Madness in Medellín: El Clásico Paisa, with Homefans

Alan, a football fan and world traveller had the fortune of being in Medellin for the El Clásico Paisa. El Clásico Paisa is the name for the rivalry between the teams of Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. They share the Atanasio Girardot stadium, with a capacity of over 40,000. Alan joined a match day experience in Meddling and […]

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A Brit Abroad, at the Belgrade Derby

I have always been sceptical about organised trips, but Homefans and local host, Andrija, couldn’t do enough. Serbia is a deeply complex nation, often understood and still shrouded in a veil of suspicion, both internally and externally. A land that is perhaps suspicious of visitors at first (they very quickly warm up), having a jovial […]

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My Ultimate Argentina adventure in Buenos Aires

“I thought football being a religion was a figurative saying, but in Buenos Aires, it’s literally the case.” Timo, a guest on the Staantribune & Homefans Ultimate Argentina experience, recaps with us his adventure in the most football-crazy city on the planet. Timo went to Buenos Aires for 7 days to experience football at its […]

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Becoming ‘Homefans’ again: Our first trip to Rome, post-Pandemic

With the world opening upon again, the social event that all of my friends were looking forward to attending once more was a ‘Homefans trip’! And the first post-Covid game for us would be the Derby Della Capitale, between Roma and Lazio. Why this derby? A friend has attended nearly every derby you can possibly […]

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My unforgettable experience at River Plate’s El Monumental

“Vamo Vamo River Plate, ponga huevo y corazón, que esta hichada se merece ser campeón,” sang a group of middle-aged men standing outside a bar some blocks away from River Plate’s legendary El Monumental. 

It is still three hours before kick-off, but there was already a sea of River Plate fans washing all over the area. Now, this was not a build-up to just any game. River Plate looked to end a seven-year title drought in the Argentine first division. I was fortunate enough to be amongst the 70,000 hinchas through Homefans, alongside a guide who ma

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