03/02/2007 Continental's dedicated website follows the UEFA U21 European Championship 2007 and UEFA EURO 2008^TM

Hanover, March 2007. As an Official Sponsor of the UEFA U21 European Championship 2007 and UEFA EURO 2008^TM, the tire divisions of Hanover-based Continental are continuing their long-term marketing strategy of sponsoring international football. The website www.ContiSoccerWorld.com, available in German and English, means that football fans throughout Europe can already access interesting background information about rising young stars from the eight qualifying nations who will be competing for the title in Holland in June 2007. They can also find out more about the winners of previous UEFA junior championships. In addition, the website features comprehensive details about the teams hoping to qualify alongside the host countries Austria and Switzerland for the European Championship starting on 14th June 2008, plus info on former title-holders, as well as numerous competitions where tickets and other attractive football-related prizes can be won. There is also a football quiz with five questions that change on a monthly basis, where the winner is selected by means of a prize draw and receives a set of two fold-up football goals (diameter around 180cm) and carrier bag worth over 100 euros. This competition will be launched at the same time as the Geneva Motor Show, which opens officially on 8th March 2007. The 'Insights' series provides exclusive reports on the preparations being made by the German, Austrian and Swiss teams, plus interviews with Timo Hildebrand, Continental's advertising partner and Germany's national goalkeeper, and with various executives at Continental. A regular visit to check out the site is a must for all football fans.

Here you can download the press release as a doc-file (1,11 MB).

The Continental Corporation is a leading automotive supplier of tires, brake systems, chassis components, vehicle electronics and technical elastomers. In 2006 the corporation realized sales of EUR14.9 billion. It has a worldwide workforce of around 85,000.

The tire divisions are an Official Sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008^TM, which will be held in Austria and Switzerland in June 2008, and of the UEFA Under21 Championship, to be held in Holland in June 2007. For detailed information, visit the websites www.ContiSoccerWorld.com, www.ContiFanWorld.com and www.conti-online.com.