and change it to: command+Q.

A: Sorry for digging up such old post but this idea may be useful.
In System Preferences - Keyboard create a new shortcut for the application you want to prevent quit. Search for the title of the quit command in the application's menu and enter the same exact as a Menu Title for the shortcut, then give a different shortcut.
Indeed, you don't have this issue with all applications but only browser and maybe one or two other apps.

A: As you have seen, just setting a new keyboard shortcut in the System Prefs doesn't always work.  It will change the shortcut shown in the menu but the application could still be listening for the Commmand+Q keypress.  I've seen a few apps that do this.  Even some will listen to keypresses that are not listed as shortcuts in the menu (Photoshop for example).
A 3rd party option is to use something like ControllerMate.  It has the ability to remap any controller input (keyboard, mouse, trackpad, joystick, etc) and change what it does.  I use it to do many remaps and run macro scripts.  They can be set on a per-application basis or a global system-wide state.
Using ControllerMate, you could map Command+Q to do nothing then have Command+Option+Q call the Quit menu entry.  Or you could get fancy and have Command+Q do nothing except if you press Command+Q again within 1/2 of a second then it would call the Quit menu.
ControllerMate is an amazing app.  I've done many customizations like a "Boss/Spouse Mode" which is a single keypress that does the following

*

*mutes the computer audio

*pauses iTunes if it is playing

*quits QuickTime and/or VLC if it is running

*minimizes current Firefox windows and opens a new window to Google.com

Another suggestion (along with Henry's suggestion) is to use a session manager so if Firefox is quit by accident, you can restore easily.  The built-in session manager is OK but you should also look at Tab Mix Plus.  Not only does it give you amazing options for managing your tabs but its session manager is also great.  I have many sessions saved and can pull them up quickly anytime in new windows.

A: Simply I have replaced the existing command with new one,
Ex. I replaced Quit command for Sublime Text for MAC,
I used to Add new shortcut and added new command alt+command+c

A: There is on solution not posted here that I thought should merit consideration.
If you don't mind removing the command+q entirely from your computer you can effectively remap in Ukulele so that Command+Q execute another keyboard shortcut.
You could make it execute command+space or command+1 just assign it to something else.
There are positives and negatives to this approach but it should work.

A: Go to settings → Keyboard → shortcuts → App-keyboardshortcuts(on my mac: 'App-Tastenkurzbefehle')
Press '+' Then add shortcut for the programm you wish to deactivate Command+Q.
Afterwards type exectly the name of the menu point! Because my mac is geraman there is written 'Safari beenden'.
I prefer this solution because I still can close safari with a short cut but I am not doing it by accident.

A: use Switcher can prevent you to press cmd + q by mistake

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Ethiopia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medalists

Gold
 Haile Gebrselassie — Athletics, Men's 10000 metres
 Fatuma Roba — Athletics, Women's marathon

