On Sunday in Munich, entertainer Florian Silbereisen attended his first National Football League game as the New England Patriots played the Detroit Lions at the Allianz Arena.
Around 70,000 spectators filled the stadium for the league’s regular-season fixture in Germany. Among the attendees were football World Cup winners Mats Hummels and Mario Götze, alongside former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn.
“I had no idea about football until now, and I am getting my first impression today. My friend DJ Ötzi and ‘Sweet Caroline’ made a good start in the Patriots’ end zone,” Silbereisen told BILD.
Silbereisen and Oliver Pocher sang the German national anthem together in the BILD box inside the arena. DJ Ötzi performed the song “Sweet Caroline” for the stadium crowd.
“I could stop almost anything, but I wouldn’t be able to throw an oval leather ball properly,” Kahn told BILD after arriving directly from an NFL brunch at the 25 Hours hotel.
Howard Carpendale attended the match with his wife Donnice, who wore a Detroit Lions mascot pendant around her neck. Their son Wayne Carpendale came with his eight-year-old son Mads, marking three generations of the Carpendale family at the event.
“Football brings people together. Today three generations of Carpendales are in the stadium. We spend four wonderful hours together. The live atmosphere in the stadium is leagues better than your own couch,” Wayne Carpendale said.
Internet personality Otto Bulletproof participated in the NFL Creator Games on Saturday representing the BILD team and watched Sunday’s match from the lounge. He has attended approximately 20 NFL games in the United States.
“Just like in Munich today, the atmosphere in US stadiums is simply special,” Bulletproof said.
Additional attendees in the VIP areas included Bavaria’s Minister President Markus Söder, model Betty Taube with ear protection against the cold, actor Dennis Schmidt-Foß with his daughter Dalia, and Christoph Eck-Schmidt.
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