The first message on the new channel was a special one: Bayer 04 announced the contract extension to 2028 for Argentinian World Cup winner Exequiel Palacios on Tuesday afternoon. The number of followers grew quickly.
In future, high quality content plus exclusive photo and film material from behind the stage at the Werkself will be published on WhatsApp. The new channel offers the potential of being one of the most important communication platforms given the high number of users on WhatsApp.
Click here for the Bayer 04 channel on WhatsApp
WhatsApp information:
Users receive information and relevant notifications directly on WhatsApp by signing up to the particular accounts of people and organisations. These channels provide announcements in the form of text, links, images and videos. WhatsApp will be shown separately on the app separated from personal chats. Announcements via the channel will be one-sided with subscribers unable to respond. Instead, users can express their interest in the content of a channel by taking part in surveys or by reacting to announcements with emojis.
From the 2027/28 season, the Women’s Bundesliga will be organised by an independent league association. Following the unanimous decision taken at the DFB Bundestag (national conference) on Friday afternoon, the league’s separation from the DFB is now official.
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Following the Bundesliga clash against RB Leipzig (Sunday, 20 September, 15:30 CEST), some of the Werkself first team players will be heading off for the first international break of the season. Here is an overview of the Bayer 04 players called up for their national teams and all the details of their upcoming matches.
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A special visit to the BayArena: 222 members from volunteer fire brigades in Leverkusen, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the Oberbergisch district watched the Werkself’s 2–0 home win over Slovenian champions NK Celje live in the stadium. Bayer 04 had invited them to the 2026/27 Europa League opener as a thank-you for their tremendous dedication. They watched the match together in Block F4.
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The Bayer 04 U19s have extended their winning run with a fifth consecutive victory on Matchday 5 of the DFB Youth League’s preliminary round. Coach Patrick Greveraars’ side secured a 3–2 (2–1) win in their match against second-placed FC Viktoria Köln, with Burak Kir and Nebe Domnic scoring for the hosts in the first half before captain Ben Hawighorst found the net after the break.
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