“I’m very positively impressed. The people here are all very cheerful and open. We’ll have a good time,” declared a happy Jonathan Tah after he had fulfilled all the request for photos and autographs from the huge set of fans at the airport. The Germany international and his teammates faced a packed programme with numerous highlights.
Bayer 04 TV accompanied the team under head coach Gerardo Seoane not just for the friendly against the Mexican top-flight club FC Toluca but also for the hot-air balloon flight over the Teotihuacán pyramids as well as the team evening at the end of the tour.
That has produced a 25-minute film with emotional images of Rudi Völler’s visit to the orphanage in Querétaro plus a host of entertaining moments with Lukas Hradecky, Sardar Azmoun and Co…
Issa Traoré is moving from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to Slovakian top-flight side AS Trencin. The club has loaned the centre-back out for one year to this year’s ninth-placed team in the Slovakian league.
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Assistant coach Remzi Kahraman is leaving the Bayer 04 Women’s team with immediate effect to take up a new challenge abroad. The club has agreed to the 31-year-old’s request to leave, although his contract was originally due to run until 2027. A decision on his successor will be announced shortly.
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At the U19 European Championship in Wales, the Germany U19 national team lost their third and final group match 4-0 to Spain. Several regulars, including Bayer 04 players Montrell Culbreath and Francis Onyeka (on loan to SV Elversberg), who had combined for four goals and assists in the two previous victories, did not feature,. Germany had already secured their place in the semi-finals with a game to spare.
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Two weeks into the preseason, the Bayer 04 Women have secured their first victory. Coach Roberto Pätzold’s team won their first friendly 2–0 against Bundesliga newcomers Mainz 05. In front of 160 spectators at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre, the two summer signings, Maja Sternad (80’) and Justine Brandau (90’), scored for the Black and Reds.
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