Other significant buildings in Leverkusen such as the Klinikum hospital, Schloss Morsbroich and the Erholungshaus will also be floodlit in orange on this day.
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the ZONTA Club Leverkusen, which campaigns for women and girls in the metropolitan area of Leverkusen, has sent out an invitation for the dedication of the orange bench in Neuen Bahnstadt (Emmy-Noether Str./ Grete-Hermann Str.). Leverkusen's mayor Zöhre Demirci will give a short welcoming speech.
ZONTA Clubs will also install visible signs in orange in a large number of other German cities and communities. In addition, the clubs, as in Leverkusen, have installed orange benches – an invitation to stop and talk.
1,000 women in Leverkusen in 2022 sought help from the women's aid centre due to domestic violence. This advice centre against sexual violence annually holds around 450 counselling sessions and helps those affected in the search for a way out.
ZONTA Club Leverkusen:
The ZONTA Club Leverkusen was founded in 1980 and is currently made up of 34 women who live and work in the Leverkusen metropolitan area. Their aim is to help and empower women and girls. That involves supporting special projects at local and international levels. The club advocates issues such as equal opportunity and freedom from violence and is also networked with a large number of other women's organisations.
A group of about 50 members of the Bayer 04 Football Academy São Paulo visited Leverkusen over the past few days, accompanied by Bayer 04 club legend Paulo Sergio and Luiz Felipe (managing director of academy in São Paulo) for a week full of football, encounters and very special insights. In addition to the Bundesliga away game in Elversberg and the home game against Union Berlin, the visit also featured a joint training session with the Bayer 04 Football Academy in Leverkusen and a tour of the Bayer AG facilities. The guests also gained special insights into the club and the world of Bayer 04.
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The men's clothing retailer LERROS will remain the official fashion and premium partner of Bayer 04 for the current season. As in the past, LERROS will provide the club's men's team, coaching staff and management with high-quality clothing for international trips.
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“Diaby! Diaby! Diaby!” was the cry around the BayArena as the Werkself danced in front of the north stand following their 4-0 win over Union Berlin. Captain Edmond Tapsoba gave his new (and old) teammate a friendly shove forward to take in the acclaim from the fans. The returning Frenchman was typically reserved in thanking the supporters but was clearly emotional about what was happening.
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Bayer 04 produced a dominant and impressive 4-0 win over Union Berlin as they picked up three points in their first home game of the 2026/27 Bundesliga campaign. Exequiel Fernández opened the scoring after only 41 seconds, with Facundo Medina doubling the lead before the half-hour mark. Patrik Schick and Ibrahim Maza continued the procession in the second period, in which Moussa Diaby came on for his first Leverkusen appearance for over three years.
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