In less than a month the European Football Championship will kick off in Portugal. Advertisers are getting ready for the event which can be compared to the Super Bowl as a brilliant article on The International Herald Tribune explains. Reaching a pan-European audience is difficult but an event such Euro 2004 is expected to attract millions of consumers' eyes. Eight multinational brands have paid an estimated E20 million or more each to be "official partners" of Euro 2004, and dozen of other companies are running advertising campaigns or contests related to the event.