Germany's second group match in the World Cup against Spain kicks off at 20.0 CET on Sunday with the live broadcast from the ZDF World Cup studio in Mainz starting one hour before kick-off. Fernando Carro will join presenter Jochen Breyer and the two 2014 World Cup winners Per Mertesacker and Christoph Kramer before and after the game as well as during the half-time break as a pundit.
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, significant buildings and landmarks all over the world will be lit up in orange today 25 November as part of the Orange your City campaign. Bayer 04 is also joining in with this campaign and the BayArena will be illuminated orange this evening to make a statement against sexualised violence, its causes and its effects.
Bayer 04 head coach Xabi Alonso today celebrates his 41st birthday. The former midfield maestro won the Champions League as a player with Liverpool in 2005 and Real Madrid in 2014. In addition, the Spaniard crowned his playing career by winning the 2008 and 2012 European Championships as well as the World Cup in 2010. Alonso has been in the Werkself dugout since the start of October having previously worked in the youth section at Real Madrid and also as the second team assistant coach at Real Sociedad. Many happy returns, coach!
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is intensifying the existing cooperation with Business Club partner EDO Personalservice. The Cologne-based company will receive additional hospitality rights from the Bundesliga club as well as prominent advertising in and around the BayArena. EDO Personalservice provides jobs both on a temporary basis and by directly placing skilled workers in permanent positions at other companies.
Show moreGustavo Puerta has left Bayer 04 Leverkusen to join Spanish second division club Racing Santander.
Show morePiero Hincapie has left Bayer 04 Leverkusen to join Arsenal. The Premier League club has signed the 23-year-old on an initial season-long loan until the end of 2025/26 with an obligation to buy the Ecuador international defender, if certain conditions are met.
Show moreVictor Boniface has left Bayer Leverkusen on a season-long loan to fellow Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. The Nigerian centre forward joined the Werkself in January 2023 from Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise.
Show more¡Bienvenido a Leverkusen, Ezequiel ‘Equi’ Fernández! Bayer 04 have signed the Argentine midfielder from Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah. The left-footed 23-year-old, who got his first taste for professional football at Boca Juniors, has signed a contract in Leverkusen until 30 June 2030 and will wear the number 6 shirt. Bayer04.de takes a closer look at the 1.78-metre-tall new arrival.
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