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FSV Mainz will play two friendlies as part of their summer training camp in Grassau. The Zerofivers will take on Turkish giants Beşiktaş on Friday 15th July, followed by premier league side Newcastle United on Monday 18th July.

Sebastian Hoeneß previews the home match against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday at 15:30 CEST.

For three years now, SK Dynamo Ceske Budejovice – as the club is called in the national language – has once again been a permanent fixture in the Czech first division. After relegation in the 2012/13 season, the club had great difficulty returning to the top flight. Although they managed direct promotion, they were relegated again in the 2014/15 season and then spent four years in the second division.

After the World Cup in Qatar and the unusually long winter break that came with it, the Wolves will finally be back in action this coming Saturday, 21 January (kick-off 15:30 CET). Head coach Niko Kovac’s men are at home to SC Freiburg at the Volkswagen Arena as part of Bundesliga Matchday 16 as they look to hone in on a European spot.

“It’s difficult and sad, because as players you want to go to the World Cup, but we have this schedule where we have to play for our club and do our best. We are fighting a lot for player welfare because the schedule is crazy,” said the Blues defender.

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SV Werder Bremen will start the week of training during the international break on Tuesday (21/3). Ole Werner and his coaching team will be without six players, who are away on international duty, but other Werder players will be returning to training.

The DFB Sports Court has requested suspensions for VfL head coach Thomas Reis as well as midfielder Konstantinos Stafylidis in single-judge proceedings. Both were punished with a red card in the last points match at SC Freiburg.