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Neverkusen and its German equivalent Vizekusen (second-kusen) are nicknames for German association football team Bayer 04 Leverkusen.〔Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game Ted Richards Open Court Publishing, 08.06.2010〕〔Soccer Stories: Anecdotes, Oddities, Lore, and Amazing Feats Donn Risolo, University of Nebraska Press, 01.11.2010〕 Both apply to the runners-up image of the team, which led by Michael Ballack from 2000–2002 often found its way into finals but never to the top.〔(DFB-Wochenschau: Geburtsstunde von "Vizekusen" ) Birth of Vizekusen according to the DFB〕 Bayer, the company owning the team has issued a trademark on ''Vizekusen'' and others which the German ''Financial Times'' has claimed as proof of a Bayer marketing strategy to use the ironic elements.〔(Markenrecht Bayer Leverkusen schützt "Vizekusen" ) FTD 12 April 2010.〕 The expressions have had various echoes in the press. In case of Bayern Munich's 2012 three final losses in the Champions League, Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal the press used expressions like "Vizekusen-Syndrome", "Vizekusen 2.0.",〔(Die Welt vom 20.05.12: Alptraum dahoam - Vize-Bayern in Schockstarre ), viewed 22 May 2012.〕〔(Die Welt, 2012 Vizekusen 2.0 ), viewed 22 May 2012.〕 or ''Vizekusen''-stigmata and a fear of having them stuck.〔(Bayern München Sag mir, wo die Champions sind ) Cord Sauer, Stern 22 May 2012.〕 Some concerns about a ''Vizekusen curse'' were raised before the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2012 as an important number of players in the national team came from Bayern or Leverkusen respectively.〔(Fußball – Zurück und nach vorne – Champions League und EM 2012 ), Der Wahlberliner, Das Netzmagazin von Alexander Platz〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neverkusen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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