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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

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

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,