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.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen attacker Farid Alfa-Ruprecht, who was signed from Manchester City in July, has joined Bochum on loan. The 1.81m tall winger will spend a year with the Bundesliga 2 club. Alfa-Ruprecht’s contract in Leverkusen runs until 30 June 2030.
Show moreDuring the first international break of the season, Bayer 04 will face Viktoria Köln in a friendly match. The clash with the neighbouring third-division side will take place on Wednesday, 3 September (kick-off: 11am CEST) at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion in Leverkusen. Admission for fans is free.
Show moreRüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
Show moreBayer 04 Leverkusen have signed Morocco international forward Eliesse Ben Seghir. The 20-year-old joins from Monaco on a five-year contract until 30 June 2030.
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