St. Pauli. Carles Vinas

      

      St. Pauli

      St. Pauli

      Another Football is Possible

      Carles Viñas and Natxo Parra

      Foreword by Deniz Naki

      Translated from the Catalan by Luke Stobart

      First published in Spanish as FC Sankt Pauli by Capitán Swing, 2017

      Published in Catalan as Sankt Pauli: un altre futbol és possible by Tigre de paper, 2017

      English language edition first published 2020 by Pluto Press

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      This translation is published by arrangement with Oh!Books Agencia Literaria The translation of this work has been supported by the Institut Ramon Llull

      Copyright © Carles Viñas and Natxo Parra 2017; 2020

      English language translation copyright © Luke Stobart 2020

      The right of Carles Viñas and Natxo Parra to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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      ISBN 978 0 7453 4090 6 Paperback

      ISBN 978 1 7868 0671 0 PDF eBook

      ISBN 978 1 7868 0673 4 Kindle eBook

      ISBN 978 1 7868 0672 7 EPUB eBook

      This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental standards of the country of origin.

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      Simultaneously printed in the United Kingdom and United States of America

      To Laia and Ona; Quim, Arriel, Roc and Aina; Guillem, Àsia and Frid; Roc and Olívia; Otger, Aniol and Arlet; Laia, Berta, Ona and Bru; Aina and Valeria.

      May one day you see our ideal made real: that another football (and society) is possible.

      Contents

       Acknowledgements

       Foreword by Deniz Naki

       Abbreviations

       Preface

       PART I INFORMAL BEGINNINGS

       1. The Birth of German Football

       2. Football Reaches Hamburg, Sankt Pauli is Founded

       3. The Club’s Early Years

       PART II WAR AND PEACE: FROM THE THIRD REICH TO THE BUNDESLIGA

       4. Sankt Pauli under the Swastika

       5. Postwar Successes and the Magnificent Eleven

       6. The New Millerntor Stadium

       7. Creation of the German League

       PART III CULT PIRATES OF THE LEAGUE

       8. From the Regional Leagues to the Second Division

       9. Transition from Neighbourhood to Kult Club

       10. Fußball Gegen Nazis

       PART IV STANDS WITH A CONSCIENCE

       11. A Unique Mix of Football and Social Projects

       12. The Rebel’s Choice of St. Pauli-Celtic

       13. From Hell to Centenary

       14. Social Romantics Try to Reclaim the Club

       15. Stadium Ultras’ Antifascism in 2002

       PART V ST. PAULI: PASSION WITHOUT BORDERS

       16. Global Expansion and the Fan Clubs in England, Scotland and Ireland

       17. The Unfinished Business of Women’s Football

       18. Music, Democracy and Solidarity in the District and Stadium

       19. St. Pauli is the Only Option

       Epilogue: Against Modern Football

       Bibliography

       Index

      Acknowledgements

      This book would have been impossible without the generous cooperation of many FC St. Pauli fans, experts, and even players. Without that, the book would have had notable shortcomings. In this regard, we are especially grateful to Guida Maymó and Deniz Naki for their willingness to help the project from the beginning; as well as for their goals on the pitch, work and commitment. These all have been a continuing source of inspiration.

      We also have been fortunate to have benefited from