UEFA commercial director Philippe Margraff declared the Geneva leg of the EURO Experience Tour a success after more than 5,000 people visited the exhibition during its three-day stay in the Swiss city.
Tickets up for grabsFour hundred school children in the Geneva area attended the event where they were able to watch a film of the competition's 48-year history, have their photo taken alongside the Henri Delaunay trophy, enjoy the interactive multimedia zone and win tickets in a quiz for one of the group games to be played in Geneva.
'Exceptional tournament'
"Through the EURO Experience Tour we hope to give a flavour of the party that awaits us at UEFA EURO 2008™ and a taste of more than 40 years of history of this exceptional tournament," Margraff said. "The impressive images on the big screen and the presence of the Henri Delaunay trophy create an atmosphere charged with emotion and not only for football fans."
Zurich next
The EURO Experience Tour is free and takes place in the world's biggest inflatable tour tent, which contains a 140-seat cinema. Geneva was the second stop on the tour after Basel, where 10,000 people attended the event two weeks ago and where UEFA EURO 2008™ kicks off on 7 June. The EURO Experience Tour will visit a number of locations in Austria and Switzerland, co-hosts for this summer's tournament, including all eight host cities. The next stop is Zurich from 21 February.
EURO Experience Tour dates
Zurich : 21-24 February
Berne : 28 February - 2 March
Lausanne : 6-9 March
Innsbruck : 20-23 March
Linz : 27-30 March
Klagenfurt : 3-6 April
Salzburg : 10-16 April
Graz : 24-27 April
Lugano : 1-4 May
Lucerne : 8-11 May
St Gallen : 15-18 May
TBC : 23-27 May
Vienna : 5-29 June
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