BERLIN — England face Spain in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday (July 14) at the site of an infamous moment in their football history when the players gave the Nazi salute to the Olympiastadion crowd before the start of their 1938 friendly against Germany in Berlin. Adolf Hitler was not there that day but Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Goering and...
England's Ollie Watkins celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates as Netherlands players look dejected, July 10, 2024.BERLIN — England face Spain in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday at the site of an infamous moment in their football history when the players gave the Nazi salute to the Olympiastadion crowd before the start of their 1938 friendly against Germany in Berlin.
The players were instructed before the match to give the Nazi salute, with the order coming from the Foreign Office for the sake of Anglo-German relations.The Olympiastadion then held over 100,000 spectators, having been built for the 1936 Olympics where Black American sprinter Jesse Owens' four gold medals punctured the Nazi myth of Aryan racial superiority.
Since World War Two, the Olympiastadion has had several renovations, notably ahead of the 2006 World Cup when a gigantic oval-shaped roof was installed and the stands extended further downwards, so that the crowds are closer to the playing surface.
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