1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:03,919 Maradona... Maradona... 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:06,839 Maradona! CROWD ROARS 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,839 Onside! It's Messi! 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,599 Lionel Messi! CROWD ROARS 5 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,439 Cuts inside. Pele. 6 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:14,879 That's a lovely pass! 7 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,319 Carlos Alberto! Oh, my word! 8 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:18,599 CROWD ROARS 9 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,040 ITALIAN COMMENTARY 10 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,680 Goal! CROWD ROAR 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:37,679 Time has passed 12 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,719 at 2026 Oversight headquarters in Miami. 13 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,759 Director of Integrity Ian Fletcher 14 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,959 has been here for nearly three months, 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,199 in which time a lot has happened. 16 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,319 And with the opening ceremony now suddenly 17 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,680 just eight weeks away, there's a lot to think about. 18 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,559 Ah, morning, Will. Oh, yeah, hey, yeah, morning. 19 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,039 That's great. Thank you. Yeah, no worries. Yeah, cool. 20 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:02,759 Anything you need to tell me about today? 21 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,159 Yeah, I dunno. Like what? Well, no, I'm asking you. 22 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,199 Oh, cool, yeah. No worries, yeah, cool. 23 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,199 Oh, yeah. So there's this guy trying to get hold of you. 24 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,479 Howard Koch. Oh, right. Yes, him. 25 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,599 Yeah. I don't know who he is. No. Well, 26 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,639 as far as I can work out, he's basically a headhunter. 27 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,879 OK. Whoa. No, I mean, I think 28 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,199 he's working on the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, isn't he? 29 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:21,799 Yes. So he keeps phoning. 30 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,239 Right. He's called again twice already this morning. 31 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,079 OK, I think you need to be a bit firmer with him. 32 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:27,759 Yeah. OK, so next time he calls, 33 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,559 say that you've spoken to me, we've discussed it, 34 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,759 and, I'm sorry, but this really isn't the right time - 35 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,919 I've got enough on my plate with 2026 as it is - 36 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,359 so I'm sorry, but I'm not going to be speaking to him 37 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,439 at this time. OK. OK? 38 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:40,999 Yeah. These people are tough. 39 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,359 You've just got to be tough with them. 40 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,519 Yeah, cool, yeah, tough. Yeah. 41 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:45,960 No worries. Yeah, cool. 42 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,559 OK, so we are very lucky to have Vincente with us today. 43 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,599 Truly, yes. After all, we know how busy he is. 44 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:02,679 Absolutamente. 45 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,799 Right. But he has done us the courtesy 46 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,879 of stopping off in Miami on his way back to Mexico City. 47 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,839 Actually, it is an honour for us. 48 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:10,879 Gracias. 49 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,599 And coming in today, just to take us through 50 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,639 his very incredible vision for the opening ceremony, 51 00:02:15,640 --> 00:02:18,879 which I think you're gonna find... What can I say? 52 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,039 It's... It's quite something. Exactly so. 53 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,239 Gracias, Ryan. Gracias a todos. Gracias. 54 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,599 This morning, as the opening ceremony takes shape, 55 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,079 the executive team are meeting its Creative Director, 56 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:30,759 Vincente Guajardo, 57 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,119 the renowned Mexican film director, 58 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,119 who has been working in close approximation 59 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,759 with 2026 Lead Events Producer Ryan Hertz. 60 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:40,919 So, first of all, I want to say to you, 61 00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:44,079 um, this is a great honour 62 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,399 for me to be creating this show 63 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,119 on the world stage in Mexico City, 64 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:51,919 now, in this moment. Truly. 65 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:53,839 And what I ask you now, please, 66 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,919 take everything you know about opening ceremonies, 67 00:02:57,920 --> 00:02:59,679 closing ceremonies, this kind of thing. 68 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,759 Take everything you know, everything you have seen and... 69 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,039 ...throw it away. Forget it. 70 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,520 Yes? It is gone. 71 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,479 Well, so... Huh. 72 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,720 Exciting. OK. Good. 73 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:20,359 MEXICAN HIP-HOP 74 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,879 Regarded by many as a visionary, 75 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,239 especially by those who haven't worked with him, 76 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,479 Guajardo broke through on the world stage 77 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,079 when his film Entanglement picked up the Oscar 78 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:34,039 for Best Film Not In Any Language in 2021. 79 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:37,159 His opening ceremony is to be a unique live collision 80 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:41,439 between creative forces chosen from literally all over Mexico. 81 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,359 When you make a piece of art, you are in control, yes? 82 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:48,479 You are in control and you are not in control. 83 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,119 It is a chemical reaction. 