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Bundesliga club Darmstadt invites Barack Obama to game

Bundesliga club Darmstadt invites Barack Obama to game

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Darmstadt's Terrence Boyd celebrates his side's opening goal during a German first division Bundesliga soccer match between SV Darmstadt 98 and Borussia Dortmund in Darmstadt, Germany, on Saturday, February 11, 2017. Photo: AP

DARMSTADT: Bundesliga side Darmstadt is inviting former US President Barack Obama to one of its home games after announcing him as a Twitter follower of the struggling team. The club says on Twitter, 'Dear @BarackObama, since we are apparently already the only European soccer club you follow on Twitter: See you at our stadium?' In a video attached to the tweet, Darmstadt's American forward Terrence Boyd presents a jersey with Obama's name on it and says it's a 'huge honor' for the club to be followed by the former US president. The 25-year-old Boyd scored in Darmstadt's surprise 2-1 win at home over Borussia Dortmund last weekend. Despite the win, Darmstadt remains bottom of the 18-team Bundesliga. Darmstadt's enthusiasm came despite the fact that Obama's official Twitter feed is following more than 630,000 accounts on the platform.