UNITED KINGDOM: DUTCH FANS CELEBRATE FOLLOWING THEIR TEAMS 2-0 WIN AGAINST SWITZERLAND IN EURO 96 SOCCER/ TURKISH SOCCER FANS IN NOTTINGHAM

Record ID: 337733

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: DUTCH FANS CELEBRATE FOLLOWING THEIR TEAMS 2-0 WIN AGAINST SWITZERLAND IN EURO 96 SOCCER/ TURKISH SOCCER FANS IN NOTTINGHAM
  • Date: 13th June 1996
  • Summary: BIRMINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND, UK (JUNE 13-14, 1996) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) BIRMINGHAM (JUNE 13) 1. SV/GV VARIOUS SHOTS OF DUTCH FANS (6 SHOTS) 0.37 NOTTINGHAM, UK (JUNE 14) 2. GV/SV TURKISH FANS (3 SHOTS) 1.24 3. SV TURKISH FAN SPEAKING (ENGLISH) 1.44 TRANSCRIPT; SEQUENCE 3; TURKISH FAN: "WE'VE COME ALL THE WAY FROM LONDON TO SUPPORT TURKEY. MOST OF THE PEOPLE CAME FROM TURKEY. THERE WERE ONLY 500 CROATIAN FANS AND WE HAD 22,000 PEOPLE (FOR THE CROATIA TURKEY MATCH WHICH CROATIA WON 1-0). WE'RE VERY PROUD AND WILL BE EVEN PROUDER IF WE WIN THE MATCH AS WELL." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 28th June 1996 13:00
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  • Location: BIRMINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND UK
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA3LNQ1BDITQZ1YZJ9KKA4WZN4Z
  • Story Text: INTRO: Dutch fans were out celebrating in and around Birmingham on Thursday night (June 13), following their side's 2-0 win over Switzerland at Villa Park in Group A of Euro 96.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------- They had plenty to celebrate. It was the Netherlands first goals of the tournament and the win puts them close to qualifying for the quarter-finals. The Netherlands head the group and now head for Wembley to meet England next Tuesday (June 18) evening.

    In Nottingham, Turkey play Portugal in Group D on Friday (June 14) afternoon needing to avoid defeat to stay in the competition.

    Thousands of Turkish fans have travelled from all over the world to watch their side compete in a major football tournament for the first time in more than four decades.


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