Borussia Dortmund Supporters' Groups Against RB Leipzig

A number of Borussia Dortmund fan groups "will not travel to support their team at RB Leipzig on Saturday," according to Stephen Uersfield of ESPN.com. Leipzig hosts Dortmund this weekend in what will be its "first ever home match in the Bundesliga." The club, founded in '09 by Austrian soft drink company Red Bull, "won promotion to the top flight last season." However, many supporters around the country "have been highly critical of Leipzig, claiming the club have been set up by Red Bull purely as a marketing vehicle for its product." In contrast, Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen, the clubs owned by Volkswagen and Bayer respectively, "were originally founded for their employees." As a result, Dortmund supporters "announced that several fan groups will not travel to Leipzig to see their team take on the hosts." They said, "The construct of the newly promoted side from Leipzig stands against everything that is football for us" (ESPN.com, 9/8).