Germany

How Football Got Started in Germany

Hertha Berlin fans at the Olympiastadion In April 2021, Pitch Publishing released my first book, Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who…

5 months ago

Podcast: Football and German Society

I am joined by Bess Dawson and - for a third time on the podcast - Alan McDougall to discuss…

2 years ago

Podcast: 1. FC Union Berlin

I am joined by Kit Holden, author of a new book about 1. FC Union Berlin. Scheisse! We're Going Up…

2 years ago

Podcast: Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund's Westfalenstadion [Photo: Benjamin McFadyean] My guest is Benjamin McFadyean from the Borussia Dortmund London Fan Club. We're discussing…

3 years ago

Podcast: Matchday Programmes of the DDR (East Germany)

Just three of Anthony Russell's extensive collection of DDR programmes [Credit: Anthony Russell] Anthony Russell runs a fascinating Instagram account…

3 years ago

The Best German Football Books, Blogs and Podcasts

Hertha Berlin fans pre-match Germany is right up there at the top of many groundhoppers’ favourite destinations. With its 50+1…

3 years ago

Podcast: Football Under Nazi Occupation

Prisoners would watch matches on the Appelplatz from the roof of the kitchen barracks (on the left) of the Gross-Rosen…

4 years ago

Podcast: The Story of RB Leipzig

I am joined by Karan Tejwani, whose new book Wings of Change, chronicles the controversial rise of RB Leipzig. We…

4 years ago

Podcast: What happened to East German football clubs after reunification?

Sportforum Berlin, once home to BFC Dynamo [Photo: Michael Wagg] The Turning Season is out via Pitch Publishing What happened…

4 years ago

Podcast: How FC St. Pauli Became a ‘Cult Club’

FC Sankt Pauli's Millerntor Stadium, Hamburg Our guest is Natxo Parra, co-author of St Pauli: Another Football is Possible. We…

4 years ago