Our journey to Bavaria also takes us next to a little town called Herzogenaurach. With around 23.000 inhabitants it’s a small town, but so happens to be the birthplace of legendary football player Lothar Matthäus and off course adidas. Herzogenaurach still houses their HQ, a modest 52.000 square meter complex. The Olympiastadion in Munich is a sight to behold. Just thinking about the sheer volume of momentous and historic events this site has seen is mind boggling. Starting off, of course, with the single most significant moment in our nation’s footballing history: the 1988 European Championship win. You’re thinking about that goal from Marco van Basten right? That goal? It’s also home to one of our most heartbreaking moments: losing the 1974 World Championship final to our well-respected but sometimes-pain-in-the-behind German neighbors. Apart from football it’s also been the venue of practically every great modern musician or band in the world and the main stadium in the notorious 1972 Summer Olympics.