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During Leverkusens match last saturday their fans showed a banner with the title "There's many music styles - but only two genders" (www.express.de)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (48 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. They have a family friendly atmosphere and stadium. As a result a part of the ultra fanbase is trying to distance themselves from that clean image by being edgy and coming up with shocking statements.

They have a cult mascot, "der Zitronenmann", they use as a "spokesperson to" say controversial shit trying to get attention and stay relevant. They have provoked and picked fights with rivals as well, mainly Bremen and Koln.

[–] [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 (1 children)

So what? It's still a special exemption from the law, being grandfathered in doesn't change that. "Technically, it's legal" won't win you any sympathy points.

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

This.

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