Chris- Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Union Berlin is currently playing its first Champions League group stage match against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Big deal, right? Of course a team from Berlin would be in the Champions League. Except they never even played top-flight football until 4 years ago! Coolest fucking team ever. And they have an American on their roster (Aaronson)! Definitely worthy of your footy-related consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 It also should not be understated that they did this as a fan-owned club: no billionaires, no Saudi blood money, no venture captial, none of that. Just a pure love of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 When the club needed to renovate the grounds due to age related problems, most of the work was done by fans of the club who volunteered their time and skills due to the club not having enough funds to hire professionals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Brian said: When the club needed to renovate the grounds due to age related problems, most of the work was done by fans of the club who volunteered their time and skills due to the club not having enough funds to hire professionals. That’s mentioned in the video; they also held a blood drive, since in Germany it’s legal to be paid for giving blood. Literally bled for the team. Fuck the Stasi pigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris- Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 Eisern! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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