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GERMANY Bundesliga

The Bundesliga is the top professional football league in Germany. It is organized by the German Football Association (DFB) and features 18 teams who play each other twice in a home-and-away format, for a total of 34 matches per season.

The league was founded in 1963 and is one of the most popular and successful football leagues in the world. The team with the most points at the end of the season is crowned the champion and qualifies for the UEFA Champions League. The second and third-placed teams qualify for the UEFA Europa League. The bottom two teams are relegated to the second division, the 2. Bundesliga, while the top two teams from the 2. Bundesliga are promoted to the Bundesliga.

Some of the most successful clubs in the Bundesliga include Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and Borussia Mönchengladbach, who have won multiple titles.

Germany has a strong footballing tradition, and the country has produced many talented players over the years. Some of the most highly regarded German players include:
• Franz Beckenbauer is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game, and he won the FIFA World Cup as a player and a coach.
• Miroslav Klose is the all-time leading goalscorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with 16 goals, and he won the tournament with Germany in 2014.
• Lothar Matthäus is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders in the history of the game, and he won the FIFA World Cup with Germany in 1990.
• Gerd Muller is one of the most prolific goalscorers in the history of the game, and he won the FIFA World Cup with Germany in 1974.
• Philipp Lahm is widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs in the history of the game, and he won the FIFA World Cup with Germany in 2014.
Other notable German footballers include Mesut Özil, Fritz Walter, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Manuel Neuer, Jürgen Klinsmann, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Sepp Maier, Oliver Kahn, Uwe Seeler, Uli Hoeness, Paul Breitner.