You may be interested to learn that Germany has a new national champion in the men's football Bundesliga, and for the first time in eleven years, it's not Bayern München. Bayer Leverkusen denied them their 12th successive title this time, with a crushing five nil home win over Werder Bremen with five match days to spare. Bayer was the perennial second-placed team, never having woe anything beyond a UEFA Cup in 1988, and always losing against Bayern, Dortmund, Real Madrid, etc. in high-profile bids for a championship. That earned them the moniker "Vizekusen", and nobody really thought it would ever end. Then along came a new manager - Xabi Alonso, who as a player won everything, in some cases, multiple times: Spanish and German championships, Cups, CL, European Champion, World Champion, you name it. He would have nothing of Vizekusen and just coached a fantastically gifted young team from match to match, in his calm, professional, utterly gentleman-like way. It is a joy to watch them play under his guidance. They have not lost a single game this season. They have secured Finals participation in the German Cup and are hopeful to reacht the Europa League semis, being two-nil up against West Ham after the home leg.
So yeah,