1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:04,399 Maradona... Maradona... 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,759 Maradona! CROWD ROARS 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:08,879 In to Messi! 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:10,799 Lionel Messi! 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,319 Cuts inside. Pele... 6 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:14,799 That's a lovely pass! 7 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:16,919 Carlos Alberto! Oh, my word! 8 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:18,559 CROWD ROARS 9 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,360 ITALIAN COMMENTARY 10 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:25,799 Gol! 11 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,280 CROWD ROARS 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:34,999 {\an8}Whoa! Oh, my God. 13 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:36,359 What, you never seen this before? 14 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:37,519 Dude! 15 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,079 It's another week at the 2026 Oversight headquarters 16 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,559 in Miami, and in the social media space, 17 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,399 there's something cool happening. 18 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,439 Like, what even is that? Keepy-uppies. 19 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,719 Excuse me? Wait. Keepy-uppies? 20 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:49,999 You never heard of keepy-uppies? 21 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,159 What, like, it's a thing? Oh, man. 22 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:53,399 Yeah, no, it's great. 23 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,519 It's really... Oh! No, hang on. 24 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,679 This is a big week, with BLEEP about to unveil 25 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,719 its official ball for the 2026 tournament. 26 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,199 The team have been looking at ways to viralise the moment 27 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,679 on social media, and it looks as if they might have literally 28 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:08,519 stumbled across something. 29 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:09,799 Whoa! 30 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:11,999 Jesus. Nice and still. 31 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,239 Oh, my God. 32 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:14,839 It's all about distribution of weight. 33 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:16,999 This is so cool. 34 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,559 Oh! Sorry, Will. 35 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,119 Yeah, no worries, yeah, cool. 36 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,319 OK. Bad luck. Just keep your head still, yeah? 37 00:01:23,320 --> 00:01:25,079 Ooh! OK... 38 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:26,679 Yeah, no, sorry. Yeah, no, crap. 39 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,079 OK. Nice easy rhythm. 40 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,319 Like, we should totally put this on The Far Corner, right? 41 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:33,599 Right. Like, Oh, my God. OK. 42 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,239 Like, as a challenge, right? Yeah. Right, right, right. 43 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,079 Not thinking about my feet. They're doing their own thing. 44 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:38,559 Like 45 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,359 Right. 46 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:41,879 Like you post your personal best, right? 47 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,319 Right. I can totally see that. 48 00:01:43,320 --> 00:01:45,559 OK, OK, let's do it. 49 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,559 Like, like, this is really cool, right? 50 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:48,679 Right. Hey, you want to try? 51 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,119 Me? Yeah. 52 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:51,359 Like, you should totally try this. 53 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,359 Yeah, no, I'm good. OK. 54 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:54,719 Yeah. Fine. 55 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,319 So we had to work hard on this 56 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,639 with the venues and the manufacturers 57 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,519 and our alternative technologies team. 58 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,239 But we got there, right? We made it. 59 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:03,839 Viva! Absolutely. 60 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,639 Meanwhile, in the meeting room, 61 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:07,199 Sarah is wearing 62 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,319 her sustainability and climate strategy hat in a big way. 63 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,919 So we are now able to say officially that the lighting 64 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:15,759 in all public areas around all of our stadiums 65 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,159 and all of our venues will be powered exclusively 66 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,799 by onsite, solar-powered generators, 67 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,359 producing 100% sustainable electricity, 68 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,319 with zero environmental impact. 69 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,999 Right. Well, that's really... I mean, that's really great. 70 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,479 Yeah, that is something, right? 71 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,119 "Shine A Light." 72 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,319 Shine A Light is the flagship initiative 73 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,079 in her Better Place pledge to leave the host cities, 74 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:38,439 North America, 75 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,799 and ultimately the world itself, in a better place 76 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:42,599 after the 2026 tournament 77 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:44,279 than wherever it was before it. 78 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:45,799 This is cutting-edge technology. 79 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,279 Yes. We're shifting the paradigm 80 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,199 for how these events are managed around the world. 81 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:50,799 Exactly. Yes. 82 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,719 Because from now on, things are going to be different. Si, bueno. 83 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,479 Because they have to be, right? 84 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:56,560 Bravo, Sarah. 85 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,879 So there's a chip in the ball, right? 86 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,919 They put a chip in the ball. 87 00:03:08,920 --> 00:03:10,359 Like, who is this guy, right? 88 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:11,639 Right. Right? OK. 89 00:03:11,640 --> 00:03:15,079 But what they don't tell you is that chip is a Chinese chip. 90 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:16,519 OK, so this is not good. 91 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,479 As in, it is a Chinese-made chip, right? 92 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,879 Need I say any more? He's a nutcase. 93 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,279 OK, so you cannot actually say that. 94 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,359 Yeah, right, right, right. But meanwhile, 95 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:26,599 back in the world of balls, 96 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,799 there's been an unforeseen development. 97 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,039 Like, this is actually the same chip they're using 98 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,639 in Chinese military drones 99 00:03:32,640 --> 00:03:34,039 and nuclear warheads. 100 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:37,119 Of course, they don't want you to know that. 101 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,599 What? Like, Oh, my God, that is so yikes. Oh, my God. 102 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,679 A copy of an email has appeared online 103 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,599 which claims that, in early trials, 104 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,319 players are unhappy with the new 2026 ball, 105 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,559 which they say doesn't behave normally through the air, 106 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:53,039 prompting a virtual overreaction on social media. 