Hertha BSC

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• With a wealth of tradition, phenomenal popular support and one of the most atmospheric stadiums in the country, Hertha BSC can justifiably claim to be Berlin's premier football club. Founded in 1892, Hertha's fortunes have risen and fallen with the city which it calls its home. After drifting in and out of the Bundesliga (Germany's premier division) for much of the 1970s and 1980s, the fall of the Berlin Wall proved to be a turning point for the club. Sensing that the new German capital needed a top-flight football team, private investors pumped millions of Euro into the ailing club during the 1990s. And this is now beginning to bear fruit. Hertha achieved promotion to the Bundesliga in 1997 and now have a team capable of competing with Europe's best. Major signings have brought the crowds pouring into the Olympic Stadium and increased expectations for the coming years. Tickets for Bundesliga games can be purchased from ticket offices around the city or at the stadium on match day. The historic Olympic Stadium, built in 1936, underwent major reconstruction in preparation to host the 2006 World Cup finals.
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