โ ๏ธ TV
โ ๏ธ Radio
โ ๏ธ Newspaper
โ ๏ธ Podcasts
Over the course of the EUROs, I was offered the opportunity to provide my "insight" on ๐จ๐ญ across 28 different places.
Anxiety was ๐ฏ for some of these but I'm glad I did them, by far the most I've ever done. Thank you! ๐
Young Boys ultras not holding back in their scatching criticism of their Group G opponents in the Champions League.
๐ฉ๐ช "shamelessly & openly exists as an advertising board"
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ "engaged in sportswashing"
๐ท๐ธ "main sponsor is a certified supporter of Russia's war."
๐ธ
@matt_4d
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One of the strangest things I've ever seen in football today.
Taulant Xhaka is eventually retrieved from the tunnel after a VAR review to allow the referee to rescind his second yellow card for violent conduct... and give him a straight red instead.
๐น SRF
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Ready for another unbelievable Swiss football story?
Let me tell you about the time FC Zurich saved a bull from slaughter, bought it, named it "Maradona" and proclaimed it as the new club mascot.
The consequences were exactly as you would expect... ๐
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In ๐จ๐ญ, there are dedicated supporter trains, run by Switzerland's national railway, to take away fans to matches across the country. As you can see below, this allows for a certain creative freedom when it comes to decorations, food & refreshments. ๐
Here's how it works... ๐
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Mario Ballotelli only made 19 appearances and scored just 6 goals during his season-long stay in Switzerland.
Despite that, it was every bit as chaotic as you would expect. Here is just some of what "Super Mario" got up to in his time at FC Sion... ๐
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1,000 FC Basel fans turned up at the ๐ซ๐ท-๐ฎ๐น border on Thursday morning heading to Nice for their
#UECL
QF.
They were turned away by the police. What happened next only serves to demonstrate how wrong the authorities were & how brilliant, spontaneous & vital football fans are. ๐
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๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐: OneFootball is no longer broadcasting the Swiss Super League. ๐
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐: The SFL have announced a new free streaming service () where you can watch EVERY Super & Challenge League match outside ๐จ๐ญ & neighbouring countries. ๐
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I've followed Swiss football for ten years now. I never imagined I would ever feel connected to a country or people I wasn't from or had ever been to.
No one cared I was some Scottish guy talking about Swiss football. Tonight we were all together. What a country. ๐จ๐ญโค
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Swiss football has the most scenic stadiums in Europe (Part III). A thread...
๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐, ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐... and you can actually visit this time! โจ
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Servette fans on the 4hr train journey to St. Gallen yesterday. Bottles of wine, sausage, an entire grill...
That's how to do away days. ๐
๐ธ
@Scuuuuze
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"๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ."
A banner from the Servette ultras after the Stade de Genรจve sells out for the first time in 20 years for their UCL match with Rangers.
Servette's average attendance was just over 8,000 in the 22/23 season.
๐ธ
@bireweich1893
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Cedric Itten comes off the bench after an hour and puts FC Basel to the sword with a 14-minute hat-trick to secure a 3-0 victory in Bern.
14 goals and 7 assists in 23 appearances this season. He is thriving back in Swiss football.
๐ธ
@BSC_YB
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#YBFCB
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Many of you have probably never heard of Christian Constantin. The FC Sion president is one of the most colourful characters that football has to offer.
Why? 50+ managerial changes, taking UEFA to court, physical assault and more. A thread... ๐งต
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This is horrible. YB captain and Swiss international Florijana Ismaili is missing after an accident on Lake Como.
We sincerely hope that this story has a happy outcome and that Florijana is safe and well.
My thoughts are with Florijana's family and
@BSC_YB
.
If nothing else, FC Zurich have shown in Europe this season just how fantastic the Swiss football fan scene is. Massively underrated.
๐ธ
@cwoollardtv
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A mention for 'der Kapitรคn'
An absolute leader. Composure, calm under pressure, range of passes, desire, drive, intelligence. Xhaka's stamp was all over the game today and yet *another* tournament for Switzerland. Simply a colossus.
#EURO2024
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Shaqiri could've taken one last payday in Saudi Arabia (or elsewhere) but takes a significant pay cut instead ($7.3m at Chicago Fire!) to rejoin his hometown club.