84 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,999 Then you bring these people together and you say to them, 85 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,559 "You are free. 86 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,359 "Now, tell me who you are. 87 00:03:58,360 --> 00:03:59,839 "Tell me who I am. 88 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,879 "Tell me what we are doing here. 89 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:03,279 "Tell me what this is." 90 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,519 And then, in the end, we know. 91 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:07,720 We find out. Yes? 92 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:10,119 Truly. 93 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,440 I believe it is a kind of miracle. 94 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,559 Right. OK. So, well, I think, first of all, 95 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,399 just to say thank you, Vincente. 96 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,399 Oh, my God. I mean, that's really... 97 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,199 Well, it's amazing to hear about. 98 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:25,919 Right. Gracias. 99 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,199 I told you, right? Yes. 100 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:28,959 This is a great story we're telling here. 101 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,319 Yes. Well, uh, and so just... You know, in layman's terms, 102 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,199 when it comes to telling our story, 103 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,159 er, in terms of what's emerged 104 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,199 from this amazing collaboration, 105 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,200 I mean, what has emerged in the end? 106 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,399 Excuse me? You know, just so we're all clear at this stage. 107 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:49,199 Absolutely. OK, so you are not listening, yes? Well... 108 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,439 This is the point of what we are doing here. 109 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:52,479 This is the point. 110 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,039 When we arrive at our destination, 111 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:55,239 then we know where we are. 112 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:56,559 Right. We know it finally, 113 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,319 all of us, for the first time, in this moment. 114 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,999 And this is what we share with the world. 115 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,959 It is not before or after. 116 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,999 No. It is unique. 117 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,640 In this moment... we are alive. 118 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,920 It is not like anything else. 119 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:18,520 Yes. Yeah. Like I said, right? 120 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,319 OK, fine. The guy's a fucking genius. Terrific. 121 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,799 But apart from anything else, there's zero reference 122 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,119 to the US. Right. 123 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:38,239 Yes. Zero! 124 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,599 In the opening ceremony? Right. 125 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,799 Or Canada, actually. Well, no. 126 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,839 Now that I think of it. Of course. Yes. 127 00:05:44,840 --> 00:05:46,479 I mean, what is this, The Mask Of fucking Zorro? 128 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,399 Excuse me? Ah, yes. 129 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:49,919 The what? For fuck's sake! 130 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,319 Meanwhile, the senior executive team 131 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:53,639 have repaired to the meeting room 132 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:57,239 to unpack Vincente Guajardo's plans for the opening ceremony. 133 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:58,719 Yeah. So, I mean, Ryan... Sure. 134 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,559 I'm sure I saw an early draft of what was going to happen 135 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:01,599 in the opening ceremony 136 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:02,839 at some point. Right. 137 00:06:02,840 --> 00:06:03,919 OK. Yeah. 138 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,959 Absolutely. OK, so this was the opening ceremony beat sheet. 139 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,599 Yes. I have it here. Right. Well, Sarah, for instance... Sure. 140 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,879 I seem to remember a whole sustainability strand 141 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,919 running through it. Absolutely. Thank you, Ian. 142 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,399 No. Of course. 143 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,839 So we've been working with teachers and schoolchildren 144 00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:20,519 from disadvantaged inner city areas 145 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,199 across all 16 host cities to raise awareness. 146 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,479 Great. Using stories they generated, 147 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,679 they came up with the beautiful story of Chichamitta. 148 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,599 Right. Chichamitta? 149 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,679 Right. So Chichamitta is a figure 150 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,279 representing the Chichimecas people. 151 00:06:33,280 --> 00:06:34,319 OK. 152 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:35,879 The people who founded Mexico City 153 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:37,759 in the pre-Hispanic period, back before everything... 154 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,479 OK. Exactly. Yeah. Right. So anyway... 155 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,599 Yeah. So he's not doing that. What? 156 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,519 It's not happening. He's not doing it? 157 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:46,439 So, that document you got there, the beat sheet, 158 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,999 one of the first things he did was he took that document 159 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,039 and he shredded it. Right, OK. 160 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:52,799 No, no, no. He literally printed out 161 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,559 a hard copy and shredded it in front of the team. Right. 162 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,119 One of the first things that happened. 163 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:58,519 Vincente, what are you doing? 164 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,639 Yeah. So, if a key step in dealing with a problem 165 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,479 is to recognise you've got one in the first place, 166 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,519 I think we can say that we've achieved that. 167 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,079 Exactly so. Then perhaps we can say tick. Yes? 168 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:08,799 OK. So actually we've not even started 169 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,039 with the problem here, actually. 170 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:11,839 Right. Can I say, I can't tell you 171 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:13,959 how great it is to be able to talk about this stuff? 172 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,519 Yes. Well... For me, this is so great. 