February 2025 EDITORIAL
SERVUS FROM SÄBENER STRASSE !
Dear FC Bayern fans all over the world ! On the
Doccasi occasion of FC Bayern ‘ s proud 125th birthday ,
Dour club has a special , exclusive gift for you : In
Dthis digital edition , you can read the highlights Dof the past few years from our FC Bayern members ‘ magazine “ 51 ” in English for the first time , free of charge . The magazine is called “ 51 ” because the home of our club is Säbener Straße 51 in the heart of Munich . The stories you read here come straight from the headquarters of your club . Our roots are in Munich and Bavaria – but we want to be approachable and tangible for you around the globe . FC Bayern has been a cosmopolitan club from the very beginning . Even in the early years , we had coaches from abroad , from England , Holland , Hungary , international matches were also on the schedule early on , and since the 1960s , the club has repeatedly undertaken trips all over the world , often lasting weeks : to the USA , Mexico , Peru , Chile , Colombia , Brazil , Tunisia , Iran , Japan , and now our “ Audi Summer Tour ” takes us to America or Asia year after year , last summer for example to South Korea for the first time . Football , sport in general , unites us : no matter which continent we live on .
Today FC Bayern has more than 510 fan clubs in 105 countries outside Germany . In New York , Shanghai and Bangkok , we are in contact with the fans in their respective home regions through our own offices , because we want to know what moves you , what is important to you . I hope you all enjoy reading this very special version of our magazine “ 51 “. Highlights , background information and heroes from 125 years of FC Bayern , from Franz Beckenbauer , Gerd Müller , Sepp Maier and Uli Hoeneß to Sammy Kuffour , Manuel Neuer , Thomas Müller , Jamal Musiala and Aleksandar Pavlović : All of this is our unique success story , which we will continue to write with you , our fans .
Mia san Mia – in Munich and worldwide !
Yours Herbert Hainer
HERBERT HAINER President FC Bayern München eV
HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE
Illustration portrait : Jan Steins
GERD MÜLLER WAS OUR MVP . WITH- OUT HIM , WE WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD THAT SUCCESS
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BOMBER FOREVER Gerd Müller laid the foundations for FC Bayern ' s decades of success , and not just with his countless goals . Page 22
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TITLES WITH BAYERN Jamal Musiala has already won a lot in Munich . And he ' s only 21 ! What makes him so special ? Page 38
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