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    The Cologne Paradox

    By Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger

    Thursday, August 14, 2008

    There has been a lot of talk about one of the newly-promoted teams that will grace the season soon to kick off, Hoffenheim. Maybe too much talk. (Wink, wink.) So let's talk about one of the other two. Because what has happened in the past ten years or so in Cologne is really an amazing success story. I don't mean the footballing side of it all, as that's rather been a roller coaster ride. I mean what has happened off the pitch. To illustrate that, let me take you back to the early 80s. Back th ...

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