107 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:54,839 All right. Thanks for watching, guys. 108 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:56,999 You know where I am. You can subscribe here. 109 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,559 I'm also there on Instagram, 110 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,599 111 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:05,400 In the meantime - no fear, no doubt, no sleep. 112 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,519 Right, so that's it. OK. 113 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,359 Right. OK. So this guy... 114 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,559 So this has come from nowhere. Right? Right. Totally. 115 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,199 Right. Like, I've literally never heard of him, right? 116 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:17,479 Right. So this is Thunderbird Stingray. 117 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:18,519 What? Right, so that's probably 118 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:19,839 not his real name, right? Right. 119 00:04:19,840 --> 00:04:21,679 I should hope not. He has, like, this channel, 120 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,039 like Things They Don't Want You To Know. Yeah. Yeah. 121 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:25,199 Right. Yeah. You see, 122 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,399 for me, I'm sorry, 123 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,079 but for me... No, sorry. Crap. 124 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:29,399 For me, the guy's a nutcase. 125 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:30,959 So that is not OK, OK? I mean, 126 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,119 he's sitting in his bedroom. He has about 12 subscribers. 127 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:34,359 So actually he has, like, 300, right? 128 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:35,679 Right. OK. 129 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:36,759 Actually 372. 130 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,959 Right. OK. 372 other nutcases 131 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,799 sitting in their bedrooms. OK. So... 132 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:42,399 I mean, I'm sorry, but it's 133 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,599 AndGetAFuckingLife, right? 134 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,040 Yeah. Right, right, right. 135 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,119 Why would I do that? I don't need to. 136 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,479 I don't need to tell him, why would I? 137 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,519 OK, well, it's not his condo either, right? It's... 138 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,039 By the next morning, it's already Tuesday. 139 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:08,519 I don't care. 140 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,719 So that's just a legal thing, right? That's just, like... OK! 141 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,639 Well, yes. Absolutely. 142 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:17,199 No, absolutely. That is a plan and we will talk again soon. 143 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,720 OK. Absolutely. Great. Sure. Bye! Bye-bye. 144 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,039 Hi. Morning. 145 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,439 I just thought I'd pick up a coffee before I start. 146 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:26,519 Absolutely. 147 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,159 By the way, I know I should be drinking 148 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,439 ashwagandha tea instead. Well... 149 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:31,759 I know, you left some for me 150 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,079 in the survival pack in the apartment. 151 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:34,959 Right. And I will start drinking it, 152 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,439 I promise. But sometimes... Right. 153 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,239 So the guy showed up to fix the garbage disposal? 154 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:40,839 Yes... yes! Great. 155 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:43,039 Yeah, thanks very much for that. Sure. 156 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:44,399 It was a spoon, apparently. It was my fault. 157 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:45,719 I shouldn't have taken the thing off. 158 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,519 Probably not, no. By the way, 159 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:48,759 it's so great, you know. 160 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,279 The condo? Really, honestly. 161 00:05:50,280 --> 00:05:51,759 I can't tell you, so... 162 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:53,399 Well, you know I'm glad. 163 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,599 Talking of the environment, I see that Shine A Light 164 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,799 went live on the website this morning. Right. 165 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,279 Looks great. Well, thank you. Yeah. 166 00:06:00,280 --> 00:06:02,519 You had any reaction yet? Right. So... 167 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:04,679 ...actually, as of now, not yet. 168 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:06,159 Right. No. 169 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:07,559 Still... It's early days, right? 170 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,319 Absolutely. And it's out there now. 171 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:10,519 Absolutely. 172 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:12,759 It's real. There you go, saving the world again. 173 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:13,999 Oh, no! Stop it! 174 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,479 I bet you say that to all the sustainability girls. 175 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,239 I probably shouldn't say this, but who knows? 176 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:20,719 Maybe the world really can be 177 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,359 a better place after all, right? 178 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,159 Right. In spite of everything. 179 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,159 Yes. So that's all good, then. 180 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:28,280 Yes. 181 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:31,919 Yes. 182 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:33,719 "They can control it whenever they want, 183 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:35,439 "like, with free kicks or penalties. 184 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,559 "Like, there's actually a building in Beijing, 185 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,839 "like, there's footage out there. Like, it's insane." 186 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:42,159 Right. OK. 187 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,919 I mean, fuck's sake, this guy can barely type. 188 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,319 By nine o'clock, with stories about the chip in the 2026 ball 189 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:49,959 now proliferating fast amongst 190 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,199 highly trained conspiracy theorists online, 191 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,679 the Strategic Operations Group, or SOG, 192 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,639 has gathered in the meeting room. 193 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:58,679 "It can connect with any Wi-Fi network wherever it is, 194 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,079 "using AI to bypass password and security, and they can 195 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,319 "harvest information from computers or phones 196 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,079 "on that network without anyone knowing." 197 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,639 What? Exactly. Yes, I mean... You're kidding. 198 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,199 OK, so this is not a joke, OK? This stuff is out there. 199 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,679 It's like, where do these guys come from? It's outrageous. 200 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:14,959 There's another one somewhere. I saw it earlier. 