The first game of 1. FSV Mainz 05’s pre-season training camp in Grassau saw them take on Besiktas in a hard-fought 90 minutes at Kufstein’s Grenzlandstadion where the Turkish giants came away 1-0 winners thanks to a goal from Cenk Tosun midway through the first half. Following a strong start from the Zerofivers, the Istanbul-based side grew into the game.

New VfB head coach Sebastian Hoeneß, CEO Alexander Wehrle und sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth faced the media on Tuesday ahead of the DFB Cup quarter-final at Nürnberg.

All the three clubs are famous for their youth teams. With seven wins Dortmund is Germanys current Under 17 record champion and Tottenhams team qualified for last season’s Premier League Cup final which they finally lost against Manchester City. Basels youngsters have been even more successful, winning the Under 18 championship in group B this year.

When the final whistle goes in tonight’s DFB Cup round of 16 match between last year’s semi-finalists 1. FC Union Berlin and VfL (kick-off 20:45 CET), the Wolves will be happy if a very special personal record has also been continued. Should the Green-and-Whites make it through the knockout showdown, head coach Niko Kovac – who lifted the trophy with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2018 and with Bayern Munich in 2019 – will have won his 17th consecutive domestic cup match.

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Rabiot was heavily linked to Manchester United in the summer, with negotiations ultimately falling apart at the salary stage.

”It was an exceptional performance, and it’s an exceptional performance to make it into the best eight teams in Europe. You can tell that this competition means a lot to both coaches and players,” said a delighted Lars Ricken, director of the hugely successful BVB academy, following the intense and high-quality clash with the heavily-favoured French club. A mature and measured team performance was rewarded through victory in a penalty shootout after the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Head of scouting and professional football Clemens Fritz spoke to the media on Wednesday afternoon (8/3). The 42-year-old had bad news regarding the squad, and also discussed the possibility of Mitchell Weiser representing the Algerian national team in the future.

It’s time for the last home game of the season. This is also always the time when farewells are on the agenda. In the run-up to the Bielefeld game on Friday evening, the Blue and Whites will thank a total of eleven professionals, all of whose contracts expire this summer, for their past service in the VfL colours. However, it is by no means out of the question that a few of these eleven players will also play for VfL in the coming Bundesliga season.