Florian Wirtz is a first choice in the Werkself line-up at the age of 18. His strengths on the pitch are very familiar to fans and football supporters. But what makes our number 27 tick away from the pitch? Bayer 04 TV held a quick Q&A with the player from Pulheim. HERE is the video.
We say thank you for twelve years under the Bayer Cross. Nordkurve12, the independent umbrella organisation for Werkself fans, and Bayer 04 have come together to design a T-shirt for the impending departure of Lars Bender. Nadiem Amiri and Co. have already tried it out– and you can secure the memento now. Click HERE for the T-shirt.
Care staff have been put under immense pressure by the coronavirus pandemic in recent months. The Leverkusen Clinic thanks its nursing staff once again: On World Nurses Day, held every year on May 12, a large banner was displayed at the entrance to the health park in Schlebusch. It reads: “Thank you, your’re simply brilliant!” We support those words…
The BAYER GIANTS Leverkusen have secured an impressive second place in Bundesliga 2 this season. The TSV Bayer 04 basketball team, Germany’s record champions with 14 titles in basketball, lost out to MLP Academics Heidelberg in the final of the play-offs. Bayer 04 congratulate the Giants for a great season.
Thomas Dooley, Tom for short, was born in Bechhofen on 12 May 1961, the son of an American soldier and a German mother. He only became a professional footballer at the age of 22 at FC Homburg. After the 1994 World Cup, where he played for the USA, Thomas signed for the Werkself. He made 16 Bundesliga appearances during his year under the Bayer Cross.
Happy 60th birthday, Tom. His best goals and most important clearances in a Werkself shirt are on video HERE.
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Bosnia U19 international Kerim Alajbegovic is moving from Bayer 04 Leverkusen's youth set-up to Red Bull Salzburg. The talented attacking midfielder has signed a long-term contract with the Austrian club. At the same time, the works club secured a buy-back option for the 17-year-old, who was one of the mainstays of the Leverkusen U19s.
Show moreThe Werkself are away to Premier League club Chelsea in the final pre-season friendly. The game against the current holders of the UEFA Conference League is on Friday, 8 August at Stamford Bridge with the kick-off at 20:00 CEST. Read on for information on ticket sales.
Show moreThe Werkself are away to Dutch top-flight club Fortuna Sittard in the third pre-season friendly. The match is on Friday, 1 August at the Fortuna Sittard stadium with the kick-off at 19:00 CEST. Read on for information on ticket sales.
Show moreThe Werkself are away to VfL Bochum in the second pre-season friendly. The match is on Sunday, 27 July at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion with the kick-off at 18:00 CEST. Read on for the latest information on ticket sales.
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