The Rise of Hamburg
"We're the most hated, but it doesn't matter!"
In the summer of 2018, the clock finally stopped for Hamburger SV. For 54 years, HSV was the only team to have never been relegated from the Bundesliga, and they even had a famous digital clock in the stadium counting every second they had spent in the top flight. When they finally went down, the clock was eventually taken down.
Enter Niklas Brandt, a man possessed by a soul from the future, who unexpectedly finds himself at the helm of this "Dinosaur" of Northern Germany. While the football world is teetering to a peak like never before, Niklas Brandt knows he doesn't have time to waste.
Armed with a deep knowledge of the future of global football, Niklas Brandt begins a ruthless transformation. He scours the world for "unknown" teenagers who will one day become legends; Erling Haaland, Vinícius Júnior, Pedri, Jude Bellingham, and William Saliba, signing them for pennies before the giants of Europe even realize they exist.
Facing mockery from the media and hostility from the German football establishment, he introduces "future" tactics and sports science to a league still stuck in the past.
From the muddy pitches of the lower leagues to the glitz of the Champions League, this is the story of a young coach determined to rewrite a hundred years of history without a championship.
The white & red of the Dinosaur is about to sweep across Europe, proving that even the most hated club can build a dynasty that leaves the world in its wake.