173 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,719 Good. So I guess I was waiting 174 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,039 for the right moment to drop this. 175 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,559 Um, so the White House has asked to see plans 176 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,119 for the opening ceremony. Right. OK. 177 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:26,359 Great. The White House? 178 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,039 Right. OK. No, no, no. 179 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,239 It's clear that this is coming from the President himself. 180 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:31,839 Right. Well, yes. Oh, and by the way, 181 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,799 at the moment he thinks he's making the opening speech. 182 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,759 But at the same time, so does President Sheinbaum of Mexico. 183 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:36,919 Right. Just thought 184 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:38,919 I'd throw that one in there for the fun of it. 185 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:40,639 Yes. And does Vincente know about this? 186 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,199 Vincente? Have you told him? 187 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:43,999 Right. What do you think? Right. OK. 188 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:45,360 Fuck's sake. 189 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:54,679 Sarah. Yes. Hi, Eric. 190 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,799 Thank you so much for this. Sure. I mean, 191 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,079 I'm hoping it's not going to take long, whatever it is. 192 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:00,479 Of course. Yes. Exactly so. 193 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:01,959 It's later in the morning, 194 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,159 and Chief Coordinating Attache 195 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,759 Eric Van Dupuytrens has invited 196 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:10,039 VP Sustainability and Climate Strategy Sarah Campbell 197 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,759 to meet a senior woman from HR for an open-ended discussion 198 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,039 to establish whether she's OK. 199 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,439 It seems that an anonymous member of the public 200 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,359 has contacted the Oversight Oversight Department 201 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,719 to complain about the professional conduct 202 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,440 of a senior executive. 203 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:30,359 So, I guess this is my fault. I should have warned you. 204 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,239 Of course it's not your fault. I mean, how dare he? 205 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:34,359 You don't know him. 206 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,679 What's beyond any doubt for Sarah is that, 207 00:08:36,680 --> 00:08:38,199 as well as being anonymous, 208 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,359 that person is also her ex-husband. 209 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:41,959 Taking advantage of a junior 210 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,039 and vulnerable female colleague? 211 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:45,839 Right. It's ludicrous. 212 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:47,759 It's legal jargon. I know it is. 213 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:48,959 He's a lawyer. 214 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,079 Yeah, I know. I don't care. He's coming after us. 215 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:52,919 Coming after us? Right. 216 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:54,559 What does that mean? 217 00:08:54,560 --> 00:08:56,759 One thing I do know, though. So... 218 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,479 I am not a vulnerable female. Well, no. Exactly. 219 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,560 I am not. No. 220 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,960 AMERICAN ROCK MUSIC 221 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:29,559 Right... Huh. 222 00:09:29,560 --> 00:09:31,559 Great. OK. No, no. No, no. No. 223 00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:34,039 We can say this is super interesting. 224 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:35,839 So this is terrible. Uh-huh. 225 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:36,879 My gosh. 226 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:40,439 It's Tuesday, and 2026 Events Producer Ryan Hertz 227 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,799 is back to update the executive team on developments 228 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,119 with the opening ceremony. 229 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,919 And overnight, the White House has sent over a mood board 230 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,319 of moods they'd like to see in it. 231 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,759 I mean, perhaps the first thing to say here, Ryan, 232 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,519 I mean, as a palette of, you know, of things, 233 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,799 this looks pretty heavily US focused. 234 00:09:57,800 --> 00:09:59,879 Uh-huh. Yeah. 235 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:03,199 Right. I mean, I suppose that's one story to tell here. 236 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,319 Excuse me? But I'm assuming that, 237 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,239 as far as Vincente is... "Please, I ask you, 238 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:08,679 "do not send me this shit." 239 00:10:08,680 --> 00:10:11,479 Right. "It is shit. I do not look at it." 240 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,839 Yes, but then also, just more generally, 241 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,519 when it comes to our other friends 242 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,479 and stakeholders in the whole 2026... 243 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,319 We have the opening ceremony at the Estadio Azteca 244 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,079 in Mexico City for a reason. 245 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,719 Well, yes. Yeah. Just remind us. 246 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,839 OK, so people have been playing soccer in Mexico 247 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:28,319 for thousands of years. 248 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,399 Thousands of years? Yeah. Um... 249 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:31,879 Since before the US even invented itself. 250 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:33,519 Excuse me? OK. Well... 251 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,719 So the US did not just invent itself. OK? 252 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:36,799 Yes, it did. 253 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,159 Nick... 254 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:39,799 Vinisteis aqui en barcos desde Europa, no? 255 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,199 What? OK. Stop it! 256 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:43,640 Please stop it. 257 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,479 This is not about Mexico. Excuse me? 258 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,199 It's not about the US or even Canada. Sorry, Owen. 259 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:51,319 No. Sure. 260 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,079 If you're telling the story of the Chichimecas people, 261 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,079 you're telling the story of all of us. 262 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:58,639 This is a story about the world before it all went wrong. 