Groundhopping & Nostalgia
Mommsen-stadion, Berlin – Charlottenburg Visited 10/09/2010 NOFV-Oberliga-Nord: Tennis Borussia Berlin – 1. FC Union Berlin II 0-2 Attendance: 600 If I had passed by the Mommsen Stadium last year I probably would have written a whole different article. Because back then everything was … Continued
ADO Den Haag Stadion, The Hague Visited 13/12/2009 Eredivisie: ADO Den Haag – Heracles Almelo 1-4 Attendance: 11.679 It is as if our Sparta-trip from a year ago was only yesterday when we board the Benelux train on this cold Sunday morning … Continued
Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Potsdam – Babelsberg Visited 11/09/2010 3. Liga: SV Babelsberg 03 – FC Hansa Rostock 0-2 Attendance: 7.045 If you are a policeman in Babelsberg or surroundings and wanted to spend a day with family or loved ones today you would be in for … Continued
Stadion Lichterfelde, Berlin – Lichterfelde Visited 12/09/2010 NOFV-Oberliga Nord: LFC Berlin 1892 – Ludwigsfelder FC 1-0 Attendance: +/- 120 (66 paying) While almost 48,000 people in the Olympiastadion marvel at Hertha BSC versus Arminia Bielefeld, I go in the southwest of … Continued
The stadium of SC Merksem bears the name of the greatest footballer who ever graced this suburb of Antwerp. Jef Mermans came back to his old stomping grounds aged 35 and after 15 seasons and 249 goals for Belgian giants Anderlecht. He would still play … Continued
Stadion im Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach Visited 11/04/2009 Bundesliga: Borussia Mönchengladbach – VfL Wolfsburg 1-2 Attendance: 49.152 When I ordered the tickets for this contest over a month ago I did not anticipate that this afternoon the current (co)-leader in the Bundesliga would come … Continued
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Gaelic Park, Bronx, New York Visited 04/09/2009 NCAA Division I, MAAC: Manhattan Lady Jaspers – Canisius Golden Griffins 1-1 Attendance:+/- 30 My second trip to New York is a disillusionment when it comes to football. The Red Bulls should have … Continued
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Ma. Visited 11/09/2008 Major League Soccer: New England Revolution – Chivas USA 4-0 Attendance: 7.606 The 6 States that make up New England; Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island, are not brimming with professional sports … Continued
Club: FC Levadia Tallinn Capacity: 5.000 Along with fellow Tallinn club FC Flora FC Levadia has dominated the Estonian club football scene for the past decade. Founded in 1999 as “Levadia Maardu” the club changed its name to the current … Continued