100 Things | #13

A colleague from the truck workshop is the bus driver of Stuttgart’s soccer team

Soccer not only brings together players with fans but also Daimler with the VfB Stuttgart soccer club. Some of these links are obvious: One example is the fact that the home of VfB used to be called the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium and is now known as the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Another example is that the VfB’s games are played in close proximity to the Daimler Headquarters and the Mercedes-Benz Plant in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. Many people also know that Mercedes-Benz Bank is the main sponsor of VfB and that the Mercedes star adorns the jerseys of the players. However, there are also links that are less obvious, such as those of Jürgen Dispan.