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Pep Guardiola's revelation as FC Bayern coach was the most retweeted post in Germany so far this year
Pep Guardiola's revelation as FC Bayern coach was the most retweeted post in Germany so far this year

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Munich - Off the Ball, bundesliga.com’s daily weekday feature, casts an eye over the weird, wonderful and sometimes controversial tales to have emerged from Germany's top flight in recent days.

Today, we analyse FC Bayern München's love affair with social media, hear of some culinary exploits on show in Nuremberg and hear the advice of a Hamburg fan who's seen it all before...

FC Bayern haven't only been dominating German football this year. They also registered the most-retweeted posts on Twitter in 2013 so far, the club announced today. The news of Pep Guardiola (pictured) taking over as head coach enjoyed as many as 10,556 retweets on the social micro-blogging service, while a long "Yes" was retweeted 9,411 times in late May after Bayern's UEFA Champions League final victory against Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. This tweet from the German record title-holders read: "Wow, the top two retweeted tweets in Germany in 2013 came from @fcbayern! Thanks to all of you!