Host city: Munich
(FIFAworldcup.com)
Updated: 2006-05-26 16:54
Beer Garden:The beer garden tradition originated in the
days when brewers planted shady trees over the arches of their cellars to
keep them cool. [FIFAworldcup.com] | In
1933 the National Socialists, the Nazis, seized power in the City Hall. Allied
air bombardments caused widespread destruction in Munich in 1944.
Today the Bavarian capital on the river Isar is an economic and media
metropolis with an international reputation.
Munich enjoys a special place of honour in the world of sports as venue of
the 1972 Olympic Summer Games.
Since then innumerable events of national and international importance have
been staged in the Olympiastadion in the middle of a beautiful park. These
included the 1974 World Cup final, the final of EURO '88 and the UEFA Champions
League Final in 1997.
Munich has been one of Europe's most important sports cities since the 1972
Olympic Games.
The first traditional sports clubs were founded in the last century, among
them the "Turn- und Sportverein M¨šnchen von 1860" - TSV 1860, which together
with FC Bayern M¨šnchen dominates Munich football.
FC Bayern is the most successful German club with 18 national titles, nine
Cup wins and additional titles in all European competitions. Munich offers 373
sports facilities to its 732 clubs with a total of 292,829 active
members.
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