Cheering in the garden, on the way between appointments or even in the stadium – celebrities and politicians are also looking forward to watching football. And one can also find positive things in the games in front of almost empty stands.
Berlin (dpa) – It’s slowly starting to tingle – even with celebrities and politicians, the EM fever rises with the start of the tournament. But like so many others this year, you too are wondering: Where do you watch a European football championship in pandemic times?
How many feelings of happiness come when the stadiums are much emptier? And how will the German team fare in the last tournament with national coach Joachim Löw?
Chances for the German team
While Löw himself does not necessarily count his team among the favorites for the title, the celebrities are more optimistic. The difficult group still worries singer Tim Bendzko. “But at the same time you can lay the foundation stone to become the European champion in the end. Now that Thomas Müller is back, definitely. ”Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) also taps Germany. “The U21s showed how it is: Before the tournament, hardly anyone thought that the German team could become European champions, and then they showed with great team spirit that you need more than individual superstars for success – and a big team is more than the sum of the individual players. “
CDU boss Armin Laschet is also optimistic: “Finally EM! Because of the pandemic, we had to wait a year for the European Championship, ”said the Union’s candidate for chancellor. “Germany caught the toughest group, but our national team will do it. We have a very good and experienced team. ”The Swiss singer Stefanie Heinzmann thinks that her specialist knowledge is very limited – but she too has a heart for the German team:“ As long as the Swiss team is in, I’ll fire them on – and then I switch seamlessly to the Germans. “
Feelings of happiness in spite of the thinned-out stands in the stadium?
Because of the pandemic, there will be significantly fewer spectators in the stadiums than usual. That could hit the mood – right? “I’m always surprised how quickly you get used to new situations,” said Revolverheld singer Johannes Strate. This is what happened to him with the ghost games, for him it is now completely normal.
The comedian and entertainer Ingolf Lück even discovered positive things. “The corona ghost games really gave us insights into the most intimate secrets of the players and the coaching staff – we could hear all the calls. And of course I hope to gain international knowledge, ”said Lück. “What does, for example, mean” out, out, out “or the” you should play the flat diamond, the flat diamond “- what does that mean in Finnish for example?
Football watching in pandemic times
Cheering live in the stadium? Only a few fans get this pleasure this time. Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder is one of them. “Bavaria is happy that we are the venue with Munich. The fact that the German team can count on the support of 14,000 fans is certainly helpful after the last few months and a new football feeling. I’ll be in the stadium for the first game against France and keep my fingers crossed for the German team. “
Reality TV celebrity Daniela Katzenberger does not consider herself a football specialist, but she still likes to watch European and World Cups. Her husband Lucas Cordalis is getting on a lot of nerves with her comments. “He’s chatting about back four and offside, and I talk about the boys’ hairstyles and abs.” She wants to watch the games in a small group, but exuberantly. “We like to watch with the family, eat with us and cheer like mad at every goal. I think now that the pandemic is over, we all need that sense of community again. “
For some politicians, however, sociable football evenings could fail due to a lack of time. The Green politician Cem Özdemir also wants – if possible – to look around the family: “I try to knit the calendar as far as possible so that I can at least watch the games of our national team at home with my football-crazy son.”
For SPD General Secretary Lars Klingbeil, the EM comes at the right time: “The tournament will help to bring joy to life and that certain summer feeling.” He is very much looking forward to it. “We have all earned the fun of football and the shared joy of good games after the last tough months.” He himself prefers to go to the garden, a beer garden or a café with friends. Because of the federal election campaign, he will probably watch most of the games on the go this year. Armin Laschet also wants to see the German team perform whenever time allows. “Maybe we as a family will watch a few games at home. So: family viewing instead of public viewing. “
© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210612-99-962299 / 5
DFB information about the EM
National team schedule