201 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,199 "The ball can listen." Exactly. Yes. 202 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,199 Yes, well... Listen? Yeah. Exactly. 203 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:20,999 What to? Well... What to? 204 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,879 Yes. I mean... What do you mean, "What to?"? 205 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:24,159 What kind of a fucking question is that? 206 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:25,319 OK, well... I mean, 207 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:26,719 us, I guess, in this case. 208 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:27,999 Us? Yeah. 209 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:29,079 Christ. 210 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,399 I mean, if that's true, you got to say it's impressive. 211 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,599 Well... I mean, I don't know about you guys, but 212 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,239 I don't find that easy a lot of the time, and I've got ears. 213 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:36,919 Yes. Exactly so. 214 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,759 The official BLEEP 2026 football is made by BLEEP, 215 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,279 who we're unable to name, for legal reasons. 216 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,479 And the pressure is on to establish, firstly, 217 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,759 what the actual truth about the ball is 218 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,199 and then, crucially, whether that's going to be believable. 219 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,399 I mean, perhaps before we get drawn any further into 220 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:53,679 the whole, you know... We're looking at 221 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:54,879 a bottomless pit of shit here. 222 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:56,119 Yes. Well, that's one way... 223 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,319 Yeah, 100%. Yeah. So, as I say, 224 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,319 before we get drawn any further into that, shall we just 225 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,239 back up a moment and try and establish a few facts here? 226 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,319 Ah, yes. Interesting. Yeah, that'd be something. 227 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:06,479 Yes. Because just to be clear 228 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:07,959 about what we're dealing with here, 229 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,599 in terms of the optics of this. Exactly, yes. I mean, because, 230 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,119 well, there is a chip in the ball, isn't there? 231 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:13,839 Well, yeah. Well, we know that. 232 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,479 So that's actually true. Of course there is. 233 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,039 I mean, otherwise how are we going to know where it is? 234 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,359 Yes. And so, 235 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,839 just out of interest, then, is it Chinese-made, do we know? 236 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:22,999 What, the chip? Yes. 237 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,079 I mean, I don't know. Probably, right? 238 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,119 How do I know that? Do we know that, Eric? 239 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,159 Well... Because I know Zurich's 240 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:30,839 been working very closely with BLEEP 241 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:32,719 through all the development stages of this. 242 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:34,959 Well, exactly so. Then perhaps we can say 243 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:36,679 we are all Chinese now, yes? 244 00:08:36,680 --> 00:08:38,919 Right, OK. It is where we are. 245 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,640 Bueno. OK. Fuck. 246 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,199 OK. So with something like this, 247 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:45,799 the only people that are going to visit the website 248 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,919 are people who already know that it's there, right? 249 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,479 Right. OK. Totally. The thing about 250 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:51,879 the people who already know it's there 251 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:53,999 is they already know it's there, right? 252 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,879 Right. Right. 253 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:57,999 Meanwhile, Sarah is with the social media team, 254 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,039 analysing early reaction to her Shine A Light campaign. 255 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,199 And with three comments posted on the website so far - 256 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,039 two of them from Ian Fletcher - the main takeaway is 257 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:08,519 that there hasn't really been one. 258 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,199 It's like the people that you need to reach out to here 259 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:11,959 are the people that are not going to visit the website. 260 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,159 OK. Like, they have literally no idea what it is. 261 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:15,719 Right. Like, this is 262 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:17,319 a huge audience, right? Right, totally. 263 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,199 Yeah, right. It's huge. Yeah. Right, right, right. 264 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,479 But fortunately, as usual, they've got 265 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,199 the whole of the internet at their finger and thumb tips. 266 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,519 OK, OK. So apparently the Rolling Stones 267 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:28,439 actually sang this song, Shine A Light. 268 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,199 OK. The Rolling Stones? 269 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,359 Right, yes. OK. Right. 270 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:33,759 Eww. OK. 271 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:35,359 Wait. What happened? 272 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:36,639 Not going to work. 273 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,399 No way. OK, sure. 274 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:41,679 Their task is to find a way of connecting Shine A Light 275 00:09:41,680 --> 00:09:44,519 with a younger and almost universally unaware audience 276 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:45,959 on social media. 277 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,359 So, wait, is that...? OK, so that's keepy-uppies. 278 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:49,999 Keepy-uppies? Right. For the ball launch. 279 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:51,279 OK. So cool. So cool. 280 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:52,679 Like it's literally gone crazy. 281 00:09:52,680 --> 00:09:53,959 Right, right, right. 282 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:55,759 OK, but that's Will, right? 283 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:57,559 What? Will? 284 00:09:57,560 --> 00:10:01,079 Oh, wow. No way. Will? 285 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,119 You posted a video? Yeah. 286 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:04,839 That's so cool. Yes, I've been practising 287 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:06,319 so I can do, like, my personal best. 288 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,279 Right. That's your personal best? 289 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:10,039 - No, but the hat. - Yeah, say again? 290 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,599 In the video, you're wearing the Shine A Light hat. 291 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,239 Yeah, no. Yeah. 292 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,239 OK. Oh, my God. 293 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,559 Ian Fletcher gave it to me, like, he said I could wear it? 294 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:20,599 OK, OK. So, like, if Will was like, 295 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:22,599 I don't know, like Cristiano Ronaldo, right? 