From five to ten o'clock in the evening – with the exception of 19.04 to 19.06 when the stadium will be lit up in red – the home of the Werkself will light up in magenta. The World Prematurity Day on 17 November again highlights prematurity and its consequences worldwide. "We have had a partnership with the Leverkusen Clinic for many years and we’d like to show our solidarity with the doctors, nurses and parents of premature children at the clinic," said Meinolf Sprink, director of fans and the community at Bayer 04.
At least one out of ten newborn children are premature in this country. Around 60,000 children are born too early in Germany each year. However, thanks to medical progress premature children now have good chances of survival even if they are born more than four months too early and have a birth weight of less than 500 grammes. The Clinic is the centre for premature care for surrounding hospitals in Leverkusen and Bergisches Land and with 1,600 births a year one of the most experienced maternity hospitals in the region. Over 80 premature children under 1,500 grammes – including 40 under 1,000 grammes – were cared for in the Leverkusen Clinic in 2016.
A first win in the preseason: In the last friendly before the start of a two-week break in training, the Bayer 04 Women beat top-flight Dutch side Ajax 1-0. In the match played over three 30-minute thirds Vanessa Fudalla scored the goal for the Werkself. In the previous two friendlies this summer, the team led by head coach Roberto Pätzold lost 2-0 two Bundesliga rivals TSG Hoffenheim and drew 1-1 with the Dutch team PEC Zwolle.
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Show moreThe friendly against the CR Flamengo U20 team on Friday, 18 July (kick-off: 14:30/19:30 CEST) represents the sporting highlight of the current Bayer 04 Brazil Tour. Ahead of the clash at the Estádio da Gávea against the highly successful youth team, there was a media event with the two Bayer 04 managing directors Fernando Carro and Simon Rolfes plus head coach Erik ten Hag. The trio talked about the forthcoming opponents, first impressions of Brazil and the reasons for holding the training camp in the land of the five-time World Cup winners. Here are the key statements.
Show moreDay three of the Bayer 04 Brazil Tour. Today, Thursday 17 July, sees the two new signings Jarell Quansah and Christian Kofane join the squad in training. Plus the former Werkself players Paulo Sergio and Rodrigo Chagas visit the Bayer AG Football School. In the afternoon there is a big media event ahead of the friendly against the Flamengo U20s. As usual, Bayer04.de keeps you up-to-date with on-the-spot reports. The blog for day three of the Bayer 04 Brazil Tour (timings given in local time).
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