The anticipation is growing. On Monday, June 10, the Italian national soccer team will arrive in Iserlohn, with the first official training session scheduled for the following day at the Hemberg, which will also be held as a public training session. A total of 4,000 young and old soccer fans will then be able to attend the training session in Iserlohn's Hemberg Stadium. In total, the city of Iserlohn received over 14,000 ticket requests from the local region and all over Germany. "The interest was simply incredible. Now we have to enjoy this special time. But of course we also know that we had to disappoint a lot of children, a lot of people of Italian origin, because we simply couldn't give out more tickets. We hope that they will also be able to enjoy this special summer with us at our public viewings or the many inner-city festivals," said Michael Joithe, Mayor of the City of Iserlohn.

Preparations for training at Hemberg are currently still in full swing. "We ask all visitors to arrive as early as possible. Please make sure you use public transport, as parking spaces are not available for all guests," says Christian Kißmer, EM project manager for the city of Iserlohn. Together with his team from the sports office of the city of Iserlohn, he has organized the event and also planned a varied supporting programme. "We can't reveal all the details yet, but all guests can look forward to a surprise."

The following information should help to make your arrival and departure, as well as your stay in the stadium, as pleasant as possible.

The important times:

• Admission
  The doors at Hemberg will open for all visitors on Tuesday, June 11, at 3 pm.
  
• Start of the preliminary program
  The city of Iserlohn has planned an entertaining program before the public training session, which will begin at around 3.15 pm.
  
• Public training session
  The Italian national team's public training session is scheduled to begin at 4:30 pm. A maximum duration of 90 minutes is planned.

Arriving by car & parking:

• The city of Iserlohn recommends traveling by public transport.
  
• There is not a sufficient number of parking spaces available for visitors arriving by car. Immermannstraße to the event site will be closed to traffic (until approx. 8 p.m.). There are no parking spaces available at the Hemberg Stadium.
  
• The following parking lots can be accessed:
  P + R Hemberg below the school center (Hembergstraße)
  Parking lot on the Hembergstraße
  Seilerblick parking lot (Seilerblick 24)
  Parking lot at the ice rink (Seeuferstraße)
  
• Please note the corresponding parking times. The area at Seilersee otherwise used as a fairground is not available for parking.
  
• Guests will find additional parking spaces in the multi-storey parking lots in Iserlohn city center. From there, the Hemberg can be reached by public transport.

Arrival by public transport:

• All guests are strongly recommended to travel to the training by public transport.
  
• The following bus lines run at short, regular intervals to the P + R parking lot at Hemberg: MVG lines 11 / 12 / 15 / 16 and 22.
  All timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Märkische Verkehrsgesellschaft: mvg-aktuell.de.

Information on admission & bringing bags:

• PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT: Bags or rucksacks larger than a DIN A4 sheet of paper may NOT be taken onto the event site. This applies to all visitors with the exception of accredited media representatives. There are no storage areas for larger bags or rucksacks.
  
• On the day of the event, there will be a total of three entrances around the Hemberg Stadium for the various visitor groups. People and baggage checks will be carried out at all entrances:
  
  Standingarea entrance: Guests with standing tickets use the standing ticket entrance to the right of the clubhouse 'ImPuls' at the level of the standing area stand.
  
  Entranceto the seated area: Visitors with tickets for the seated grandstand area should use the entrance to the left of the clubhouse 'ImPuls' below the parking lot, which is open for all FCI matches. Please note that this parking lot cannot be used on the day of the event.
  
  Media entrance: Accredited media representatives use the media entrance at the upper end of the parking lot at the Hembergstadion near the seating area.
  
• Food & drink:
  Food and drink stands are provided throughout the stadium area. They will be run by FC Iserlohn and TuS Iserlohn and can be found in all four corners of the stadium. A prepaid card must be used to pay at all stands. This card is available everywhere in the stadium. The purchase of the prepaid card is ONLY possible with cash.

Prohibited in the entire stadium area:

• Photography and video cameras brought into the stadium without authorization and drones are not permitted. UEFA also prohibits flags larger than 2 meters x 1.50 meters, all forms of weapons, pyrotechnics, gas spray cans (including deodorants), stick umbrellas, helmets, alcohol & drugs and mechanically and electrically operated noise instruments. There are no storage facilities for these items in the entrance area. The instructions of the security service must be followed.
  
• Smoking is prohibited in the entire stadium area. Cannabis consumption is generally prohibited in the area of sports facilities.