A newsletter on German football culture, sent every Friday morning.
My name is Tom, I’m a freelance journalist based in Berlin.
As a recent convert to fußball, I’ve become engrossed in the eccentricities of fan culture in Germany. This newsletter and supporting podcast looks at the hyper-local quirks of individual fanbases, the people that define their club’s identity and the communities that support the grassroots game in this football-obsessed nation.
There will be historical retrospectives, originally reported features, away day travelogues and interviews with other keen observers of the game.
Each newsletter is footnoted with ‘Wörterbuch-Ecke’ (Dictionary Corner), defining and explaining the idioms uttered in pubs, stadiums and TV studios across Germany.
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About the author
When I’m not watching football, or writing this newsletter, I’m a freelance B2B journalist and content writer. My work has been published by The Times, Raconteur and Sifted.
If you’d like me to write for you, hit me up on my business email: tom[at]tomritchie.co.uk.
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