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Handball fever around the arenaInternational party feeling in the fan area
Fans from all over the world gathered in the Fan Area in front of the Cologne LANXESS arena, to enjoy the sunshine and the action, and in order to tune into the semi-final games... "We are a group of twenty people, my daughters Mary and Polina can hardly wait for the games. We always support Russian teams here in Germany, for example, in 2006 at the EHF Champions League Last 16 game of Chekhov against VfL Gummersbach. Once Russian teams play here, we're live." "We are the best friends of Iker Romero. Since he was a little boy, we have been playing handball with him. He is the greatest, and he is very much expecting today's game. I was his coach from 1987 to 1995 and knew of from the first day that he would be a star player. We will support him as loud as we can. A ganar, Barcelona! " "We follow the team everywhere and arrived in Cologne yesterday. My favorite is Viran Morros, he is simply the prettiest. After a ten-hour bus ride we had to note that in Cologne many did not know where Ciudad Real is situated. We once found it shown as Mallorca! The Germans we like, but the Catalans are a thorn in the side. A Spanish boy wanted a Spanish flag on his cheek and his mother forbid it. 'We are Catalan, not Spanish! " These Catalans are crazy!" "We are loyal Kiel fans. For many years we hev been following the team, and yesterday we arrived with the fan bus. We are sure that Kiel will make it to the final, because after all, we have always won the first match against Ciudad, lost the second. Since there is only one game, Kiel is the logical favorite." "I am from Montpellier and bought my ticket before the Quarterfinals. We never thought that Chekhov would qualify. Of course we are disappointed, but we never doubted to drive to the tournament anyway. The atmosphere here is fantastic. My wife is half catalan, so at least we want to support Barcelona." |
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