“Even though Sofia was unfortunately unable to get time on the pitch here with us, she was always a valuable part of the squad,” said Achim Feifel, sporting director of the Bayer 04 Women: “She has now chosen to take a new sporting path and we wish her all the best.”
Cava Marin was given a professional contract with the Werkself in the summer of 2023 after several years in the Bayer 04 youth teams but she did not make an appearance for the Bundesliga team. Last October, she suffered a torn ACL in her right knee and was sidelined for almost the whole of last season. Since then she has completed her rehab at the Werkstatt, the Leverkusen training and rehabilitation centre at the BayArena.
The German national team, featuring Werkself player Carlotta Wamser, agonisingly missed out on a place in the Women's EURO final. In a tense and dramatic semi-final, the DFB Team lost 1-0 after extra time against world champions Spain. The 21-year-old summer signing from Eintracht Frankfurt played the full 120 minutes, continuing her strong form at the tournament.
Show moreFor media representatives: As part of the preparations for the forthcoming 2025/26 season, all accreditation requests for Werkself home fixtures in all competitions (national and European) can only be made from now via the new online accreditation portal.
Show moreThis special event deeply affected all Bayer 04 representatives present: On the penultimate day of the Bayer 04 Brazil Tour, a selected delegation, led by CEO Fernando Carro and club legend Paulo Sergio, made their way to the ‘Instituto Bola pra Frente’. The former Werkself player Jorginho set up the welfare organisation 25 years ago in a deprived area of Rio de Janeiro, which was where he lived as a child. The Brazil World Cup winner of 1994 welcomed Bayer 04 as the first club ever to visit and he shared deep and, above all, emotional insights into his day-to-day work in the favelas.
Show moreIt's always a great pleasure to watch football crazy children being so happy pursuing their big passion. It was the same this time round when a small delegation led by Luiz Felipe, the son of Paulo Sergio and technical director of the recently opened Bayer 04 Football Academy São Paulo, visited the German School in Rio de Janeiro and held a training session as part of the Bayer 04 Brazil Tour. On the football pitch in front of the school building, 70 children had an afternoon full of fun and joy with a view of the world famous Christ the Redeemer.
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