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Why RB Leipzig’s Champions League fairy tale has not been universally well received – ABC News
RB Leipzig’s rise through the German footballing pyramid to the Champions League semi final should be sport’s greatest fairy tale, so why are they Germany’s most hated team?
Everyone loves a sporting underdog story.
The entire fabric of sporting mythology is built on the plucky team that nobody had ever heard of rising up through the leagues to challenge the established elite.
It’s Roy of the Rovers stuff the foundation from which a true sporting pyramid is built.
Except for when it isn’t.
Welcome to the curious case of RB Leipzig, a tiny club that, with the backing of a well-known Austrian energy drinks company, has provoked the ire of supporters in Germany o…
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