When so often money rules in football, it's nice to see this can still happen.
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Craig King - ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐๐EN
SHAQ is BACK! ๐ฅ
12 years, 2 months and 14 days since he last wore ๐ด๐ต in May 2012 and after 13 trophies and two Champions League triumphs - Shaqiri returns ๐ก
What a privilege to have him back in the Super League.
๐ธ
@FCBasel1893
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The 127th season of the Swiss Super League begins tonight!
An expanded league, a new format, beautiful stadiums, passionate fans and exciting players.
Here are some reasons why we think Swiss football is so good... ๐
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Happy to say that I've accepted a part-time role with FC Basel running their
@FC_Basel_en
page.
This tweet is just to say THANK YOU to all of you for always supporting & building up this account. This opportunity doesn't come without that and I always appreciate it. ๐
๐จ๐ญโฝโค๏ธ
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They said we were "๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ"
They said we were "๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ"
They said we "๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ then ๐ด๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐"
They said we "๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด"
We just beat the ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
We are ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐
This is ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐จ๐ญ
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๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐
Galatasaray 0-1 YB
YB are ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐... again! โ ๏ธ
What a result for the Swiss champions. Only YB's 18th win in 86 European away days!
#GSYB
#UCLQualifiers
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After their hilariously bad tifo fail two weeks ago, FC Zurich fans responded with this effort prior to their match with YB tonight.
Fair play. ๐
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@AlexStone7
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Another view of last night's amazing pyro display by the FC Basel fans (Muttenzerkurve) as they marked the lifting of ALL attendance restrictions as only they can.
The Swiss football fan scene should not be underestimated. ๐
๐น
@Chicken3gg
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Over 2.5 Goals in over 50% of games, passionate underrated fans, unique clubs, beautiful stadiums, scenery and a launchpad for Salah, Shaqiri, Sommer and more.
Someone that clearly hasn't watched Swiss football often. ๐
๐ Some cows watch from behind the goal during Lausanne's 6-1 victory over sixth-tier Aemme on Saturday.
Only in the Swiss Cup. ๐
๐ธ Anthony Anex/Keystone
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After two years, I have finished working for FC Basel. The club has taken the decision to discontinue its additional Twitter accounts.
Here are some words (if Elon lets you read them!) and I'm now open to any other opportunities that people may think I'm suitable for! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐จ๐ญ
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Chelsea fans believing that Servette is some amateur club, playing in the middle of nowhere (not in Geneva, you know, that global city) with part-time players has been the best part about this tie being drawn.
Servette fans trolling them in response has been even better... ๐ต
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๐จ๐ญ After sixty-nine days and a
#WorldCup
-enforced extended winter break, one of Europe's most entertaining and underrated leagues returns on Saturday.
Here's why you (and more TV broadcasters) should give the Swiss Super League the attention it deserves. ๐
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๐ [๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐] Swiss Super League and Swiss Challenge League shirts for the 24/25 season.
Good? Bad? Ugly? ๐ฑ What do you think?๐
๐ธ
@FCBasel1893
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Eight years ago, Servette FC, Switzerland's third-most successful club, were relegated to the third tier of Swiss football due to financial troubles and failure to obtain a license. They diced with bankruptcy for over a decade.
Tonight,
#UCL
football returns to Geneva! ๐ฅณ
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With no Lionel Messi for Inter Miami, Xherdan Shaqiri decided to steal the show with a brace in Chicago Fire's 4-1 win last night.
Fans sold out Soldier Field for the first time in a long time to see Messi. They were treated to the Swiss Messi instead. ๐
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๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐
Switzerland 2-0 Italy
History ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ. An excellent performance that sends Switzerland into the quarter-final of EURO 2024.
Back-to-back EUROs quarter-finals for the first time ever!
#SUIITA
#EURO2024
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The dream scenario played out on the pitch and FCB fans even helped to clean up the square before the final whistle of their cans and bottles.
After the celebrations, the convoy departed from where it came. It wasn't Nice, but the best was made of a bad situation.
