On Friday, May 24th, from 6:15 p.m. on ORF 1
Vienna (OTS) – Aside from the live sporting broadcasts (details available at presse.ORF.at), ORF 1 will be offering a multi-faceted EURO supporting program from May 24, 2024 – including the free TV premiere of the six-part documentary “Team Spirit – Our Way”. offers a never-before-seen insight into the inner workings of the ÖFB team. After EURO 2021, “Home Game – Europe on the Ball” with Philipp Maschl is celebrating a comeback. Christoph Grissemann is once again responsible for the show element, and he invites everyone to the “Change of Sides – This is how we become European Champions” evening three times.
“Team Spirit – Our Way” – from May 24th on ORF 1
The ORF shows the CANAL+ original documentary “Team Spirit – Our Way” exclusively on free TV. In a total of six parts, it offers never-before-seen insights into the ÖFB team’s successful qualification for the 2024 European Championship in Germany. At the start of the series, the documentary accompanies David Alaba, Marko Arnautović, Marcel Sabitzer and their teammates as they face the first qualifying challenges against Azerbaijan and Estonia. The second part provides insights into the preparations for the games in Belgium and against Sweden. The spectators experience the intensive training work, the detailed analysis of the opponents and the guidelines regarding tactics from ÖFB team boss Ralf Rangnick before the decisive moments.
The “Team Spirit – Our Way” episodes at a glance:
Friday, May 24th, 6:15 p.m.: Episode 1
Saturday, May 25th, 5:20 p.m.: Episode 2
Saturday, May 25th, 6:15 p.m.: Episode 3
Tuesday, June 4th, 11:05 p.m.: Episode 4
Thursday, June 13th, 9:55 p.m.: Episode 5
Thursday, June 13th, 10:45 p.m.: Episode 6
“Home game – Europe on the ball: The future of football is now” on May 24th and 25th, at 7:05 p.m. on ORF 1
Professional football has changed rapidly in recent years. Artificial intelligence not only has an influence on training and scouting, the character of the game is also undergoing a transformation – due to the increasingly in-depth analysis options. This also influences the professional profile of the football professional. On the way to the 2024 European Championship, “Home Game – Europe on the Ball: The Future of Football is Now” highlights various aspects of the ongoing football revolution. Presented by Philipp Maschl, this documentary magazine features Toni Polster, Peter Filzmaier, Viktoria Schnaderbeck and Roman Mählich, among others.
“Change sides – This is how we become European champions” from Friday, May 24th, at 9:15 p.m. on ORF 1
Austria is a complete underdog at the upcoming European Football Championships, so only one thing can lead to a surprise victory: mental superiority. To do this, the opposing nations must be studied in detail, with all their strengths and weaknesses. Of course not in terms of football, but psychologically, because you also win football games in your head. For this mission of national importance, two top people were entrusted with the implementation of “Changing Sides – How We Become European Champions”: Christoph Grissemann, the man with an eye for people’s weaknesses, and Herbert Prohaska, the expert on everything. The duo has already found the tactical solution: the opponent is attacked with insults! In three editions – Fridays, May 24th, May 31st and June 7th, each at 9.15 p.m. on ORF 1 – the two of them invite one guest from the football and one from the humor sector, and it’s already swarming of expertise, and the intersections between sport and insults are worked out. Each episode also features a mock sketch, the legendary goal wall shooting and a final song by Herbert Prohaska with Pete Art and band.
The first edition on May 24th will focus on EM host Germany. Of course, there can only be one person who can provide competent information – the Goleador himself: Hans Krankl supports Grissemann and Prohaska with advice and support and also demonstrates his comedic skills. Under the strict eyes of his former protégé at the ORF football event “The Match” Gernot Kulis, he plays a sketch with Herbert Prohaska that is impressive! But to ensure that humor, hobby psychology and dangerous half-knowledge don’t get too much out of hand, they are provided with a really competent expert: ORF correspondent Birgit Schwarz has lived in Germany for decades and guarantees the necessary knowledge of the host country.