World Cup final pitch to be sold to fans after tournament

Berlin - The pitch at Berlin's Olympic stadium where Sunday's World Cup final between Italy and France takes place will then be cut up and sold to fans. 'The pitch will be lifted on Tuesday. The Quelle company will then cut it into pieces and sell it to fans,' Olympic stadium groundsman Alan Cairncross told the Tagesspiegel am Sonntag newspaper Sunday. The pitch will be cut into 30 by 20 centimetre chunks which fans can buy on the internet for 75 euros (96 dollars), including a certificate of authenticity. © 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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