Inspiration

With 'Finalissima', a new competition appeared on the international calendar: a match between the winner of the Copa America and the winner of the European Championship. A new prestigious prize or a practice game in disguise? We went to investigate.

Tomorrow it’s time for the Europa League Final in Seville. The city in the south of Spain will be flooded with fans of Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers FC, both known for their massive away support. A largely estimated number of 100.000 fans will travel to Seville, with just a minority of them with an actual ticket for the stadium. For these fans, we put together a quick guide to Seville: what are the things you absolutely can’t miss in this beautiful football city?

A couple of years ago photographer and stadium lover Marco Magielse travelled through the Netherlands and visited all 18 Eredivisie stadiums to portrait them in his own style. The legendary Kuip couldn't be excluded, of course: a home game of Feyenoord like you've never seen before.

Now available in our shop: SANTOS #22 Fanatics - The world’s greatest football crowds. A journey around the world along fanatics in all sorts, captured in a gigantic book.

Whether you're in Glasgow, Madrid, Milan or Belgrade, the rivalry between two teams from the same city has been around for decades and has been passed down from generation to generation. Not so in Berlin. SANTOS headed to Germany's capital for a derby that is getting fiercer by the year, but until recently, wasn't a derby at all.

When Bayern Munich moved to the Allianz Arena in 2005 and suddenly played 10 kilometres away from the Frauenkirche, people feared that it would lose its connection with the city of Munich. Nothing turned out to be less true. FC Bayern is still all over the city, sometimes visible, sometimes it takes a little imagination.

Following your team to Copenhagen? There is plenty to do in the Danish capital, both in terms of football and related matters. SANTOS lists the coolest places for you.

At the bottom of the steps in front of the Stade Vélodrome, the ultras of the Virage Nord set off flares, and among hundreds of fans, rockets are fired. A few metres away, a boy wheelies between the honking traffic on the busy Boulevard Michelet. Every few minutes, a cobra is set off under the flat opposite, which can be heard all the way downtown. Welcome to the organised chaos that is Marseille.

Are you travelling after Feyenoord to the wonderful football city of Belgrade? Or just curiosity? You can have fun in the Serbian capital, both in terms of football and related matters. SANTOS Football Planet lists the coolest places for you.