Ananova:

Football authorities have banned a whole team after they lost 54-1 in a promotion derby.

All 11 players in Germany's DJK Lowen II's first team have been suspended for a year after being accused of deliberately letting rivals Rheinkassell-Langel II win to gain promotion.

But Lowen have won at least one title after Cologne football authorities allowed the result to stand.

"They decided that Rheinkassell weren't involved directly in the cheating so they kept the points and Lowen is now officially the worst team ever in German league football," said one fan.