Toooorrrrrrrrrrrrr! Is what we heard a number of times when our group took an excursion to the Mercedez-Benz Stadion (Stadium) to watch the Stuttgart Bundesliga team, VfB, play against Bremen. Stuttgart won 4-1 in regular game time and in a resounding fashion. It was quite fun to join in on the hype that the fans have for their games. The stadium itself was probably very similar to the size of Camp Randall, but less seats. Still, I must say it was quite impressive. The fans definitely showed up too! It was almost entirely full with fans wearing the Red/White jerseys of VfB-Stuttgart, and just one section near us that was PACKED full with Bremen fans toting their green kits.
Football in Germany (or Europe, for that matter) is much more exciting than I ever thought it was in the states. Definitely glad I went and got to experience the football hype in person at least once. Below you can see us showing off our VfB scarfs before the game.
-= of course: after the game, we went back into town for a few celebratory drinks =-
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