It’s time for the Revierderby again
The Ruhrgebiet has more football clubs than any other part of Germany. It also has more pubs where people gather to talk about football before and after the game. So it’s not surprising that every there is a fiercely contested derby somewhere in the Ruhrgebiet every...
FC Schalke 04: An introduction
FC Schalke 04: An introduction In 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...
Find out more about German football
German football is back! Are you one of the millions of football-starved who fans binge-watched live games from the German Bundesliga this weekend? Do you want to find out more about German football? These books are a great place to start. Borussia Mönchengladbach :...
The German Football Route
A football 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. It...
Making the most of your football trip: Starting from Düsseldorf
Easy to reach, and linked by a superb transport system to the highest concentration of clubs in Germany, Düsseldorf is the ideal base for a football trip. It is also perfect either for a city break or a longer stay. Situated beside the Rhine, close to the Dutch...
The fall of the Berlin Wall: how it changed East German football.
The fall of the Berlin Wall - 9th November 1989 The 9th November was the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - the concrete monstrosity that had divided a city and a country since 1961. This month people across the world, and particularly in Germany, have...
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...
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...
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...
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...