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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (11 children)

Bayer Leverkusen is seen in Germany as a plastic club by a lot of fans, mostly because they have distanced themselves from their working class roots.

No, they are seen as bad for the Bundesliga because they undermine 50+1 by being a works team for Bayer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (10 children)

The Team existed as Bayer Leverkusen 100 years before 50+1 was a thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (5 children)

And? It doesn’t matter how they were founded 100 years ago. Nowadays they are part of the Bayer AG and are one of three (soon to be two) clubs who are exempt from the 50+1 rule.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

That makes no sense. The reason why they are exempt from the rule is because the club literally has the roots in the company that founded it ages ago. It absolutely does matter when and how they were founded. Otherwise they wouldnt be exempt.

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