Awakening giants: Dortmund add stardust to their rise through leagues

Manuela Zinsberger and Alexandra Popp have made surprise moves to third-tier club looking to join elite Located in Austria during a pre-season training camp, the Borussia Dortmund women’s team, squad as well as staff, are plotting how to reach the 2. Bundesliga after missing out on promotion during their rapid rise last season. Dortmund finished two points off the top and a place in the regional playoffs despite a goal difference of +101, and the club have wasted no time in signing big names to make sure there is no such near-miss this time around. Continue reading...

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