Key dates:
Monday 10 July: Start of training in Leverkusen
Friday 21 July: Friendly against SC Paderborn in Velbert (kick-off: 17.30 CEST)
Sunday 23 July to Friday 28 July: Training camp in Saalfelden, Austria
Saturday 29 July: Friendly against Real Sociedad in San Sebastian, Spain (kick-off: 18.00 CEST)
Wednesday, 2 August: Friendly against Olympique Marseille in Marseille, France (kick-off: 20.45 CEST)
Saturday, 5 August: Season launch and friendly against West Ham United at the BayArena (kick-off: 13.30 CEST)
Assistant coach Remzi Kahraman is leaving the Bayer 04 Women’s team with immediate effect to take up a new challenge abroad. The club has agreed to the 31-year-old’s request to leave, although his contract was originally due to run until 2027. A decision on his successor will be announced shortly.
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At the U19 European Championship in Wales, the Germany U19 national team lost their third and final group match 4-0 to Spain. Several regulars, including Bayer 04 players Montrell Culbreath and Francis Onyeka (on loan to SV Elversberg), who had combined for four goals and assists in the two previous victories, did not feature,. Germany had already secured their place in the semi-finals with a game to spare.
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The FIFA World Cup 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico is underway. A total of eight Leverkusen players are taking part in the 23rd World Cup, with 48 teams in the tournament for the first time. Bayer04.de brings you all the latest from Werkself players at the World Cup.
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At the end of June, Bayer 04 became the first team in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga to begin their pre-season preparations. As well as training sessions at the Kurtekotten facility, the players under coach Roberto Pätzold completed the customary series of performance diagnostics. Werkself-TV presents exclusive insights and player interviews from the first few days after the summer break.
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