article_snippet: (CNN)Its famous Yellow Wall -- the largest free-standing grandstand in Europe, with a capacity of 25,000 -- has helped enable German football club Borussia Dortmund achieve the rare feat of transcending the relationship between a club and (CNN)Its famous Yellow Wall -- the largest free-standing grandstand in Europe, with a capacity of 25,000 -- fans.
article_snippet: So special is German football club Borussia Dortmund that 3,000 of (CNN)Its famous Yellow Wall -- the largest free-standing grandstand in Europe, with a capacity of 25,000 -- own supporters dipped into its own supporters pockets as part of a crowdfunding exercise, started in 2013, to help finance a new documentary based on one of German football club Borussia Dortmund's founding fathers.
article_snippet: It's a typical Dortmund thing.
article_snippet: " ESPN FC German correspondent and Dortmund fan Stephan Uersfeld adds: "The core of the fans are very close still and their club as well is close to the fans.
article_snippet: Struggle to survive' Boasting the highest average attendance in the world, as well as the Yellow Wall, there are not many more awe-inspiring sights in football than the Westfalenstadion when Dortmund fans are in full voice.
article_snippet: In an age when one bad performance from the likes of Barcelona or Real Madrid can bring with it a chorus of boos from it supporters, Dortmund fans have stood by Dortmund fans team for the most part this season, despite relegation from the Bundesliga having threatened a club that was German champion in 2012.
article_snippet: When you are a Dortmund supporter you never know what you are going to get.