"Marc is an absolute key player for us in the coming season," declared Julian Kaiser, eSports manager at Bayer 04. "Beyond his sporting ability, he identifies 100% with the club and the city. So, we are very happy to continue working together."
Landwehr joined the #B04eSports squad at the age of 18 at the start of the 2020/21 season in the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL). The eSports player, who grew up in Leverkusen, competed in the VBL Grand Final last season and was in the top eight in the DFB eCup. Alongside his career as an occupational health nurse plus his passion for eSports, Landwehr also plays football in goal.
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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The German Football League (DFL) has published the full fixture list for the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. Following Bayer 04's previously announced opening match away to newly-promoted SV 07 Elversberg, the Werkself's first home match of the new league season is against 1. FC Union Berlin. The 34th and final Bundesliga fixture is on 22 May 2027 at 15:30 CEST away to last season's Bundesliga 2 champions Schalke 04.
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Following their 4–3 opening victory against Denmark, the Germany U19s made it two wins out of two by defeating hosts Wales, securing their place in the semi-finals with a game to spare. In the 4–0 win, Bayer 04 players Montrell Culbreath and Francis Onyeka once again put in impressive performances, with both finding the back of the net.
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