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"FC St. Pauli is a way of life." Those who know the Hamburg outfit will undoubtedly agree with the clubs self-styled description, but what exactly has enabled a Bundesliga 2 side with no major titles to its name and only eight seasons in the Bundesliga to establish a loyal fan base across the globe?

Lukas Piszczek's late strike against Werder Bremen on Saturday evening earned Borussia a 2-1 away victory on the return of the Bundesliga season.

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Nach einem Neun-Punkte-Start ist Jahn Regensburg die Nummer eins in Liga zwei. Trainer und Spieler sehen keinen Anlass für eine Korrektur des Saisonziels. Sie möchten einfach „im sicheren Wasser schwimmen“.

Cologne must win the second leg of their play-off with Bundesliga 2 side Holstein Kiel to have any chance of avoiding being relegated to the second tier on Saturday (kick-off: 6pm GMT+2).

- © Dennis Ewert/RHR-FOTO/Pool/Dennis Ewert/RHR-FOTO/Pool Holstein Kiel lost 5-2 over two legs in their promotion/ relegation play-off with Bundesliga club Cologne. - © Dennis Ewert/RHR-FOTO/Pool/Dennis Ewert/RHR-FOTO/Pool bundesliga 3 days ago Holstein Kiel will have to wait to become the 57th club to feature in the Bundesliga following their play-off defeat to Cologne. bundesliga.com profiles the top-flight nearly men... History The clubs badge features the words von 1900 - from 1900 - as...

15 hours ago Erling Haaland can help guide Borussia Dortmund a step closer to silverware if they can get past Bayern Munichs conquerors Holstein Kiel and Hauke Wahl in the DFB Cup semi-final on Saturday (kick-off: 8.30pm GMT+2). Latest Haaland recently reached a half century of Dortmund goals, with braces in wins against Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg taking him to 53 in 56 appearances in Black and Yellow. The Norwegian has struck at least double in 14 different matches this season, including each...

Leipzig see off Wolfsburg to reach German Cup semis Berlin (AFP) – Yussuf Poulsen and Hwang Hee-chan netted second-half goals as RB Leipzig beat Wolfsburg 2-0 in Wednesday’s German Cup quarter-final in a tense battle between the in-form Bundesliga sides. After Poulsen opened the scoring, South Korea striker Hwang came off the bench to hit a late second goal and seal a semi-final berth alongside Borussia Dortmund and second-tier Holstein Kiel. The other quarter-final tie was postponed Tuesd...

Giantkillers Holstein Kiel reach German Cup semi-finals for first time Berlin (AFP) – Having already knocked out Bayern Munich in the second round, Holstein Kiel on Wednesday reached the semi-finals of the German Cup for the first time after a 3-0 win at fourth-tier Rot-Weiss Essen. Second-division Holstein, who stunned holders Bayern in January in a penalty shoot-out, took command in Wednesday’s quarter-final with two goals in as many first-half minutes behind closed doors in Essen. Alexa...

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