⚽️𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐚 🏟️𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐮𝐟𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞, 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 🗓️𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞, 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐊𝐎 Back to Gelsenkirchen for the Round of 16, below is a list of key items of information if you are making the trip. 𝐅𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 For this game, the Gelsenkirchen Racecourse will not be in use. Instead fans are encouraged to use Heinrich-König-Platz pre-match, and for fans without tickets, you’ll have use of the fan zone at Nordsternpark to watch the game. There are NO alcohol restrictions in the city centre, and beer will be sold at Heinrich-König-Platz from a number of stalls. There are a few bars around the city that can be used. We have some recommendations in our Free Lions, which you can download here: thefsa.org.uk/news/free-lion… Whilst England fans will mostly gather in Heinrich-König-Platz, there is also the town of Buer which is north of the stadium and can be accessed via Tram 302 from Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof. You can use the same line to return to the stadium. 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 The fan zone and public viewing areas will open at 4pm for fans wanting to watch the games there. We will confirm if any transport will run from the stadium after the game back to Nordsternpark to watch the 9pm game. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 Travel is free for ticket holders on regional trains within the VRR and VRS regions from 6am on matchday until 6pm on Monday 1st July. For fans who gather near Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof or Heinrich-König-Platz, Tram 302 will be available to take you to the stadium. We have been told there will be enough trams available this time around, as well as a shuttle bus service from Heinrich-König-Platz on top of the tram service. They will still be busy. For fans who want to go to Nordsternpark to watch the game, there will be a shuttle bus from Platform 1 at the bus station next to Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof; a shuttle service will also run to the stadium from here. Upon arrival into Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof, our Fans’ Embassy team, as well as EURO 2024 volunteers will be on hand with key information about travel for both before and after the game. For fans travelling from Essen, we have been told Tram 107 will run directly to the stadium, we will confirm the situation for after the game ASAP. Walking to the stadium takes around 90 mins. 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 Fans will have the option of taking the tram back to the city centre, as was the case last time. There will also be shuttle buses to Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof from car park P6 at the stadium. We still expect these to be extremely busy, and will communicate if/how long the stadium will be open for after, which may be a good option to allow crowds to die down. 𝐀𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 We are pleased to say that after some lobbying, normal strength beer will be sold, however the sale of alcohol will again be limited to two beers per purchase and there will be NO drinking of alcohol permitted in the stands. Whilst we are happy with the return of normal strength beer, we are disappointed to see restrictions in place limiting the amount of beer you can buy, as well as the ban on drinking in the stands. Both added unnecessary pressure on the concourses last time. We don’t see any justification for these measures. 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐬’ 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 The Fans’ Embassy will be up and running on Saturday 29th June from 12:00-16:00 in Gelsenkirchen, we will also have a mobile presence in Dusseldorf. On Sunday 30th June, we will be in Gelsenkirchen from 10:00-16:00. We will be based outside of the main station in Gelsenkirchen at Bahnhofsvorplatz. Free Lions 188 will be available to collect. ESTC staff will join us for a couple of hours on matchday. 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 We will have updates on multiple aspects before Sunday on our social media channels, there will also be updates The FA. Use the UEFA EURO 2024 App for more info on Gelsenkirchen.

Chelsea spent £75m on agents fees in the last two transfer windows - pretty sure that is a Premier League record. Adds to their financial challenges for this season