{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e5fba8e4847c40e462aea24/659fd1648101760015aa488c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"With Kit Holden, author of Scheisse! We’re Going Up!: The Unexpected Rise of Berlin’s Rebel Football Club","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e5fba8e4847c40e462aea24/1704972433677-6fd0a831e45a5e1b4946420571016550.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week I chatted with Kit Holden, author of Scheisse! We’re Going Up!: The Unexpected Rise of Berlin’s Rebel Football Club. Scheisse! tells the human stories behind the unexpected rise of this unique football club. But it’s about more than just football. It’s about the city Union call home. As the club fights to maintain their rebel spirit among the modern football elite, their trajectory mirrors that of contemporary Berlin itself: from divided Cold War battleground to European capital of cool.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk about where the idea for the book came from and also about not only Union and their incredible rise to the Champions League but also about Berlin and how it's evolved as a capital reunited. </p><p><br></p><p>You can buy the book below:</p><p>https://www.omahonys.ie/scheisse-were-going-up-the-unexpected-rise-of-berlins-rebel-football-club-p-10563802.html</p><p>https://www.waterstones.com/book/9780715654859</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Danny O Brien"}