FCA head coach Enrico Maaßen was without four players: Mads Pedersen and Julian Baumgartlinger missed out with illness, whilst Reece Oxford and Niklas Dorsch are still regaining fitness. Up front with Mergim Berisha was new signing Dion Beljo – the 1.95m striker featured from the start.
At the team dinner, the Cameroonian performed a Notorious B.I.G. song in front of the team and it is evident that everyone else enjoyed it by tapping to the beat, especially Joshua Kimmich, Kingsley Coman, and Sven Ulreich. The vid is from Sadio Mané’s Instagram (as captured by Twitter account @CampusVid2)
The Bundesliga is on hold and the World Cup is upon us. For one Herthaner, the 22nd edition of the World Cup will be particularly special. Goalkeeper Oliver Christensen has been selected for Denmark and will represent our club in Qatar from 20th November. The goalkeeper expressed his excitement about the tournament after the 2-0 home win over Köln: “Who will in the World Cup? Denmark! If that actually happened, we’d have the longest celebration ever back home and I wouldn’t back in Berlin until February!”
Tickets for the home games against Borussia Dortmund (25 February / 15:30 CET) and Hertha BSC (18 March / 15:30 CET) went on sale exclusively to TSG Hoffenheim club members on 18 January. Now the general sale has begun. Each fan may purchase up to eight tickets. Secure your tickets now and support TSG Hoffenheim at the PreZero Arena.
Our record goalscorer speaks about his long-term injury and his new role in the team as he looks ahead to the match against Man City.
When the line-up was announced an hour before kick-off in the season opener against VfL Bochum, Stefan Bell knew he would be in for a special match. The defender was set to make his 250th competitive appearance for 1. FSV Mainz 05. The milestone appearance puts Bell joint 16th in the club’s list of all-time record appearance makers, level with Christian Hock. The centre-back is also the longest-serving player currently in the squad. With the exception of two loan spells, the 30-year-old has been at FSV since 2007, when he joined the academy from TuS Mayen.
VfB Stuttgart lost 1-0 at home to VfL Wolfsburg on Matchday 25.
If they cannot attend, season ticket holders can, from now, offer their tickets on the resell site.
Following on from the 7-1 triumph over WSG Tirol, VfL ended their training camp with victory in their second friendly too. Head coach Niko Kovac’s charges overcame Belgian top-flight side KV Mechelen 4-3, largely thanks to a strong first-half display. Lukas Nmecha (9’), Luca Waldschmidt (11’), Omar Marmoush (33’) and Ridle Baku (36’) were all on target for the Green-and-Whites, while Mechelen replied through Maryan Shved, who scored directly from a corner in the 43rd minute, as well as efforts from Jorge Hernandez (57’) and Geoffrey Hairemans (78’)