263 00:10:58,640 --> 00:10:59,999 Right. When people understood 264 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,799 the land they lived on, because it told them who they were. 265 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,679 And we really need that story now. Yes? 266 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:07,559 Yes. We need to have that story 267 00:11:07,560 --> 00:11:09,959 told to us like children. 268 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,480 And this is our chance to tell it to the world. 269 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,959 Yeah, can I just say? I'm with her. 270 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,119 Yes. Thank you, Sarah. No. Sure. 271 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:25,159 Then we can say in this moment we are all Chichimecas. Yes? 272 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:26,599 Yes. 100%. 273 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,439 Well, so before we get into the solution-based phase of this, 274 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,079 uh, Ryan, that's it, is it? There's nothing else we need to know? 275 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:33,839 Oh, yeah. Oh? Oh, yeah, there's more. 276 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:34,959 Right. 277 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,599 So for the duration of the tournament, 278 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,879 they want to rename the Azteca Stadium 279 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:40,560 the Stadium of the Americas. 280 00:11:41,560 --> 00:11:42,599 Right. OK. 281 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,279 Huh. Interesting. 282 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:46,439 The Stadium of the Americas. 283 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:48,800 Uh-huh. Mm-hm. Right. 284 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,719 Well, I can do that for you. No, it's OK. 285 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:00,239 But that's what I do. I know, but sometimes it's just good 286 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,039 to have something to do with your hands. 287 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,439 For Ian, after the meeting, it's time for a coffee. 288 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,039 This other guy's trying to get hold of you, not the other guy. 289 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:09,199 Yes. I dunno, 290 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,159 he sounds a bit... I think I know who he is. 291 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,039 He keeps asking for your personal number. 292 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,039 So I didn't give it to him. No. Good. 293 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:16,399 I forwarded you the email he sent. 294 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:17,960 Right. Yes. Yeah. 295 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,759 I suppose I should ask, really. Did you read it? 296 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,159 The email? Yes. 297 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,479 Yes, so, like, a lot of it I couldn't understand. 298 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,479 No. Well, probably just as well, I think. 299 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,439 Yeah, just as well. Yeah. There you go. 300 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,079 Yeah, cool, yeah, no worries. Yeah, thanks. 301 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:33,479 I'm going to be tough with him. 302 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,359 Yes. Thanks, Will. Yeah, 303 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,080 no worries, yeah, cool. 304 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,280 Right. 305 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,959 Absolutely, although you should probably know, 306 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:49,359 the Olympics in 2028 307 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,839 is not something I've been thinking about up to now. 308 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,239 Like, there's enough with 2026. Right? 309 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,439 But I guess I was just curious to hear a bit more 310 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,559 about the whole sustainability brief there. Right? 311 00:13:00,560 --> 00:13:02,279 Meanwhile, with a headhunter on the loose, 312 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,519 the opening ceremony finally coming towards them 313 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,879 in one way or another, and change in the air, 314 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,079 people are starting to think about the future. 315 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:12,040 I will say I'm not sure I've been headhunted before, so... 316 00:13:13,560 --> 00:13:16,199 Oh. Well, that's kind of you. 317 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,480 Kind of you to say that. 318 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:20,040 Right. 319 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:22,680 Uh-huh. 320 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,399 So I wasn't going to talk to him originally. 321 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,759 Right. I guess he's just some guy, 322 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,519 you know, headhunter doing his job. 323 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,239 Well, yes, I know. He's been trying to get hold of me, too. 324 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,639 Right. But this is LA, right? 325 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,919 Sustainability actually means something there. 326 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,639 Like, they get it. They kind of invented it. 327 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,399 You are serious. I don't know. 328 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,199 And this is all to do with what's happened? 329 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,279 So this is not going to go away, right? 330 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,399 What, you mean...? He's not going to give it up. 331 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,159 He's not going to stop. OK, but that's his stuff. 332 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,079 And I am not going to let him do this to us. 333 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,199 So what, you'd leave? Well... 334 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,119 I mean, how's that going to help? 335 00:13:58,120 --> 00:13:59,959 I don't know. Help us, I mean? 336 00:13:59,960 --> 00:14:03,399 So, what if this was a moment for a new start? 337 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,279 A new start? Right. For us? 338 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,800 What if this is a solution waiting to happen? 339 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:25,399 OK, well, so obviously 340 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,359 quite a lot to think about this morning. 341 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:28,519 Yep. Ay, Dios mio. 342 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:29,599 Yeah, right. 343 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,759 It's Thursday, and there's a lot to think about 344 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,319 this morning. Overnight, the complex and sensitive issues 345 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,479 surrounding the opening ceremony have become 346 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:37,719 more sharply defined. 