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The German Bundesliga’s Worst Ever Team

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Schalke winning 4-0 at Hoffenheim wouldn’t normally make too many headlines. After all, we’re talking about one of Germany’s most historic and well supported clubs. But, had Schalke not won, they would have equalled a Bundesliga record.

This has stood for 55 years as the identity of SV Tasmania Berlin, a club from the Neukölln district of Germany’s capital, who proudly call themselves the Bundesliga’s worst club. Getting only 8 points in the 1965-1966 season, and failing to win a match across 280 days.

In the following video, from the COPA90 Stories YouTube channel, we learn more.

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Africa’s Growing Premier League Influence

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Source: Statista

Grobbelaar, Drogba, Essien, Lauren, Toure, Salah. Just a small selection of the many brilliant players from Africa that have graced the Premier League since its inception in the 1992/93 season. Africa’s influence in the top flight of English football is undeniable, but it is something which has taken time to establish and grow.

As this infographic shows, Africa contributed just 0.9 percent of all players in the opening Premier League season. Since then though, this figure has steadily grown (with natural fluctuations). In the 2000/01 season, 3.7 percent of all Premier League professionals were from African countries – Kanu and Shola Ameobi just two famous examples.

In 2018/19, the three joint-top scorers in the league, each with 22 goals, were Salah, Mané and Aubameyang – from Egypt, Senegal and Gabon, respectively. In the current season, 7.0 percent of all players are from Africa, with the aforementioned Salah considered by many to be the best attacking player in the world right now.