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EURO 2008 BRIEFS

AFP, Vienna
The 2008 European football championship in brief:
FOODFORTHOUGHT
Only official sponsors are allowed to use the Euro 2008 logo for advertising purposes, but cunning brands have found a way around this and are now proposing original football-themed food products. Among them: frozen pizzas with pentagonally-cut pepperoni to resemble a football, potato croquettes shaped like players in midrun, and other football-like cakes, bread rolls and ice-cream. Something to sink your teeth into.
ONTRACK
Austrian Rail's fleet has traded its usual red for all the colours of the rainbow in honour of the Euro. The railway company has painted 16 of its locomotives in the colours of each national team and enrolled an ambassador from each country to inaugurate "his" engine. Including: Austrian President Heinz Fischer, Croatian ski star Ivica Kostelic, Turkish fashion designer Atil Kutoglu and legendary Italian referee Pierluigi Collina. Fans can even track down their favourite locomotive and find its next port of call on Austrian Rail's website.
SAND AND THE CITY
A small corner of Vienna will feel like Switzerland and the Caribbean combined during the Euro. Strandbar Herrmann, a favourite summer hang-out on the banks of the Vienna canal, will be rechristened Swiss Beach and serve as a hub for all things Swiss. Fans can lounge on deckchairs, dig their feet into the sand and feast on classic dishes like raclette and roesti, while watching matches on the big screen. No yodelling required.
HOT, HOT, HOT
Vienna plans to shower its guests if it gets too hot in June. The city, which sees temperatures of up to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) in the summer months, will install ten threc-metre-high drinking fountains that can douse users in a fine and refreshing mist at the touch of a button. Look out for them at train stations and in fan zones.
CRYSTAL-GAZING
They adorn jewellery, shoes, handbags and now even stamps. Austrian crystal maker Swarovski has developed a stamp with the Austrian Post Office, worth 3.75 euros (6.0 dollars) and depicting the Euro trophy surrounded by four real crystals. It will go on sale on June 5.
EASYACCESS
As part of efforts to make this championship "barrier-free," special tickets for pitch-side seats are being issued to people with disabilities. All stadia and public viewing areas will also have handicapped access and there are plans to provide a commentary service to allow blind fans to follow a game with the help of headphones. Whether they will be able to hear the commentary when sitting next to a screaming fan is another matter.