Discover who. Subscribe to the documentary on you tube. The 1st. Manchester madrid. Liverpool moscow milan istanbul london just about every major european city has at least a couple world famous soccer teams what about here in berlin. Despite being capital of football crazed germany bruins are known as being a bit of a soccer black hole better known for thumping techno and fine are going for sports. Are the citys big yes they usually play in the bunch but they struggle and theyve been the only top team in town for a long time berlin hasnt had 2 teams in the bundesliga since the seventys. Its a city with a lot of football but i dont think its a Football City heres her the legend and current manager mickael its his response when i ask him to carolyn its a Football City. But. It could be better of course but that was set to change it this season its now the newly promoted you known berlin from the east and heritage in the west both represent berlin in the bundesliga something you cant say for anywhere else in germany. Is just a season for linda finally becomes a Football City. Or has it always been one there is constantly a game on got the most teams playing at every level in the country its not like people dont love soccer here but there are reasons its not seen as a Football City lets start with those. Really has a historical feature that sets it apart from just about every city in the world even today all this is played out in the shadow of the berlin wall. Not just the dark rooms that make for one special few places on earth and witness such a ton more to us past its the city and its this history that continues to define. The city was smack in the center of the cold war germany was split between east and west while the capital was divided as well. Roughly 40 years of division shape todays football landscape. Passion for football is built on rivalries you can get out with hated neighbors not easy to do when theres literally a wall cutting your city in half. In your own fan and writer in gold knows all about this. Club in the west so were going to watch the flop in the east so they supported each other so it was like a friendship. In east and west they drink different beers they even had different lights at their crosswalks no surprise they had vastly different Football Clubs. East and west germany had separate leagues meaning many of biggest clubs like heritage and you know and have rarely played each other dearly and was surrounded by east germany cut off from regional competition. Isolation meant most teams couldnt push each other or develop lasting rivalries. When the wall came down established clubs in the west of germany had the cash to poach players from eastern sides and berlins been a relatively poor city until recently. In the hair to fan for decades. Shes proud of how much her club has gotten out of the limited budget. Im a klutz. Rich western clubs have dominated since the fall of the wall 13 years back former east german clubs are a rarity in the upper leagues which means her to enter in your own dont have much competition nearby in the top tier not easy to be a Football City with empty coffers and limited local competition but constant change is built into berlins d. N. A. On paper headed for the biggest club in the city should be opposed. Boeing power their own. Westerly winds topside were founded before the turn of the century have plenty of history and are in a regional bundesliga member where to draw an average of 49000 fans a game more than chelsea you day in p. S. G. Unfortunately big crowds in a boisterous also arent enough to guarantee a good atmosphere at that massive the limbic stadium which is still half empty with 40000 people on it. Its heritage they just havent captured the citys imagination Salomon Kalou is probably heritage most recognizable player still he told us his favorite part of living in berlin is the peace and quiet. You go outside to see the number to the market funds i think that will be the big difference. I am not sure if that streams Football City characters ads from last season actually had the motto of in berlin you can be anything even a hair to fan inspiring. Despite their tradition and fan culture her to have a reputation for being a bit soulless it doesnt help that theyre so middle of the road on the field just because then fairy covers berlins Lower League Football for bloody hell magazine. Nothing changed me against head but they had to find them very boring but some find boring means authenticity its a long time spans the whole tension she believes leads its a show about the guy whos willing to leave i found my mind to be doing much. That might change her to clearly have grander designs an investor pumped 125000000 euros into the club this offseason leading to some exciting new signings including breaking their transfer record and dodi luka bucky oh. We need some some some success too to build a big. Football community as were. Conceived and bought into and goes good. Hair to claim to represent the whole city dont happen straight from their local eastern warrants. On your own stand for the past of berlin soccer they have a storied history presenting themselves as an alternative to the state police back to normal berlin in the d. D. R. Era and they all have an intractable relationship to their neighborhood of corruption here plus the fans have literally given up blood sweat and tears for their