EURO 2008 fever heating up. But remember the World Cup 2006?

Let's continue with our little football quiz. Here two French supporters - I met them in June 2006 at the public-viewing in Cologne, watching the World Cup game of their "Le Bleus" team. We see them before (left) and after the game. The - short - question to you is: how did their team play? The longer question (in case you have some time to google): against which team was the French team playing, and how exactly ended the game? Hint: it was a beautiful Tuesday evening in June 2006.
Stay tuned - until the end of the EURO 2008 we'll place here 1 or 2 fan-portraits weekly. And among all participants we'll make a draw for a photo-book and print. Results to be announced on July 29 - the final day of EURO 2008.

Good luck,

Martin von den Driesch

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