BERLIN - Former US president Bill Clinton on Sunday paid a surprise whistlestop visit to the Berlin Fan Mile for football supporters before the World Cup final kicked off in the German capital.
"It is a beautiful day for playing football," said Clinton.
He stopped by after attending a ceremony where German President Horst Kohler welcomed visiting foreign dignatories attending the final.
Clinton said he loved being in Berlin and thought Germany had done a great job of hosting the world`s biggest sporting event.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in front of giant screens in the highly popular Fan Mile, which stretches from the historic Brandenburg Gate, to watch Italy play France in the final in Berlin`s Olympic Stadium.
07/09/2006 17:48 GMT