But as Matt Ford found out in Gelsenkirchen, Schalke and Dortmund have a lot in common.Despite its name, the “Schalker Meile” is actually just under one mile long. The road runs north from Gelsenkirchen city center, through the working-class district of Schalke where a group of young coal miners founded a football club in 1904. “It’s good that they’re third and not first!”‘The same, though many would never admit it’Insults and rivalry aside however, Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund are extremely similar places. Young workers from both cities founded football clubs to give some organization to their passion. It’s a rivalry founded on similarity.”Indeed, both cities have also suffered similar fates since the closures of their vital industries.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 02, 2017 04:30 UTC