Watch the best of Euro-soccer: UEFA EURO 2008 opening game live on big screen in Central Park

Live telecast in New York Central Park: Opening game Switzerland vs. the Czech Republic in Basel (Switzerland), June 7, 2008, 11.30 AM – 2 PM, courtesy of the Swiss Consulate General in New York, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and ESPN. Location: Central Park, Naumburg Bandshell (betw. 66th and 72nd Street).

As part of a series of activities which will take place in New York celebrating the UEFA European Football ChampionshipTM 2008, June 7 – 29, 2008 which is jointly organized by Austria and Switzerland.

Sixteen national teams have qualified for what is considered one of the world’s greatest sports events. Competing for the title of European Football Champion 2008 are: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. The tournament will be hosted by the cities of Basel, Bern, Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland and Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Salzburg and Vienna in Austria.


Screenings of all games at New York Soccer Pubs and Restaurants, June 7 – June 29, 2008

Locations include: Tonic, 727 Seventh Ave. between 48th & 49th Streets; ESPN ZONE, 1472 Broadway; Nevada Smiths, 74 Third Ave, between 11th and 12th Streets; Red Lion, 151 Bleecker St. at Thompson; The Sixth Ward, 191 Orchard St, between Houston and Stanton Street; Floyd, NY, 131 Atlantic Ave., between Clinton and Henry Street; The Starting Gate, 59-10 Woodside Ave, between 59th and 60th Streets; Peter Dillon’s, 130 E 40th St at Lexington Ave and at the Swiss restaurants Seppi’s, The Parker Meridien Hotel 123 West 56th Street and Swizz, 310 West 53rd Street off 8th Ave.


Cultural Events at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York

Bread and Soccer Exhibition, May 28 – September 13, 2008
Bread and Soccer is an exhibition that looks at art, soccer and mass spectacle from the place where the amateur and the professional intermingle. The eleven featured artists, among them Swiss artist Nives Widauer, present works that suggest ways in which the cult of spectatorship meets the culture of participation.

“Eleven Minutes” short film program
A film program of Austrian and Swiss short films created on the occasion of the UEFA European Football ChampionshipTM 2008. Screenings: June 11th, 12th, 18th and 19th at 6.00 PM & 8.00 PM.

Foosball Tournaments: June 10, July 15, September 4, 2008, 7.00 PM – 10.00 PM
Challenge professional football players of the Red Bulls New York in foosball (tabletop soccer). A project by Monika Wührer.

Location: All these cultural events are free and take place at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York, 11 East 52nd Street. www.acfny.org

Daniel Haener
Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Switzerland in New York
633 Third Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10017-6706
Tel. (212) 599 5700 ext.1022, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , www.eda.admin.ch/newyork

For more information on events:
Lukas Fitze, Marketing and Communications Swiss Roots, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , Office: 212 599-5700 Ext. 1052. Mobile: 917.415.6459, www.swissroots.org
Austrian Cultural Forum: www.acfny.org