''Five'' was a

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magazine. Its subtitle was Basketball for Life!. It was in circulation between 2003 and 2021.

History and profile

''Five'' was first published in August 2003. The founders were André Voigt and Jan Hieronimi. As of 2008 André Voigt was also the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

of ''Five''. The magazine was published ten times a year by Park and Ride Sports GMBH in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. Its former headquarters was in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

. It reported news about NBA through its permanent staff in Portland. From 2007 the magazine published a supplement, ''Fünf'', which featured articles about the German Basketball Bundesliga. ''Five'' ceased publication in September 2021.

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Official website
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