296 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,439 No. Right. No. Like, oh, my God. 297 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,079 Like, oh, my God, shut up! 298 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,480 Yeah, I know, yeah, crap. 299 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,760 UPBEAT LATIN MUSIC 300 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,599 {\an8}Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding 301 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,999 {\an8}the official ball for the soccer World BLEEP 302 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,879 took a more serious turn overnight, 303 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,479 with President BLEEP posting on BLEEP 304 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,479 {\an8}that BLEEP, the governing body for world soccer, 305 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,879 {\an8}should get rid of the Chinese chip in the ball, 306 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,879 which he says can actually listen to what you say, 307 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,399 and replace it with an American chip 308 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,639 {\an8}made by BLEEP, which he says is far superior anyway. 309 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:05,839 {\an8}Our sports correspondent Dan Howard 310 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:07,239 {\an8}has been following this story 311 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,039 {\an8}and is outside the White House now. 312 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,159 Dan, this is a story that just got a lot more serious, right? 313 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:13,719 That's right, Alex. As you say, 314 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,879 this is a story that got more serious overnight. 315 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:18,799 It's Wednesday morning, and the issue 316 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,239 with the ball has got a lot more serious overnight. 317 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,199 {\an8}And with the President posting again 318 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:24,239 {\an8}in the last few minutes, 319 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,199 this time suggesting that they should replace 320 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,039 the BLEEP ball itself, 321 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:29,879 {\an8}BLEEP being a German company, of course, 322 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:31,399 {\an8}and replace it with a BLEEP ball. 323 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:32,839 Right. OK. 324 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,159 {\an8}Now, we here at CNC News have approached BLEEP for comment. 325 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,199 {\an8}Unfortunately, they haven't gotten back to us yet. 326 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:38,560 {\an8}And with the President... 327 00:11:39,560 --> 00:11:41,559 I mean, the idea of us dropping BLEEP 328 00:11:41,560 --> 00:11:43,079 completely at this point... 329 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,439 Yeah. Uh... GABRIELA: No. Excuse me? 330 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:47,199 I mean, presumably that would be, you know... 331 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,039 No, no, no. Yes, so we can say 332 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:50,919 this could be complicated. Complicated? 333 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,719 Exactly so. OK. You want to know how much 334 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,639 the contract with BLEEP is worth over the next ten years? 335 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,399 Well... $ BLEEP hundred million. 336 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,159 Right, OK. 700 BLEEP... 337 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,359 Yes. It's not complicated. That's Apocalypse Now. 338 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:02,159 Yes. And then, when it comes to the idea 339 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,479 of replacing the BLEEP chip with an BLEEP chip... 340 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:05,679 Oh, please. 341 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:06,959 OK, so these are just details. 342 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,839 But first of all, BLEEP don't actually make their own chips. 343 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,359 They're actually made out of either Taiwan or South Korea. 344 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:13,799 Right. Yeah. 345 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,759 And also this is actually pretty interesting. 346 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,999 I believe BLEEP currently supply the hardware 347 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,039 for a lot of the US administration's own systems. 348 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:21,519 Right. But like I say, 349 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,039 those are just, you know, they're just facts. 350 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,199 Yes. I mean, obviously we need to get ahead of this 351 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,039 pretty quickly. Absolutamente. 352 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:28,279 But when it comes to... 353 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,679 But when it comes to exactly what the narrative is here... 354 00:12:30,680 --> 00:12:32,279 OK. So what you have here 355 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,599 is you have a fire here, and the forest is dry. 356 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:37,079 Yes? Right. Great. We're on fire. OK. 357 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:38,999 Then in Mexico, we have a saying. 358 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,959 La manera de extinguir un incendio pequeno 359 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:42,279 es con un incendio mas grande. 360 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:43,679 Ah, yes. Right, well... 361 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:44,839 The way to extinguish... Yes. 362 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,039 The way to extinguish... Yes, extinguish a small fire. 363 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:48,239 ...a small fire is with... 364 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,079 ...a bigger one, yes. Bigger one. Yes, exactly so. 365 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:51,319 Yes. So how do we do that? 366 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,079 Bueno. Then this is the question here, yes? Right. 367 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,360 This is what I am saying. Yes. Exactly so. Yes. 368 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:00,679 Also, nothing back from Lionel Messi, 369 00:13:00,680 --> 00:13:02,639 but they did ask us to send him the hat. 370 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,319 OK. Cool. 371 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,359 Over in the social media space, 372 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,119 having come up with the idea of mashing up 373 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,079 their Keepy-Uppy ball campaign 374 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,319 with Sarah's Shine A Light environmental initiative, 375 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,959 all thanks to Will, the team has been busy reaching out 376 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,479 to global sports stars to keep the ball up and wear the hat, 377 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,679 but so far, without much luck. 378 00:13:21,680 --> 00:13:23,639 OK, so we keep going here, right? 379 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:25,239 Like, it doesn't even have to be a soccer player. 380 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,679 Like, it could be... Right. Totally. Could be anybody, right? 381 00:13:27,680 --> 00:13:29,839 Right. Like, even Will has, like, 300 views now, right? 382 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,479 Right. Yeah. Right. So it could be anybody, right? 383 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,119 Right. Totally. 384 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,119 Yeah, cool, yeah. It could be anybody. Yeah, cool. 385 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,879 And no-one is more keenly aware than Sarah of what's at stake 386 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,079 if they could somehow pull this off. 387 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,559 OK, so Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, 388 00:13:44,560 --> 00:13:46,599 Chad Vandegriffe, Mohamed Salah, 389 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,719 Abby Dahlkemper, Kylian Mbappe, Narendra Modi... 390 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,079 Wait. Narendra Modi? OK, wait. 391 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:53,959 Yeah, like he plays for Real Madrid, right? 