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Bundesletter — German football culture

A newsletter on German football culture, sent every Wednesday morning.

Newsletter · By Tom Ritchie · English · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 24, 2026
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Aug 28, 2026

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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Fußball 101: Stickers (opens the original)

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    In May, my partner and I were driving over Conor Pass in County Kerry. We had just spent the afternoon in the pub with my newly-wedded cousin, his wife and both wider families, sharing stories from the reception the previous day over a few pints.Conor Pass is the quickest route to return us from Castlegregory on the North East of the Dingle Peninsula, to our lodgings in the town that gives this mountainous appendage its name. The road reaches a height of 456 metres above the nearby coast, splitt

  2. Issue · Sep 4, 2026

    El Angel de Gelsenkrichen (opens the original)

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    Raúl Gonzalez Blanco was supposed to belong to one club. For sixteen years, he led Real Madrid from the front, winning six league titles, three Champions Leagues and scoring a then-record 323 goals for Los Blancos. El Angel de Madrid was the emotional ballast in a period of wanton commercialisation, driven by the courtship of the world’s biggest stars. For everything Zidane, Figo, Beckham, Ronaldo Nozario, Kaka, and latterly, Cristiano Ronaldo, brought to the Bernabéu, none of it made sense with

  3. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    The Bundesliga is back! (opens the original)

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    Hello, how are we doing? I’ve been a bit quiet over the summer. While I had plans for a few World Cup related pieces and podcasts, other commitments and a desire to just watch the tournament without turning it into work won out. Bundesletter — German football culture is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="email-input" name="email" tab

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