Eintracht Frankfurt: Adventure in Louisville! Bourbon and football combined!

Eintracht Frankfurt: Adventure in Louisville! Bourbon and football combined!

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Eintracht Frankfurt will set off on an exciting adventure: the team will travel to Louisville, Kentucky for a two-week training camp. While other Bundesliga teams pitch their tents in the well-known training locations of Austria or Italy, Eintracht dares to jump across the pond. How fr.de reports, Eintracht will prepare for the coming season from July 22nd to August 3rd at the Lynn Family Sports Vision & Training Center in Louisville.

The team is accompanied during the sessions by Michael Kopka, a long-time fan. He'll be sure to make sure the crew doesn't lose sight of delicious local specialties like bourbon whiskey and hot brown sandwiches. In the city with a population of around 600,000, which was founded in 1778, and its twin city Mainz, players can expect not only football, but also a lot of cultural highlights. Louisville is known for its Slugger Museum and numerous culinary delights to please every palate.

A look at the camps and test matches

The training camp not only serves to prepare for the upcoming Champions League season, but also offers numerous activities for the fans. Eintracht Frankfurt has big plans for this trip: In addition to training sessions, fan evenings and visits to the university and the Muhammad Ali Center are also planned. In the first week, the team will face Aston Villa and Louisville FC before playing the Philadelphia Union in Philadelphia on August 2nd. All games will be broadcast live on Eintracht's Plus channel, although the time difference must be taken into account: in Louisville it is six hours earlier.

Coach Dino Toppmöller emphasizes that the majority of the squad is involved, although Hugo Ekitiké, Hrvoje Smolcic, Mo Dahoud and junior Dina Ebimbe are released for talks with other clubs. An exciting point will be the arrival of young player Marvin Dills, who will use the opportunity to prove himself in an international environment. The first training sessions will take place at the world-class Lynn Family Sports Vision & Training Center, just three miles from the team hotel.

Louisville's cultural offerings

But there's more to Louisville than just football and practice. The city has made a name for itself as the birthplace of Muhammad Ali and attracts sports enthusiasts with the “Footsteps of Greatness” tour of the stages in his life. For connoisseurs, there is the Urban Bourbon Trail, which allows bourbon lovers a culinary journey of discovery. Those looking for a quieter moment can relax in Central Park or take a trip back in time on the steamship Belle of Louisville, like the Eintracht Frankfurt website emphasized.

And what is behind this journey? Quite simply: Eintracht not only wants to achieve its sporting goals, but also strengthen the connection with its fans internationally. Last year, the training camp in Louisville was more than successful and led to qualification for the Champions League. Maybe this trip will be a positive experience for the team and its supporters again this year after the training sessions and test matches. How Sports show reports, all developments on site are documented daily by hr Sport reporter Phil Hofmeister.