347 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,159 I mean, Ryan, I suppose the first thing is, 348 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,119 in terms of the boycott threat itself... 349 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:45,280 Yeah. How seriously should we be taking this? Sure. Right. Right. 350 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:49,319 Yes. So... 351 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,239 Following rumours of the White House's plans 352 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,079 to rename the Azteca Stadium the Stadium of the Americas, 353 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,199 the Mexican team is now threatening 354 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,639 to boycott the tournament altogether. 355 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,279 And several other countries are threatening to follow suit. 356 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,319 I mean, I suppose, basically, is this real? 357 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:04,839 Excuse me? Could it be part of some...? 358 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,479 Is it real? Well, I just mean... 359 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,919 We change the name of the stadium, they're not playing. 360 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:10,439 Right. And there is no World Cup. 361 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,079 OK, well... It's simple. 362 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:13,519 Good to get clarity on that straight away. 363 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:14,639 Sure. 364 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:17,519 This is an existential moment for the Oversight team. 365 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,519 If, up to now, they've been caught between 366 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,079 seriously Hispanic and relentlessly American visions 367 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:23,359 of the opening ceremony, 368 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,159 they're suddenly facing a situation 369 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,799 where there may be nothing to open at all - 370 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:29,479 unless they can find a common brink 371 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:31,279 to walk everybody backwards from. 372 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:32,679 I mean, let's think about this, 373 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,319 because in the end, this is about people, isn't it? 374 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,799 People? I mean, it always is. 375 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:39,719 Excuse my language, but what the fuck does that mean? 376 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,559 Well, so in terms of the White House, I mean, 377 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,919 what is it that the President actually wants here? 378 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:46,599 What do you mean, what does he want? 379 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,079 He wants to steal the Azteca Stadium 380 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,239 from the Mexican people! 381 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,399 That's something we need to talk about, obviously. 382 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:53,599 No, it is not. But in the meantime, 383 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:54,839 thinking laterally, 384 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,359 is there anything we can offer him 385 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:57,679 that might make him feel good? 386 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,079 Huh. Anything we can offer him? 387 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:01,999 Just as a way of taking the heat out of this. 388 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,360 Uh-huh. Yeah. 389 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,079 Well, there's Greenland, I suppose. 390 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:09,599 OK. Greenland? 391 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:11,639 Great. That would probably do it. 392 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:13,519 Sure. I mean, Eric, is there a way 393 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:15,399 of finding out if there's something that might work here? 394 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,319 Maybe using a backchannel? Ah, yes. 395 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:21,479 Maybe through Zurich? Well, just to bypass all the politics here. 396 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:22,519 Then perhaps we can say, 397 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:24,159 "Is there a problem in our world today 398 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,639 "that cannot be solved when great men share a golf cart?" 399 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:28,879 Excuse me? Yes. Well... 400 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:30,399 A golf cart? Huh. 401 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,999 That's not a backchannel. That's more of a front channel. 402 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,679 So then maybe there wouldn't be any problems in the world today 403 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,359 if all these men were not playing golf. Yes? 404 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:38,639 Yes, well... Huh. 405 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:40,239 Well... That's a bigger question. 406 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:41,399 Ah-ha. Yep. Bueno. 407 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,520 Yeah. No, I mean, to be fair, that's huge. 408 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,479 Right. Yes. And just so I know. I mean, hypothetically, 409 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,439 in terms of any meetings or interviews or whatever, 410 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,479 I mean, that could be done by Zoom, could it, or, you know? 411 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:54,519 Right. Yes. 412 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,359 But beyond the opening ceremony, for Ian, 413 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,759 this is a week with a number of things to think about 414 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,519 and a number of people to talk to 415 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,319 about a number of different things. 416 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,599 I mean, thanks for getting in touch in the first place. 417 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:07,799 I'm sorry I was so hard to get hold of, but... 418 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:11,840 Absolutely. Yes. And obviously I'll get back to you and... 419 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:14,799 Right. Yes. 420 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,119 Yes. No, I'm sure it will. 421 00:17:16,120 --> 00:17:18,360 OK. Bye. Bye, bye. 422 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:33,679 OK, so just to say, before we start, 423 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,119 I think I'm right in saying, Gabriela, 424 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:36,719 Ryan isn't with us this morning. 425 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:37,759 No, he is not. 426 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:39,599 I mean, I'm not quite sure what the... 427 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,799 So, Ryan will not be with us because he is not here. 428 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:43,559 Right. Yeah, no, he's gone, yeah. 429 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,439 Right. End of story. 430 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,799 OK, good. Eric, I gather we have intelligence back from Zurich. 