debundesliga1-10, Exercise 1: Strengths and strains

Model answer:

The Bundesliga's strengths are large crowds and a distinctive fan culture (Chapter 8), member control under the 50+1 rule (Chapter 7), and a youth system that develops players (Chapter 9), all built on a national structure created in 1963 (Chapters 2 and 3). Its strains are a long dominant club, a smaller income than the Premier League, disputes over ownership and exceptions, the difficulties of the eastern clubs (Chapter 6) and continuing arguments between fans and authorities. Most of these are trade-offs rather than simple faults. This is a suggestion, and the details should be checked.