- Title: JAPAN: REAL MADRID PREPARE FOR FRIENDLY MATCH IN TOKYO.
- Date: 3rd August 2003
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 4, 2003) (TV TOKYO - NO ACCESS JAPAN/CLEARED FOR INTERNET ACCESS/SEE ABOVE FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS) 1. REAL MADRID TEAM ENTER HALL LED BY DAVID BECKHAM AND ZINEDINE ZIDANE FOR WELCOMING RECEPTION ACCOMPANIED BY SPANISH MUSIC 2. JAPANESE DRUM 3. REAL MADRID AND FC TOKYO TEAMS ON STAGE 4. DAVID BECKHAM AND ZINEDINE ZIDANE 5. BECKHAM TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 4, 2003) (REUTERS) 6. (SOUNDBITE)(French) ZIDANE TALKING BECKHAM, SAYING: "I don't think we should expect anymore than what he can already do on the field and has done for Manchester. There will be a lot of pressure on our shoulders, on his, on everyone's but we're used to it. However, all he has to be is himself, like I was when I first arrived and was the same for everyone. And all he has to do is bring his savoir-faire (know-how). After that it's a question of fitting in with the rest of the team as he is already very capable of doing that. The rest, as we say, is a question of victory and matches that will solve things." 7. CLOSE UP OF ZIDANE 8. (SOUNDBITE)(French) ZIDANE SAYING: "Every year it's been like this. The first year it was Figo's arrival, then mine, then Ronaldo and today's Beckham's. So of course the bar is raised every year. So yes, they're'll be more pressure on everyone. But we're used to it when you play for Real Madrid, just as I was when I played at Juve (Juventus) Turin or the French national team, you're obliged to be at your best level and win title. So it'll be the same case this year." 9. CLOSE UP ZIDANE 10. (SOUNDBITE)(French) ZIDANE TALKING WHEN HE IS GOING TO STOP PLAYING, SAYING: "It's not that young really. In 2005, I'll be 33 years old which is an age one should think of calling it quits. That said its not a certainty, I had said it would be something possible in 2005. But if I am in good physical condition and at the same at high level as I am right now, then I could go on and continue to play the game. So it's just something I said, but in the end we'll just have to see how it goes." TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 3, 2003) (REUTERS) 11. ZIDANE AT THE TOKYO DOME OPEN TRAINING SESSION WITH TEAMMATES TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 4, 2003) (REUTERS) 12. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish) RAUL GONZALEZ, CAPTAIN OF REAL MADRID, TALKING ABOUT OPBLIGATION TO WIN, SAYING: "Always, always, with the previous signings of Zidane, Ronaldo and now Beckham, it is normal that people think that we must win everything. But in fact reality is different, we have to win on the pitch and be better than our rivals, no? TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 3, 2003) (REUTERS) 13. ZIDANE AND RAUL AT PRACTICE TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 4, 2003) (REUTERS) 14. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish) RAUL GONZALEZ SAYING: "This year we will fight for all titles and I hope we can get them or at least get closer to win some." 15. CLOSE UP RAUL 16. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish) RAUL ABOUT HIS RESPONSBILITIES IN THE SQUAD, SAYING: "It is an honour for me to be Real Madrid's captain -- specially as I am (only) 26. It's quite a young age to be in charge but circumstances led to the fact that I am the most veteran in the team. But not much will change because what matters to me is the performance on the pitch, the performance of the team and as captain I have responsibilities to keep the squad united and with everybody working for the same objective. In particular, the newcomers and the youth players should all help each other, so we can get into the right direction and improve our overall performance." TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 3, 2003) (REUTERS) 17. ELECTRONIC BOARD ANNOUNCING A RECORD ATTENDANCE OF 45,000 PEOPLE FOR THE TRAINING SESSION TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 3, 2003) (REUTERS) 18. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish) RAUL, TALKING ABOUT RECEPTION BY ASIAN FANS, SAYING: "It's something different, isn't it ? I could never imagine being in a stadium with so many people watching our training session, no? What we try is to make sure that they get happy and enjoy the practice -- even if is a short session. We are surprised with the reception because we did not expect. We were here to play three finals of the Intercontinental Cup, the Toyota Cup. We knew we had a lot of supporters but yesterday we were surprised. So, we hope that tomorrow in the match, we can give some joy, playing a great match with a lot of goals." TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 3, 2003) (REUTERS) 19. JAPANESE FANS PACKED IN THE STADIUM AS REAL MADRID RUN AROUND PITCH 20. BECKHAM DRINKING WATER, JAPANESE FANS SCREAMING IN BACKGROUND TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 4, 2003) (REUTERS) 21. (SOUNDBITE)(English) SANTIAGO HERNAN SOLARI SAYING: "We have a wonderful chemistry. We are friends and we share a lot of time. And that's in part why this team is successful and it works. Even if you have the best players, if you don't get along with them or with each other, it's difficult to win." 22. SOLARI SEATED 23. (SOUNDBITE)(English) SOLARI SAYING: "Big players are always welcome in this team because they improve the level of the whole team and as I said before, everyone that arrived every year like Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo and now Beckham has improved the level of the team. And I am sure Becks will do that." TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 3, 2003) (REUTERS) 24. REAL MADRID TEAM RUNNING TOGETHER TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 4, 2003) (REUTERS) 25. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish) ESTEBAN MATRAS CAMBIASSO, SAYING: "No name, no team, nothing can secure us titles even if with better players we a team have more chances to achieve them. But there is nothing safe in soccer -- if not it would quite boring and would arous so many passion at it does." TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 3, 2003) (REUTERS) 27. BECKHAM WAVING AT FANS AND LEAVING PITCH Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
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