392 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:55,479 Uh... So... No way. 393 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,919 What? No way. What? They love the hat. 394 00:13:57,920 --> 00:13:59,679 Who does? Uh, Lionel Messi. His people. 395 00:13:59,680 --> 00:14:01,239 OK. Lionel Messi? 396 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:02,599 Whoa! No! 397 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,879 They love the hat. They love the idea. He wants to do it. 398 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:06,599 OK, OK. Oh, my gosh. 399 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:08,319 - Cool. - Will! 400 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,039 Yeah, I know. Yeah, that's just like mental. 401 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:11,319 Can I hug you? 402 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:12,439 Uh, yeah. 403 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,800 - Would that be OK? - Yeah. OK, cool. 404 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,159 I'm so sorry. I just had to do that. 405 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,160 Yeah, no, no worries. Yeah, cool. 406 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,679 Wait, you're saying, legally, I have to tell him? 407 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,759 It's another morning, and for Sarah, 408 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,359 it's another cup of tea at the start of another day. 409 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:45,759 Tell him. I don't care. 410 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:47,839 What's he going to do about it, right? 411 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,719 OK, so sue me. Go ahead. 412 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,639 But you can tell him from me that I... 413 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,119 Absolutely... 414 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:55,399 No, absolutely. OK, sure. Bye. Bye-bye. 415 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,399 Ah, right. Oh, hi! 416 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,039 I thought I might find you in here. 417 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,119 Absolutely. Can't go on meeting like this, right? 418 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,279 Yes. No. I was just... Oh, by the way, 419 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,719 congratulations on the news about Messi and the hat. 420 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:06,919 Right. I mean, 421 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:08,519 that would be amazing if that happened. 422 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,199 Sure. I mean, wouldn't it? 423 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:11,759 So his management has been in touch... 424 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:13,199 Right. And they're asking 425 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:14,359 about the issue with the ball. 426 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,439 Right. Yes. So... 427 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,199 Yes. Right, when we were this close. 428 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,159 No, but I'm sure we'll find a way. 429 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,079 I mean, in the end, it's just a problem. 430 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:24,759 It's just a problem? 431 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:26,279 Well, there are all kinds of problems, aren't there? 432 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,319 And I think we're at a point with this one where 433 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:29,839 the only way out of it is to find a solution. 434 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:30,999 Right. I mean, that's literally 435 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,679 the only way of dealing with it. 436 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:34,399 So, no, I mean, it's exciting. 437 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:35,879 Right. Yeah. So anyway, 438 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:37,599 a big day, but I just wanted to find you. 439 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:38,719 It's a bit embarrassing, 440 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,279 but I think with everything going on, 441 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:41,679 I managed to leave my keys behind 442 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:43,239 in the flat this morning. OK. 443 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:44,679 I mean, locked inside, obviously. 444 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:46,479 Sure. So I was just wondering if... 445 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,639 Sure. No, no problem. I have a spare set. 446 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:49,919 Oh, great. Phew. 447 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,679 So I don't actually have them with me. 448 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:53,959 Oh, OK. They're at home. 449 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,119 Right. So I could just 450 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:57,639 bring them over to you at the end of the day, right? 451 00:15:57,640 --> 00:15:58,839 Er, well, that seems a bit... 452 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:00,279 I could meet you at the condo? 453 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,519 Or I could come to your place. Right. 454 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,879 Well, or if it's better for you to come to my place... 455 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:06,119 I mean, your place, actually, 456 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:08,279 of course. Sure. 457 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,799 With news breaking a few moments ago that 458 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,879 President Xi is threatening to pull out of the summit, 459 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,399 describing recent comments by President BLEEP 460 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,439 about the Chinese-made computer chip 461 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,159 {\an8}in the ball as unacceptable and offensive. 462 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,999 {\an8}Our diplomatic correspondent Andrew Duclair 463 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,279 {\an8}has been following this story and is in Beijing. 464 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,119 {\an8}Andrew, this is a story that just got 465 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,679 {\an8}a lot more serious in the last few minutes, right? 466 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,119 {\an8}Well, Alex, as you say, this is a story that has gotten 467 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,439 a lot more serious in the last few minutes. 468 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,119 Meanwhile, it looks as if 469 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:38,719 the issue with the official ball 470 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:41,279 has got more serious still in the last few minutes, 471 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,159 with China's President Xi Jinping now threatening 472 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,759 to pull out of a scheduled meeting with President BLEEP 473 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:48,639 at the G20 summit in Paris. 474 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,719 ...the first meeting between the two men 475 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,359 since the last time they met. OK, so this is not good. Well, no. 476 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,239 {\an8}President BLEEP, as is his way, of course, 477 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,359 {\an8}appears to be doubling down with a series of new posts, 478 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,639 {\an8}with another one coming in just in the last few moments, 479 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:02,919 describing the new solar-powered generators 480 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,719 to be deployed across all 2026 venues 481 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,919 as "Chinese fake tech". 482 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,799 It's not good news for anyone, but especially not 483 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,959 if your mission in life as the person responsible 484 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,559 for sustainability and climate strategy is 485 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,359 to make the world a better place. 486 00:17:17,360 --> 00:17:19,799 ...saying they should be replaced instead with 487 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,759 US-made diesel generators running on US gas, 488 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,599 which he describes as common sense. 