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Family members seethe, assistants cower and competitors sharpen their claws.

“It would be a mistake to think California is cowering in the face of this onslaught,” Newsom said in the 2,300-word address accompanied by a shortened video version.

Perhaps the enduring image of the evening was the sight of the Portuguese "cowering" - as described by BBC Sport's chief football news reporter Simon Stone - in the dugout during the penalty shootout, unable to watch.

Guided by the camera operator, the pilot landed the helicopter in a cloud of dust near the cowering target.

Those inside the building cowered as gunfire echoed - some even piling couches and chairs against doors as they hid in offices.