Wine red and white soccer ball in the sports forum in Hohenschönhausen
Photo: imago images / Matthias Koch
Living until you die is hard work enough, my grandmother used to philosophize when the shoe pinched somewhere. Now, however, the football wind of eternal joy is finally blowing in my face again and making us dream of good deeds. Because I don’t carry a can of Mett as a heart, but the once planted torch of football, it drives me out every damn weekend. Like a wild animal peeking out of a forest, I recognize flying balls from a distance and immediately purr like a cat. Life doesn’t give you a second chance, so grab it when the leather moves and the game’s gladiators crack their limbs!
Berlin currently offers a third division club, his name is Viktoria. Two Hamburg brothers have been indulging in this club for a few moons, which enlivens the actually closed Jahn Sports Park in Prenzlauer Berg. Is it a miracle Or is the magic word money? The last tenant of the stadium was called BFC Dynamo and had to vacate the area because the Berlin Senate wants / wanted / maybe wanted to build a brand new and completely inclusive stadium in the same place …
I see great things with my third eye, I’ve already scratched the new and of course secret name of the arena (Mayor Müller Stadium) in cow shit.
Back to Vicky, as the club is called by its, yes, few fans. I was there on the first day of play, against Vicky Cologne. The Berliners played bravely forward, but only a few spectators were interested, zero fan culture, zero mood. That wasn’t enough for me, I’m not coming back for the time being.
A week later I saw the flickering shadows of love during the game between Berliner AK and Jena. The BAK has grabbed an Instagram star. The good guy is called Nader El-Jindaoui. Kicks okay and attracts a huge group of Instafans to the stadium with every game. You have to indulge yourself. Nader is a kind of life helper and brand explainer for young people. His friendly wife and he, for example, go to the dentist in Istanbul, we in the middle etc. Quote: “Above all else, we are one thing: honest!” His sister is also very “weird”, or was it “spooky”? In any case, there is a good mood in the Post Stadium when Nader moves his alabaster body. You should have seen it. And otherwise? I can drink beer, but also East Frisian tea.
And I was with the BFC. What should I tell my father where I am and what I am doing? It wasn’t that bad at all. The BFC is playing in Hohenschönhausen again, the slightly scruffy sports forum has been pimped up a bit, is now floodlit and attracts football fans for a reason that I cannot understand. Did the Beatles come before the BFC? Yes and no! Is it because of the vegetarian beer, served in what is definitely the only Hohenschönhausen vegetarian snack bar opposite the Sandinostraße tram stop? Does the floodlight catch on so nicely in the bald head? What is the reason for the increased number of fans in the junky charm of the former GDR model sports facility?
The BFC attachment obviously belongs to Hohenschönhausen like Union to Köpenick, that’s how it looks! The groundskeeper doesn’t seem to show up that often. For this, the BFC has brought in ex-Magdeburg’s Christian Beck, who immediately rose to be the fans’ favorite thanks to his modest attitude and goal-shooting. Beck scort and scort, he also scored against Lichtenberg 47, this time from the penalty spot. Whoops, the BFC is already in first place in the regional league table. Pyro, beer shower, fanfare!
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