The 100th Ruhr derby in Bundesliga history is coming up. BVB are away in Gelsenkirchen. It’s a fixture brimming with history. We talked about it in this podcast episode with the journalist and author Gregor Schnittker and the BVB supporter Manfred Rakowski.

“Manni used to have a season ticket at Stadion Rote Erde. Here you will find out when and why a rivalry that still exists today developed between the two sets of fans. How has the importance of this match changed over the course of many years? We try to answer this question too – in the BVB Fan Podcast “Vonne Süd”. Click here for the latest episode.

The BVB Fan Podcast “Vonne Süd” is a space for fan-relevant and above all fan-political topics. We inform about and discuss fan culture. Episodes are released on the first Sunday of each month, naturally – as the podcast title reveals – directly from the South Stand.

BVB reporter Christoph Bökamp and Björn Hegemann, who heads up the BVB Fan Affairs Department, host the show. In every episode, they speak to at least two guests at the stadium or by phone. The presenter duo are supported by Jens Volke, who is widely known as a former fan representative and the current presenter of the BVB Youth Podcast.

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