In 2003, a group of 89 Union Berlin fans broke into the Alte Försterei stadium to sing Christmas carols together. Two decades on, the Weihnachtssingen is a major event with 30.000 attendees every year
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This Tuesday, 30,000 Union Berlin fans will descend on the Alte Försterei for the club’s annual Christmas carol service. It’s a tradition which goes back more than 20 years and has since been imitated by clubs across Germany. In the following extract from my book “Scheisse! We’re Going Up!”, the event’s founder Torsten Eisenbeiser explains how his hare-…

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