Absolutely hate multi-club ownership and despise 777’s minority stake in the club, but agreements like this born out of a mutual understanding and friendship that stretches back decades between leadership, players, and fans is something I can get behind.

It’s such a shame none of these teams will ever grow above being small local teams of semi-pros because of the closed MLS.

Another good video from Hertha without any German showing the set up of the tifo against Frankfurt last year celebrating 130 years of history.

All done by the ultra groups in cooperation with the club and stadium staff, but self funded and done by hand by fans, not an event company.

German football has seen it’s 3rd (Bremen), Stuttgart (4th), HSV (5th), Schalke (7th), and Hertha (11th) most successful Bundesliga Club, all fan owned, get relegated at least once the last 5 years because of idiotic decisions made by elected boards and Presidents.

German football is still filled with horror stories, but at least fans get to vote out and then vote in new people when it gets bad and don’t have to sit by.

Short of a health emergency, you never leave the stadium early. You stay and then boo the fuck out of them like real fans.

Galatasaray gave it all. Commendable performance.

I’m not familiar with the football map of Istanbul. Is it geographic based, class based, political based, what kind of people are Galatasaray fans?

The sound within the stadium is immense. Love it.

It’s even funnier the 8th time!

I went to at least half a dozen Bayern games in the 90’s at the Olympiastadion, what an amazing venue. Even walking through the Olympic Park today it still gives me that feeling. No idea why there is almost no one at this game though, was this a friendly?