VfL Wolfsburg have made Polish goalkeeper Kamil Grabara their first new signing for the 2024/25 season. The 24-year-old will join the club on a long-term contract from Danish champions and Champions League participants FC Copenhagen in July 2024. The two clubs have agreed not to disclose the transfer fee.

were energetic, playing on the front foot with bags of initiative, a team transformed from the one defeated here by Southampton 17 days ago.

At the same time, there was a memorial for Dortmund kiosk owner Mehmet Kubaşık, whose family were present in the stadium and also took part in the ceremony. 17 years ago, Kubaşık was shot dead in his kiosk on Mallinckrodtstraße by members of the far-right terror group National Socialist Underground.   

Finally another home win for SVW, topped off with a clean sheet! A smile returned to the faces of the Green-Whites after the final whistle blew and the three points were secured in a 4-0 victory over Mainz. After two opening defeats without scoring, Werder’s points and goals tally in the Bundesliga is now up and running in 2023/24. The hosts defended well and were able to avoid conceeding any goals, much to the delight of captain Marco Friedl: “I’m thrilled that we managed to keep a clean sheet.” WERDER.DE have summarised the reaction to the game.

The tournament, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, will feature 48 teams, 16 more than the current 32. The slots are as follows: 8 from Asia, 9 from Africa, 6 from North and Central America, 6 from South America, 1 from Oceania, 16 from Europe, and 2 playoff slots.

“We are very pleased that we have been able to attract another player who is on the fringes of the German senior side and helped the U21s win the Euros in 2021. Anton is a very variable midfielder who is strong both defensively and offensively and has many special skills,” said TSG managing director Alexander Rosen. “He has a strong physical presence, is a willing runner with a burst of pace and excels in duels. On top of all that, with his good passing, dynamic dribbling and excellent shooting technique, Anton is always able to make things happen in the final third. In short: he is a player who will help us in every phase of the game.”

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Union took the lead through Niko Gießelmann before Hoffenheim fought back with two goals from Kevin Akpoguma and Jacob Bruun Larsen to lead at the break.

New signing Cedric Zesiger did not take long to settle into life in Wolfsburg, carving out a spot in the starting line-up straight away. The Swiss international spoke to us about his ambitions with VfL, how the season has gone so far and the forthcoming clash away to 1899 Hoffenheim on Saturday (kick-off 15:30 CEST). 

Raheem Sterling fired the ball home and Chelsea were later awarded a penalty for handball after the interval. Kai Havertz netted his re-taken spot-kick after a second attempt was ordered for encroachment.