KIT HOLDEN EXPLAINS HOW THE HUMBLE GERMAN CLUB ARE MAKING THEIR NAME KNOWN

Happy days: Union Berlin celebrate and, inset, their passionate fans UNION Berlin captain Christopher Trimmel grinned his trademark grin as he pictured the scene. “It’s a nice thought,” he said. “Cristiano Ronaldo walking out of that tunnel and smelling the bratwurst.” A few years ago, it would have been unthinkable to see the likes of Ronaldo playing at Union’s little Alte Forsterei stadium. As recently as 2019, the cult club from East Berlin were still in the Bun...