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Schneckerl Prohaska celebrated the Austrian championship title in 1976 on the shoulders of enthusiastic fans…
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… Red Bull Salzburg’s annual Meisterteller-lifting event is a well-designed spectacle with a stage and a shower of confetti.
Space conditions: When it rained and snowed, the pitches in the early days of the Bundesliga turned into muddy deserts. Unfriendly space conditions in sub-zero temperatures were rarely a reason for cancellation. In 2024, goalkeepers will not only be allowed to wear baby pink jerseys, they will also no longer get dirty on the soft, heated grass carpet.
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The dirty reality of yesteryear: muddy deserts as a base.
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Alexander Schlager no longer gets dirty on the heated grass carpet.
Fans: Fan riots, a recent invention? Absolutely not. There have been dubious role models for children in the fan sector before. Today, fan anger also has to follow aesthetic guidelines with pyrotechnics and masking.
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Fan discontent in the Lehen stadium in the 1970s.
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Being a fan in 2024: Stand out but stay incognito.
Jersey sponsors: Cotton jerseys advertised, among other things, Burgenland wine, beer and cigarettes. The kits, which are largely covered in sponsor names, have become a trademark of Austrian football over the years. You have to take what comes. Betting offices and fertility products have long been accepted as donors.
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The “Roter Husar” winery was a loyal sponsor of SC Eisenstadt.
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Whoever pays gets to eat it. In the case of Hartberg (right) also “sperm booster”.
Media. Before the match, the press representatives were given the line-up by the sports director in the block directly on the pitch, in the picture Austria-Salzburg legend Günther Praschak with the sports journalist elite of the 1970s. In 2024, dozens of cameras will deliver every drop of sweat in high resolution to the living room.
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Media work 1976: Sports director Günther Praschak revealed the line-up shortly before kick-off, Salzburg’s elite sports journalists pricked up their ears and pencils.
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Every drop of sweat is delivered to the living room in high resolution.
Was everything better before? Or should we welcome the progress? It’s a question of the perspective. The fact is: football has remained the number one popular sport in Austria over the decades.
2024-04-12 22:02:00
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