MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Cost-conscious fans for whom budgets are tight but Euro 2024 is unmissable are parking for free in German forests, lugging crates of supermarket beer to drink outside the fan zones and opting for nights under canvas to dodge expensive hotels and inflated prices.
The cost-of-living crisis has battered spending power, driven up transport prices and even made buying the cheapest supermarket food more expensive, so many supporters are working out how to make following the tournament as affordable as possible.