Solidarity in the stadium | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft https://www.mpg.de/18618260/solidarity-in-the-stadium?c=12641858
In large swathes of Germany’s industrial Ruhr Valley region, coal mining is a thing of the past as is true in other European coalfields. But people in the affected regions continue to be hard hit by the associated job losses, as jobs not only secured their livelihoods, but also created a sense of community. At the Max Planck Institute for Human Development Julia Wambach is looking into what replaced worker solidarity and has come across two committed football clubs: FC Schalke 04 and the French club RC Lens.
RC Lens’ colours, blood and gold (sang et or), represent