
A bitter blow for Poland and Sylwia Matysik: The team lost 3-0 to Spain and the missed out on the chance to take part in the 2022 European Championships in England as they finished third in the group on 14 points. A win would have put Poland ahead of second-placed Czech Republic (16 points). Spain were the clear winners of the group with 22 points. Matysik played the full 90 minutes.
For Lara Marti, the Switzerland training camp ended with two friendlies in France. Switzerland lost both games 2-0. Marti played the full game in the first match but was substituted on 67 minutes in the second.

Ecuador international Piero Hincapie, who moved to Arsenal FC on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the 2025/26 season, will join the English champions permanently on 1 July 2026.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro will lead a club delegation to Brazil from July 2-6 for a program of partner engagement, community activities and football development initiatives across São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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In glorious sunshine and temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius, the Bayer 04 Women have begun their preparations for the new season. With a relaxed first session at the Kurtekotten training centre, coach Roberto Pätzold’s team became the first Bundesliga side to resume training after a 37-day break.
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Black and Red stand out. Under the slogan ‘Diversity under the Cross’, Bayer 04 took part in Pride on the Rhine at the weekend alongside the queer fan club “Bayer 04 Junxx”. The club mascot, Brian the Lion, and several members of staff were also in attendance, championing diversity and solidarity.
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