Oli, first of all, a happy and healthy new year. How did you spend the short winter break?

Day two of VfB’s mid-season preparations is complete. Captain Waldemar Anton spoke to VfB TV about the number of fans at the open training session and the short preparation period.

The German Football League today announced the exact schedules for matchdays 17 to 19 for the...

Frimpong’s foundation — called “Pathways” — was launched on Wednesday and will initially operate in Ghana, the UK, Netherlands, and Germany. The 23-year-old says personal experience of seeing old teammates failing to make the grade and witnessing how lost they are afterwards prompted him to take action.

The clock, which was taken from Highbury when they moved to the Emirates, is part of an ‘innovative wider plan’ to make away dressing rooms feel more like home, according to the Daily Mail.

VfL Oldenburg will be the visitors to Sporthalle Wellinghofen in the opening round on 9 September. The last game before the World Cup (in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 30 November to 17 December) will take place on 18 November. Sport-Union Neckarsulm will be the opponents.

Chelsea FC attacker Kai Havertz has long been considered to be a transfer target of Bayern Munich. In recent days reports emerged that indicated that the Bavarians like Havertz, but timing is an issue considering the club’s organization depth at the No. 10 position.

The 20-year-old forward has joined third-tier club SSV Ulm 1846 until the end of the season.

Goal: Robin Knoche, 1-0 (68′)

But he could then immediately be on his way out of Juventus, who want to ‘make room’ in their squad for other targets wanted by manager Max Allegri.