Shortly before the European Championship quarter-final against Spain, national player Florian Wirtz (21) is also getting his own Ballermann hit. Party singer Julian Sommer (“Dicht im Flieger”) has released the song “Normale Kartoffel auf die #1” – a homage to a now legendary saying by the midfield star.
Months ago, the football pro had to rank potato varieties according to his personal preference in a DFB video on Tiktok. After a short consideration, Wirtz decided: “Normal potatoes… I’d even say number 1.” The video became a viral hit, and singer Julian Benz also announced a party song for this Friday. “Florian Wirtz is the future of the German national team! A young and very talented player who has now become a social media meme thanks to a Tiktok. I hope he also sees the song as a joke,” said Sommer.
National team colleague Niclas Füllkrug also already has his own party hit. In “Füllkrug” by Aditotoro and Paulomuc it says: “Füllkrug with beer, we will become kings of Europe.” The Borussia Dortmund striker finds the song “amusing and funny”. It makes him “a little proud too”.
5.48pm: England cancels appointment with Shaw
The speculation surrounding England international Luke Shaw continues. The full-back, who has been injured for months, trained regularly with coach Gareth Southgate’s team in Blankenhain on Wednesday, but then canceled a planned media appointment in the afternoon at short notice.
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According to consistent reports from British media, the 28-year-old, contrary to the original announcement, wants to first return to the pitch and then attend media events again. Due to various muscle injuries, Shaw has missed almost the entire season. He has not played in a game since mid-February. Shaw’s last appearance for the Three Lions was over a year ago. Southgate did not reveal how far the Manchester United professional is.
16:50: Telekom surprised by rush
Telekom was surprised by the enormous scale of the rush of new customers before the European Championship round of 16 match between Turkey and Austria (2:1). Because of the match on Tuesday evening, there were a number of new registrations for MagentaTV shortly before kick-off. “The occasional rush on our booking platform far exceeded our already significantly increased capacities in advance,” a spokesperson apologized. “There were delays during the MagentaTV booking process shortly before the start of the match, which is why we showed the match in the digital waiting room via YouTube.”
The match in Leipzig was MagentaTV’s exclusive game, and originally a paid registration with Telekom’s streaming service was necessary. However, due to a large number of new registrations for the match, there were waiting times. The provider ultimately decided to show the game on YouTube as well.
14:50: Stewards beat up spectators, police investigate
Brutal scenes on the sidelines of the European Championship match between Portugal and Slovenia: Several security forces detain two fans in the access tunnel, beat them and kick them. The police in Frankfurt are investigating.
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14:04: Chancellor Scholz at the German quarter-finals
The German national football team can also count on the support of the Chancellor in the quarter-finals. Olaf Scholz (SPD) will watch the knockout duel against Spain on Friday in the Stuttgart stadium
“The Chancellor is looking forward to the continuation of this European festival, where people meet each other with respect and appreciation,” said Deputy Government Spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann on Wednesday in Berlin. The Chancellor was already present in the stadium for Germany’s 2-0 victory in the round of 16 against Denmark.
13:31: France’s assistant coach defends Mbappé
France’s assistant coach Guy Stéphan has defended superstar Kylian Mbappé after his performances so far. The 25-year-old captain is still struggling to get back to his best form after breaking his nose in the opening match against Austria. He has scored one goal so far, a penalty.
“It doesn’t explain everything, but the shock he suffered was very traumatic,” said Stéphan at a French press conference in Paderborn. Playing with a mask that mainly affects peripheral vision is also not easy. After a narrow 1-0 win against Belgium, France will face Portugal in the quarter-finals on Friday at 9 p.m.
Harmless French through own goal in the quarter-finals – The victory over Belgium in video
France is in the quarter-finals after a 1-0 win over Belgium, but is still waiting for a goal from open play. The winning goal for the French team was scored by Belgian Vertonghen. The highlights are in the video.
