Euro 2024 fan zones ad public viewing areas in several German host cities, including Tuesday’s match venue of Dortmund, will remain closed due to a forecast of heavy thunderstorms in the regions, local authorities have said. Apart from Dortmund, the decision also affects the the capital Berlin, and in the western German cities of Düsseldorf, Cologne and Gelsenkirchen. The fan zone in Leipzig, where the day’s other match between Portugal and the Czech Republic is to take place, remains open for now. Officials said that it was not fully clear whether the storms with potentially gale-force wind, …