Modern football's biggest story of loyalty is coming to an end

For modern football fans, loyalty has meant Marco Reus and Borussia Dortmund. Reus stayed with Dortmund as teammate after teammate left for greener pastures. That often meant a lack of trophies and recognition but to him it didn't matter as much. The club also backed him through a million injuries, cumulating in a very special relationship between the club, the player and the fanbase.

Reus leaves an indelible mark on not only the club but also German football as a whole. Trophy-wise Reus might only have 2 DFB Pokals to show for everything but he was also 3x Bundesliga Player of the Season, 5x Bundesliga Team of the Season member and had 209 goals and 156 assists in 533 appearances in 2009-2024 for Gladbach and Dortmund.

The Yellow Wall will never stop chanting about Marco Reus.