08/08/2009
Football's biggest stories of the week on the 大象传媒. The best attended league in the world, the German Bundesliga, kicks off.
Germany boasts the best attended league in the world, and last season, one of the most competitive in Europe.
As a new campaign gets underway, we visit two clubs with contrasting backgrounds, that illustrate the success story of the Bundesliga.
With 21 league titles and 4 European Cups, Bayern Munich are the equivalent of footballing royalty in Germany. But they'll have to wrestle the trophy away from Wolfsburg, who, backed by the financial muscle of a major car manufacturer, surprised everyone to win their first championship last season.
In contrast, Argentinean clubs are far from economically sound. We find out why the start of the Apertura has been delayed indefinitely. And can Barcelona's skills rub off on the Indian National team?
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