📸 Club crest in his eye: this Bundesliga fan is truly one of a kind | OneFootball

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In honor of his club, a fan from Germany actually had the club crest tattooed into his eye (Source: zvw).

VfB fan Patrick Beres has been blind since his youth – but luckily, that doesn’t stop the 33-year-old from attending every season game of the Swabians live in the stadium whenever possible. Since the end of last season, he’s even been doing so with the club crest in his eye.

Shortly before the cup final, Beres had a unique artificial eye made – with the VfB crest embedded in it, at a cost of 1,000 euros. Since then, he has worn it with pride at every Stuttgart match.

Despite lacking eyesight, Beres has no trouble following the action on the pitch: “I can hear exactly what’s happening on the field right now.” The sound of the ball is different – depending on “how hard a player passes, shoots, or heads it.” The referee’s whistles also help him interpret game situations.

As he explained to 'zvw', he even has an advantage over many sighted fans during home games in the Cannstatter Kurve. Due to the many flags and banners, the view is often restricted: “Often I end up explaining to the fans around me what just happened. At first, they don’t believe me, but then they see the scene later on the big screen – and are totally amazed.”

Hopefully, Patrick Beres will be able to attend many more VfB games in this way – of course, with the crest in his eye.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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