Wacky true story of blood and crises behind Champions League’s most unlikely rise
WHY UNION FAITHFUL LITERALLY BLED TO SAVE CLUB FROM DEATH
In 2008, with their Stadion An der Alten Foersterei home ground crumbling, the fans of the club again rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding it themselves. Fischer’s defensive, counterattacking playing style may not be the most eye-pleasing, but it has brought him consistent success.He was later let go, with the hierarchy preferring a more attractive style of football, a decision which local newspaper Basler Zeitung described in 2022 as “perhaps the biggest mistake in the club’s recent history”.Union fans have done plenty to save their club and stadium over the years.
However, they will not play their home games in the Champions League at the Stadion An der Alten Foersterei.The decision was made by Union president Dirk Zingler because the Olympic Stadium in Berlin has a capacity three times the size of Union’s home ground, giving as many fans as possible the once-in-a-lifetime chance to watch their team play against Europe’s elite.Fans must walk through a forest to get to the ground.
Their lengthy stints at the club makes this Champions League experience all the more special and unique for Trimmel and Busk, with every other player in the team joining on July 1 in 2019 or after. Two-time Champions League finalist Leonardo Bonucci also came in on a free transfer from Juventus and will bring with him the experience of decades at the highest level.
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