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At first glance, Mitchell Weiser’s return to the starting eleven against Bayern München on Friday evening might not feel like a comeback. Indeed, the 29-year-old only missed one competitive match in May due to a muscle injury. Weiser worked hard throughout the summer to get back into the action again quickly and, during the training camp in Zillertal, he revealed that he was missing the day-to-day competitiveness that training with the team brings. Even though Weiser still hasn’t reached full fitness, his return was a redeeming feature of the Bundesliga opener. 

Well, Pavard came up with the goods, TWICE, against FC Augsburg on Saturday. Though neither were quite as spectacular, they were the sort of goals any striker would be proud of, and they came through the Bayern center-back. First he latched onto Sadio Mané’s overhead ball in from point-blank range, and then later followed a sky-high clearance with another remarkable volley from the edge of the six-yard box.

In Márton Dárdai and Jessic Ngankam, Hertha have two players called up to the Germany U21s squad for the U21s EUROs. Antonio Di Salvo originally called up a provisional squad of 26 players, including goalkeepers, before cutting three players on 14th June.

Bundesliga football club TSG Hoffenheim set the course for a sustainable future strategy by launching their “TSG is movement” initiative back in 2018. Far-reaching progress has since been made in the five defined fields of action (Staff & Players, Innovation, Ecology, Youth & Fans, Africa) thanks to the cooperation of all departments at the club.

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Japan international Hiroki Ito has penned an early contract extension with VfB, committing his future to the club until 30 June 2027.

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He is out of contract at the end of the season and his long-term future has been up in the air for quite some time.

Preparations in Bremen are in full swing in the lead up to Werder’s away fixture against SC Freiburg. Marvin Ducksch responded to a series of questions in the mixed zone regarding the upcoming clash in Breisgau. “We want to leave it all out there, and get rewarded for it with three points”, explained the striker.