Why Germany's Biggest Clubs Keep Getting Relegated

Germany is one of the world's great football powers, and the Bundesliga one of the world's great football leagues - but in recent years, there's been a bit of a problem.

Some of Germany's biggest clubs keep getting relegated.

In Schalke, Hamburg, Nürnberg, Kaiserslautern, Greuther Fürth, Hertha Berlin, Hannover, Holstein Kiel, Karlsruher, and Fortuna Düsseldorf, there are now more former German champions in the 2. Bundesliga than the Bundesliga itself, Werder Bremen, Stuttgart, and Köln have also tasted relegation in recent years, and Dynamo Dresden, 1860 Munich, and Rott-Weiss Essen have been relegated all the way down to the 3. Liga.

So in this video, HITC Sevens takes a look at Germany's fallen giants, why they keep getting relegated, and both what it tells us about and what it means for German football.