Bradley Campbell

Yeah.

It's huge.

It's huge.

It's huge.

But then he told me, like, well, it's okay. It's just, it's been a hard time to be a Schalke fan. And I was like, what do you mean?

But then he told me, like, well, it's okay. It's just, it's been a hard time to be a Schalke fan. And I was like, what do you mean?

But then he told me, like, well, it's okay. It's just, it's been a hard time to be a Schalke fan. And I was like, what do you mean?

He told me about this storied team of his, Schalke 04, one of the best in all of German football, just became dead inside.

He told me about this storied team of his, Schalke 04, one of the best in all of German football, just became dead inside.

He told me about this storied team of his, Schalke 04, one of the best in all of German football, just became dead inside.

Wow, that's a great phrase. Yeah, welcome to the German language. He went on to tell me all about Schalke 04's downfall. And as he was doing this, I realized that it was a very German story, a Faustian tale, if you will.

Wow, that's a great phrase. Yeah, welcome to the German language. He went on to tell me all about Schalke 04's downfall. And as he was doing this, I realized that it was a very German story, a Faustian tale, if you will.

Wow, that's a great phrase. Yeah, welcome to the German language. He went on to tell me all about Schalke 04's downfall. And as he was doing this, I realized that it was a very German story, a Faustian tale, if you will.

One that involved a deal with the devil, the selling of a soul, and a story that dropped his favorite football club out of the top division and down into a geopolitical firestorm that our own president has said could lead us to World War III. Right.

One that involved a deal with the devil, the selling of a soul, and a story that dropped his favorite football club out of the top division and down into a geopolitical firestorm that our own president has said could lead us to World War III. Right.

One that involved a deal with the devil, the selling of a soul, and a story that dropped his favorite football club out of the top division and down into a geopolitical firestorm that our own president has said could lead us to World War III. Right.

So at first, I had absolutely no idea. So I went to Germany to find out.

So at first, I had absolutely no idea. So I went to Germany to find out.

So at first, I had absolutely no idea. So I went to Germany to find out.

I mean, if you've seen The Little Mermaid, that's a Faustian tale. If you've watched Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny— Also Faustian tale. The Little Mermaid gets to be among... Gets to walk.