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Italia’s Inheritance

16/04/2018 Paul Ramon

It was January 2017 when Italian powerhouse Juventus F.C. announced their new, and controversially discussed, logo. Club president Andrea Agnelli justified the move with the need to enter “new strategic markets” and become “more mainstream” and “more pop”. Although Berlin’s 7th league football club “Club Italia” … Continue Reading ››

Oberliga

Talkin’ Tennis

23/03/2018 Dave Braneck

Do you have an affinity for swanky West Berlin’s finer things? Do you look dashing in purple? Have a wicked ping pong serve? And most importantly, do you hate fascism? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then we might just have the perfect club for … Continue Reading ››

Oberliga

Spandau’s rising star

16/02/2018 Paul Ramon

Staaken – a place you will not come across in any of the Berlin guides. And to be honest, most Berliners have never set foot in the tiny district in the very west of Spandau. Founded in 1273, the place got its name from the middle low German word “staken“ … Continue Reading ››

Landesliga

Everybody Hürts

23/12/2017 Ben

BSV Hürtürkel (0:9) Wittenauer SC Concordia

Bottom of the Landesliga with zero points and a goal difference of -101 after fifteen games is a long way from the Oberliga. Yet for BSV Hürtürkel, that represents only two seasons of football. If last season in the Berlin Liga wasn't … Continue Reading ››

regionalliga

Bounty of Babelsberg

28/11/2017 Alex Pieter

This past Saturday I was in Potsdam to visit Babelsberg-BFC Dynamo in a Regionalliga Nordost clash. It was the kind of day that made you realize winter is right around the corner, or, as the conditions worsened as the match wore on, perhaps already even on the doorstep. A steady, … Continue Reading ››

pokal

Lichtenberg Live Wire

13/11/2017 Dave Braneck

Lichtenberg 47 (7:6, penalties) FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin

If 120 minutes of mud-slogged soccer had made him weary, Ümit Ergirdi showed little sign of it as he spritely jogged to the spot and prepared to take his team’s fifth penalty. He’d have to hit the back of the net … Continue Reading ››

Landesliga

Neighbourhood Watch

09/11/2017 Alex Pieter

1. FC Wilmersdorf (4:1) SF Johannisthal

On Sunday I checked out one of my local neighborhood clubs, 1.FC Wilmersdorf. A short jaunt from my place, I decided it would be the perfect way to ease the literal and figurative hangover from watching Union Berlin score a 92nd minute winner … Continue Reading ››

regionalliga

Rebuilding a Rivalry

26/10/2017 Dave Braneck

BFC Dynamo (3 : 0) BSG Chemie Leipzig

Berlin is by no means a particularly religious city, but Sunday’s holy designation as a day of rest is taken seriously here. For the denizens responsible enough to be up at the crack of noon, quiet routines of relaxation tend … Continue Reading ››

regionalliga

Energie Surge

18/10/2017 Alex Pieter

Energie Cottbus (4:0) SV Babelsberg 03

Calling it a derby might be a stretch, even by the broadest definition of the term. The clubs are separated by over 130 kilometers. Their respective cities, and fan scenes, could not be more different (more on this later). Yet, in recent years … Continue Reading ››

pokal

Berg and the Bies

13/10/2017 Dave Braneck

1. FC Schöneberg (2:1) VfB Fortuna Biesdorf

Cup matches can be hard to predict. The weight of expectations is often too heavy for bigger teams to bear, and they slump into the role of the defeated giant, just another chapter in a plucky little team’s unfolding fairytale. But magic cup … Continue Reading ››