Bundesliga - a magnet for spectators!

This is true, I am not a German, but I love my team, Bayern Munchen a lot. i have only been two times at a Bayern match, when they were in Bucharest in 2008 and last week in Cluj, but I consider myself a great fan, who watches every Bayern game on TV or internet. As I said, I am not German, but I consider Bayern as my team, I can identify myself with their philosophy and I enjoy seeing so many German and especially Bavarian players in the squad. Don't take it personal, but I always thought that Danish people are very interested in Bundesliga. It is correct? Or I am wrong?

Well I actually think that there is a lot, who really interest for the german league. It's our neighbour country, and their league is a bit better than ours, so many good danish players move to germany to play for a better team. For example Christian Kjær from Wolfburg, and we have many others. I don't follow the German league, because I'm more interested in spanish and english football, so that's why. But I have noticed that Mainz do very well at the moment. It's a big surprise for me.

The biggest stadium in Germany is the Signal Iduna Park( or Westfalen Stadion) the home ground of Borussia Dortmund with a capacity of 80.000, which is full almost every game. Allianz Arena has a capacity of 69.000, which is full all the time in the Bundesliga. The other stadiums are also big, with an average capacity of 40.000-50.000 I believe and they are full almost every time. Last year the only stadium which was not fulled was the Olympic Stadium from Berlin. Now they are in the 2nd Bundesliga and I don't know what the attendance is, but I know that even in the second and third league the stadiums are almost full every game.

Great!! That shows that people in Germany are really huge fans of their respective clubs. Cheers! Ram

You are right, but I think that the really big names are in other leagues. Of course, Bayern has Ribery, Robben, Schweinsteiger, Lahm and Klose as international stars, Muller and Kroos as upcomers, Schalke has Raul and Huntelaar, Hamburg has van Nistelrooy. But compared to other leagues, there are lesser, and Raul and van Nistelrooy are already on the descending path of their career. Either way, this is my favorite league, I enjoy it, and I am glad that the teams cannot be bought and owned by a single person. These are real teams, that people can identify themselves with, they see the clubs as theirs.

I think this is the same in my country as well, but I follow Bundesliga the most. And I made an interesting observation. Those people who are fans of a German team, remain fans all their lives. The majority of the people claim to be Barcelona or Real fans, but they switch their favorites regarding the performances. I know many people who in the past claimed to be huge Real fans and now claim that they are Barcelona fans and mock on Real. So I do not consider these people fans, only fashion "supporters". I am Bayern fan, and this is the only team I have truly supported since I have become a football follower. Of course I support the local team from my city here in Transylvania, but I don't consider myself a fan of the local team, only the local patriotism guides me.