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Never Again! Fandom and the Culture of Remembrance in German Football.

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Title: Never Again! Fandom and the Culture of Remembrance in German Football.
Authors: Tobar, Felipe Bertazzo (AUTHOR), Ramshaw, Gregory (AUTHOR), Fritz, Fabian (AUTHOR)
Source: Leisure Sciences. 2025, Vol. 47 Issue 7, p1417-1437. 21p.
Subjects: Nazi Germany, 1933-1945, Collective memory, Soccer, Soccer teams, Fans (Persons), Soccer fans, Authoritarianism
Geographic Terms: Germany, Bremen (Germany)
Abstract: Sport and politics have historically nurtured intrinsic connections. This article examines the role of a left-wing-oriented German football fan movement in confronting the Nazi past of football clubs. Focusing on FC St. Pauli, Werder Bremen, and SV Babelsberg 03, it explores the development of a nationwide culture of remembrance to avoid the resurgence of authoritarian regimes. We theorize that Germany's Holocaust cultural trauma that developed new notions of time has influenced fans' remembrance work, which includes the change of institutional official narratives of the clubs' Nazi pasts. While acknowledging Germany's sociocultural, political and temporal factors to explain this phenomenon, we call for action within sports organizations and fan bases of other Western countries to revisit their difficult heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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