Hi team! 8 players are already signed up for tomorrow. A great game is definitely on but maybe we still get a few more, so we can play even a 5- or 6-a-side :) See you tomorrow! Cheers, Ewald

Hi Team!

If anyone is interested in joining a football-related seminar next week, I might have something for you. On Friday, 28 November 2025 (12:30–17:00), the Goethe-Institut Finland in Helsinki is hosting an intercultural seminar on football culture and history in Germany and Finland (see program below).

The event, held in German and English, explores how football shapes identities and societies, with perspectives from research, media, and practice. Topics include German football culture from a Finnish viewpoint, the development of women’s football, fan cultures in East Germany, personal perspectives on German football, and the connections between football, language, and multilingualism.

Fun fact: I was asked to moderate the seminar :D Here’s the information (and registration link): https://www.goethe.de/ins/fi/de/spr/unt/ver.cfm?event_id=26654675 Maybe see you there!

Cheers,
Ewald

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Program:

12:30 – Opening (Prof. Sandra Reimann; Dr. Irene Bark; Ambassador Stephan Auer)

12:45 – Author Johanna Nordling: “The Football-Shaped Germany” — German football culture from a Finnish perspective + an interview with former Finnish national and Bundesliga player Essi Sainio

13:30 – Historian Prof. Dr. Vesa Vares: Women’s football on the path to equality in Finland and the world

14:15 – Historian Prof. Dr. Seppo Hentilä: Why do East German fans shout “East Germany”?

15:00 – Coffee break

15:30 – Philosopher Prof. Dr. Markus Pantsar: “I fell in love with German football” (talk in English)

16:15 – Linguist & footballer Prof. Dr. Michael Rießler: Football, language, and multilingualism at FC Germania

17:00 – End of event