Prior to this season, Rice has been considered to be one of the best midfielders in the Premier League as he has come on leaps and bounds as a West Ham player.

It means that the Black & Yellows can no longer be ousted from the top two spots in the Kreisliga A Promotion Group, which guarantee promotion to the Bezirksliga, with two rounds of matches to go. They will now battle with second-placed SF Sölderholz for the title over the coming weeks. The BVB Women II currently top the standings with a four-point lead, with the head-to-head meeting away in Sölderholz to come on the final day of the season (29/05).

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Academy talent Leon Opitz has extended his contract at SV Werder Bremen, signing his first professional contract in the process. The 18-year-old attacker, who is still eligible to play for the U19 side, played his way into head coach Ole Werner’s side during pre-season and is now officially part of the Green-Whites’ first-team squad.

Steffen Baumgart made two changes to the side that started against Werder Bremen last weekend. Rasmus Carstensen and Steffen Tigges replaced Benno Schmitz and Luca Waldschmidt.

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In fact, the Canadian has allegedly eyed staying with Bayern Munich through the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada:

His opposite number, Christian Streich, feels that FCA are “a side always ready for a battle.” He expects them to play with confidence and belief after the win over Mainz and a good performance, albeit without the right result, in Leipzig. “It will be a really close and tough game,” stated the SC boss, who wants his team to “play with the same discipline and desire” as they did in Frankfurt. “I won’t be too worried if we are then also creative in the final third too,” he added.

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Left-back Christopher Lenz talks about his move to RB Leipzig and his initial impressions