Photo Gallery Watching Blind
Seeing-impaired fans of Bundesliga newcomers FC Augsburg now have their own seating section, where they can follow all the action through a pair of headphones.
Anna-Maria Adelmann (middle) had vicariously experienced soccer through her husband (left) for years before the project was launched.
The service means minnows Augsburg have caught up with the giants of German football, such as reigning champions Borrusia Dortmund, who already have a similar facility.
Blind and seeing-impaired fans are provided with a receiver and a pair of headphones before the game, through which they can follow the commentary...
... which is provided by Elmar Mair (l.) and Benjamin Schwarzenberger (r.).
Newly-promoted Augsburg are hoping their first-ever season in the Bundesliga, the top tier of soccer in Germany, will prove a successful one.
