Kicker (magazine)

History

Kicker was first issued in July 1920 in Konstanz, Germany. The magazine's headquarters were originally in Stuttgart before relocating to Nuremberg in 1926. During World War II, the magazine merged with the publication Fußball, and was eventually discontinued in fall 1944. After the war, the magazine was again published (under the name Sport) by the newly incorporated Olympia-Verlag publishing company. Former chief editor Friedebert Becker again began publishing Kicker in 1951, and for a number of years, both Kicker and Sport appeared at the same time. In 1966, Kicker was sold to Axel Springer AG. In 1968, Olympia-Verlag in Nuremberg acquired Kicker and merged it with Sportmagazin, which had been published twice weekly since 1952. The first issue of the newly founded Kicker-Sportmagazin was released on 7 October 1968. Beside the two weekly publications, Kicker provides a digital edition since 2012. The online version of kicker.de offers a broad live ticker for over 80 different international leagues. The magazine has three apps in the iTunes store.

Magazine

The modern version of Kicker covers a number of sporting competitions and events, including:

• The German Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, 3. Liga, and Regionalliga
• The German DFB-Pokal
• The Germany national team and Germany women's national football team
• The German Women's Bundesliga
• Various European leagues and competitions, including the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, and Ligue 1
• Various international football leagues
• Formula One racing
• The Olympic Games
• eSports and competitive video gaming
• Various other sporting events, depending on on-going competitions

''Kicker Sportmagazin'' Club of the Century

In 1998, Kicker published a list of the best football clubs of the 20th century. The list was based on the opinions of former players and managers (Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Udo Lattek, Just Fontaine etc.). Each of them could name their choice for the five greatest teams and provide arguments in support thereof. Not all of them stuck to the allotted number of picks. For example, Johan Cruyff only picked three teams - Ajax, Milan and Dynamo Kyiv.

:Each club's trophies and Ballon d'Or winners are shown up until 1999

''Greatest Clubs'' (1863–2014)

In 2014, the magazine created a new list of the best clubs in history. This time it was formed based on the opinions of the magazine's editors. The list was based on criteria as the clubs' history, achievements at international stage, titles won and the career of its own players. In the Top 10, three teams represented Germany.

References

References

1. "Impressum kicker sportmagazin". Kicker.
2. (2002). "Western Europe 2003". Psychology Press.
3. "kicker – a long standing magazine".
4. (January 2026). "kicker-online – always the latest informations".
5. [https://www.komkon.org/~ps/DK/loban.html Valeriy Lobanovsky and Dynamo Kiev.]
6. (March 2014). "Die legendären Weltklubs". Kicker Edition.
7. Guilherme Feijó. (20 March 2014). "Revista alemã faz ranking dos maiores clubes do planeta, mas 'esquece' sul-americanos".