Before their VBL-CC duels, which the #B04eSports team played in the evening ahead of the UCL clash against Paris Saint-Germain, the Leverkusen gamers met up with the PSG eSports players for joint activities including an exhibition match live at the Fanwelt. The PSG squad includes some high-calibre players: Brice Masson, for example, finished second at the FC 25 World Cup in Saudi Arabia. Ilian Bouchi reached the top eight in the eChampions League in EA FC 25.
The eSports players also produced content together for the social media channels, enjoyed lunch together and watched the evening match. The PSG players also watched the Leverkusen team's VBL CC duels and followed their progress to the offline round of the first showdown. Click HERE for the report.
Marc Fiedler, Manager Product Development B2B and eSports at Bayer 04, commented on the eventful day with the PSG eSports players: "This collaboration is a good example of how football and eSports can be combined. Together with the PSG eSports team and Team Vitality, we have managed to bring the communities of both clubs together and create added value for both clubs."
This special event showed once again how strong Bayer 04 are as a team: As part of ‘BarmeniaGothaer gives joy’, the Werkself players Edmond Tapsoba, Ibrahim Maza and Christian Kofane supported the sale of individually designed T-shirts for a good cause at the Fanwelt on Thursday. Several hundred fans came to take part in the charity campaign. Leverkusen's main sponsor BarmeniaGothaer donated the proceeds to the Fondation Edmond Tapsoba, which helps people in Tapsoba's home country of Burkina Faso in their challenging everyday lives.
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With three games to play before the end of the season, the Bayer 04 Women can break one record and equal another at SGS Essen. After three wins on the bounce, coach Roberto Pätzold's team are aiming to maintain the chance of third place in Sunday’s away game (14:00 CEST, Stadion an der Hafenstraße).
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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From Ouagadougou to Leverkusen – and back: in March, Bayer 04 travelled with Edmond Tapsoba for a special project in his homeland Burkina Faso. The country where his roots and heart lie. The country where he’s more than a world-class defender: a symbol of hope and a role model for an entire generation. The result is a 45-minute documentary about Tapsoba’s long journey from Africa via Portugal to Leverkusen, which offers extraordinary, one-off and emotional insights.
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Edmond Tapsoba has signed an early extension to his contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. With two years left on his current deal, the 27-year-old Burkina Faso international has extended his contract until 30 June 2031. The centre-back joined as a young talent from Portuguese top-flight club Vitoria Guimaraes at the start of 2020.
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