489 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:26,999 Fuck's sake. Where's Sarah? Sarah? 490 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,759 Yes. In the kitchen, I think. Yes. OK. 491 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:31,079 No, you're all right, she's gone. 492 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:32,679 ...public areas having zero environmental impact. 493 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,279 So things are moving fast around here, yes? 494 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:36,959 Exactly. I have good news. 495 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,879 Zurich has been talking to the White House. 496 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:41,359 Right. We have good relations there, as you know. 497 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:43,239 Right, yes. Yeah. Er... 498 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,719 They have also been talking to Beijing. OK. 499 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,159 Who? Zurich have? Yes. Fortunately, 500 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:48,519 we know our president 501 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,039 is a personal friend with President Xi, of course. 502 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,559 Right. Wait, a personal friend of President Xi? 503 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,879 Ah, yes. Yes. What the fuck does that mean? 504 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:57,319 So apparently they share a love 505 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:58,959 for opera. What?! 506 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,679 Huh. Perhaps we can say this is the power of football and music 507 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,239 working together. Yes? Yes. Well, anyway... 508 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:05,559 Opera? Yes. 509 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:07,919 Anyway, we will be releasing a statement shortly, 510 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:08,999 which we hope will 511 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,919 de-escalate the situation. Great. 512 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:12,759 OK. And which we hope 513 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,559 will be acceptable to all the parties involved. 514 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:15,639 Right, OK. 515 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:17,079 Then hopefully we can all get back to football. 516 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:18,519 Yes, exactly. Exactly so. 517 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:20,119 So, good news. Yes? 518 00:18:20,120 --> 00:18:22,519 Yes, but hang on. I mean, how? How? 519 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:23,759 I mean, what kind of statement? 520 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:24,999 What's going to be in it? 521 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:28,079 Ah, yes. So we can say they are very keen to know this. 522 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,279 Right. Actually we can say 523 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,639 super keen. Right. 524 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,519 Ah. OK. Bueno. 525 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,319 What you mean is, we're going to be releasing a statement. 526 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,039 Well... Fuck's sake. 527 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:39,639 No, no, no. Perhaps we can say 528 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,039 when the big moment arrives in the big game, 529 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:44,479 this is where you find out who you are. Yes? Well... 530 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,399 No. Sure you want to know that? 531 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,079 Esto no es la gran juego, es la Tercera Guerra Mundial, yes? 532 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:50,240 Well, exactly, yes. 533 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,039 Meanwhile, as rumours surrounding 534 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,439 the Chinese chip in the ball continue to proliferate 535 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,199 on social media, and with 536 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,439 President BLEEP and President Xi Jinping 537 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:01,919 apparently in a standoff, 538 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:04,239 the pressure is building on 2026 organisers 539 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,439 {\an8}to find a solution to this problem 540 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,799 {\an8}before it gets a lot more serious. 541 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:10,719 I mean, so in terms of what we know, we know 542 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:12,719 we can't replace the chip with a different chip 543 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,879 and we know exactly why we can't do that. 544 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,079 We know we can't replace the ball with a different ball. 545 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,199 And again, we know exactly why we can't do that. 546 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:20,759 Right. So we're starting from 547 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:22,519 a place where we know quite a lot already. 548 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,519 So that's all good. Yeah, right. 549 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,079 With the world's media watching 550 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,159 and what would once have been diplomats 551 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:29,479 in both Washington and Beijing 552 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,079 waiting for an official statement from BLEEP, 553 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,479 this is about as serious as it can get. 554 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,639 Unless it gets more serious still. 555 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,479 I mean, is there a way...? And, listen, 556 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,159 if I had a better idea, I would tell you about it. 557 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:42,599 But is there a way we could just turn this thing off? 558 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:43,959 Right, OK. Turn it off? 559 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:45,319 You mean the chip? Right. 560 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,119 Sorry, what do you mean, turn it off? 561 00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:48,719 Look. So, look, I love technology 562 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,719 as much as the next guy. So recently, 563 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,599 I've actually started sleeping with it. 564 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,079 But in this case.... You what? 565 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:55,759 But in this case, it is the technology 566 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,399 that got us where we are here, right? 567 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:58,839 Well, yes. That's true. Right. 568 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:00,999 So I'm just wondering... OK. OK. 569 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,159 That's an interesting light to shine on this, isn't it? 570 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,159 Interesting? Is it? I don't know. 571 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,439 Fuck's sake. So, Nick, you don't seem... 572 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,279 So this is a BLEEP chip, right? Right. 573 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,439 Right. How do we know if it's on or off? OK. How do we know 574 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,759 what it's doing? Yeah, no, OK, yeah. Fair point. So, what, 575 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,279 we get our guy to have a private word 576 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:18,639 with President Xi at Cosi Fan fuckin' Tutte? 577 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,479 Yes. Or, I don't know, maybe we cut a deal. Maybe they get to keep the chip 578 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,399 switched on if they promise not to invade Taiwan. 579 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:24,959 Yes. OK. You know, actually, 580 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:26,319 that's not a bad idea, actually. 581 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,839 I mean, what is this, a fucking high school slumber party? 