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Straits Times
a day ago
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Hot weather, cool tempers as Germans and Swedes meet at Women's Euro
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Fans Karin Schoch (left) and Oskar Berg posing for a photo ahead of the Women's Euro 2025 match between Germany and Sweden, in Zurich on July 12. Sweden won 4-1 to top Group C. ZURICH – Cold beer flowed from taps on a hot afternoon while German and Swedish fans sang tribal songs ahead of their final Women's Euro 2025 group game in Zurich on July 12, but there was no sign of the kind of alcohol-fuelled violence that has besmirched so many major men's championships. At the fan zone on the city's Europaplatz, Swedish fans outside one bar burst into song, roaring 'Stand up, we are gold and blue!' while their white-clad German counterparts stood and raised their glasses in salute. The two sides met to decide the top two places in Group C at the city's Stadion Letzigrund, and before the game they mingled freely, with only a discreet police presence keeping an eye on the two sets of fans. The Swedes eventually prevailed 4-1 to top the group. 'I think there's a lot more hospitality in women's football,' Swedish fan Oscar Berg said in a packed downtown beer garden where he was sitting with German fan Karin Schoch, who had travelled to Zurich from her home near Stuttgart earlier in the day. 'I think we both enjoy the game, and even though we're only meeting each other today, I think we can both agree on our love for football and we can discuss it in a fun way,' Berg said. 'The atmosphere is not like this (at men's football in Germany), it's different – it's okay, but it's great here, this is better,' Schoch said. Alongside the Swedish and German colours, there were shirts from Switzerland, Finland, Iceland and Brazil in evidence, as well as a host of international clubs. German fans at the tournament have produced special commemorative badges for each game that they are selling for charity. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Government looking at enhancing laws around vaping to tackle issue of drug-laced vapes in Singapore Singapore Why the vape scourge in Singapore concerns everyone Singapore I lost my daughter to Kpod addiction: Father of 19-year-old shares heartbreak and lessons Singapore Organised crime groups pushing drug-laced vapes in Asia including Singapore: UN Singapore From Normal stream to Parliament: 3 Singapore politicians share their journeys Business 29 Jollibean workers get help from MOM, other agencies, over unpaid salaries Asia Why China's high-end hotels are setting up food stalls outside their doors Singapore Geothermal energy present in S'pore, but greater study on costs, stability needed, say experts The fan culture of women's football has long been different from the men's game, and though there are worries that the increasing popularity of the women's game might begin to attract more aggressive elements, German fan Natalie Galvowsky said the only difference she noticed so far was in numbers. 'I've been following the German team since 2019, the amount of supporters is a lot different. When we look back to 2019, I think there were 10,000 people in the stadium in Germany, and today we can fill really, really big stadiums, like 44,000 people,' she told Reuters. 'On the men's side, you can't do it like this,' she said, indicating the fans mingling behind her. 'Here, Sweden and Germany are together, celebrating together, sitting next to each other, and I think when you're going to the men's matches, you don't have this atmosphere.' A few metres away, Sweden's 'Soft Hooligans' fan group was preparing for its march to the stadium, with adults and children having their faces painted and drummers adjusting their equipment for a long night of musical support ahead. 'I think that's the first time at the Euro where the other team had the majority here at the fan zone. In St Gallen and Basel there were more Germans than the others,' Galvowsky said. 'It's really peaceful, and I think it's good to see how we are sitting together... we talked with them, so yeah, really friendly.' Even though spirits were higher than the soaring temperature as kick-off approached, the day passed off without incident. 'No arrests and everyone was in a good mood and looking forward to the match,' the Zurich city police told Reuters. REUTERS


The Star
2 days ago
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- The Star
Soccer-Hot weather, cool tempers as Germans and Swedes meet at Women's Euros
Fans Karin Schoch and Oskar Berg pose for a photo ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 match between Germany and Sweden, in Zurich, Switzerland July 12, 2025. REUTERS/Phillip O'Connor ZURICH (Reuters) -Cold beer flowed from taps on a hot afternoon while German and Swedish fans sang tribal songs ahead of their final Women's Euros group game in Zurich on Saturday, but there was no sign of the kind of alcohol-fuelled violence that has besmirched so many major men's championships. At thefan zone on the city's Europaplatz, Swedish fans outside one bar burst into song, roaring "Stand up, we are gold and blue!" while their white-clad German counterparts stood and raised their glasses in salute. The two sides meet to decide the top two places in Group C on Saturday at the city's Stadion Letzigrund, and before the game they mingled freely, with only a discreet police presence keeping an eye on the two sets of fans. "I think there's a lot more hospitality in women's football," Swedish fan Oscar Berg said in a packed downtown beer garden where he was sitting with German fan Karin Schoch, who had travelled to Zurich from her home near Stuttgart earlier in the day. "I think we both enjoy the game, and even though we're only meeting each other today, I think we can both agree on our love for football, and we can discuss it in a fun way," Berg said. "The atmosphere is not like this (at men's football in Germany), it's different - it's okay, but it's great here, this is better," Schoch said. Alongside the Swedish and German colours, there were shirts from Switzerland, Finland, Iceland and Brazil in evidence, as well as a host of international