Golaço Stories

       Few clubs in world soccer have a mascot as iconic and charismatic as FC Koln's goat, Hannes.Koln's history with the beloved animal started in 1950, just two years after the club was founded, when the director of a local circus gifted a goat to the club for good luck during carnival season. The club named him Hennes, after the coach at the time, and officially adopted him at the mascot. Hennes was so important to the club identity that they are still known today as "The Billy Goats" and he was even incorporated into the club's crest.Before...