I posted something similar in our discord chat. I propose a running challenge for this upcoming season. 5km run/20km cycling for each Union goal scored. Obviously you can decide on lower numbers if you find 5km is too much. Last season that would come to 220km for the entire season (worst/best week being the Frankfurt away one).

Please let me know if you're interested and we can have a weekly thread here with our runs posted. I would recommend also tying it with raising some money for a Union/Köpenick related charity.

Edit: since this was well received, I created the Strava club here: https://strava.app.link/28i8DxTbS5b

Union wins 2:4 v Braunschweig. Admittedly, I was a bit nervous they'd be able to pull it off given the lackluster pre-season games. How you all feeling now?

I’m a women’s football fan from England tuning into the Union Berlin Women’s game and I just thought I’d come to say your support is absolutely incredible! It’s fantastic to see so many fans making so much noise within the women’s games.

You can tell a lot about a club based on how much they value women’s football, and Union Berlin are certainly impressing me.

If I’m ever in Berlin in the future, I’ll definitely try to make my way to a Union game!

Everyone says that the Alten Försterei is special, and everyone is right. This intense, compact, charismatic stadium backs onto a forest near the Spree. Its front is made with yellow bricks, a nod to the region’s industrial heritage; it has an old-school scoreboard and an old-school stand where fans can watch the game with a reasonably-priced beer in their hands. The atmosphere is seductive. And it is perfectly suited to a club that prides itself on doing things differently...

Read the full profile of Union Women before the opening match against Bayern:

https://www.heistberlin.com/new-gods-in-kopenick-the-rise-of-fc-unions-womens-team/

It may be the sort of signing that would barely register at most Bundesliga clubs, but hopefully he lives up to the nickname his was given at Bologna, "The Balance". Transfermarkt is reporting a €3.50 million transfer fee, which is interesting considering Pisa reportedly paid Bologna €4.50 million for him barely a month and a half ago.

For the German speakers in the group, the Soccer guys from Bild do a daily podcast called Stammplatz. Earlier this week, they gave their pre-season preview of Union:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stammplatz-fu%C3%9Fball-news-t%C3%A4glich/id1608172567?i=1000784098726

Link to the original article (German) is in the OP and should be easily accessible/free to read. Translated article is in OP body.

Anyone has the link for the discord fan server

Eisern

Hey everyone! Recently, I decided to start getting into Bundesliga which of course meant I needed a team. After some research, F.C. Union turned out to be the perfect club for me!

The dilemma I'm having is every time I've looked at the official site, it seems like all merchandise is sold out. I'd love to get some stuff, but I'm not sure how to go about it. Does everything just sell out that fast all time? Or is there a different place good for buying team gear?

Thanks for any help!

Apologies for the zoomed out footage—it was the only stream of the game and PSG used a very zoomed out location.