
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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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 0-1 loss against TSG Hoffenheim on the 19th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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The Bayer 04 Women suffered a setback in the race for third place in the Bundesliga table. Coach Roberto Pätzold's team lost 1-0 at home to direct rivals TSG Hoffenheim on Sunday afternoon, with a penalty after two minutes deciding the match. With 32 points and a game in hand, TSG have moved above the Werkself, who remain on 31 points. There is now a three-week international break before the remaining seven Bundesliga matches.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have to manage without defender Loïc Badé for the time being. The Frenchman suffered a muscle injury in his right thigh in Saturday’s 1-0 Bundesliga defeat at FC Union Berlin. The diagnosis was the result of an MRI scan this Sunday morning.
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It is an expression of solidarity and a tribute to the unique fan culture Under the Cross: Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a special statement with the "50 Years of Fan Clubs" jersey. To mark the founding of the "First Fan Club 1976 Leverkusen", which was followed by many more over the years right up to the present day, the Bundesliga club is commemorating 50 years of passion with this new jersey. Highs and lows, successes celebrated together as well as defeats suffered are manifested in this piece of white fabric, a symbol of unwavering identification with the Werkself.
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