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Leverkusen the soccer team is famous. The city not so much
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Manchester, Barcelona, Milan, Leverkusen? An often-overlooked, small German city dominated by the pharmaceuticals industry is making an unlikely case to be considered one of Europe's soccer capitals this season because of Bayer Leverkusen’s historic...
Bayer Leverkusen writes more history in first ever unbeaten Bundesliga season
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — The Bundesliga season had only half an hour left and Bayer Leverkusen got nervous. Middle-of-the-table visitor Augsburg cut Leverkusen's lead in half. Leverkusen's undefeated streak in the Bundesliga was on the line on Saturday. It made late winning goals...
German soccer champion Bayer Leverkusen becomes the first team to finish a Bundesliga season unbeaten
AP Sports Week in Pictures: Masters golf glows, Tsitsipas' title and no more 'Neverkusen' in Germany
Associated Press photographers captured the emotions of Masters golf, Stefanos Tsitsipas lifting the tennis trophy at Monte Carlo, and the end of a 120-year wait by Germany's Bayer Leverkusen for its first Bundesliga title. Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, earned...
Bayer Leverkusen wins first Bundesliga title, ending Bayern Munich's 11-year reign
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — It’s “Neverkusen” no more. Coached by Xabi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time Sunday to end Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign as champion. In the end, it wasn't even close — Leverkusen leads...