431 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:50,840 Well... Really? So... Emily. 432 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,039 Right. OK. What are we looking at here? 433 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:58,519 Do you really want me to answer that? 434 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,399 A picture of the President, yes? 435 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:01,999 100%. On the big screen. 436 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,799 OK. Huh. 437 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,079 Friday morning, 438 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,679 and with the opening ceremony crisis deepening 439 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,439 and more nations threatening to pull out 440 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,519 following the White House's intervention, it looks as if, 441 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,479 thanks to some covert backchannel activity by Zurich, 442 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,839 they may have found an answer to the question of 443 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:20,239 what you give to the biggest man in the world 444 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:21,799 to make him feel good. 445 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,519 Yeah. So what we're saying to him is, 446 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:25,359 he's going to be sitting there watching - 447 00:18:25,360 --> 00:18:27,879 whether Melania's got her giant hat on, we don't know... 448 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,279 Yes, well. Right. So he looks up 449 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,719 and he pretty much sees himself on the big screen 450 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,999 any time, as much as he likes. 451 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,439 OK. Huh. 452 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,199 So the information we have - 453 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,159 this could be very helpful to us in the wider picture. 454 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:43,879 Meaning what? If we could give him that, 455 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:45,439 then some of the other stuff might... 456 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:47,239 Well, who can say? Pfft! 457 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,759 OK, so what I am hearing from their comms people, 458 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:51,799 we're going to need a figure here. Yes? 459 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:53,119 Oh, right, of course. A figure? 460 00:18:53,120 --> 00:18:54,279 Exactly. OK. 461 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:56,159 An actual percentage of available screen time 462 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,439 compared to anyone else. Right. 463 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:01,039 This is gonna be fun, right? Yes. 464 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:02,679 OK... OK, OK. Bueno lo que... 465 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,959 I'm not telling you the figure for the Mexican President. 466 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,359 That's not going to happen. You're in the White House. 467 00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:09,359 We're talking about the American President here. 468 00:19:09,360 --> 00:19:11,919 It's become clear that the possible breakthrough 469 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,359 will depend on detailed negotiations 470 00:19:14,360 --> 00:19:15,999 with the White House, the Mexican authorities, 471 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,799 and various other parties 472 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:19,759 as to the precise percentage of time 473 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:22,519 that so-called dignitaries will have on screen 474 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,879 during coverage of the opening ceremony. 475 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,399 Exacto. Perfecto. Right. Absolutely. 476 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,759 Muchas gracias. You got it. 477 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:29,879 Great. Bye-bye. Bye. 478 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:31,639 It's been tense and it's been difficult, 479 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:33,079 but eventually it looks as if 480 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:35,040 they might have finally got there. 481 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:39,599 63%, guys. Right. 482 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:41,159 That's a great outcome. Wow. 483 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,279 Vamos! What? 484 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:43,399 It is an outcome. 485 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,759 They asked for, like, 95, right? This is a terrific deal. 486 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,639 So just to be clear, because this is freaky stuff, 487 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,359 when it comes to time allocated to shots of these guys 488 00:19:51,360 --> 00:19:52,519 during the ceremony, 489 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:55,759 we're saying 63% of them will be of President ? 490 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:56,999 Right. Exactly. 491 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:58,799 Jesus. Exactly. And in the meantime, 492 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,799 we're saying to the Mexican President that she has 29%. 493 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,359 Yeah, well. Because she is Mexican 494 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:04,639 and because she is a woman. 495 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:06,239 Well, that's her shit. Excuse me? 496 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:07,959 Do we want this opening ceremony 497 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:09,639 to happen or not? Well, yes. 498 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,319 I think we can say yes, we do. Yes? 499 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,799 Yes, we do, yes. In the meantime, Gabriela, 500 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,879 would it be an idea to give the Mexican team a sort of... 501 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,199 Sure. OK. ..you know, 502 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,479 an unofficial heads-up that things are going to be...? 503 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:20,999 I'm doing that. To get the de-escalation 504 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,159 process under way. Lo estoy haciendo ahora. 505 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,359 I don't want to be picky about this, but just before 506 00:20:25,360 --> 00:20:28,279 we get into some kind of de-escalation frenzy here, 507 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,119 we have 63% . 508 00:20:30,120 --> 00:20:32,399 I'm trying hard not to visualise that, by the way. 509 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,599 29% President Sheinbaum. 510 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:35,639 Exactly. Because... 511 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:37,959 Look, don't. So that's 92%. 512 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,119 Right. Right. And the other 8% is our guy. Right? Ah, yes. 513 00:20:41,120 --> 00:20:42,519 It's Zurich. OK. Uh... 514 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,959 So we know for sure "our guy", as you call him, 515 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,159 is always 15%. Yes? Right. Because... 516 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:48,359 What? Always. 