In early May 2020 it was announced that Germany’s professional football league, the Bundesliga, would resume after being postponed for months due to the Coronavirus. But for safety reasons, all games would be played in front of empty stands, with no fans in attendance. Despite these measures, hundreds of thousands of German fans continued to share their support and cheer together in Facebook football groups.
To celebrate their ability to come together in these circumstances and unwavering love for their teams, we created a 60-second film that features real football fans from across the country singing the classic stadium chant ‘Marmor Stein Und Eisen Bricht’ from their homes, gardens and balconies. In the current context the iconic song’s lyrics act as both a declaration of love for the game and a homage to Germany’s resilience through the crisis.