Wherever you’re headed, catch a match.

The story behind the badge, the pre-match street, where the noise actually is, and how a first-timer does an Old Trafford matchday without looking like one.

Catalonia's club, at a half-rebuilt Camp Nou. The story worth knowing, the anthem, and the honest word on tickets, the tourist crowd, and where the noise actually is.

The most decorated club in football, at a Bernabéu rebuilt into a spaceship. The honest truth about the tourist-quiet crowd, and the metro closure and ticket maze you have to plan around.

Bavaria's club and Germany's giant, at the glowing Allianz Arena. The Südkurve that carries the noise, the honest truth about the quiet 60,000 around it, the beer, and why the good tickets are a lottery.

One of the great terraces in football that a visitor can actually get on, no membership needed. Here's the Yellow Wall, the beer, and how to do a Dortmund matchday like a local.

The bought club that chased one cup for a decade and lifted it at last. The Virage Auteuil, the anthem, and the honest word on tickets, scams, and a ground whose days may be numbered.

Maradona's city and its quasi-religious club, at the ground that bears his name. The southern-Italy identity, one of Europe's fiercest atmospheres, the pizza, and the Fan Card hoop you'll need to clear to get in.

Glasgow's Irish-Catholic institution and one of the great atmospheres in Europe. Brother Walfrid, the Lisbon Lions, the Green Brigade, and the honest, careful truth about the Old Firm and what you'll hear sung.

The home of Total Football and the world's most admired academy, out in the Amsterdam suburbs. Cruyff's legacy, Three Little Birds, and the Club Card wall for tourists.

The biggest club in Portugal, with a real eagle, a famous curse and a fanbase in the hundreds of thousands, at a red stadium out in the north of Lisbon. The metro, the bifana stalls, and the honest word on the atmosphere.

The Kop, six European Cups and You'll Never Walk Alone, at a ground with no station and a ticket system built to keep you out. Shankly, Hillsborough handled with the care it demands, and the one realistic route in for an overseas fan.

The loudest, proudest, most rebellious club in France, at a ground with an ultra end behind each goal. The metro out to the Prado, the honest word on the city, and why both bends never stop singing.