Soccer in Köln

Soccer is the most popular sport in Germany. In soccer, two teams of 11 people each compete against each other. The goal is to move the ball into the opponent's goal by means of a foot or head, thus shooting a goal.

As one of the most popular sports worldwide, more than 300,000 clubs are organized in national associations in the Football association FIFA. One distinguishes between professional soccer and amateur soccer. Men's soccer is generally more well-known and popular than women's soccer, but the latter is highly regarded in the USA and Germany.

For soccer training you generally need jersey, trousers, cuffs, shin pads, socks, football boots with spikes, football and a goal. Fans usually include Jersey, national flag, merchandise, football scarf and headgear for soccer. Popular soccer variants are beach soccer, robotic soccer, 9er ball and Footvolley.

Popular soccer clubs in Germany are turbine Potsdam, FC Bayern München, BVB Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hamburger SV, RB Leipzig, FC Union Berlin and many other clubs of the first and second Bundesliga.