Bronze
 Gete Wami — Athletics, Women's 10000 metres

Results by event

Athletics

Men

Track and road events

Women

Track and road events

Boxing

References
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database

Oly
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Dauntless Luminescence
Author: Tess Gunty '15
Call It Human Nature
The Sickness Swing
The Sound of Sublime
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Giving Upward
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The majority of animals who live in the deep sea — the darkest place on Earth — generate their own light. Marine creatures use bioluminescence just as humans use language: for communication, warning, manipulation, seduction, protection. There are shrimp who shoot ribbons of light to distract their predators, ostracods who string pearls of light to attract mates. At night, the bobtail squid rises to the ocean's surface to eat, which makes it vulnerable to predators below. To blend in with the moonlight sparkling above, it relies on a symbiotic relationship with a species of bioluminescent bacteria, which generates a camouflaging light as a kind of rent.
Marine bioluminescence is produced by the same chemical reaction that makes fireflies glow. Other organisms produce light on land, too. Of the 10,000 known species of fungi, some 80 bioluminesce. On the ceilings of damp caves, glowworms congregate in the thousands, building mesmerizing sculptures of silk and shiny droplets that reflect their bodily light and attract prey. The spectacle is spellbinding, even when mediated by a laptop screen. It's like the night sky has jumped to life. In the dark, on the ceiling, hundreds of glowworm lights blink and wobble, radiating an otherworldly blue, glittering down strings of silk that hang like necklaces from the rocks. It is easy to feel a kinship with any moth ensnared by the splendor, but I also feel admiration for the glowworms: What a stunning way to eat.
Researchers have employed a different kind of reaction known to light up the ocean — biofluorescence — to track viruses and cancer cells in the human body. A team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is using fluorescent proteins to illuminate neurons, creating a three-dimensional map of another dark and poorly understood place: the human brain.
Elsewhere, scientists are trying to engineer bioluminescent trees that would light up cities without electricity. You can purchase bioluminescent ice cream for $220 a scoop.
My obsession with this kind of light — bizarre light, implausible light — began last spring, as our world plunged into a dark place of its own. I became bewitched by light that generates in sunless, hostile environments. Light produced by resources I'd never heard of, through complex reactions that took hours for me to comprehend. Light that evolved from necessity, even desperation. Light that shines all the time, but is too dim to observe until everything around it becomes very, very dark.
In July, my fiancé and I were walking in downtown Los Angeles. We were just a block from his apartment when I saw it. In the golden light, something small dropped from the sky, landing on the pavement in front of us. It was a delicate, breathtaking bird: gray wings and black fanned tail, mouse gray head, black beak smaller than a piece of candy corn, dark twiggy feet, lemon yellow chest. It wasn't moving, but its round eyes were open, and its breathing seemed normal. For a long time, we watched it, and it watched us. We loitered on the pavement, monitoring it, discussing what to do. It was a busy sidewalk — we were shielding the bird from scooters, bikes, pedestrians and dogs. What would happen if we left it there? Andrew theorized that the bird had crashed into the skyscraper above us. "Maybe he has a concussion?" Andrew guessed. "You're supposed to give it a dark place with no noise to recover."
Finally, we made a plan. I retrieved a shoebox from the apartment while Andrew kept watch. When I returned, the bird appeared sprightly but remained immobile. As gently as we could, wearing gloves, we transferred it into the shoebox and took it inside. To relieve the bird from the dazzling Los Angeles daylight, we partially covered the box with a lid, then placed it on a shelf and waited.
Two hours passed, and the bird didn't make a sound. We researched a little and discovered it was probably a Western kingbird. Around sunset, we relocated the box to the balcony. Gingerly, Andrew opened the lid while I looked on in apprehension.
With the force of a firework, the bird shot out. I watched its gorgeous little body sail in perfect flight, until it landed on a palm tree some distance away.
"Did we just kidnap a perfectly healthy bird?" I laughed.
"No," Andrew smiled, squinting into the dusk. "I think he needed some time in the dark."
I learned that sound can transform into light: sonoluminescence. I learned about Cherenkov radiation, a dim blue glow generated when a charged particle moves faster than the speed of light. The piezoelectric effect occurs when certain materials such as ceramics and crystals are squeezed or bent, and it might explain the mysterious glowing orbs that have been spotted near train tracks in Gurdon, Arkansas, since the 1930s. Deposits of quartz crystal sit under Gurdon, and some scientists have theorized that pressure somehow creates the light aboveground.
I learned that about 250,000 years passed between the Big Bang and the birth of light as we know it. Before photons could travel freely, our universe had to expand. Also: Installing solar panels in 1.2 percent of the Sahara would meet the world's energy demands. In Japan and Scotland, the use of blue streetlights somehow reduced crime and suicide rates. The Hope Diamond is the most valuable jewel in the world, relocating from a volcano to a temple in India, to the French monarchy, to the British monarchy, to many wealthy families, before finally landing in the Smithsonian. It is blue, said to be cursed, and once exposed to ultraviolet light it emanates a deep red glow for several minutes.
Some cacti bloom only one night a year, on or around a full moon, exposing their petals for mere hours before clenching back into secrets. Countless plants and animals are attuned to the lunar cycle; the moon affects when corals spawn, where wildebeests graze, when turtles lay their eggs and hatch from them, how badgers pee, when birds sing, when a lion is most likely to attack a human. Perhaps due to an evolutionary accident, moonlight reacts with a protein in scorpions' skin to make them glow, which they don't like — they become shy when they glow, preferring new moons. Barn owls reflect moonlight off their white wings to stupefy their prey.
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One of the places where the Northern Lights often — and spectacularly — appear is Tromsø, Norway, a city where the sun doesn't rise between November and January. Norwegians call this six-week period of darkness Mørketid, the Polar Night. Surprisingly, rates of seasonal depression in this part of the world are relatively low. When psychologist Kari Leibowitz traveled to Tromsø to find out how people cope so well with winter, she discovered that the explanation couldn't be reduced to cod liver oil, candlelit restaurants, ski resorts, Christmas markets, the auroras, government policy or light lamps. Instead, her studies suggested that "mindset" was the biggest determinant of an inhabitant's mental health throughout the Polar Night. "It dawned on me," wrote Leibowitz, "that the baseline assumption of my original research proposal had been off: In Tromsø, the prevailing sentiment is that winter is something to be enjoyed, not something to be endured."
Among the many religious and secular celebrations of light during the darkest months of the year, the one that captivates me most is Yalda, an Iranian tradition with roots in ancient Persia. On the winter solstice, families gather at the homes of their elders for a candlelit feast of nuts, pomegranates and watermelon. The family stays up all night and recites poetry. According to a medieval Persian document, if you cannot afford a banquet, it is sufficient to bring a flower.
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When you can't afford a feast, it is sufficient to bring a flower.
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The loop is nothing but a dirt path with a chain-link fence on one side and traffic on the other, but this walk is the best part of my day. I watch Dalmatians euphorically greeting each other, spot the pocket gophers peeping their little heads out of their tunnels, listen to Juliet Stevenson brilliantly performing George Eliot's Middlemarch for 36 hours, read messages that people have tied to the fence with fabric.
When I am looking for a flower to bring to the banquet, I think of a friend in Los Angeles who has taken to hiding in her husband's home office and scaring him when he least expects it. I remember a toddler I babysat in Brooklyn, how she'd drag the dog's bed to her room every night so the dog would sleep beside her. How sweetly the dog obliged. I think of the volunteers I saw distributing chilled water bottles to people without shelter during a heat wave.
After months of drought and wildfire, it finally rained in Los Angeles. The next morning, I walked outside and inhaled the scent of quenched earth until the beauty of it brought me to tears. In the '60s, a pair of Australian scientists invented a word for this fragrance: petrichor, from the Greek petros, or "stone," and ichor, or "fluid that flows in the veins of the gods." During dry spells, plants secrete oils that accumulate and break down in the ground. Rain draws the resulting bouquet of molecules — including geosmin, a common ingredient in perfumes — into the air. The enchanting smell most of us associate with rain is dependent on drought.
I'm starting to believe that darkness is the most essential ally of goodness: It alone has the power to reveal the tiny, faint lights glowing all around us, all the time. And when we can't see any, it compels us to generate our own.
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Tess Gunty studied English at Notre Dame, where she won the Ernest Sandeen Award for her poetry collection. She holds an MFA in fiction writing from NYU and recently worked as a research and writing assistant to Jonathan Safran Foer on We Are the Weather, a book of creative nonfiction about the climate crisis.


