Post by mandragora on Jun 9, 2017 9:56:22 GMT
But it seems that the Bundesliga is in a phase of decline (albeit we never were good enough to really make a amrk - except for Bayern nobey won anything in the CL or Europa league), and now the addiotinal money in the other league seem to set in.
Either we drop the 50+1 rule, or we will decline and fall behind Spain, England, Italy and France (Now it is not only Paris but also Monaco...maybe Marseille or Lyon are next)...all the other league which allow investors and thus big money.
Bundesliga.com said:
The Bundesliga is home to more of the top 100 teams in Europe than any other league, according to the latest ranking from a leading sports data company.A whopping 16 German sides feature in the Euro Club Index study released by Gracenote, with three teams from the best-attended football league in the world making the top 25.
German champions Bayern Munich are third in the standings behind Real Madrid and Barcelona, while DFB Cup winners and UEFA Champions League quarter-finalists Borussia Dortmund are ninth.
Thanks to a superb season – in which they went unbeaten at home and qualified for Europe for the first time by finishing fourth – Hoffenheim moved up to 23rd on the list.
RB Leipzig gained more index rating points (702) than any other club in Europe last season, climbing 142 places to end the campaign in 58th position. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side won 20 of their 34 league matches to finish as runners-up to Bayern in the Bundesliga.
The rankings are based on domestic and European results over the past four seasons, with the most recent campaign carrying a weight of about two-thirds compared to the previous three. The number of points gained depends on the gulf between the sides and there are bonus points on offer for a league if one team does well in European competition.
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“The league is stronger than the other big leagues in terms of depth of quality in its clubs,” Gracenote’s head of analysis Simon Gleave said.
“The Bundesliga’s 16th-best club on the ranking, Hamburger SV, is ranked 82nd in Europe for example, whereas the 16th best in the Premier League, Burnley, is 116th.”
And:
Dortmund’s position improved considerably during Thomas Tuchel’s time in charge as they climbed from 17th to ninth. Die Schwarzgelben were rewarded for finishing as runners-up and third in the Bundesliga during that period and for reaching the last eight in two European competitions. They also earned plenty more ranking points for going through two league campaigns unbeaten at home and for lifting the DFB Cup last month.
Well done, Aki.
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