Hoffenheim Dortmund

[georg ruf jr.]

As I've mentioned several times, our team is dreaming of the German Premier League. I'm sure they'll make it some day. Plenty of money backing the team.
Their play wasn't good enough yesterday. Pity. They were kicked out of the "DFB Pokal" in the quarter finals. Okay. Dortmund is a tough team. 3-1

At least we ( my wife Ute and I) enjoyed ourselves. 700km in one day. Good laughs ect.
Here are some fans we met on the way there:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=96pzt_cknB4

[georg ruf jr.]

The stadion takes up to 80 000.
It was one of the World Cup Stadions in 2006. Germany beat Poland 1:0.

Here the Dortmund fans with their flags. Each flag stands for a fan-club.
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=9f86Xos92fY

[georg ruf jr.]

Hoffenheim is playing in the premier league 2008/2009!!!
Unbelievable. A soccer team from a 3500 Peoples villiage.


www.tsg-hoffenheim.de
The site is in German, sorry. But maby somebody is interested.

[Bertie Horak]

Are you going to watch the U/19's play on Saturday?  If I understand the article correctly, they're playing in your valley?

[georg ruf jr.]

Haven't checked that yet. A couple of years ago several games of the European U21 Chamionships were held in our stadion.