EURO 2008 INFO

The Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria.

A dream! When the two countries were selected by UEFA as organizers country one of the biggest sporting events in Europe, namely that the European tournament would take place on our land and those of our neighbour Austria, sounding like a dream.

A dream for all amateur and professional soccer.
A dream for all those who want to lead this city.
A dream for our economy and the vitality of our tourism.
But barely a dream to become a reality ...

Find out about them: Austrians - in numbers - have launched a petition to ensure that their national team is not participating in the tournament, on the grounds that she undergo humiliating defeats. Our Nati takes 4 peanuts against Germany and recorded its fourth defeat in a row. Even before the tournament, it shall appoint the successor Kobi Kuhn (in terms of motivation, I think it's great for both the current coach and his staff, as well as for the players ...!). In short, in terms of sport, no one dares to say too high, but to most people think to themselves that this will be a fiasco. I do not think so. When a team plays a tournament of this magnitude "at home", miracles are there! Provided that the public is behind it! I still remember those images since 2004 when the team of Portugal was followed by hundreds of cars and fans. This is the effect of "12nd man" as they say.

Precisely, this 12th man is for the moment a little set bells ringing!

In Switzerland, the stadium will be filled ... Key individuals, people, call them anything you like, people need to be invited. And families in all this? And Mr and Mrs everybody? Not important enough. Not enough VIP?

The fact is that the places are so expensive that we are far from the popular festival that should be a tournament of the scope as Eurofoot; it is far bleachers with children's eyes filled with star! To go with family (4 persons), see a match, it will pay to the louche 1,000 F; on a best time where families and friends in front of the television: it will be much cheaper, and the atmosphere will be just as great, if not more!

Too bad.

Too bad that UEFA has become a machine to make money. " All this is a great pity.

And the atmosphere in all this? Oh few flags "Euro 2008", a few products in shops, stickers on the windows, and here and there a countdown should do the trick! I find it a little short for mayonnaise take.

I am looking forward to any particular neighborhood association will file a petition that, because there's too much noise, because there are flags at the building opposite.

It's quite curious to live before the Euro 2008 in Geneva; if there were not the infamous "Panini", it would inquire even if the Euro will actually take place in our township.

But Eurofoot in his country, to his city, once in their lifetime: then, yes, I still believe that our city is capable of doing the festival, a popular festival!