Coach of German league's surprise package Elversberg cleared to face Bayern after ref admits error
The coach of Elversberg, the small-town team shaking up German soccer, has been cleared to be in the dugout against champion Bayern Munich after a referee admitted he made a mistake sending him off. From a town of only 13,000 people, Elversberg has been a sensation on its Bundesliga debut after beating former champions Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Coach Vincent Wagner was due to sit out arguably the biggest game in the club’s history Sunday against Bayern after he was sent off for a second booking at halftime in last week’s 4-3 win over Gladbach.
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