Lastly, the Frauen Bundesliga is the most professional leauge in womens soccer, with Turbine Potsdam, FFC FRankfurt, Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and my personal favorite, SC 07 Bad Neuenahr leading the way.

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Bayern Munich loses to Bayer Leverkusen and with it their unbeaten record in the Bundesliga.

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Also on Wednesday, Bayer Leverkusen completed the signing of former Bayern Munich goalkeeper Michael Rensing, who was released by Cologne following their relegation last season.

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Simunic, who has looked strong since his international debut in November last year, is joined in defence by two other Bundesligas players, Bayern Munich's Robert Kovac and Bayer Leverkusen's Boris Zivkovic.

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Nonetheless, from an investor's perspective, 3C still merits a significant amount of attention simply because of its members, a list that also includes: AIG, Areva, Bayer, British Sky Broadcasting, Dow Chemical, Endesa, Hitachi, Munich Re Group, RAO UES Russia, SAS and Siemens.

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Bayern Munich are strolling to the Bundesliga tile having opened a nine point gap on Bayer Leverkusen at the half-way stage.

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On Saturday, Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen were held 0-0 at second-placed Hamburg to stay top while Bayern Munich moved up to sixth as hot-shot Thomas Mueller helped seal a 2-1 win at Freiburg.

CNN: Wolfsburg up to fifth place after victory