UNITED KINGDOM: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - German soccer fans gather in central London before travelling to Wembley stadium for the Champions League final

Record ID: 859242

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - German soccer fans gather in central London before travelling to Wembley stadium for the Champions League final
  • Date: 25th May 2013
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 25, 2013) (REUTERS) TRAFALGAR SQUARE IN CENTRAL LONDON WITH SOCCER FANS, MOSTLY BORUSSIA DORTMUND IN YELLOW AND BLACK, SEEN BORUSSIA DORTMUND FANS SITTING ON EDGE OF FOUNTAIN POOLS IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE BAYERN MUNICH FANS, DRESSED IN RED AND WHITE, CHANTING IN GERMAN: "Never going down, in good times or in bad times, we will stay together, FC Bayern, German Champions." BRITISH POLICE OFFICER TALKING WITH GERMAN POLICE OFFICER DORTMUND FANS HAVING PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN WITH CARDBOARD CUTOUTS/FANS WITH REPLICA TROPHY BORUSSIA DORTMUND FAN GOODS HANDED OUT FROM OFFICIAL BUS (SOUNDBITE) (German) DORTMUND FAN MAX SAYS: "I don't think a decisive player will be necessary, the whole team will be decisive, Dortmund plays as a team, and that is why we will win, 11 men are important, not just one. Otherwise we would have to be sad about Mario Goetze, which we aren't, there are 11 men on the pitch, and with the fans, it's a twelfth man, and that will bring us to the victory." (SOUNDBITE) (English) PETER, A BAYERN MUNICH SUPPORTER, SAYS: "I am really excited, I arrived today, I took a flight at seven o'clock in the morning and we are three guys and lots of fans together and all from Bavaria - and we will win." PETER SHOWS HIS TICKET TO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL (SOUNDBITE) (English) PETER SHOUTS: "Bayern Munich" DORTMUND FANS (SOUNDBITE) (English) DORTMUND FAN AMELIE SAYS: "Our best player? Probably Roman Weidenfeller, the goalkeeper, because he has a good game every match." BAYERN MUNICH FANS CHANTING: "Super Bayern, Super Bayern, hey hey, Super Bayern, Super Bayern, hey hey." FANS SITTING ON STEPS IN FRONT OF NATIONAL GALLERY
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  • Story Text: Fans of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund gathered in London's Trafalgar Square on Saturday (May 25), walking around the tourist sights of Nelson's column and its fountain pools.
    British police were joined by members of a contingent of German police, lending their expertise.
    Dortmund fan Max was full of confidence for his team, generally termed the underdogs.
    "I don't think a decisive player will be necessary," he said. "The whole team will be decisive, Dortmund plays as a team, and that is why we will win, 11 men are important, not just one. Otherwise we would have to be sad about Mario Goetze, which we aren't, there are 11 men on the pitch, and with the fans, it's a twelfth man, and that will bring us to the victory."
    Bayern Munich supporter Peter had flown to London early in the morning to see his team attempt to win the first all-German Champions League final.
    "I am really excited," he said. "I arrived today, I took a flight at seven o'clock in the morning and we are three guys and lots of fans together and all from Bavaria - and we will win."
    The fans with tickets, like Peter, will move off later in the afternoon to travel to Wembley stadium for the match.
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