The idea struck me again this weekend as a nail-biting title race grew ever more tense, with defeats for Schalke and Werder Bremen seeing Stuttgart sneak up to second with three games to go.

Germany’s league seems like a paradise for fans, with highly competitive, attacking football played in front of packed crowds at some of the world’s best stadiums, and with tickets still priced sensibly (look at what Schalke are charging, for example).

The ratio of goals per game is consistently higher than in the other big leagues and the national team plays with real panache. Only the stale form of Bayern Munich has been disappointing, although, as Erik Kirschbaum wrote last week, a lot of people see that as the best news of all.

There are no galacticos here — and how Bayern have missed the only one they did have, Michael Ballack — but there are plenty of classy players, including Dutch playmaker Rafael van der Vaart and eye-catching Brazilians like Diego and Lucio, not to mention most of Germany’s World Cup squad.

Germany has been left behind by England, Italy and Spain, where TV revenues dwarf what the Bundesliga brings in. The fans here will have to watch the Champions League semi-finals on TV this week but if that’s the trade-off for such an enjoyable domestic experience is it such a bad deal?

Kevin Fylan, Berlin

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