Standing areas are in operation in certain parts of Europe, including Germany's Bundesliga.
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That's what legendary striker Raul did when he left Real Madrid after 18 years for Schalke 04 in Germany's Bundesliga.
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Germany's Bundesliga has two teams going up and down, with a play-off match between the third-bottom and third-top team from the first and second divisions.
Attendances remain high, the second-highest in Europe, after Germany's Bundesliga.
Clubs like Barcelona in Spain and throughout Germany's Bundesliga are protected from extreme and erratic behavior by the fact that fans are directly involved in a democratic ownership arrangement.
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Germany's Bundesliga takes off for a full month.
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Boltersdorf's clients include several clubs in Germany's elite Bundesliga soccer league and the national men's handball team, which won the world championship in 2007.
Germany's leading Bundesliga clubs like Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are not considered under threat by FFP, posting regular small profits, but the influx of Qatari money at French side Paris St.
In the day's other German Bundesliga match, Germany striker Cacau scored the only goal as Stuttgart claimed a narrow 1-0 win over Nuremberg.
Even the stadia are part of the Bundesliga's "Brand Germany" philosophy.
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In Germany, Stuttgart set up a German Cup final with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich after beating Freiburg 2-1 while Paris Sanit-Germain were knocked out of the French Cup by Evian .
Under the deal, BT will get ESPN and ESPN America channels, plus ESPN's live sports rights portfolio, which includes the English Football Association Challenge Cup, better known locally as the FA Cup, the Scottish football Premier League, and Germany's top football league, known as the Bundesliga.
Goetze made his Bundesliga debut at 17 and has already appeared 22 times for Germany, scoring five goals.
In Germany , Bayern Munich maintained its 17 point lead at the top of the Bundesliga following a 1-0 win over Hoffenheim.
It sees the Bavarian giants slip to eighth in the Bundesliga and to add to van Gaal's woes, reports in Germany said star striker Luca Toni had driven home after being substituted at half time at the Allianz Arena.
"This final is a feather in Germany's cap and the way that country has developed both their national team and the Bundesliga the past 10 years, " Lalas said.
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