Osnabrück’s Moving Rollercoaster: How The Fans Built Football’s Best-Ever Tifo

Football fans have produced some remarkable tifos over the years – but surely none can rival Osnabrück’s moving rollercoaster for their DFB-Pokal tie with Bayern Munich?! The second-tier German club’s ultras came up with the viral sensation to illustrate what a rollercoaster ride it has recently been to support the club, which has endured three promotions and two relegations since 2019. But how did they actually put such an elaborate choreography together? Did it make a difference in their cup clash against Germany’s record champions? And where does it sit among the pantheon of the greatest football tifos? Plus, Turkish team Mersin İdman Yurdu’s 14-year nightmare is over and Lee visits an Austrian stadium built on the rooftop of a furniture store. A goalkeeper finds the net not just once but twice in the Netherlands. And Kyrgyzstan’s spectacular yurt-themed stadium has opened in style with the World Nomad Games, a goat carcass, and an unlikely singing guest. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/sweeperpod for Monday’s bumper bonus podcast featuring tales such as the Kenyan dispute that has delayed the start to the season and the renegade Italian club wearing an illegal kit that the authorities have not yet spotted. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:00 – Osnabrück’s rollercoaster tifo 05:28 – Mersin İdman Yurdu’s 14-year transfer ban 10:55 – Goalkeeper bags a brace in the Netherlands 13:40 – Blau-Weiß Linz’s furniture store stadium 16:58 – Kyrgyzstan’s yurt stadium opening Listen to The Sweeper: • Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/AppleSweeper • Spotify: bit.ly/SpotifySweeper Follow The Sweeper: • Twitter: x.com/SweeperPod • Instagram: instagram.com/sweeperpod • Facebook: facebook.com/SweeperPod Support The Sweeper • Join The Sweeper on⁠ Patreon⁠ • Support The Sweeper on ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠ The Sweeper team • Hosts: Lee Wingate and Paul Watson • Editor: Ralph Foster