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A Sicilian Rugby Team Fighting the Mafia - And Ukraine Update

2022/5/11
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Alessio Panabianco
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Danny Gold
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Gloria Mertoli
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Sean Williams
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Danny Gold: 丹尼在乌克兰哈尔科夫报道战争,亲身经历了前线的残酷现实,采访了志愿者和乌克兰军队,并计划前往乌克兰南部其他城市继续报道。他详细描述了前线的危险环境,士兵们的状态以及战争的残酷性。他还讲述了一个关于乌克兰家庭在俄军占领区遭遇的故事,这个家庭的成员被俄军逮捕和折磨,其中一人仍然失踪。 Sean Williams: Sean在西西里岛卡塔尼亚报道了一个对抗黑手党的橄榄球俱乐部的故事。他描述了西西里岛Librino地区的社会环境和高犯罪率,以及Briganti橄榄球俱乐部成立的背景和目标,即让孩子们远离犯罪。他讲述了该俱乐部面临的来自黑手党的持续威胁和袭击,包括会所被纵火、俱乐部巴士被焚烧等事件。他还强调了橄榄球运动在培养团队合作精神方面的作用,以及Briganti俱乐部对当地社区的重要意义。 Alessio Panabianco: Alessio讲述了他12岁开始接触橄榄球,并加入Briganti俱乐部的故事。他认为Briganti俱乐部对他的人生影响巨大,是照亮他人生的光明。 Gloria Mertoli: Gloria Mertoli 阐述了橄榄球的团队合作精神,以及这种精神在生活中的体现。 Danny Gold: 丹尼详细描述了他在乌克兰哈尔科夫的经历,包括交通状况、与志愿者和军队的接触,以及对战争局势的观察。他强调了记者在战地报道中面临的危险,以及乌克兰军队的士气和进展。他还讲述了一个关于乌克兰家庭在俄军占领区遭遇的故事,这个故事包含了令人心碎的细节,展现了战争的残酷和俄军的暴行。 Sean Williams: Sean讲述了西西里岛Librino地区的历史和社会问题,以及黑手党在该地区的影响。他详细介绍了Briganti橄榄球俱乐部的成立、发展和面临的挑战,以及俱乐部成员为对抗黑手党所做的努力。他对比了橄榄球和足球运动的特点,并阐述了Briganti俱乐部对当地社区的积极影响。 Alessio Panabianco: Alessio表达了他对Briganti俱乐部的热爱和感激之情,并分享了他个人在俱乐部中的成长经历。 Gloria Mertoli: Gloria Mertoli 进一步阐述了橄榄球运动的团队合作精神,以及这种精神对个人和社会的重要性。

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Danny provides an update on his experiences in Ukraine, discussing his movements in Kharkiv, interactions with volunteers and Ukrainian forces, and the challenges of war reporting.

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Danny's in Ukraine, and Sean's cover story at Sports Illustrated—about a Sicilian rugby team facing down the Mafia—just dropped. So we're combining the two, first with a rundown of Danny's movements in Kharkiv and beyond - then with an SI Weekly audio documentary about the rugby feature. That part chronicles the trials and tribulations of Briganti, a club in the depressed neighborhood of Librino, "Catania's Bronx", that has fallen prey to Cosa Nostra mobsters in recent years. Founded to keep kids away from crime, the club has come under heavy fire: its clubhouse was torched, team bus destroyed, equipment stolen and bullets fired into its changing room door. But it's going strong—in no small part to a short, bushy-haired agronomist who saw a chance to pull locals off the corners with sport.

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