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Whatever happened to East German football?

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Statisticly speaking three out of the 18 teams in the Bundesliga should come from the former G.D.R. As a matter of fact not a single Bundesliga club is from East-Germany. Why?

Well, let’s face it. The G.D.R. was never a powerhouse when it came to football. Their national team never won any trophies, or had a team that could stick up to their West-German counterparts. The only big victory the G.D.R. had in its history as a football nation was their 74 victory against West-Germany. Amongst all the losses the West-German football nation had to endure, this one is amongst the worst of its history. Jürgen Sparwasser makes it 1-0 for the G.D.R. Read the rest of this entry