517 00:20:48,360 --> 00:20:49,959 15%? No, no, no. 518 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:51,359 What, are you insane? Yes. 519 00:20:51,360 --> 00:20:52,959 That's 107%. Right. 520 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,279 107? So, this is enshrined 521 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,359 in the official statutes of the tournament. 522 00:20:57,360 --> 00:20:59,359 Yeah. I'm sorry. That's too much. 523 00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:01,639 We just negotiated this whole fucking deal! 524 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:03,399 Yes. I mean, on the upside, I suppose the good news is, 525 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:04,479 all we need to do now 526 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:06,479 is just find another 7% from somewhere. 527 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:07,919 What? Yeah, no, 100%. 528 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:09,079 Yeah, so... Well? 529 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,239 OK. No, no, no. 530 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,279 So we're not getting down below 63%. 531 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:13,719 That is not gonna happen. 532 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:15,799 Bueno. Mexico is not going below 29. Yes? 533 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,079 This is the whole history of our country. 534 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:19,679 Right. Um... Yeah. Because I guess 535 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:21,479 where I was going with this is, 536 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,359 what about Canada? Excuse me? 537 00:21:23,360 --> 00:21:25,279 Oh, right, yes. Canada? 538 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:26,959 Yeah. What about Canada? 539 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:28,559 Well, I guess, you know, just... 540 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:29,919 ...what about Canada, really? 541 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:31,800 Yes. No. Good point. 542 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,439 Whilst the numbers are being re-crunched, 543 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,719 this is a good moment for Ian to catch up with his assistant. 544 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,039 Oh, these look nice. Yeah, no, they're Eric's. 545 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:44,399 Right. Yes. 546 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:45,999 D'you want one? They're Eric's. 547 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:47,799 Yes, I don't care. 548 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,719 And it's a week where there's a lot to catch up on. 549 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:52,759 Oh, yes. So, Ryan Hertz would like to meet you. 550 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:54,359 Oh, right. For a coffee or something, 551 00:21:54,360 --> 00:21:56,199 to talk about what happened. Yes. 552 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:57,839 Yes, he's suggesting two weeks' time. 553 00:21:57,840 --> 00:21:59,399 Two weeks' time? Yeah. Thursday. 554 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,319 He thinks he'll be out again by then. 555 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:02,999 Right. 556 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,799 I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be here then. 557 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:06,879 OK, cool, so... 558 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:08,559 In fact, I should probably say, Will... 559 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:09,959 You should probably know. 560 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,719 In fact, you'll hear this soon enough anyway. 561 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,400 I'm not going to be here then. 562 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:17,240 What? So...? I'm not going to be here. 563 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:19,840 I'm sorry. 564 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,119 I mean, I've been talking to them 565 00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:28,319 for the past week or so. 566 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,279 Zoom interviews with people in LA and so on. 567 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:33,719 So, one of the things about this particular role, 568 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,159 for various reasons, it starts quite soon, 569 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:37,639 really soon actually. 570 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,999 So if I was going to make a decision... 571 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,399 And then here we're not far off the opening ceremony now. 572 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,679 So we're almost there. So in the end, 573 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,799 I suppose it seemed as good a time as any, really. 574 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,439 So is it a professional thing or...? 575 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:52,519 Right. 576 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:54,320 Or is it something more, you know...? 577 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,239 So this isn't what I thought was going to happen 578 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,519 when I came out here. Any of it, I mean. 579 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,079 I didn't think I was going to feel this way about someone, 580 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,479 not at this point in my life anyway, 581 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,600 or any point in my life, really. 582 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:10,639 But here I am. If that answers your question. 583 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,320 Yes. Well... I mean, yes. 584 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,000 LIVELY CHATTER 585 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,919 Ian Fletcher's shock decision to leave Miami 586 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:38,759 and accept a senior role in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles 587 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:42,479 is a reminder for everyone that nothing lasts for ever. 588 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,919 But sometimes the big things in life can happen fast. 589 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,479 And for Ian himself, 590 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:49,879 this is a moment that could be not so much an ending 591 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:51,039 as a new beginning. 592 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:52,519 So we are ready? 593 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:53,999 We are all here, yes? Well, yes. 594 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,599 Yeah, cool, yeah. I suppose now is 595 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,119 as good a time... Although, hang on, where's Sarah? 596 00:23:58,120 --> 00:23:59,519 Sarah? She was here a moment ago, 597 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,319 but I can't see her. Ah, yes, Sarah, yes. 598 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:03,759 Where is Sarah? 599 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:05,080 Yeah, I dunno, yeah. 600 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,399 He called me in the car this morning 601 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,599 and he's going after custody now if I go. 602 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:17,959 Right. 603 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:21,039 Where Sarah is, it turns out, is up on the terrace. 604 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:25,319 Lily says, "Mom, go, do it. You deserve it. I'll be OK." 605 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,759 She's 16, and she's a young woman. 