Newsletter for Gegenüber Magazine

July 12, 2024

Dear Reader,

are you an avid sports fan? Well, Gegenüber of the Atlantic, nations from across Europe have been battling for the UEFA EURO CUP 2024. This coming weekend, we will celebrate the finale and crown the 2024 EURO Champion! ...and Germany will have been the host of another summer (night's) dream!

Whether you have been caught up in “Fußball Fieber” or not, we hope you'll enjoy our little dossier on soccer in Germany, it's history and relevance for pop culture.

Happy reading!

P.S.: Don't miss the latest contribution to our dossier about German series in North America, Binge Fever — it's a good one! (Miranda Priestly, eat your heart out!)

“Fußball Fever” | UEFA EURO 2024

Photo (detail): © picture alliance/Laci Perenyi/Jerry Andre

EURO 2024: All you need to know

Pink Jerseys and Green Promises

This summer, everything will revolve around the men’s European Football Championship in Germany – which will involve 24 nations, ten cities and millions of fans. Here you will find out everything you need to know for your next evening at the pub.

EURO 2024

Soccer is Our Life

There’s music in soccer: as we approach the men’s Euro 2024 in Germany, we take a look at soccer songs, some dodgy and some successful, and the stories behind them.

The female players of Türkiyemspor Berlin 1978 e. V.

Foto (Detail): © Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

EURO 2024

Diversity in football

Girls' teams, queer fan clubs, blind football teams: Football shows its integrative potential above all away from the big stage. The movie “Eleven Tomorrows” takes a look at eleven different football stories in Germany.

From soccer facts you never knew you needed to the sound of the stadium ...

In our eLibrary “Onleihe”, we have 185+ media about soccer: From books about soccer-facts, to short audio-books for children, and much more. Search “Fußball” and browse through our collection. Media are available for free lending.

eLibrary “Onleihe”

Film & Music Review

German Series in North America

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld

In the new streaming series “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld”, the fashion icon is brought to life by Daniel Brühl, a Marvel superstar. Their star-to-star biopic treatment is only one of many on the scene.

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld

Popcast | July 2024

The latest music from Germany

... every month in our Popcast. This time with Kolossale Jugend, Skee Mask and many more!

Juli 2024

Culture Funding

ACF: Ausschreibung Storytelling-Projekte

Afghan Cultural Fund

The Afghanistan Cultural Fund is committed to supporting Afghan cultural practitioners. It aims to support artists in Afghanistan and abroad to continue their creative work, to ensure that cultural heritage is protected and valued. A special focus is given to women practitioners who have particularly suffered a cutback in their liberties under the current Taliban regime.

Afghan Cultural Fund

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