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What should Battleless Conquest be called?
Due to high demand, Battleless Conquest has become an official variant of Conquest. This means that once Conquest is voted, a variant poll will pop up with three options: Normal Conquest, Battleless Conquest, and Variant Conquest.
Variant Conquest refers to any CQ variant (meta changes such as Doubles CQ, outside fandom variants, etc.).
Anyone is welcome to host Battleless Conquest. The ONLY thing you need to do is to copy and paste the example hosting doc into a Google Docs of your own, as it links to the Battleless Conquest rules. Please make sure that you link to the BCQ rules SOMEWHERE on your hosting document.
If you're wondering HOW to host Battleless, it's honestly simpler than regular Conquest. After type-calling as usual, you're in charge of doing !pick battles if people so choose. Since this fact seems to be overlooked: You are NOT required to have a !pick battle at all. Battleless Conquest STILL has the battle option available, whether by !pick, roleplay, or sim battles. Otherwise that's kind of it unless someone gets into an argument about the rules.
If you have any questions at all about how this works please feel free to post below.
Re: Battleless Conquest and Conquest!
It's come to our attention that some people are confused about what battleless conquest is. We've decided to open a poll to allow users to decide on the name. If the other option gets a significant portion of votes we'll re-run the poll with a few of the 'other' suggestions.