582 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:29,879 OK, bueno. 583 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,279 So what you have here, this is a runaway train. Yes? 584 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:34,159 Well... Exactly. Then when you have 585 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:35,399 a runaway train, what do you do? 586 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,479 What you do is you make sure you are laying the track. Yes? 587 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:39,399 Right. What? Exactly. I'm sorry, 588 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,799 but I'm struggling here. So this is instead of the fire, is it? 589 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:42,919 Excuse me? Yeah. 590 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:44,839 Fire? I think that's a different... 591 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:46,679 Obviously, this is not my area, but I'm pretty sure the train 592 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,479 is on fire as well, here. Exactly. 593 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:49,799 Well, OK. Yeah. Got it. 594 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,199 With the clock ticking and the world waiting for a statement, 595 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,439 the challenge is to find something acceptable to Zurich, 596 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:56,879 Beijing, Washington, 597 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,479 and conspiracy theorists the world over. 598 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:02,039 And in an era of competing narratives 599 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,039 and with fact heavily circumcised, 600 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:05,839 they need to find a story that's better 601 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:07,119 than anyone else's story. 602 00:21:07,120 --> 00:21:08,519 OK, so let's go back to the beginning 603 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,439 and start again. Really? 604 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:11,919 Haven't we done that once already? 605 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:13,719 Well, sometimes when you tell yourself the story again, 606 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:15,799 you see something that's been staring you in the face all along. 607 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:16,919 Huh. 608 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:17,999 Yeah, like disaster. 609 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:19,839 OK, so the chips are made by BLEEP. 610 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,399 Correct. And just to be clear, 611 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:22,799 all the software is BLEEP too? 612 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:24,119 Right. Uh, well, no. 613 00:21:24,120 --> 00:21:26,479 Actually, I believe the ball-tracking software 614 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,119 itself is actually US-based. 615 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:29,199 Right? It's written by 616 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,639 a bunch of 14-year-olds in Silicon Valley. 617 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:32,719 OK. 618 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,559 Right. OK. Right. 619 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:35,840 Huh. 620 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,439 By the end of the afternoon, 621 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,839 with the press now gathered outside, 622 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:44,359 there's a growing sense 623 00:21:44,360 --> 00:21:46,559 that something has got to happen. 624 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,239 Hi, yes, it's Ian. I'm not sure where you are at the moment, 625 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,439 but I just wanted to say... 626 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,399 I just wanted to bring you up to speed, really. 627 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:53,799 But in the meantime, 628 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:55,799 Ian is having a brief moment in the kitchen. 629 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,399 It looks like we're on to something. And if it works, 630 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,879 then it could even be that this whole thing goes away 631 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,759 as quickly as it flared up. So, for Shine A Light and for, 632 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,399 you know, saving the world, basically, that's all good. 633 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:07,879 Yes. And then with the keys, 634 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:09,799 I'm not quite sure what the plan was, 635 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,559 so it might be good to firm up on that. 636 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,399 Anyway, um, I hope you're well. 637 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,959 Um, I mean, I hope you're OK. 638 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,920 Yes. So, er, anyway, we'll speak soon. Yes. Bye. 639 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:22,559 CLEARS THROAT 640 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:23,999 Oh, right. 641 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:25,199 OK, bueno. 642 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:26,519 First things first. 643 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:28,639 But eventually, after intensive track-laying, 644 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:30,799 and with the train still on fire, 645 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:32,159 the time has finally come 646 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,119 for someone to go downstairs and say something. 647 00:22:34,120 --> 00:22:36,079 There are a lot of TV crews down there now. Right. 648 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:38,159 But we have said you will make one statement only, yes? 649 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,479 Right, yes. Don't worry. I am there to protect you. 650 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:41,719 Right. OK. In this situation, 651 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:44,079 I am in midfield, controlling the game. You're just scoring the goals. 652 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,639 OK. Yes. It's a perfect scenario. Yes. 653 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:48,679 Ah, right. Yes. OK, here we go. 654 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:50,079 Yes. So I've been in contact with Zurich. 655 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:51,719 Right. What I can say to you is 656 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,519 they are super happy with your statement. 657 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:54,919 Right. Super happy. 658 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,239 Good. Exactly. Yes. They just have one little thought... 659 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:58,919 Yes. OK. Just to save time here, I'm going to be making 660 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,079 the statement that we agreed on in the room, if that's OK. 661 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:02,199 Ah, yes. 662 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:03,919 Not some other announcement that I haven't seen yet 663 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:05,279 and that I won't have time to look at 664 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:06,599 until it's coming out of my mouth. 665 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,519 No. Well, then, in this case, we can say good luck. 666 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:09,599 Yes, well, thank you. 667 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,839 Gracias. Thank you. Yes, exactly so. 668 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,079 BELL DINGS 669 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:14,279 Si, si. 670 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:17,079 So we we're avoiding mentioning BLEEP, BLEEP, BLEEP, 671 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:18,839 BLEEP or Donald BLEEP by name 672 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:20,159 at any point. Right, yes. 673 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,279 You can literally use any other words you like. 674 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,079 Right. Donald BLEEP? I added that one. Right. 675 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:25,319 You got a problem with that? No. 676 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:26,519 Right. No. 677 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,559 OK. Bueno. Great. 678 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,679 OK, so this is going to be great. 