Trying to understand the pyramid of immediate post-war German football requires time, patience and some sort of history thesis. The varying occupying zones ran their own leagues feeding into a national championship. The French (Oberliga…
The following is a translation of a Twitter thread by @KittoDario. We thank him for his research and thread. Guy Kokou Acolatse He was the first black footballer in Germany and humorously fought everyday racism…
Some nights you just know you will never forget. They leave the hairs on the back of your neck on end as you remember that feeling. Monday night will go down as one of those…
Born to Die in Berlin After the previous weekend’s Pokal exit, it seemed all too likely that Sankt Pauli’s surprisingly good start to the season would end. In true FCSP style, they didn’t disappoint (well…
Review: Here To Stay – FC Lampedusa In the first seconds a massive explosion rocks the screen. Any fair documentary on the current refugee crisis is bound to be hard to view. The truth of…
Rote Flora Bleibt – The Rote Flora Stays Part 1 For nearly 30 years the Rote Flora, located in Hamburg’s Sternschanze Quarter, has been the centre of the struggle between the power and people of…
Photo: The first screening. 18th of December 2017, and there are some twenty-odd people in the top room of the Seven Oaks in Manchester’s Chinatown. This place has become the defacto home of Manchester St.…
Match Report Spieltag 5: Nürnberg vs FC St. Pauli “Hier im Frankenland, spielen wir euch an die wand” has never been more true. No Sobiech, no Buchtmann and no Bouhaddouz. Frankly, all hope was aimed…
Photo by Stefan Groenveld Match Report Spieltag 4: FC St. Pauli vs 1. FC Heidenheim In a way that only FCSP can manage, any early season optimism has been beaten out of even the most…
Match Report Spieltag 2: FC St.Pauli vs Dynamo Dresden St. Pauli opened up the Millerntor this season whilst our very good friends (sic) Dresden travelled up the Elbe to Hamburg. The dreaded Montagspiel appeared to…