Picture: At Zurich at night during the EURO 2008 football championship: no cars allowed.
At least in the eyes of FIFA, the international football association that organizes the European football championship EURO 2008, Russia firmly belongs to Europe. Not only are the Russians competing, they are also steamed ahead into the semi-finals (aided by a Dutch coach). During the matches Zurich is in football frenzy and the fan zones in the centre are packed with people. The police fence off the streets around the fan zones and this creates a very positive impact, particularly to inner-city citizens like me: the roads are empty of cars and one can stroll around on the streets that are normally choked by traffic. Nice!
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