The agreement to the summer of 2024 covers the Trive logo on the Werkself shirt sleeve for Bayer 04 Bundesliga fixtures and matches in European cup competitions. The Werkself are in the UEFA Champions League in 2022/23. Other provisions in the contract included a comprehensive presence of the new Premium Partner on the perimeter TV hoardings at the BayArena as well as promotional and digital activities.
“We are delighted to welcome Trive as our jersey sleeve sponsor,”said Bayer 04 sporting managing director Rudi Völler who signed the contract alongside the Trive chairman Engin Çubukçu. “The upcoming season will be extremely exciting for the club, not only in terms of sport. We aim to confirm our recent successes as an organisation by continuing to improve both on and off the pitch,” Völler added. “We want to set new standards in that respect with Trive as a partner.”
For Çubukçu the agreement with Bayer 04 is “is an exciting new partnership for Trive, as we aim to tap into our ethos of forward movement. We share a joint endeavour to explore and seize opportunities, ” declared Çubukçu. “Our brand is all about embracing new opportunities and horizons. We believe the cooperation between Trive and Bayer 04 Leverkusen will make that clear.”
“Year after year, this is an incredibly valuable gathering, both in terms of the content covered and the opportunity for mutual discussion,” stressed Bayer 04 goalkeeping coach David Thiel in his welcoming address at this year’s goalkeeping coaches’ meeting. This was the third time in four seasons that the event had been held at the BayArena. Organised by the German Football Association (DFB), the meeting brought together goalkeeping coaches from the Bundesliga, Bundesliga 2 and the 3rd division from the west region. For the first time this year, goalkeeping coaches from the youth performance centres (NLZ) were also present. Bayer 04 fitness coach Markus Müller provided fascinating insights into the specific fitness training carried out with the Werkself’s goalkeepers.
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It was another incredibly close call in the end: The second showdown in the 2026/27 VBL Club Championship saw the #B04eSports team once again narrowly miss out on a place in the top 16 of the preliminary round – and with it, a spot in the in-person knockout stage. It was a bitter blow: Marc and Sean Landwehr again fell just short, despite being level on points with their rivals. As was the case last month, their weaker record across the twelve individual matches in the six preliminary round fixtures proved decisive.
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“They stuck with us over the past few weeks when things weren’t going so well,” said captain Edmond Tapsoba, thanking the fans for their support after the 2–1 win in Cologne and dedicating the derby victory to them. Throughout the 90 minutes, the Werkself had looked unfazed and in command, inflicting the first home defeat of the season on FC Köln. It was the sixth consecutive win against the Cologne team for Bayer 04 – head coach Carles Martínez, on the other hand, was facing the team from the neighbouring city for the first time and “now really knows what this derby win means”. The Werkself derby review.
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Following the 2–1 derby victory away at FC Köln on Bundesliga matchday 9, Edmond Tapsoba, Malik Tillman and Aleix Garcia spoke to Werkself TV...
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 2-1 derby win at 1. FC Köln Matchday 9 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season...
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