Berlin, Germany - June 7, 2024

Storyline:
Preparations for the upcoming UEFA EURO 2024 football championship are well underway in Germany.

The tournament will be held from June 14 to July 14 in ten cities of Germany including the capital Berlin. The Olympiastadion Berlin will host six games, three in the group stage, one round of 16, one quarter final and the final match.

An official fan zone is being constructed near the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin for the football festival. A gigantic football goal has been set up, measuring 21 meters high and 63 meters wide. Beneath the goal, a huge screen has been installed, and an artificial turf covering an area of 24,000 square meters has been laid out. As part of the celebrations, the Football Culture Summer will be held here, offering a variety of activities for fans coming to watch the matches.

During the tournament, Berlin will host a series of cultural celebrations, with an estimated 2.5 million tourists expected to visit Berlin to watch the matches.

Shotlist:
Berlin, Germany - June 7, 2024:
1. Various of football fan zone under construction; gigantic football goal beside Brandenburg Gate, artificial turf, building materials;
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin, football fan(full name not given):
"I think it will be a fan zone, so maybe we will play some football with all the people around them, and for sure maybe some drinks, some beers."
3. Various of Brandenburg Gate, construction site for UEFA EURO 2024
4. Various of outdoor activity; press; participants posing for photo;
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Chialo, senator for Culture and Social Cohesion (partially overlaid with shot 6):
"First of all, we are absolutely happy to welcome the world to Berlin. To welcome the world to this main football event, that is going to be hopefully very successful and equally peaceful. Therefore we have created an atmosphere, a surrounding, a cultural surrounding where we have taken all the best of Berlin together to present that to the world. So people are really invited to join those activities, come here, enjoy themselves and just feel the vibe of this vibrant city Berlin."
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6. Various of participants posing for photo; in discussion;
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7. Various of pedestrians, subway entrance.

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