Football Fever: face up!

With the EURO 2008 less than 3 weeks away, I thought time is finally ripe for placing some of my "football fans face up" images online. They are part of a long-term project, focusing on football supporters, public viewing and the rather new phenomenon of showing your emotions at a public place other than your team's stadium. Gosh, was that a wonderful football summer back in 2006! In the next few weeks there will be a dozen of portraits, always taken before/ after the game. Here's an invitation: why don't you try to guess the outcome of the game: big win? disappointing draw? or hefty loss? Here we see Shaun from the USA, before (left) and after the game . He's certainly not close to do the "V"-sign. But how did the US boys play? Write the general outcome (w/d/l), the exact result, or even the opponent you think they played against. Hint: it was a sunny Saturday in June 2006.

Next supporter to meet "face up" you will find here by end of the week. Also coming soon: first part of an interview we did recently with German team manager Jogi Loew.

Martin von den Driesch