Bayern Munich is not the first club to dominate Germany, but the history of the first club that showed such dominance is complicated. It was in the heart of a Germany that was under the iron curtain, where sports was a tool and the league was… less than honest with the way results were decided.

This club also stole an entire roster from another club. If you think MK Dons was bad, this would light the current world on fire. I kind of hope it happens, but not for that one club, because that would be terrible to lose your team. Anyways, watch the video, it is maybe the best we’ve ever done.

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Braun, Jutta and Ulrich Hagemann (eds.). Deutschland – einig Fußballland? Deutsche Geschchte nach 1949 im Zeichen des Fußballs. Berlin, GER: Schneider Berlag Hohengehren GmbH, 2008.

Dennis, Mike. “Behind the Wall: East German football between state and society.” gfl-journal, No. 2 (2007): 46-73. Accessed December 19, 2020. http://www.gfl-journal.de/2-2007/dennis.html.

Hesse-Lichtenberger, Ulrich. Tor!: The Story of German Football. Eastbourne, UK: Gardners Books, 2003.

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Jetzt kannste dir einen brennen!
https://web.archive.org/web/20190821130952/https://www.11freunde.de/interview/frank-rohde-ueber-seine-karriere-zwischen-mielke-und-mauer

Mit Mielkes Flugzeug reiste Götz Richtung Freiheit https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/article121245362/Mit-Mielkes-Flugzeug-reiste-Goetz-Richtung-Freiheit.html

Horn, Michael and Andreas Baingo. Die Gescichte der DDR Oberliga.
Eleven Pigs and the secret police: the story of BFC https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/02/05/eleven-pigs-and-the-secret-police-the-story-of-bfc-dynamo/

BFC Dynamo: What happened to the East German champions?
https://www.dw.com/en/stasi-club-bfc-dynamo-what-happened-to-the-record-east-german-champions/a-51084561

Sport: Foul von höchster Stelle
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/foul-von-hochster-stelle-1317391.html

Historie des BFC Dynamo
https://bfc.com/historie.php

ASG Vorwärts Leipzig
https://vereins.fandom.com/wiki/ASG_Vorw%C3%A4rts_Leipzig
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