The Unwanted
The band Silly caused a scandal at Leipzig’s
The band Silly caused a scandal at Leipzig’s promotion celebrations in 2016 by appearing on stage in shirts of other East German clubs such as Union Berlin, Dynamo Dresden, Hansa Rostock and Magdeburg.
promotion celebrations in 2016 by appearing on stage in shirts of other East German clubs such as Union Berlin, Dynamo Dresden, Hansa Rostock and Magdeburg. The fans gathered in the market square were furious at the open snub. It was a gesture that would have been unthinkable at most other clubs.
Daniel Baier, the fiddler: in 2017 Augsburg’s captain
Daniel Baier, the fiddler: in 2017 Augsburg’s captain went to ground near the Leipzig bench, spat in its direction and made the classic obscene hand gesture known in German as “five against Willy.” He later tried to apologise in the home dressing room and was physically thrown out.
went to ground near the Leipzig bench, spat in its direction and made the classic obscene hand gesture known in German as “five against Willy.” He later tried to apologise in the home dressing room and was physically thrown out. The sporting court later punished him with a suspension and a 20,000-euro fine for gross unsporting behaviour.
RBL — Financial Stability Score
Red Bull macht Leipzig zum effizientesten Ausgeber der Liga (niedrige PK-Quote, Salzburg-Pipeline), aber auch zum abhängigsten. Ohne Red Bull-Netzwerk und -Finanzierung wäre die chronisch negative Transferbilanz nicht tragbar. Die EK-Quote (28,3%) ist die zweitniedrigste unter den Top-6-Clubs. Solange Red Bull committed ist, funktioniert das Modell — die Frage ist, wie lange.
Dark Chapters
Hans-Joachim Watzke, the critic, repeatedly attacked the “co...
Hans-Joachim Watzke, the critic, repeatedly attacked the “construct” of Leipzig and mocked a football team being used to promote an energy-drink can.
Hans-Joachim Watzke, the critic, repeatedly attacked the “construct” of Leipzig and mocked a football team being used to promote an energy-drink can. He expressed solidarity with Dortmund fans boycotting RB and has never come close to friendship with the Bulls, however much he may occasionally praise their sporting performance. Haters gonna hate.