Recommended reading, watching & listening. All choices are strictly personal.
Halb Vier magazine. The English language magazine for fans of German football at all levels. Beautifully presented, very collectible as well as immensely readable.
The German Fitbaw Podcast – a somewhat scattergun-approach podcast taking in any and all aspects of German football culture, at all levels. Enjoyable.
Bundesliga Boxes. Brilliant gift idea for your proper niche football fan. Subscribe and get a mystery box with a football shirt, lots of stickers, plus other items like an old programme, a scarf or some badges. Ace.
Mensch: Beyond the Cones by Jonathan Harding. Charming – and informative – examination of the German football coaching phenomenon. Far less dry than the subject matter might imply.
German Football Weekly – email-based Bundesliga newsletter. Subscribe here
The Miracle of Bern. Football movies that can legitimately be described as ‘heartwarming’ usually make me want to throw up. But this one actually IS kind of heartwarming. Unless you’re Hungarian of course. Available with subs.
Bundesliga Diaries – English-language podcast (centred around 1. Bundesliga) with match reports and analysis.
Slightly “off-piste” perhaps, but see also:
Prost! The Story of German Beer by Horst Dornbusch. Not a beer guide, but more of a cultural, social and even political, history of German brewing. Fascinating.
Good Beer Guide Germany by Steve Thomas. Could do with an update, and is consequently more useful as guide to beers than it is to pubs.