679 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:33,239 Right, well. Good luck. 680 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,759 Thanks. Yeah, good luck, mate. Yeah, cool, yeah. 681 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:37,119 So I guess I shouldn't say this, 682 00:23:37,120 --> 00:23:39,439 and I mean it as a compliment, but in case it helps, 683 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,679 I'm glad it's not me. Yeah, me too, yeah. 684 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:43,680 Yeah, 100%. OK. 685 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:51,600 CAMERAS CLICK 686 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,279 Thank you. 687 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,919 So, thank you for gathering here for this, 688 00:23:57,920 --> 00:23:59,879 and welcome to Oversight. 689 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:02,319 So we've become aware, obviously, 690 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,399 in the last few days of a number of rumours 691 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,359 surrounding the official ball in the 2026 tournament. 692 00:24:08,360 --> 00:24:11,759 So it's a great opportunity for us to clarify things. 693 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:15,559 So, for a while now, there has been a chip in the ball 694 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,439 used in many, if not most, professional soccer games, 695 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:21,119 and there's nothing different about this tournament. 696 00:24:21,120 --> 00:24:24,119 But soccer is nothing if not a global game, 697 00:24:24,120 --> 00:24:26,599 and every four years the world comes together 698 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,279 to celebrate that fact. 699 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:32,039 So it is no secret and no surprise to find 700 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,959 that the chip in the 2026 ball is manufactured in China, 701 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,399 just as it is no surprise to find 702 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:41,439 that the software that controls it is written and created 703 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:42,719 here in the US. 704 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,159 So what do those two facts tell us? 705 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,639 They tell a story of two of the greatest nations on Earth, 706 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:52,159 the US and China, working together in lockstep, 707 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,879 united in creative and technical endeavour, 708 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:56,279 whether it's this 709 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,399 or the cutting-edge solar-powered generators 710 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:00,839 across all our venues 711 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:02,999 and connected to the rest of the world 712 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:04,479 through the power of sport, 713 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:07,280 soccer, the 2026 World Cup. 714 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:13,079 We live in a complex and often troubled world, 715 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,439 and I don't know about you, but that's a story 716 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:17,759 we need to hear now more than ever. 717 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:22,679 Who knows? Maybe the world can be a better place after all, 718 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,519 in spite of everything. 719 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:25,919 Thank you. 720 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,359 Mr Fletcher, have you spoken with the President? 721 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:29,719 Gracias. Thank you. Thank you. 722 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,319 Thank you. Exactly so. Yes. Is this...? 723 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,079 BELL RINGS 724 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,560 CHEERING 725 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,039 Oh, hi. Hey. 726 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:55,879 I hope you haven't been here long. 727 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:57,799 This is so good of you. No, not at all. 728 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,319 It's the end of a long day, 729 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,839 and Sarah has come over with her spare set of keys 730 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:04,079 to let Ian back into the apartment. 731 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:06,119 So I just wanted to say thank you. 732 00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:07,839 Me? No, I mean, what for? 733 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:09,839 That was a brilliant thing you did. 734 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:11,199 Oh, no. Well, I mean, 735 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:13,439 sometimes it's like with pilots and bad weather. 736 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,319 Sometimes you can't go round it or over it 737 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,959 so, in the end, you just have to go through it. 738 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,199 You know, that's so true. 739 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,479 So, I want to show you something. 740 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:22,719 OK. 741 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:23,919 Have you seen this? 742 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:25,639 I don't know, it depends what it is. 743 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:26,799 OK. 744 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:28,079 MUSIC PLAYS 745 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:29,479 Wow! 746 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:31,439 They just posted it on the Far Corner site. 747 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,360 That's amazing. Right? Right? 748 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,599 No, he's definitely better than Will. 749 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:39,879 Right! 750 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:41,479 How many followers has he got? 751 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,319 500 million on Instagram. 752 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,479 Right. Have we got 500 million hats? 753 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,079 Anyway, I just thought you should see it. 754 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:50,559 Well, that's amazing. 755 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,119 I mean, well done, basically. 756 00:26:52,120 --> 00:26:54,439 Well... So, really, coming over here 757 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,439 to let you in is the least I can do. 758 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,000 OK. Well, anyway, thank you. It's very good of you. 759 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,200 Huh. OK. 760 00:27:03,360 --> 00:27:05,479 So... 761 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:06,679 OK... 762 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:07,959 Actually, is that...? 763 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,999 I mean, has someone changed the locks? 764 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:11,199 OK. 765 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:12,439 I mean, could that have happened? 766 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,799 OK, so we should probably talk, I guess. 767 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,239 Right. No, look, I mean, it's fine. 768 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:18,999 I'm truly sorry about this. No, honestly. 769 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,399 Really, it's fine. I'll phone the hotel. 770 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,519 It is not fine. You know, they know me. 771 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,919 I'm sure they'll be able to... Also, you're not going back to a hotel tonight. 772 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:27,079 Honestly, it's... You're not. This is my fault. 773 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,279 No, it's... No, it's not my fault, but... 774 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:30,799 I mean, it's one of those things, isn't it? 775 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:32,759 It's just... You're not going anywhere. 776 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:34,639 There's room at my place. 777 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:36,079 Right. Um... 778 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,719 If you would like that. 779 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:40,320 Right.