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St Pauli is an example to other clubs in a lot of ways.
But they're also likely to get relegated to the 3.Liga this year, and have a massive fanshop in the most touristy part of town selling absolutely everything, they've become a bit of a brand as well.
Still better than English football though, does English football actually do anything right compared to the German leagues? I suppose we have more professional teams and better attendances in the lower tiers.
I went to Clapton FC the other week, which has a very clear anti-racism, anti-homophobia, left-wing stance as well, but that seems to be very self-congratulatory and self-aware, and come at the expense of actually following what's going on on the pitch