I'm going to a German soccer (football) match. What should I know?

February 13, 2013 11:09 AM

The match is Stuttgart vs. Gladbach and it's in Stuttgart on April 14th. I'm pretty familiar with soccer, thanks to Football Manager 2012 (it's a computer game) but I guess I'm curious if there's anything I can do between now and then or on the day of the match to improve my experience, or if anyone has a good English-language source for following Bundesliga happenings. The American sports websites are okay, but I'd like to get more in-depth information. Thanks!
posted by Fister Roboto to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (3 answers total)

Both the Guardian and ESPN's Soccernet have Bundesliga correspondent (Raph Honigstein and Uli Hesse respectively).

I haven't read much of it, but The Bundesliga Fanatic looks good too.
posted by asterix at 12:25 PM on February 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

Raph Honigstein is excellent!
posted by Catchfire at 10:07 PM on February 13, 2013

These days you can go to the source in German and just use Google Translate to read things in English. In the Chrome browser the translate feature is nicely built in.

One of the biggest German soccer magazines and sites is Kicker. You could also have a look at the Stuttgarter Zeitung and the equivalent for BMG.
posted by sien at 12:22 AM on February 14, 2013