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wtf was that?
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Oh geez ...
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Also, congrats to Luka Modric. Wonderful player.
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Fell in love with his play during the WC.Also, congrats to Luka Modric. Wonderful player.
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Fell in love with his play at the 2008 Euros.Fell in love with his play during the WC.Also, congrats to Luka Modric. Wonderful player.
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I'm late to the party.. I knowFell in love with his play at the 2008 Euros.Fell in love with his play during the WC.Also, congrats to Luka Modric. Wonderful player.
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Oh, I'm just being a dick here. I'm kind of shocked that it's been ten years already.
Neymar finished 12th in the voting. Excellent.
Neymar finished 12th in the voting. Excellent.
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The mighty Zips of Akron are in their 5th College Cup in the last ten years not that it's a big deal or anything
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Southampton's shenanigans with their coaching situation has caused me to read a bit about RB Leipzig. Crazy stuff. I find it funny that people are so pissed about them spending money (and making money from spending it...) but if an established team does it, somehow that's okay? The hate is so odd to me.
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The thing with Leipzig is that there is a contingent of German fans who do not like teams from the Eastern German territory
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Yeah... I just read a weird little fact. The last team from East Germany territory that played in the Bundesliga was in 2009. Crazy.
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Their location is not at all what the contempt for Red Bull Leipzig is about.
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So what's it about? Spending money to make a team good? Or is it more traditionalist stuff?
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... n-football
Unlike in other leagues in Europe, the statutes of the German Football Association deter big investors from taking over its clubs. According to the so-called “50+1” rule, clubs must hold a majority of their own voting rights. Only investors who have been involved with a club for more than 20 years can apply for an exception to the 50+1 rule.
In Borussia Dortmund’s case, this means that 139,000 paying members have a veto over issues such as ticket prices.
RB Leipzig sign up to the letter of the 50+1 rule but – so their critics allege – corrupt its spirit: while membership at Dortmund costs adults €62 per annum, being a “gold” member at Leipzig will set you back €1,000 a year – and that still only makes you a “supporting” or non-voting member.
Even after being forced by the German FA to open up their membership structure in order to get a licence for the first division, RB Leipzig only have 17 members proper – the majority of whom are either employees or associates of Red Bull.
Unlike in other leagues in Europe, the statutes of the German Football Association deter big investors from taking over its clubs. According to the so-called “50+1” rule, clubs must hold a majority of their own voting rights. Only investors who have been involved with a club for more than 20 years can apply for an exception to the 50+1 rule.
In Borussia Dortmund’s case, this means that 139,000 paying members have a veto over issues such as ticket prices.
RB Leipzig sign up to the letter of the 50+1 rule but – so their critics allege – corrupt its spirit: while membership at Dortmund costs adults €62 per annum, being a “gold” member at Leipzig will set you back €1,000 a year – and that still only makes you a “supporting” or non-voting member.
Even after being forced by the German FA to open up their membership structure in order to get a licence for the first division, RB Leipzig only have 17 members proper – the majority of whom are either employees or associates of Red Bull.
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Fantastic.
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That's a great moment for Atlanta FC. They have had a rabid following.
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Atlanta's first "major sports" championship since the 1995 Braves. and people wonder why we're not a sports town. combine lack of trophies with too many transplants and it is what it is.That's a great moment for Atlanta FC. They have had a rabid following.
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CSKA Moscow is the first team to beat Real Madrid TWICE in the same Champions League group-stage season (1:0 in Moscow, 3:0 today *in* Madrid 
) - and yet CSKA finished LAST in their CL group!!
) - and yet CSKA finished LAST in their CL group!! Soccer Discussion
It was basically a friendly, but yeah.
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