Kevin Volland is auctioning his shirt from the Bundesliga game against Hannover 96 on 20 October 2018, which the Werkself number 31 signed after the game. All proceeds from the auction (Ends: 14 December 2018, 17.40 CET) go to the 'Nicolaidis YoungWings Stiftung' foundation, an online advice service for bereaved children and teenagers.
The day before (Ends: 13 December 2018, 17.25 CET), a Kai Havertz shirt will go under the hammer, which the 19-year-old Germany international signed along with accompanying autograph cards. The proceeds from this auction go to the 'Jugendzentrum Mergener Hof e.V.', a youth centre for children and teenagers in Trier.
'United Charity' is Europe's biggest charity auction website and it auctions unique experiences and gifts as well as opportunities to meet VIPs for children in need. The Internet bidding process of United Charity enables people worldwide to get involved regardless of where they live or timezone. 'United Charity gemeinnützige Stiftungs GmbH' was set up by Dagmar and Karlheinz Kögel in 2009. Over 7.9 million euros has been raised since then. All proceeds from the auctions go to projects and institutions supporting children in need.
After their first win on matchday 6 in the UCL league phase, Olympiacos are still in with a good chance of reaching the play-offs in the UEFA Champions League. The 2024 UEFA Conference League winners will be looking to go one better in their home match against Bayer 04 this Tuesday, 20 January (kick-off: 21:00 CET), but their stop scorer is unavailable. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Panagiotis, known as Panos, Retsos wore the Bayer 04 jersey for three years. Including his loan spells, he was under contract with the Werkself for a total of four and a half years. "It's a very special club for me," said the 27-year-old, who returned to his boyhood club Olympiacos in 2022, in an interview with bayer04.de. The former Leverkusen man is now captain and a first choice for the Werkself's next opponents in the UEFA Champions League. Ahead of the clash on Tuesday night, 20 January (kick-off: 21:00 CET), Retsos talks about his fond memories of his time in Leverkusen and the imminent reunion with some of his former team-mates. He also talks about who brought him to Leverkusen and why he likes getting older.
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Four Bayer 04 players are in action at the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations being played in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January 2026: Eliesse Ben Seghir for the hosts, Edmond Tapsoba with Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Maza for Algeria and Christian Kofane with Cameroon. Updates on the AFCON matches involving Werkself players...
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have to manage without goalkeeper Mark Flekken and forward Nathan Tella for the time being.
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After a week in the Algarve, the Bayer 04 Women returned home on Saturday afternoon. The Werkself had six training sessions, two friendlies and a lot of time together as a team. Roberto Pätzold's team will be back in action in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga next Friday for the start of matchday 15.
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