Time to plan your next football trip to Germany
German football will be back soon. And we already know quite a lot about what is to come. So if you are thinking about a football trip to Germany in late summer, autumn or even pre-Christmas now is a great time to start planning.What do we know so far? Apart from the...
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The German football season comes to an end
Another German football season is over. Who were at the winners and losers? Which teams will be playing where next year? The Bundesliga - excitement right to the end Yet again Bayern München are Bundesliga champions, but Borussia Dortmund chased them to the...
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The DFB Pokal – the German FA Cup
The German FA Cup gets underway The German equivalent of the FA Cup is called the DFB Pokal. And like the FA Cup it is organised so that as many clubs as possible have a chance to take part. There are 64 clubs in the first round: all the Bundesliga and 2 Bundesliga...
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Building the Yellow Wall: The Incredible Rise and Cult Appeal of Borussia Dortmund – A Review
Understanding Borussia Dortmund Have you ever wondered why Borussia Dortmund has such devoted supporters? Do you want to know how this old club came to have the most famous stand in Europe - the Yellow Wall? This excellent book by Uli Hesse will give you the answer to...
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Going to watch Hertha Berlin
Going to watch Hertha Berlin is a must for any football trip to Berlin. The full name of this historic club is Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892. Hertha BSC was one of the founder members of the Deutscher Fussball Bund (DFB), which came together in 1900, and of the...
read moreLeipzig football is more than Red Bull
Leipzig football - looking beyond Red Bull The first thing that comes to mind when you think of Leipzig football is, of course, Red Bull Leipzig. That's the team that started from scratch in 2009 and has worked its way through the leagues and now plays in the...
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RB Leipzig – A trip planner
RB Leipzig - A brand new club In 2008 energy drink manufacturer Red Bull purchased the playing rights of SSV Markranstädt, a little known fifth division club close to Leipzig. This was the first step in establishing a brand new football club called Rasenballsport...
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The German Football Route
A footballing tour through North Rhine Westfalia - Germany’s biggest state. Germany is a federation of 16 states called Bundesländer. The state with the biggest population is called North Rhine-Westphalia. It is home to nearly 18 million people and covers 34,083 km....
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Introducing FC Schalke 04
A book about FC Schalke 04In 1904 a group of young miners from Gelsenkirchen got together to play football. They had very little money, no kit to wear, no ball to play with. They didn’t even have a pitch to play on. This book tells the story of how the club they...
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