Four weeks ago, my column about relocating to a football diaspora mentioned the North German club Holstein Kiel and noted in passing that their fans and players are known as the 'Storks'. The resourceful Soccernet editors thereupon illustrated the piece with a picture of the club's mascot, a stork called Stolle, which prompted a reader to remark: "I would have guessed Holstein Kiel's mascot to be a cow."
He meant no disrespect, I hasten to explain. Kiel, as noted, is in Schleswig-Holstein, ...
He meant no disrespect, I hasten to explain. Kiel, as noted, is in Schleswig-Holstein, ...
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