The EM fever in Germany is rising and rising. The popular ARD presenter Alexander Bommes (48) will of course be present again at the major football event and will provide the fans with all kinds of background information. In the run-up to the European Championship, the former handball professional spoke to the Spot on News news agency about his thoughts and feelings about the home tournament. Bommes revealed, among other things, that he was busy filming the new season of his advice program ‘Gefragt – Gejagt’ until the end of May and only then started looking forward to and preparing for the European Championship.
For Bommes, the 2024 European Championship certainly has the potential to become a summer fairytale, although he does believe in the team’s performance DFB teams says: “I trust that the German team will do it.” Always when she enters the tournament with courage and passion. “And then, in these rather socially angry times, we would also have the opportunity to unite behind a great cause and enjoy it for weeks,” says Bommes.
Alexander Bommes and his relationship to football
Bommes also revealed that he prefers to watch the matches on the couch rather than in public when he is not on duty at the stadium. For the former handball player, football is also a ‘good mix’ between real love and a professional relationship. “The love for the sport and the team spirit are never questioned due to the necessary professional distance,” Bommes explains his approach.
During his handball career, Alexander Bommes played for the clubs TSV Altenholz, TSV Bayer Dormagen and VfL Gummersbach in the first and second division. At the same time he studied law and sometimes worked as a sports reporter NDR. Bommes has been part of the “Sportschau” moderation team since 2011. He has also moderated the “NDR Quizshow”, the talk show “Tietjen und Bommes” and the “Hamburg Journal”. Since 2012 he has also presented the popular quiz show “Gefragt – Gejagt”, which has been broadcast in the first evening program since 2015.
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