The Local Germany

Tense Hamburg derby ends goalless

Sun, 30 Sep 2018 19:02:20 +0200

St. Pauli fans were greeted with stink bombs and excrement as their team battled to a 0-0 draw with Hamburg in the Hamburg derby Sunday, but fears of clashes between supporters proved unfounded.

Trouble brewing for return of tense Hamburg derby

Sat, 29 Sep 2018 15:43:48 +0200

Police in Germany are expecting more than a thousand hooligans to clash with trouble already brewing ahead of Sunday's league match when Hamburg and St Pauli meet in the city's first derby for seven years.

Every visitor to Hamburg has to go precisely to these eight spots

Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:53:34 +0100

Germany's famous port city has a wealth of impressive sights, districts and landmarks, here are eight that you won't want to miss while on a trip there.

Police warn punters over prostitute card scam

Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:20:24 +0100

Police are warning punters in Hamburg's red light district to beware of prostitutes asking them to pay for sexual services with credit cards.

Football fans show anger at Bild over refugees

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:14:24 +0200

Newspaper Bild scored an own goal with Germany's football fans over its "we're helping" refugee campaign, on a weekend when Dortmund maintained their perfect start to the season.

Football club reject Bild's pro-refugee campaign

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:30:03 +0200

FC St. Pauli, Hamburg's second football club have refused to participate in a campaign to help refugees being run by right-wing tabloid Bild.

VIDEO: Hamburg district 'pees back' at drunks

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:08:23 +0100

Hamburg's St. Pauli district welcomes 20 million loud, messy and heavy-drinking party guests every year. Now residents have discovered a method to fight back against public urination.

Bayern Munich secures St Pauli relegation

Sun, 08 May 2011 11:31:00 +0200

Bayern Munich secured Champions League qualification after an 8-1 goal-fest at St Pauli ensured they will finish at least third in the Bundesliga – and that their Hamburg hosts will be relegated.

St Pauli faces fine and ban after linesman hit from stands

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:09:00 +0200

Friday's German Bundesliga game between St Pauli and Schalke 04 was abandoned a minute before the end of the match after a linesman was hit in the back by a plastic cup full of beer thrown from one of the stands.

Violence after Hamburg derby is cancelled

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:48:00 +0100

Fights erupted between rival football fans in Hamburg on Saturday night after the Bundesliga derby between Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli was cancelled because of heavy rain.

St. Pauli strippers get sent off

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:59:00 +0100

Hamburg football club St. Pauli has shown the red card to strippers performing inside a corporate box owned by one of the city's many lap dance clubs – but they can dance once matches are over.

Former St. Pauli player admits taking match-fixing bribes

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:20:00 +0100

A former striker at Bundesliga club St. Pauli has admitted to pocketing more than €100,000 ($134,000) in bribes to fix five matches in 2008, according to a media report.

Hamburg football derby leaves 26 hurt

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:11:00 +0200

Police detained 55 people and placed 13 under arrest on Sunday after a Bundesliga derby in northern Germany turned violent, injuring 26 people, including eight police officers, the authorities said Monday.

Hamburg braces for fiery football derby

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:02:00 +0200

The northern port city of Hamburg is bracing for a heated football derby pitting HSV against FC St Pauli this weekend. Joseph Corcos reports on a potentially violent rivalry packed with ideology.

Hamburg's merry buccaneers celebrate a century of football

Fri, 14 May 2010 17:45:00 +0200

Newly promoted to the Bundesliga, the Hamburg football club St. Pauli celebrates its 100th birthday this weekend. Jeff Kavanagh reports on its legendary devout following.