12:52 p.m.: Four Germans face yellow card suspension
Julian Nagelsmann has something in common with Antonio Rüdiger, Robert Andrich and Maximilian Mittelstädt. The national coach and the three national players face a suspension in the semi-finals that may follow if they receive a yellow card in the European Championship quarter-final against Spain. Nagelsmann complained too much in the round of 16 against Denmark, according to the English referee Michael Oliver, and was cautioned for this.
The UEFA regulations are clear: players and team officials must rest after receiving two yellow cards. Nagelsmann should therefore behave himself against Spain on Friday (6 p.m./ARD/Magenta TV). Defender Jonathan Tah had already had to rest against Denmark after receiving his second yellow card of the tournament. Rüdiger, Andrich and Mittelstädt each have a warning from the group phase. The good news: after the quarter-finals, individual yellow cards are deleted. In a semi-final, everyone starts again with a clean penalty account.
12:17 p.m.: Another roof climber in Dortmund
Following the incident involving a climber under the roof of Dortmund’s European Championship stadium, it has now become known that four days earlier, during the France vs. Poland match, an unauthorized person had managed to get into the roof structure. This was confirmed by the Dortmund police.
“During the France-Poland football match, an incident was recorded during the game when an unauthorized person was walking along the so-called catwalk. The man was taken to the police station by stewards. He was a Polish fan. Criminal proceedings for trespassing have been initiated,” said police spokesman Peter Bandermann.
On Saturday, a man from Osnabrück was spotted under the roof of the Dortmund stadium during Germany’s round of 16 match of the European Football Championship against Denmark (2:0). The police monitored him until the end of the game, and finally a special task force rescued the 21-year-old from the roof structure. The man said he wanted to take photos from above.
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11:31 a.m.: TV channels distribute the quarter-finals
The TV channels have announced the distribution of the quarter-final matches:
- Friday, 6 p.m.: Spain – Germany ARD/MagentaTV
- Friday, 9 p.m.: Portugal – France ZDF/Magenta
- Saturday, 6 p.m.: England – Switzerland ZDF/Magenta
- Saturday, 9 p.m.: Netherlands – Türkiye RTL/Magenta
10:43 a.m.: UEFA investigates Turkish goalscorer
Merih Demiral shoots Turkey into the quarter-finals of the European Championship. But his political celebration could have consequences. The Interior Minister calls it “completely unacceptable”. UEFA is already investigating. There is already a precedent at this tournament.
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09:33: “One of the best parades I have ever seen live”
With a monster save, goalkeeper Günok secured the victory for the Turks in injury time – in the round of 16 of the European Championship, against Austria, who were still the secret title contenders before the game. Afterwards, even the opponents paid him respect.
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07:50: Sané: Musiala can become world footballer
Leroy Sané believes his national team colleague Jamal Musiala is capable of winning the biggest individual award in football. “If Jamal continues like this, he has a good chance of becoming world footballer soon,” said Sané in an interview with “Sport Bild” (Wednesday). “He definitely has the qualities for it.”
Musiala has had a strong European Championship so far and has scored three goals in four matches for the German national team. No one has scored more goals. Sané himself has only started once so far and is still waiting for a defining tournament moment.
Leroy Sané (l) and Jamal Musiala after the preliminary round match against Scotland
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He was in the starting line-up for the first time in the 2-0 win in the round of 16 against Denmark. “I know that I can play much better, but the game helped me a lot with that,” he said. “It was very important for me to get the minutes to get into my rhythm.”
23:15: Turkey fans celebrate entry into the European Championship quarter-finals
Countless fans of the Turkish national football team celebrated their entry into the quarter-finals of the European Championship, including in Berlin. After the 2:1 victory against Austria, many people in the capital took to the streets in celebration.
The traditional motorcade took place on the Kurfürstendamm in Charlottenburg. The fans had Turkish flags with them and, according to observers, also set off pyrotechnics. There were loud honking and fireworks in other places in the city as well.
Turkey fans celebrate their team’s victory at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin
Source: dpa/Christoph Soeder
In Dortmund, too, numerous Turkish fans drove along the Dortmunder Wall in their cars after the final whistle. This resulted in traffic disruptions and dangerous situations in several places.
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