Last year built a posh old folks home in Bielefeld, not far from company headquarters.

FORBES: Europe

Yet the Basic Law is stretchier than many think, says Franz Mayer of Bielefeld University.

ECONOMIST: Germany and Europe

Du-Ri has previously played for Bayer Leverkusen, Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Frankfurt and Mainz.

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In places like Bielefeld the future looks like an extension of the past.

ECONOMIST: Germany��s economic model

His hat-trick in Bielefeld's 4-1 triumph has made his market value rocket, which could not have come at a better time.

BBC: Momo ponders his future

There are suggestions his Bielefeld team-mates will rally round should he fail.

BBC: Momo ponders his future

When the machine-building department at Bielefeld's University of Applied Sciences looked in danger of closing, industry drummed up interest among students to keep it open.

ECONOMIST: Germany��s economic model

Arminia Bielefeld and Karlsruhe were relegated while Energie Cottbus' 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen means they face a two-legged play-off against the team which finishes third in the second tier for a top flight slot next season.

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