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A village is celebrating: SV Elversberg enters first Bundesliga

SV Elversberg v Preußen Münster - 2. Bundesliga

SV Elversberg trainer Vincent Wagner celebrates his team's win against Preußen Münster with fans. Credit: Leonhard Simon/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images

The club SV Elversberg has made it into the top Bundesliga. For the small town in Saarland with just under 8,000 inhabitants, this is a historic moment, because Elversberg is the smallest soccer club that has ever succeeded in doing so. We spoke to Elversberger Aline Danneck about how this success is being experienced locally.


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The club SV Elversberg has made it into the top Bundesliga. For the small town in Saarland with just under 8,000 inhabitants, this is a historic moment, because Elversberg is the smallest soccer club that has ever succeeded in doing so. We spoke to Elversberger Aline Danneck about how this success is being experienced locally.


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Aline Danneck hat vor dem Stadion den Aufstieg ihres Heimatvereins SV Elversberg gefeiert.

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