The NRW State Sports Association and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia are selecting the Sportsmen and Sportswomen of the Year for the 18th time. There are five athletes to choose from in each of six categories (Sportsman of the Year, Sportswoman of the Year, Team of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, ‘Para Sport felix’ and ‘Football felix’).
In addition to Wamser, Wirtz, who joined Liverpool from Bayer 04 in the summer and received the award in 2023 , as well as Bundesliga players Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach) and Lilli Purtscheller (SGS Essen) are also nominated for the ‘Football felix’. Swimmer Taliso Engel from TSV Bayer 04 has been nominated in the ‘Para Sport felix’ category.
Ibrahim Maza joined Bayer 04 from Hertha Berlin in the summer of 2025. The youngster from Berlin developed into a difference-maker in his first season with the Werkself. Find out what makes the highly talented player tick in this very personal interview. Among other things, Maza talks about his Algerian-Vietnamese-German home, the role of his family and the importance of Islam for him both in his private life and in football...
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Bayer 04’s Ibrahim Maza is among the three nominees for the Bundesliga’s 2025/26 Rookie of the Season award. Fans have until 23:59 CEST on Thursday, 7 May to cast their votes in the official Bundesliga app.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 4-0 win at SGS Essen on the 24th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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The Bayer 04 Women have kept their chance of qualifying for the Champions League alive in the Bundesliga run-in. Coach Roberto Pätzold's team won 4-0 at SGS Essen on Sunday afternoon, improving their record from last season to 14 wins this term. With 43 points, the Werkself equalled another record from the 2024/25 season and at the same time reduced the gap to third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt to two points, at least for tonight. Loreen Bender (4’), Kristin Kögel (41’, 68’) and Cornelia Kramer (89’) scored for the Black and Reds, who dominated the game to record their fourth win on the bounce.
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