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"ref": "2023 February 6, Markus Völker, “Mode-Marotten in der Fußball-Bundesliga: Der aus der Kälte kam”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN",
"text": "Was Baumgart tut, mag seinem Team helfen, aber er setzt damit die anderen Trainer unter Druck. In der Dauenjacke oder im Wollmantel erscheinen sie als Weicheier. Und schau mal, der da hat sogar eine Kaschmirmütze auf!",
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"text": "Was Baumgart tut, mag seinem Team helfen, aber er setzt damit die anderen Trainer unter Druck. In der Dauenjacke oder im Wollmantel erscheinen sie als Weicheier. Und schau mal, der da hat sogar eine Kaschmirmütze auf!",
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