On the terraces: Karawane Cannstatt in Stuttgart, Südkurve reshuffle in Munich, Euro 2024 police measures slammed

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.

The Bundesliga may have kicked off last weekend, but for half of the league's fan bases, match day two was the first home game of the season. Including in Stuttgart, where, ahead of a first European campaign since 2012/13, VfB supporters had all the more reason to join the spectacular Karawane Cannstatt - an annual highlight in German fan culture. Bayern Munich supporters, on the other hand, have broken with tradition somewhat and announced some changes on the Südkurve. Meanwhile, the German government has revealed just how effective its additional security measures were during Euro 2024, prompting furious criticism from fan legal aid groups.

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