Forget FIFA Scandal, Fans Say In Berlin

The thousands of Barcelona and Juventus fans streaming into Berlin's Olympic Stadium for the Champions League final later on Saturday were confident the showpiece would knock the FIFA scandal off the front pages and out of people's minds.
The hordes in high spirits from Spain and Italy blanketed the German capital on Saturday, many easily identifiable in their team colours. They were nevertheless united in their hopes that the FIFA scandal would go away – at least for the day.
"This is the best part of football – the fans and the players. We're here because we love the game," said Pasquale D'Andrea, a 23-year-old student from Foggia, Italy wearing a black and white Juve jersey.
"This isn't about money. The people at the top of FIFA only care about the money. They should get lost."
World soccer's governing body was plunged into the worst crisis in the organisation's 111-year history on May 27 when Swiss police staged a dawn raid in Zurich and arrested several officials on corruption charges filed by U.S. prosecutors in New York.
-Agencies