On the terraces: Bayern Munich at 125, Porsche's Stuttgart representative sacked, and could Hannover be promoted or relegated?

In a weekly Newsletter, Matt Ford keeps an eye on the action off the pitch in the Bundesliga and German football, explaining what’s going on from fan protests to finances.

Bayern Munich celebrated their 125^th birthday last week with a series of celebratory events, a special anniversary kit, some fancy stadium lighting and the announcement of a legends' tournament later this month. On the terraces, Bayern's active fan and ultra groups also marked the occasion in their own way, plastering the streets of Munich with stickers and posters and producing an anniversary choreography. But not everyone was queuing up to congratulate the Rekordmeister …

Meanwhile, there are more fun and games on the supervisory boards at VfB Stuttgart and Hannover 96. After Porsche dismissed their finance director, questions have been raised as to his continued role at VfB, in which the car maker holds a 10.4% stake, while Hannover 96 are facing a race against time to finally appoint a chief executive and apply for a league license for next season.

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