In 2004, Union Berlin were on the brink of bankruptcy and couldn’t afford the €1.5m required by the German FA to compete in the 2004/05 season.
In Germany, people are paid for donating blood, so thousands of Union Berlin fans gave blood and handed the money they received straight to the club.
The funds helped pay the fee, and 15 years later they were sitting 8th in the Bundesliga.
They quite literally bled for their club.
@iMiaSanMia Acerbi after mocking Thomas Müller..
- bottled the league by losing in back-to-back games
- got humiliated by their washed arch-rivals in the Coppa Italia
- got outplayed in the Champions League final
Sometimes, it‘s better stay quiet and be humble 🤫