An Englishman’s weekly Eurostar explorations of the eccentricities of German lower league football, concentrating mainly on the Regionalligas & Oberligas, but happy to stray into higher or lower echelons at the whim of geography & logistics.
TuS Makkabi Berlin vs SC Staaken 25/08/24
Today’s game sees 10th play 16th in the NOFV Nord (tier V), although only 2…
Concordia Wiemalhausen vs SV Westfalia Rhynern 11/08/24
I am in Bochum today, for the first game of the season for Concordia Wiemalhausen,…
Wuppertaler SV vs Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 03/08/24
Welcome to a new season! I have already talked about Wuppertal on my blog entry…
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen vs Rot-Weiss Essen 25/05/24
Acknowledgment: “The Football Tourist’s Guide to the German Ruhrgebiet” by Peter Alder. Today sees Rot-Weiss…
Spot the Shirt #42
Final shirt of the season! Same as before, email your answers to fussball.unser.leben.ist@gmail.com
Beer of the Week 20/05/2024
I have a sentimental fondness for this local Mannheim microbrewery beer, mainly because I associate…
VfR Mannheim vs Offenburger FV 18/05/24
So here we are in Mannheim for 13th vs 18th in the Oberliga Baden-Wurttermberg. The…
Spot the Shirt #41
Same as before, email your answers to fussball.unser.leben.ist@gmail.com
FC Köln II vs Rot Weiss Oberhausen 04/05/24
If you’re in Cologne and fancy the footer, Köln’s second team is not a bad…
Spot the Shirt #40
Same as before, email your answers to fussball.unser.leben.ist@gmail.com