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Fußball 101: Club Anthems
The Stars in the South. We Stand By You. In the Heart of Europe. Why football songs tell us so much about identity in German football.
Feb 11
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Tom Ritchie
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'Football for Germans' — The story of rebel football leagues in Nazi-occupied Poland
Football is an act of resistance...
Feb 4
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Tom Ritchie
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Bundesletter Book Club #5
A selection of the media I have consumed to further my understanding of German football in January 2026.
Feb 6
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Tom Ritchie
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Game Changer — An interview w/FC Viktoria Berlin Frauen Managing Director, Lisa Währer
In November 2025, FC Viktoria Berlin announced a deal to sell up to 38% of its women’s team to women’s sport investment platform Monarch Collective.
Jan 28
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Tom Ritchie
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In search of Berlin football: Part One
It's not all sex clubs, beatniks and techno in the German capital
Jan 8
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Tom Ritchie
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In search of Berlin football: Part Three
Football, community and integration in a city of immigrants...
Jan 14
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Tom Ritchie
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In search of Berlin football: Part Two
There's a rising cultural movement in Berlin — Frauenfußball...
Jan 6
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Tom Ritchie
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Stille Nacht: How Christmas Carols became a German football tradition
For a Christmas treat, here's a piece I originally wrote for MUNDIAL last year. Frohe Weihnacthen!
Dec 24, 2025
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Tom Ritchie
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‘Football is safe!’ — A report from the fan protests in Leipzig
I followed a march of more than 15,000 German football fans, as they railed against the proposed security measures of the CDU government
Dec 17, 2025
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Tom Ritchie
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Bundesletter is back!
Here's what's coming next
Dec 4, 2025
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Tom Ritchie
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Top 5 Groundhopping Spots in Berlin
Die Haupstadt’s football scene isn’t limited to the Alte Foresterei or the Oly. Club football breathes life into neighbourhoods across Berlin. We asked…
Sep 19, 2025
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Fußball 101: Fan Friendships
Bayern and Bochum. Nürnburg and Schalke. Karlsruhe and Hertha. How did these fanbases become famous friends?
Aug 22, 2025
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Tom Ritchie
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Bundesletter Book Club Jul/Aug
A round-up of the best books, articles and media on the German game I’ve consumed over the past month.
Aug 19, 2025
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Tom Ritchie
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Bundesletter Podcast #8 — Seb Stafford-Bloor
On covering Florian Wirtz's Liverpool deal, the openness of the German football culture and the return of the Stadtderby to the Bundesliga.
Jul 25, 2025
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Tom Ritchie
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