job. Its not like 20089 that was like the last rebuilding off the stadium where a lot of modern like 2000 fans actually took part in terribly. Huge fan actions have made global headlines perpetuating an oft oversimplified myth but now many fans roll their eyes when they hear the phrase cold club yes im tired of that really. Truth play and the legendary status of their fan culture has caused some growing pains. This family feeling was being. Challenged at the moment in the past 3 years the stadium was almost at every game sold out we have 30000 members you know we have like i think. Just go with the wrong 12 followers and. In typical fashion didnt raise ticket prices for their 1st ever promotion to the bundeswehr guess it will be a tough slog at the top but selling out the stadium wont be a problem on your own inherit some may have had across well friendship in the old days and this is only their 3rd ever season in the same league still promotion could reset things. You dont inherit so far and in fact be fierce rivals but if to no one can manage to stay up long enough for the cue props to develop a history of playing against one another this therapy might just be what it takes to ignite the soccer scene in this. Book does really need hair to end when youre going to succeed to become a Football City or has it been one all along. Whats affordable city its not when you look only like it to see the success like in professional football when you look at the culture of culture is a very. Powerful culture and but then we have like a lot of former Football Club has just about as many soccer teams as turners cant walk more than 5 minutes about someone coming charming historic grounds the clubs dotting the city have proud histories and ties to their local community is so lets run through a dense and diverse footballing landscape little known to those outside of the german capital. Found in berlin and 888 is the countrys oldest active club ethnic clubs like to keep. Community centers for immigrant or minority groups or teams were even on the verge of promotion to the 2nd division in the ninetys but were falsely penalized for incorrectly registering a foreign player i guess thats just multicultural berlin for you babbles derek base just outside of berlin playing the same ground as womens powerhouse to being a part stem and sport a politically engaged ultrasound. Or bonus league aside tennis or. Day of a different style of support but equally progressive identity has been defined by the of the movie. I just talked about it was rough on them by themself im sort of not open to a by. The condition. Of what i am but i think their history in west berlin and the regional leagues in the ninetys means that tape is seen both in your own and tear as rivals and t. V. It was we were. Talking about the statement but when you want this isnt it or doesnt move the station idea so much a few of our programming but im not trying to find out which will win shaaban im going off on how to friends about it and will find im also if not all berlin football history is glorious just look at his money overall in. His money have the crowd distinction of the pundits league as the worst ever record. 10 time d. D. R. Champs formerly favored by the east German Secret Police today they play in the 4th division but are still probably unions biggest rivals known 10 ingo wont even say their names no im not going to say the name of god is going to. Buy that notice that the amount of bald heads heading into the stadium and i wish i could tell you that that with analogy shout breaking east berlin but unfortunately it has a reputation of being filled with right wing fans so in the off chance they can smell my ethnic background i think its time we get out of here. For every cool team playing at the local or regional level berlin has about 15 nonleague side its nonstop football here in berlin and all of these Lower Division clubs have their own identities and stories to tell. The scene is fantastic but it seems like a waste with all these awesome teams whiling away in the 4th 5th and 6th divisions. Berlin is nothing if not constantly changing soccer here is no different. But expect more from a german city with 4000000 residents but berlin is buzzing about having 2 teams in the bundesliga for the 1st time in over 40 years. It will be of course a lot of pressure on the windowsill in the city like who will sit between. Them and the un though plenty of the citys football fans might not even be watching the derby. But if youre living in berlin youre watching just these 2 clubs and you know one had to be missing out on so much football and there is drama there is action that youre liable to get laughed at for suggesting berlin is a soccer city its still a far cry from london or madrid but things finally seem set to change at the top thanks so when you own and heritage and as we have seen the basis is there for even more once you scratch past the surface. Enchanting forests that invite visitors to dream. Huge mountains that bear witness to each time. Lines to line true picturesque travel. Bohemian switzerland by rail. W. A week. During the corona pandemic. Why not. The big paris fashion designers have gotten creative in the crisis. Theyre presenting their collections online. To. Your room. Even 60 years on d w. Im not laughing at the germans well i guess. 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