The Ball And The Bodega

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 ~ From Boothferry To Germany ~ 7 Comments

I arrived in Jerez de la Frontera not just to sample some of and learn about the city’s legendary fortified wines, but to also meet with members of El Kolectivo Sur; the only ultra group to have represented their city in all levels of Spanish professional and semi-professional Football. What surprised me however is the way in which the city’s great drinking tradition is so readily visible in the Football culture in this fine Andalusian city.

There exists an enduring myth that the word “Sherry” derives Continue reading →

Ultras Aufkleber of the Week – Cádiz CF

Image ~ March 21, 2019 ~ From Boothferry To Germany ~ 1 Comment

The Brigadas Amarillas tie their colours very firmly to the Antifa mast.

Ultras Cádiz stickers

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El Kolectivo Sur – Interview

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 ~ From Boothferry To Germany ~ 4 Comments

El Kolectivo Sur is the ultra group of Xerez Deportivo CF, a young Football club from the Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera founded by fans as financial wobbles hit Xerex CD, the stalwart La Segunda outfit for long periods of time. We caught the club’s home league fixture against Atlético Espleño before grabbing a cold Cruzcampo with two of the group’s leading members to talk about Football support in the Sherry City. Both Continue reading →

Akhmetov’s Own Goal

March 12, 2019 ~ From Boothferry To Germany ~ Leave a comment

Current Ukrainian Premier League champions and former Europa League victors Shakhtar Donetsk FC is one of Ukraine’s leading Football clubs. The vivid black and orange colours that adorn their kits are perhaps appropriately symbolic of the dark and fiery political struggle that threatens the future of those living in the Eastern Donbas region that the club calls home, and possibly even the club itself.

Two oblasts comprise what is known as “The Donbas”; Luhansk and Donestk, names that Continue reading →

Ultras Aufkleber of the Week – York City

Image ~ March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 ~ From Boothferry To Germany ~ Leave a comment

This week’s design comes from the Minstermen, named after York’s giant ecclesiastical edifice that stands close to the site where Constantine was proclaimed as the Roman Emperor thousands of years ago. We couldn’t care less for the city’s greatness however, and decided to stick our own Aufkleber on top of this one after taking this photo.

York City ultras

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All Cadistas Are Bastards

February 28, 2019 ~ From Boothferry To Germany ~ 4 Comments

Local resentment for Cádiz fans can be seen across the whole of Jerez de la Frontera. Spray tags, fan stickers and other visible manifestations of dislike of their rivals to the South are abundant, wherever you turn. Yet in Cádiz itself, a keen-eye struggles to Continue reading →

The Miramar Rangers

February 27, 2019 ~ From Boothferry To Germany ~ Leave a comment

The small settlement of Miramar to the East of Wellington feels a world away from New Zealand’s capital, yet has miraculously come to occupy a crucial part within the city’s Football scene. As such, former notions of segregation that Continue reading →

L’Orgull Del Poble

February 16, 2019April 14, 2019 ~ From Boothferry To Germany ~ 8 Comments

UE Sant Andreu first came into this blog’s consciousness during a brief visit to Madrid. The 2nd of 3 Copa Del Rey fixures in 3 consecutive days saw Club Atlético de Madrid compete at home to Sant Andreu, a team dressed in a very brash yellow top with four vertically dissecting red stripes. In the face of the Football club that Continue reading →