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Sergio Ramos โ
Sergio Ramos โ
Kylian Mbappe โ
Sergio Busquets โ
Rodri โ
Jorginho โ
If you come at the penalty king, you best not miss... ๐
#SUIITA
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It appears that Grasshopper Club Zรผrich are going to enter the pitch for their match tonight vs. FC Winterthur through a giant, inflatable... grasshopper. ๐
WTF! ๐
Oh yes, Swiss football must be back!
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At close to age 14, described as "old", Maradona was euthanised in 2011. "He had a nice life," were the words of his caregiver.
Sentenced to death at age one, Maradona tore up the script and bent the rules. He had a habit of doing that and his story lives on...
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I really hope full crowds are back before Young Boys next European match at home next season or else UK football Twitter will have a field day with this... ๐คฆ
#YBXAM
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A story that should rightly bring praise and credit to the FCB fans, but also highlights the continued unjust scrutiny that football fans are placed under for unfair reasons.
And if anything, the ban for the fans only inspired their team more to get a result for their "12th man"
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Qarabag/Braga and Freiburg/Lens are the games that epitomise why the "lesser" European competitions are just better than the Champions League in every way.
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Simply incredible! FC Vaduz, who play in the Swiss second-tier, have become the first-ever
Liechtensteiner club to qualify for a ๐ช๐บ Group Stage.
They qualify for Europe via the LFV's only competition, the domestic cup which they've won a world record 48 times! Unbelievable.
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The best comeback of all time? ๐
In the U18 championship: Grasshoppers led 6-0 after 25 minutes... then threw it away and drew the game 7-7! ๐
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@zumrundenleder
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This is great. FC Basel fans were banned from Nice for the semi-final for "reasons of national security".
After their comeback victory tonight, the FCB players go over to the empty away sector to symbolically salute their 12th man.
๐น
@LucasWerder
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18 April 2021: Tottenham are a founding member of the European Super League.
25 November 2021: Tottenham lose to Slovenian side Nล Mura, founded in 2012, who had only won five previous European matches.
๐
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FC Basel, European semi-finalists last year, drop to the BOTTOM of the Swiss top-flight (after 9 or more matches) for the first time since 1987.
Not so long ago, it seemed unthinkable that their domination could be stopped. Now, they prop up the table they used to own.
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Let's talk about Swiss football clubs and social media (specifically this platform). ๐ฑ
The clubs that use it, those that don't and how it can simply just be better. ๐
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Taulant Xhaka's red card yesterday takes the combined red card tally of the Xhaka brothers to 19!
March is the only remaining month that neither Taulant or Granit have been shown a red card. December (x3) is their favourite month to be sent off.
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No, Servette play at the Ottmar Hitzfeld Stadium. You know, the only ๐จ๐ญ stadium that exists.
The teams & fans must travel there by cable car and over 1,000 balls have been lost over the valley.
Make sure to bring breathing apparatus as it is 2,000m above sea level. Good luck!
Trabzonspor think they've equalised against Basel... their fans go wild, it gets ruled out by VAR and now we can't see a thing. European football. โบ๏ธ
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@marty_funk19
I assume the referee has to do it by the rulebook. But common sense should prevail and it changed to a straight red without having to bring the player back out to then send him off again.
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Definitely never seen something like this before.
The riot police have to wait on the VAR check on Servette's winning penalty in the shootout. ๐
#SFCLUG
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Switzerland qualified for ONE World Cup (1994) between 1970 and 2002. We've now reached the Last 16 for a third World Cup in a row (and fifth major tournament in a row).
Don't take these times for granted. ๐จ๐ญ โค๏ธ
#FIFAWorldCup
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๐จ๐ญ After sixty-one days, the Swiss Challenge League returns on Friday evening. Goals, drama, unpredictability and Walter White. The best second tier in Europe?
Here's why you're sleeping on the Challenge League๐
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This is horrible. Former FC Zurich striker Raphael Dwamena has passed away after collapsing on the pitch during a match at current club KF Egnatia.
He was just 28 years old. Just brutal. RIP Raphael. ๐
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This is cool. Each year,
@ServetteFC
runs its "Un Enfant Un Cadeau" initiative. In exchange for a free match ๐๏ธ, Servette fans can bring a gift for disadvantaged kids in Geneva.
Visiting
@gc_zuerich
fans joined in too. A classy gesture!
