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According to some internet japesters, the town of Bielefeld does not exist and it's just a conspracy by the German equivalent of 'The Man' who has perpetuated the lie of the town with a population of 330,000. The reason is that if you ask most Germans the following three questions they will answer no in all three cases: 1 Do you know anybody from Bielefeld? 2 Have you ever been to Bielefeld? 3 Do you know anybody who has been to Bielefeld? In my case I can answer yes to all three questions, so I thought it would be a good idea to have a look at the local club, Arminia Bielefeld. I haven't been to a game there and have only had a couple of pints in the supporters' club and seen trams done out in the club colours, so maybe the club doesn't exist and it all is a figment of my imagination. However, their record would suggest that they are a real club. Arminia currently play in 2Bundesliga and are one of the biggest yo-yo clubs in Germany and one of their biggest cla...