My dad was always a big football fan but never really followed a team. Once I started following Arsenal he started also. He always calls me after the match to complain.
I've been to Germany. Went to Berlin and Munich. I'd like to go to Dortmund.
Dortmund still isn't the most beatiful city, allthough it changed quite a bit over the last 10 years.
As Dortmund was mostly an industrial town until mines where abandoned and the big field services where growing.
The appearance changed quite a bit lately, still it's not really comparable to other cities.
It's still worth a trip, especially the christmas market is quite nice and beatiful cities like Cologne or Düsseldorf are nearby.