They were treated to the German version of the ticker tape parade, a visit on the stage of the Berlin Fanfest. And even though the German national team fell short of reaching the ultimate goal, fan support at the Brandenburg Gate could not have been more enthusiastic and euphoric. On Monday, one day past the final of the European Championships, the German team received a heroes’ welcome by a few tenthousand fans.
"It was a unanimous decision by the players that we returned to Berlin. We wanted to say thanks to the fans, the support throughout these past few weeks has carried us all the way to fhe final", said Oliver Bierhoff. The 1996 European Champion manages the team’s affairs.
Smiles had returned to the faces of team captain Michael Ballack and his fellow-teammates, when they appeared on the huge stage. Following six weeks of battle, including training camp on Mallorca, the run-up in Switzlerland and the three-week tournament, German coach Joachim Löw and Bierhoff were glad to meet so many fans in person once again.
Löw praised the new European champions Spain, but also promised a successful World Cup qualifying, where the Mannschaft will have to face a young and hungry team from Russia. The party at the Brandenburg Gate was a joyous, light-hearted event, with a crowd made up mostly out of teenagers and adolescents. The team had arrived in Berlin on a flight from Vienna shortly after 2 P.M.
The German Nationalteam at the Fanfest
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They were treated to the German version of the ticker tape parade, a visit on the stage of the Berlin Fanfest. And even though the German national team fell short of reaching the ultimate goal, fan support at the Brandenburg Gate could not have been more enthusiastic and euphoric. On Monday, one day past the final of the European Championships, the German team received a heroes’ welcome by a few tenthousand fans.
"It was a unanimous decision by the players that we returned to Berlin. We wanted to say thanks to the fans, the support throughout these past few weeks has carried us all the way to fhe final", said Oliver Bierhoff. The 1996 European Champion manages the team’s affairs.
Smiles had returned to the faces of team captain Michael Ballack and his fellow-teammates, when they appeared on the huge stage. Following six weeks of battle, including training camp on Mallorca, the run-up in Switzlerland and the three-week tournament, German coach Joachim Löw and Bierhoff were glad to meet so many fans in person once again.
Löw praised the new European champions Spain, but also promised a successful World Cup qualifying, where the Mannschaft will have to face a young and hungry team from Russia. The party at the Brandenburg Gate was a joyous, light-hearted event, with a crowd made up mostly out of teenagers and adolescents. The team had arrived in Berlin on a flight from Vienna shortly after 2 P.M.
The German Nationalteam at the Fanfest
