Climbing a St. Pauli in the Bundesliga (the highest division in Germany) again led to the highest level in football, one of the most interesting clubs in the world: anti-fascist on their status, with 11 million fans in Germany, including the largest number of women in the country, openly gay president and - above all - the internet seksshop a sponsor.

No other club in Germany and abroad, which raises more passion. St. Pauli, the club of the port district in Hamburg, has become an icon in the 1980s, becoming the first in the world, fascist, racist and antiseksistki by clauses in its charter.

Pirate flag is its official logo and an opposition to the capitalist structure of the world - a planetary icon on the left and the real football. Moreover, the club with the largest number of women members of the fan club. Their power is great: their pressure led the club to withdraw its billboards in the stadium men's magazine for alleged discrimination against women.

The essence of St. Pauli is quite progressive for world football. "This is the team of the working class," said Butye Rosenfeld, a former player and current journalist "Transworld Sport". St. Pauli is filled with immigrants in the late 1960s and today the community of their students and describes a neighborhood in which the anarchist communes have a huge presence. In addition, the club is supported by major global alternative bands like Bad Religion, Asian Dub Foundation and Turbonegro, which even has dedicated a song.

Its president Corine Litman has a theater director and does not hide being gay. To run this club is required biography: In the 1970s the stadium changed its name, taken from former President William Koch, having realized that he was a member of the Nationalist party. Since then the name of the facility is returned to "Milerntor" and remains to this day.

Immediately after getting the club in the Bundesliga Corine Litman resigned. "Before seven and a half years ago, I stood at the head of a sinking ship - he said at the Club web site - we are on board could only fill the breach with the help and support of our fans from all over Germany during the four-year voyage on the river Elbe our boat was often close to sinking. Now, anchored in the harbor is magnificent pirate ship ready to sail and able to resist the storms to plunder points. This has always been my dream and so I want to give management the next captain - when we're on top. "

The new idol of the crowd is Denise Jewellery - German with Turkish parents who bring their identification with St. Pauli in the extreme. Last November, the site of the eternal rival Hansa (the team of city Rostock, where a high percentage voting for extreme right) celebrates his goal ornament, he went to the local sector with ultras and a menacing gesture that will cut their throats. After the match stuck flag on his team in the middle of the pitch.

Endorsing bezvlastnicheskite ideas and demonstrate open hostility to extreme nationalists and fascists, the club from Hamburg and incurring the hatred of many German fans who are far right. For example, in late August, the goalkeeper of the team along with a dozen supporters was attacked by far-right fans of local rivals Hamburg.

However, team St. Pauli started with away win 1:3 over Freiburg and continues to win fans around the world, including here.

Incredible as mass legion supporters (it is estimated that in Germany alone there are around 11 million, there are over 500 fan club on the planet, collecting 15 000 spectators per game in the third tier with an average 200 Division) attracts many sponsors.

The club has been an innovator in terms of both sponsorship. St. Pauli district of "red light" of Hamburg, and therefore no better than him to be supported by the company for erotic articles on the Internet. To celebrate promotion to the elite echelon she developed 20,000 condoms with club crest to remind Germany and around the world who is St. Pauli!

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