606 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,519 But... 607 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:32,239 ...I look at her 608 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,719 and there's a nine-year-old girl in there somewhere. 609 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:36,480 I can see it in her eyes and... 610 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,199 ...I'm scared. Yes. 611 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,480 I never used to be scared. 612 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:48,320 I'm sorry. 613 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:53,000 I'm so, so sorry. 614 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:00,039 BELL RINGS 615 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:01,839 OK. OK. Thank you. 616 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,999 Having established where Sarah was and why, 617 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,959 Ian's task now is to go back downstairs 618 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,199 and deliver a leaving speech, in the knowledge 619 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,519 that if endings can sometimes be new beginnings, 620 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,279 they can equally often just be endings. 621 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,479 What can we say about Ian Fletcher? 622 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,799 Well, we can say it was an honour 623 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,239 and a privilege to serve under him. 624 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:23,759 But most of all, we can say thank you. 625 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:25,239 Thank you, Ian, 626 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,759 for steering us through dangerous waters 627 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,799 to within reach of safety and dry lands 628 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,159 before leaving us to take up your duty 629 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,199 on another great ship out on the high seas. 630 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:36,999 How we shall continue from now on... 631 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:38,559 ...we can never know. 632 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:39,759 But in the meantime... 633 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:41,479 Thank you, Emily. 634 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:43,039 ...we would like you to have this 635 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:44,959 as a token of our gratitude 636 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:49,719 and as a reminder of your time here with us in Miami. 637 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,559 WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE 638 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,759 Uh... Thank you. 639 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:56,759 Thank you. Well... 640 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,200 Uh... Well, thank you. Uh... 641 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,439 Well, th-thank you. Well, first of all, 642 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,239 thank you, Eric, for that. 643 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,599 And, uh... And then thank you for the... 644 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,240 ...uh, for this. Yes. 645 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,719 So, for me, this has been a quite extraordinary time 646 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,159 here in Miami. 647 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:19,519 When I arrived, I didn't know quite what to expect. 648 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:22,359 Um, perhaps that was just as well. 649 00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:24,039 So in some ways, I feel like I've only just arrived 650 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,639 and yet here I am, saying goodbye to it already. 651 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:30,359 Yes. So now I want to say thanks to you, 652 00:26:30,360 --> 00:26:32,959 because I think I can say I've learned a lot. 653 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,599 I hope I have anyway. 654 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:36,719 About soccer, obviously - Phil. 655 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,959 About the optics of Mexico - Gabriela. 656 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:40,879 About Canadian logic - Owen. 657 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,399 About all things Zurich, up to a point - Eric. 658 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,199 Uh, literally everything I could ever want to know 659 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,159 about the US legal system - Nick. 660 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,159 And then perhaps about what matters in our world 661 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:53,999 beyond all that - Sarah - 662 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,519 what's really most precious in our life 663 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:58,479 and how we can try to save it. 664 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,479 And just so you know, this is not stuff I'm going to forget. 665 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:03,759 I think I can say already that my time here in Miami 666 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,639 is going to stay with me 667 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:07,479 wherever I end up in the future. 668 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,800 So thank you for that, all of you. 669 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,399 And for the alligator head, obviously. 670 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:14,880 CHEERS 671 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:24,319 BELL RINGS 672 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,039 APPLAUSE CONTINUES 673 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,520 Yes. And landscape. 674 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,599 At the end of the day, it's coming to the end 675 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:35,239 of Ian Fletcher's time in Miami. 676 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,159 No, it's pretty cool, cos, the thing is, 677 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:38,959 I've never been to LA. Right, yes. 678 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:40,439 Yeah. I was going to go once. 679 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,439 My parents were like, "Go and stay with your sister." 680 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:43,919 Yes. But my sister was like, 681 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:45,399 "We've got ants. You can't come." 682 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:46,879 Right. Ants? I know. 683 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,719 Will, we should probably talk about this. 684 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:51,039 Yeah, cos apparently they can eat your shoes and stuff. 685 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,039 Well, but... Yeah, I know, mental. 686 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,160 Yeah, no, cos what they do is... 687 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,239 Ah, OK. Yeah. 688 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,119 Will, would you mind taking this? 689 00:28:00,120 --> 00:28:01,999 Yeah. No worries, cool. Great. Thanks. 690 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:03,559 So take it...? It doesn't matter. 691 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:05,440 Just take it. Yeah, no, cool, yeah, cool. 692 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,360 OK. Thanks for that. Yeah, no worries, yeah, cool.