The year 2008 starts with the countdown for the Euro 2008 Games. The hosts are going to be Switzerland and Austria. Those who have qualified for Euro 2008 will be playing at a time when the UEFA Euro games are in their 50th anniversary.

 Austria and Switzerland are suitable venues for Euro 2008 because of its centric location. Austria and Switzerland are at the heart of Europe and is within traveling distance from all countries in Europe. Austria and Switzerland are countries that have a sporting history even in football.  

Austria with its cities of Vienna, Klagenfurt, Salzburg, and Innsbruck has been the host of past sport events including the Olympics. They have been hosted successfully and have a reputation for perfection when it comes to organizing a sports events.  

Switzerland [and I can speak from experience since I was there as an 11 year old in 1973] is a sporting country. I still remember playing football in the streets of Basel with the background music of Santana coming out of the radio followed by a football game. People in Basel used to form a line and sit next to each other in their houses to watch the football games.

The other cities of Switzerland such as Zurich, Bern, and Geneva were also cities with a pride in football. The Swiss loved their football with pride. The security in Switzerland is also very strict. I could remember crossing the border between Germany and Switzerland to see my Grandfather. The Swiss notified the school I was in and the company where my father worked. I never saw the end of it.

For this and much more, Austria and Switzerland deserve to be suitable venues for Euro 2008