When we were officially born as an Atletico de Madrid Fan Club on April 26, we had a triumphant entrance, through the grand door, and with a red carpet. We only lacked written confirmation, and it arrived on October 8 in a manner just as spectacular as half a year ago, no less than from Don Enrique Cerezo, the President of Club Atletico de Madrid.

We departed from Germany the day before, and on Sunday, the day of the Diploma ceremony, we headed to the Metropolitano Stadium, with a little issue involving our Uber driver.

Do you live in Germany and are a fan of Atlético Madrid? Would you like to meet other people with your same passion? Do you want to be a part of the most active Atlético fan club in Germany? Come join the PEÑA ATLÉTICA DE ALEMANIA!

With us, you can watch the matches alongside other “colchoneros”, we arrange ticket requests for all the matches, you can travel to games wherever our Atleti plays (Spain, Europe, and the entire world). Furthermore, we’ll assist you with any paperwork involving the Club, and you can enjoy great benefits (fan gatherings, sports and cultural events, meet & greets with players and legends…)

In this fan club, we trust our players, even before qualifying for the Queen’s Cup final (by the way, I suggest changing the name of the competition because Letizia is not there nor is she expected to be, her contempt is absolute).

The first thing I did when entering the stadium was to hang our flag. Derbies raise many passions, and I saw that in the stands. The audience was mixed and committed, and when the game started, it was already drizzling.

Creating a new fan club for a sports team is always a challenge, especially when it’s abroad. Those of us who embarked on the adventure of creating a new Atletico de Madrid fan club in Germany knew from the start that it wouldn’t be easy, but we got to work anyway.

One of the things that was most difficult for us to decide was the name. There were many ideas (some as original as “Peña Ribera del Rin,” a nod to the Manzanares River), but soon we were sure that we wanted a name that perfectly described what we wanted to be, without any adornments or adjectives that could lead to confusion. “Peña Atlética de Alemania” is the ideal name that represents who we are: a fan club that helps and represents Atletico de Madrid supporters in Germany. Nothing more, nothing less.

The Peña Atlética de Alemania had the honor of attending the event “Culture in Red and White” in a special edition for the 120th anniversary of the Club, which took place at the Metropolitano Stadium on May 28.

We enjoyed live music, traveling from Metropolitano to Metropolitano to the rhythm of rock (the hardest part was staying still in our seats and not getting up to dance). We were able to express ourselves by singing the chants from the stands and learned a lot about our origins closely tied to Racing de Madrid.