๐น
@ServetteFC
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FC Vaduz, who play in the Swiss second tier but represent ๐ฑ๐ฎ, have just eliminated Turkish side Konyaspor from the
#UECL
after a 4-2 away win.
They reach the play-off round of a European competition for the first time with possibly their biggest result. Incredible! ๐
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This season, Sion signed Balotelli, fired Zidane's assistant at HT, rehired Tramezzani for a fourth time (after sacking him in Nov.), the president tried to fight his player, managed 2 games & labelled the SFL "a mafia". They were relegated.
That's quite the way to go out. ๐ฅ
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YB are only the second team in the last 49 matches to prevent Maccabi Haifa from scoring at home. A run that stretches back to November 2021.
This includes matches against PSG, Benfica, Juventus, Red Star and Olympiacos. ๐
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I am. I supported Scotland against Switzerland because I was born and raised here.
However, I've covered Swiss football since 2013, so unsurprisingly I have an affiliation with a country I've visited, made friends in and love. ๐
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Very creepy but hopefully effective. ๐ญ
In protest against nominative tickets, YB ultras wear masks of Reto Nause, the Director of Safety in Bern.
Basel fans (& others) similarly protested at the weekend, wearing masks of the city of Basel's security director Stephanie Eymann.
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Today marks five years since we tragically lost
@nati_sfv_asf
and
@BSC_YB
's Florijana Ismaili at the age of just 24.
33-times capped for her country, I really hope the team can honour her in some way tonight. Florijana, and her contributions to our game, are never forgotten. โค๏ธ
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SSN โ ๏ธ
Wembley accreditation โ ๏ธ
Even if I never get any other opportunities, this weekend is something I'll always remember & that I also never expected when I started this.
I'm not the most confident & I was anxious for this trip so I really appreciate all the kind words๐
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Matthias Hรผppi, the president of losing cup finalists St. Gallen, comes onto the pitch to confront hooded hooligan fans of his own club head-on and prevent them from reaching the Lugano fans celebrating on the pitch.
Huge respect for that.
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For financial reasons, Servette, the side with the third-most Swiss titles, were demoted to the third tier in 2015. Over the last eight years, they have rebounded and returned to the Champions League for the first time since 1999.
An unbreakable spirit in Geneva!
Craig King - ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐๐EN
Granit Xhaka reveals that he was injured for today's game. He couldn't play long balls or strike the ball,but he still wanted to help the team.
And despite all that, he was outstanding. His range of passing, his composure, his last-ditch tackling. ๐
#EURO2024
Granit Xhaka explique quโil a jouรฉ blessรฉ. Il ne pouvait pas faire de longues balles, pas de frappes, mais il voulait absolument "aider lโรฉquipe".
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We've made it to the EUROs because we struck it lucky with a very weak group. Right now, every team should be wishing to draw us.
There is no excuse for a team with this quality to be constantly making the same mistakes. Yakin can't lead us to Germany.
#EURO2024Qualifiers
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Not sure I've seen this before. Servette ultras with a clear message in pyro directed towards Lausanne's "Loz Boys" supporters group during yesterday's derby in Geneva. ๐ณ
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@Christopher_C03
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๐ด๐ต They are 5th in the league & in danger of missing out on 23/24 qualification altogether but FC Basel will play in a major European SF tonight.
This is not unfamiliar. This club from a league unfancied has punched above its weight more than once in the last decade.. ๐
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Sommer deserves A LOT of credit for the penalty save.
The biggest thing with Jorginho's technique is waiting for the keeper to move and picking his side at the last second.
Sommer fakes to move to one side and changes. He played Jorginho at his own game and won.
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It is the hope that kills you.
Gutted but what an outstanding effort from the team. They deserve all the credit in the world for their accomplishments this summer.
Proud. ๐จ๐ญโค
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SHAQ is BACK! ๐ฅ
12 years, 2 months and 14 days since he last wore ๐ด๐ต in May 2012 and after 13 trophies and two Champions League triumphs - Shaqiri returns ๐ก
What a privilege to have him back in the Super League.
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@FCBasel1893
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With the aid of a portable projector and large canvas, the group set up a viewing area near the Ariston theater to watch the match. Football was even played with the locals.
A heavy police presence was evident in fear of unrest before or after the game. It didn't happen.