clubs. German fans at the tournament have produced special commemorative badges for each game that they are selling for charity. The fan culture of women's football has long been different from the men's game, and though there are worries that the increasing popularity of the women's game might begin to attract more aggressive elements, German fan Natalie Galvowsky said the only difference she noticed so far was in numbers. FILLING STADIUMS "I've been following the German team since 2019,the amount of supporters is a lot different. When we look back to 2019, Ithink there were 10,000 people in the stadium in Germany, and today we can fill really, really big stadiums, like 44,000 people," she told Reuters. "On the men's side, you can't do it like this," she said, indicating the fans mingling behind her. "Here, Sweden and Germany are together, celebrating together, sitting next to each other, and I think when you're going to the men's matches, you don't have this atmosphere." A few metres away, Sweden's "Soft Hooligans" fan group was preparing for its march to the stadium, with adults and children having their faces painted and drummers adjusting their equipment for a long night of musical support ahead. "I think that's the first time at the Euros where the other team had the majority here at the fan zone. In St. Gallen and Basel there were more Germans than the others," Galvowsky said. "It's really peaceful, and I think it's good to see how we are sitting together ... we talked with them, so yeah, really friendly." Even though spirits were higher than the soaring temperature as kick-off approached, the day passed off without incident. "No arrests, and everyone was in a good mood and looking forward to the match," the Zurich city police told Reuters. (Reporting by Philip O'Connor, additional reporting by John Revill, editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

Straits Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Hot weather, cool tempers as Germans and Swedes meet at Women's Euros
Fans Karin Schoch and Oskar Berg pose for a photo ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 match between Germany and Sweden, in Zurich, Switzerland July 12, 2025. REUTERS/Phillip O'Connor ZURICH - Cold beer flowed from taps on a hot afternoon while German and Swedish fans sang tribal songs ahead of their final Women's Euros group game in Zurich on Saturday, but there was no sign of the kind of alcohol-fuelled violence that has besmirched so many major men's championships. At the fan zone on the city's Europaplatz, Swedish fans outside one bar burst into song, roaring "Stand up, we are gold and blue!" while their white-clad German counterparts stood and raised their glasses in salute. The two sides meet to decide the top two places in Group C on Saturday at the city's Stadion Letzigrund, and before the game they mingled freely, with only a discreet police presence keeping an eye on the two sets of fans. "I think there's a lot more hospitality in women's football," Swedish fan Oscar Berg said in a packed downtown beer garden where he was sitting with German fan Karin Schoch, who had travelled to Zurich from her home near Stuttgart earlier in the day. "I think we both enjoy the game, and even though we're only meeting each other today, I think we can both agree on our love for football, and we can discuss it in a fun way," Berg said. "The atmosphere is not like this (at men's football in Germany), it's different - it's okay, but it's great here, this is better," Schoch said. Alongside the Swedish and German colours, there were shirts from Switzerland, Finland, Iceland and Brazil in evidence, as well as a host of international clubs. German fans at the tournament have produced special commemorative badges for each game that they are selling for charity. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. World US slaps 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico; EU warns of countermeasures Singapore S'pore shows what's possible when digital innovation is matched with purpose: UK foreign secretary Singapore Casual racism should be tackled by getting more people to understand it is not acceptable: David Neo Asia Fuel was cut off during take-off: Preliminary report on Air India crash Singapore Pulling back the curtain: A backstage look at the 2025 NDP show segment Singapore $3 cashback for hawker centre meals and shopping at heartland stores with DBS PayLah initiative Singapore Body of 62-year-old man recovered from waters off East Coast Park Asia Aerobridge hits Qantas plane at Sydney Airport, damaging engine, delaying flight The fan culture of women's football has long been different from the men's game, and though there are worries that the increasing popularity of the women's game might begin to attract more aggressive elements, German fan Natalie Galvowsky said the only difference she noticed so far was in numbers. FILLING STADIUMS "I've been following the German team since 2019, the amount of supporters is a lot different. When we look back to 2019, I think there were 10,000 people in the stadium in Germany, and today we can fill really, really big stadiums, like 44,000 people," she told Reuters. "On the men's side, you can't do it like this," she said, indicating the fans mingling behind her. "Here, Sweden and Germany are together, celebrating together, sitting next to each other, and I think when you're going to the men's matches, you don't have this atmosphere." A few metres away, Sweden's "Soft Hooligans" fan group was preparing for its march to the stadium, with adults and children having their faces painted and drummers adjusting their equipment for a long night of musical support ahead. "I think that's the first time at the Euros where the other team had the majority here at the fan zone. In St. Gallen and Basel there were more Germans than the others," Galvowsky said. "It's really peaceful, and I think it's good to see how we are sitting together ... we talked with them, so yeah, really friendly." Even though spirits were higher than the soaring temperature as kick-off approached, the day passed off without incident. "No arrests, and everyone was in a good mood and looking forward to the match," the Zurich city police told Reuters. REUTERS