Türkgücü Munich: Targeted by far right group, football club founded by Turkish immigrants looks to connect cultures
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By Aleks Klosok, CNN
Updated 1209 GMT (2009 HKT) April 3, 2021
(CNN)Alban Zinsou says his is a «typical immigrant story.»
He came to Germany from Togo in 1995. Initially, he says, integration proved challenging — «we didn't have a lot of interaction with people» — but playing football provided a place where he could be himself. «It was the first time where I had a smile on my face,» adds Zinsou. «You are working hard everywhere to be part of society, but on the pitch, was always the moment where the language didn't play any role.» Zinsou is speaking to CNN Sport from his home in Munich. He talks proudly of doing well at
