00:19For more than 40 years now, the ZDF Sports Studio has been presenting the stars of the world of sport, and they've all been here.
00:27Formula One hero Michael Schumacher, soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer, star referee Pierre-Luigi Colina, the king of goalies Oliver Kahn, tennis ace Roger Federer, and NBA giants like Dirk Nowitzki and Shaquille O'Neal.
00:47Since 1963, the ZDF Sports Studio has been a must for millions every Saturday, their chance to see the big names in action.
00:56Whether Pele or Muhammad Ali, everyone who's anyone in sport has got to be seen here.
01:06The quiet ones...
01:08Eusebio!
01:14And the not-so-quiet ones...
01:16And time and again, we host the true greats, Formula One champion Ayrton Senna, legendary sprinter Carl Lewis,
01:33Steffi Graf, experiencing a TV studio for the first time.
01:41And Boris Becker, showing how a Wimbledon champion serves them right.
01:45With entertainment in good measure too, like here with status quo.
01:55Tough guys like Sylvester Stallone challenge their hosts.
02:01Sovereigns grin and bear it, like Sweden's Queen Sylvia.
02:05Or Prince Albert of Monaco, who as a member of the International Olympic Committee, tests his skill at the tour band.
02:20The tour band, more than a cult, it's the programme's trademark.
02:24Three shots at the bottom, three at the top.
02:27Even pros find it a challenge.
02:33Pele scores just once.
02:38And the young Ronaldo fares no better.
02:41So far, no one has scored six out of six.
02:46Michael Schumacher, as well, scores just the once.
02:50The record is fine.
02:53And sometimes, nothing goes right at all.
03:02The sports studio, television history in the making.
03:06A monument, unique.
03:07Live and with a studio audience.
03:13Every Saturday night, for more than four decades now.
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