The splinters from Sunday: A photographer climbs under the roof in Dortmund, a Swiss journalist annoys Italy's national coach in Berlin and Berti Vogts raises his warning finger at his desk.
A kebab as a reward
As a reward for their gala performance against defending European Championship champions Italy in the Olympic Stadium, the Swiss national players were treated to a Berlin specialty. A queue of players quickly formed in front of the kebab skewer at dinner after the round of 16 victory, as can be seen on a video of the national team on X.
Spalletti and the Swiss journalist
Luciano Spalletti took the blame for Italy's failure in the round of 16 against Switzerland. However, a question from a Swiss journalist on Saturday evening after the 2-0 defeat in Berlin sent Italy's national coach into a rage. The reporter asked whether Italy had been a Fiat Panda and Switzerland a Ferrari. "You have to accept everything, even insinuations of bad taste like yours," replied the 65-year-old, adding with an ironic undertone: "People understand that you are a person of great irony."
Spider-Man in Dortmund
It wasn't just because a heavy thunderstorm caused an interruption and a waterfall that pattered from the roof onto a seating area caused a stir, but also because many spectators suddenly turned their eyes upwards during the round of 16 match between Denmark and Germany. In fact, a spectator climbed over the struts under the roof of the Westfalenstadion during the match. As the police later announced, it was not Spider-Man, but a masked 21-year-old German who was looking for a great subject with photographic equipment. There was therefore no danger to anyone other than the sports photographer.
Berti Vogts raises his warning finger
With their quarter-final win over Denmark (2:0), Germany are on course for a home European Championship. For former national coach Berti Vogts, however, the DFB team must improve if they want to stay in the tournament for longer. "You shouldn't praise the 2:0 against the Danes too much, it had nothing to do with world class," wrote the 1976 European champion in his column for the "Rheinische Post". It was hard work and the German team had the necessary luck in the decisive moments, said Vogts. "And the one or other member of the German team can go one better. The German team can't afford to be flippant, as they were against the Danes, against the absolute top teams."
