A.k.a Chivas, the most successful club of Mexico, located in Guadalajara, the country’s second largest city. Chivas only hire Mexican players which has resulted in a fanbase that includes fans nationwide but also in the USA and further afield. Such as in Madrid, where this photo was taken.
A raging design from Ben Side, the leading Ultra group of former Eredivise champions AZ Alkmaar.
This week is the turn of the Mataram, the collective name for PSIM Yogyakarta fans. A selection of rather classy designs down there to have a browse through.
A club that needs little introduction to avid enthusiasts of Football Culture writing, Celtic once again tie their colours to the antifa post in this design, even though the conventional image most people have of Celtic as a left-wing club isn’t entirely accurate. Colours already faded before my camera got there, this sticker must have been here for quite a while.
More than nominally “left-wing” fans, supporters of BSG Chemie Leipzig proactively fight rising commercialism in Football by voluntarily undertaking a lot of basic jobs around the club. This relieves the club of some overhead costs, and as a consequence, the club is in less need to sell advertising space to diversify its revenue streams. Fan integration is a key part of Chemie Leipzig, and the close relationship between management and supporters should be thought-provoking and inspirational to anyone concerned about fan welfare being compromised by business interests in Football.
This piece of graffiti was seen in Southern Thailand in 2017. Does that Lion appear familiar to you in any way? While being a striking design in its own right, this Lion holding the Thai flag acts as a subtle nod toward the recent success that Thailand has had in the Premier League.
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A brief venture into an independent arts and souvenier shop down in Hull’s trendy Humber Street resulted in the purchase of the badge you see below.
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BVB Borussia Dortmund dominates the popular culture of the city it calls home in a way that no other Football club does. Absolutely everything, EVERYTHING, in Dortmund is black and yellow; fans have covered the city in graffiti, stickers and decorations that commemorate BVB with its iconic and striking colour scheme. The otherwise Continue reading
