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    Hertha fighting against history

    By Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger

    Tuesday, March 10, 2009

    At noontime on Sunday, I picked up my son, as he needed a lift back home after another night of relentless partying. Even though he was clearly the worse for wear, I gave him a rundown of the previous day's Bundesliga results and what they meant for the table. Hangover and sleep-deprivation personified stared out of the car window for a while, then he said: "You know what? I think Hertha in first place is way more shocking than Hoffenheim in first place." When I quoted this at the office the ...

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