Has anybody been paying attention to the Bundesliga this season? It is currently topped by RasenBallsport Leipzig, a team founded and bankrolled by Red Bull. This is their first season as they got promoted last season. Here is the table:
This is an interesting read:
Why RB Leipzig*are the most hated club in Germany | Daily Mail Online
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For the first time since 2009, East Germany has a club in the Bundesliga. It should be cause for celebration. A sign that, after two decades of awful management, East German football is on the up.
Very few people are celebrating. Why? The answer is simple: RB Leipzig, who earned promotion to the top flight just under two weeks ago, are the most hated club in Germany.
No club in Europe is more divisive than RB. Backed by energy drink producer Red Bull, they have clambered from the fifth division to the first in the space of just seven seasons.
For some, they are the consummate modern success story, a sleek outfit who could one day help to break Bayern Munich's dominance. For others, they are a betrayal of everything German football holds dear. Tradition, identity and, most importantly, the fans' ability to have a say in the way their club is run.
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They have had four promotions in seven seasons. As far as I can see they have done it with no marks as well:
I haven't heard of any of these players. Unlike MC & Chelsea their buying doesn't look that bad. No Robinho type purchases but they paid over £12m for a teenager from Forest.
Lokomotive Leipzig must really hate them.