Fanmeile was selected by the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache as the “Wort des Jahres” (Word of the Year) in 2006.
The word Fanmeile is used to describe an area where fans of a large sport event can gather to watch it on large screens. It became popular when such areas were set up for Euro 2006 in major German cities. These areas were intended for people without tickets for the matches, but ended up also being events in themselves.
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