The idea behind it: Parents donated a set sum for every goal scored by their son's team over the past few weeks. The coaches and other staff at the Performance Centre also joined in. An impressive €2,200 was raised – and it was presented to WDR at the weekend.
The players of the Leverkusen U8 team, together with their parents and representing all players and parents at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre, were invited to the WDR studios in Düsseldorf on Sunday morning.
Following the presentation of the donation and a live interview with radio presenter Thomas Bug there was an opportunity to have a shot at the goal brought by the Bayer 04 U8s for a small donation – and that added an extra €200 to the total raised.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed to loan U19 striker Artem Stepanov to FC Nürnberg, currently tenth in Bundesliga 2, for the 2025/26 season. The Ukrainian centre-forward is set to gain match practice at a high level under the guidance of FCN coach and World Cup winner Miroslav Klose. The loan is due to run for twelve months.
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The last home game of the season for the Bayer 04 Women against RB Leipzig on Saturday (12:00 CEST) will be a special experience for fans. As part of the family matchday, Bayer 04 are offering fans a wide-ranging programme of events in and around the Ulrich Haberland Stadium similar to the game against Werder Bremen. This will include three special prizes for supporters to win.
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Around 200 Monheim residents wanted to see first hand what one of the most state-of-the-art performance centres for football players in Europe looks like and is due to be built in their neighbourhood. Fernando Carro, Bayer 04 CEO, and Simon Rolfes, sporting managing director, not only came to the hall in Monheim with current plans and plenty of background information but also with one request: "We would like to put forward a project that is pioneering for the club but also for the region and to enter into discussions with you at this very early stage – today is the first of many opportunities for that. Your suggestions and ideas are important to us and in terms of what happens here," said Fernando Carro.
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"The fans deserve a good performance," head coach Xabi Alonso stressed in the build-up to the home match against FC Augsburg. And after the 90 minutes against the in-form FCA it was clear: the Werkself delivered a "good performance". The fans also played their part in the 2-0 success, providing vocal support as part of the 'Finally Red' campaign organised by the Nordkurve12 fan group. The Werkself Review.
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