
I man tries to ride his pump foil at Außenalster lake in Hamburg.

A man surfs the waves of Aare river in Thun, Switzerland, July 9.

Darmstadt’s Terrence Boyd celebrates his goal marking the 1-0 in a German first division (or Bundesliga) soccer match SV Darmstadt 98 vs Borussia Dortmund, Feb.12. Darmstadt won 2-1.

A soccer fan dressed in a traditional carnival costume waits for a German first division soccer match Mainz 05 vs Darmstadt 98 to start (Oct.16). Mainz is one of Germany’s carnival strongholds, although the carnival season only starts Nov.11 (at 11.11.a.m.).

The French seeker catches the snitch to score points and end the game vs Italy at the Quidditch World Cup that was played in Frankfurt this weekend (July 23/24).

A Kosovo player jubilates after his team scored the 2-0 goal in a friendly soccer match Kosovo vs. Faroe Islands in Frankfurt, June 3. Kosovo won 2-0, despite playing for nearly an hour with 10 men.

Men sometimes behave strangely, especially when they play soccer, and even more so when it rains and temperatures are just above freezing.
(During a German second soccer division (or Zweite Bundesliga) match FSV Frankfurt vs Fortuna Düsseldorf, Nov. 29. Frankfurt lost 1-2)