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Is the Bundesliga a Farmers League?

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     The Bundesliga  is the German league in football. It is considered a top 5 league in the world but some fans still think it is underwhelming due to the lack of competition. But I know you may be wondering, what is a farmers league? A farmers league is a football term that bad leagues with little to no competition are referred to as. There are many arguments that support this and it all sounds very shocking when people first hear it. The main reason many think that the Bundesliga is a farmers league is because the same team, FC Bayern, have won the league title a total of 33 times since 1932! To add even more bias as to why many people think that the league has lost competition is because the same team FC Bayern have won the league title for 11 consecutive league years (2013-2022)!      Although people believe this, many people now believe that the league is coming back to life as there seems to be more competition. This year so far, FC Bayern are currently in 3rd place, only behi
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Jogo Bonito - The Beautiful Game

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Jogo Bonito. Which roughly translates to " the beautiful game."  you may be wondering what this means and where it originated from. That's what this post is here to inform you about. The term Jogo Bonito refers to how beautiful Brazilian players play football. Professional Brazilian footballers are known to be some of the most tricky, smooth and eye-catching players to ever watch play the sport of football. The term started getting more popularized when Ronaldinho was playing and started spreading around as other Brazilian players graced the pitch. Some other big names that fans refer to with this term are Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Nazario, Marcelo, Neymar Jr, Rivaldo, Zico, Deco, Garrincha, Pele, Kaka and many more.       When people say they play brilliantly and with grace, they are talking mainly about the skill moves that the players utilize on the pitch. Normally, any other ordinary pro player wouldn't even dare to try half of the moves these Brazilians use. Some of th
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The Wonder boy, Jude Bellingham: Who is He?

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     Jude Bellingham is an English  professional football/soccer player that has taken the world by storm because of his raw talent and footballing ability. Bellingham is very young and this shocks many fans because of how developed and magical this man is at the surprising age of 20 . He was born on June 29, 2003 in Stourbridge, England  and started his professional footballing career in  Birmingham City back in 2019 and then transferred to an even bigger team in Germany which was Borussia Dortmund in 2020 . He also has a brother by the name of Jobe Bellingham that also plays professional football on the team Sunderland FC.   Bellingham  is known to be one of the most versatile players in the world as he can play many positions on the pitch. His preferred positions are central midfield (CM) and central-defensive midfielder (CDM). He is known to be versatile because of how often spectators will see him almost anywhere on the field even if its not his position. For example, currently,
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The Jabulani Ball and the Controversy Behind it

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The Jabulani ball is one of the most controversial footballs to ever be introduced into the world of football and there are multiple reasons why. So I know you are dying to know; what is so different about this ball compared to other standard match balls and why is there so many controversies behind it? well to start things off in a simple way, this ball has some of the most unpredictable movement when it is struck no matter what technique you use. Also, it was also known to bounce uncontrollably and almost impossible to put any kind of curve on a strike. Note as well that the way it travels in the air can change drastically and become near impossible for any goalkeeper to save. Many pro players have complained about this ball and claimed that it is hard to even control and manipulate your own shot. Now stepping into more complicated business, the reason this ball moves so unpredictably is because it will always start to sway in the air as if the player struck it with the technique us
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The World Cup and What You Need to Know!

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 The World Cup competition is only a few years away and the team here at FootballNote01 are so excited to give you insight on what this competition is and what its all about! To start things off, the World Cup is a competition that is held every 4 years and has been one of the most competitive and decorated competitions in the world since July 13, 1930. The teams that play in this competition are all representing their countries and whoever wins gets to lift the fabled World Cup trophy for their nation. There have been a lot of memorable moments and big winners. For example, the national team Brazil has won the competition a total of 5 times! This is the most amount of wins that has been recorded in history! But the first ever winners of this tournament was Uruguay back in 1930 as they had a very strong team and was able to crush the competition with ease.  In the past years, there have been many football phenomenons such as the late great Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo Nazario, Ronaldinho, Z
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Welcome Everyone!

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Welcome everybody to FootballNote01 where we take a deep dive into the world of football and all the exciting events that take place within the footballing atmosphere! My name is Ethan and I am incredibly excited to be able to share thoughts and opinions on everything like scores, performances and competitions! Here at FootballNote01 , we will also keep the world updated on transfer news and anything happening relating to the players that we think would be important for you to know.  We expect the utmost respect to everyone here and hope to be a thriving community where people can feel free and able to express opinions or comments on what is being presented on this page. Obviously there will be debates and disagreements but we ask that you please refrain from attacking people directly with violent words or slurs and try to maintain friendly debates that don't result in individuals getting cyber-bullied. With all that being said, we are extremely excited to share our first few post
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