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Attending a Game at Arsenal
(Editor's Note: This post was written in 2014, but it still gives a good sense of attending a game at Arsenal. I updated a few things in April, 2022.) For the longest time, I thought going to a soccer game in England was this mysterious thing that you had to be somehow "connected" to be…
Groundhopping at Rayo Vallecano
Say “Madrid” and “football” (or soccer) to most people, and they naturally think of one big club, Atletico Madrid, and one intergalactic one, Real Madrid. In fact, this season there are four La Liga teams in greater Madrid: those two, Getafe out in the southern suburbs, and Rayo Vallecano, our destination for today. To see…
When Will We Know the 2023-24 Premier League Schedule?
If you're planning a trip to watch Premier League football next season, you'll need to know the announcement date for the 2023-24 Premier League fixtures. Well, now we know it: The Premier League fixtures -- for the whole season (kind of -- see below) -- will be announced on June 15, 2023. Within a day…
Forget the Premier League: Check Out These London-Area Lower League Teams
Seems everybody in the world is trying to get tickets to a Premier League game, but here is some advice I wish more people would follow: Forget the Premier League and check out the lower leagues. Why? Here are some starters: Tickets are a whole lot easier, as in "Walk up to the ticket office…
Groundhopping at Brentford Community Stadium
When I visited Brentford Football Club in West London in 2021, they were having probably the grandest days in their history: playing Premier League games in their shiny new stadium. Here's what it's like to go groundhopping at Brentford Community Stadium. It's hard to imagine a better scenario for what is basically a local community…
Touring Wembley Stadium
I highly recommend taking a tour of Wembley Stadium. It's the national stadium of Great Britain, home of championship games ranging from amateur to the FA Cup Final, as well as many other games like the Champions League Final. This is why the phrase "going to Wembley" carries so much meaning in English football. In…
Borussia Dortmund Stadium Tour
Here's a look at the Borussia Dortmund Stadium Tour. Signal Iduna Park, also known as Westfalenstadion, holds nearly 82,000 people, making it biggest football stadium in Germany and the 7th biggest in Europe. Its most famous feature by far is the South Bank, or Südtribüne, which holds over 24,000 people and is known as the…
Groundhopper Guides Referral Program
If we help you see a game, you have a great time, you tell a friend or family member about us, and then they go on to see a game with us, we want to say "thanks for the referral." That's why we have created this Referral Program -- a special benefit to Ultras members.…
Welcome Groundhopper Ultra!
Members who are logged in can download their copy of our book, reset their password and perform other functions on their My Account page. What is an Ultra? In soccer terms, ultras are groups of fans or supporters of a particular club. They are often centered on a core group of founders or leaders,…
What is the Community Shield Game?
The FA Community Shield is the traditional opening game of the English football season. But what is the Community Shield, exactly? Who plays in it? And when and where does it happen? Let's break it down. First, the FA is the Football Association, the governing body of English football. They run the FA Cup and…
