La pelota no se mancha-Hinchadas progres vs fachas: el clásico de Hamburgo

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The Hamburg derby pits fascist ultras against a club with an openly gay president and Che Guevara flags.

The episode begins by introducing the Hamburg derby between FC St. Pauli and Hamburg SV as the world's most intense clash between progressives and fascists. It details FC St. Pauli's founding in 1910 by port workers and its distinctive brown colors, chosen to identify with harbor laborers. The club's nickname 'Pirates' and skull-and-crossbones symbol are linked to the region's maritime history. Key progressive milestones for FC St. Pauli include having the first openly gay president of any football club from 2002 to 2010, anti-racist and anti-homophobic statutes since 1991, and fans commemorating Auschwitz liberation with crossed-out swastikas. The club apadrined a refugee team in 2014 and organized an alternative FIFA World Cup in 2006 for unrecognized nations like Tibet and Greenland. It also played a friendly in Nicaragua in support of the Sandinistas and trained in Cuba in 2005, leading to Che Guevara flags in its stands. Hamburg SV, founded in 1919, is described as the city's larger and more historically successful club, though currently in the second division. Its logo features a diamond inspired by a maritime flag. The episode highlights Hamburg SV's fascist ultra group that displays 'Hass' banners and has grown since the 1980s, causing some fans to switch allegiance to FC St. Pauli. This migration merged with FC St. Pauli's existing base of punks, squatters, and prostitutes from Herbertstrasse, creating its modern identity. The hosts mention other politically charged clubs like Hansa Rostock (confessed fascists), Rayo Vallecano (worker's club), Celtic (pro-Irish Catholic), and Lazio (fascist salutes). They note an incident where a 4-meter swastika was found under a third-division pitch in Hamburg. The episode concludes by teasing future discussions on clubs like Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04, referencing anti-Semitic chants in German football.

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