Today's entry comes from Northern Germany, where Hamburg-based FC St. Pauli clinched promotion to the Bundesliga after 13 years in the second division. The team is famously governed by explicitly leftwing principles - some if its fans remain angry that the club sells merchandise and participates in capitalist enterprises, an interesting if possibly self-defeating point of view. The club is also fiercely local and focused on its civic responsibilities, and boasts a 31 year-old American manager. Pauli is one we can get behind, as they'll be one of the most dogged of underdogs next season.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
More Joy
It's a great time of year if you're into watching throngs of people celebrate their local sporting club advancing to a higher level of competition. Technically, also true if you like watching fans suffer as their club's are relegated, but nobody's that much of a dick. [To be fair, if the Yankees were relegated, I'd do the Ren & Stimpy dance.]
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