Palestinian team hopes for 'positive impact' before first friendly in Europe

Palestinian football players trained in Bilbao of Spain, as the team prepares for their first match in Europe. Around 50,000 spectators, all of whom support the Palestinian cause, are expected to watch the Palestinian national team play the Basque Country team in a highly symbolic friendly match. The team saw this event as an opportunity to make a "political statement to the world" and carry the hopes for peace of an entire people.