The 31-year-old Japanese midfielder joins VfB from Union Berlin with immediate effect.

FSV Babelsberg 74: Haeberlin – von Zadow, Cammradt, Reinkorber (73. Röder), Simon (73. Kaffarnik), Schauss, Schönke, Thermann (77. Bude), Spurtaz, Radloff, Kunze

First professional contract: VfL have handed a long-term deal to another talented youngster, with academy graduate Felix Lange putting pen to paper on a professional contract valid until 2025.

He has since gone onto further his reputation during his time managing in the Premier League.

Boris Rupert reporting from Copenhagen

Foals downed 4-0 in Mainz Friday night’s away game at 1. FSV Mainz 05 to open...

After a total of eleven years, SV Werder Bremen’s main and shirt sponsorship with the PHW Group and their brands WIESENHOF and GREEN LEGEND will end. The company will stay one of SVW’s top partners.

Welcome back: Jordi Osei-Tutu and VfL Bochum 1848 are reunited again! The 23-year-old Englishman already knows castroper Straße, in the 2019/20 season he was here on loan. Now, VfL and the ‘Gunners’ have reached an agreement in which Osei-Tutu will move to Bochum free of charge. His new contract runs until June 30, 2025.

This summer, around 300 children, who will go to school for the first time, will be given backpacks. The support is thought of for people who have a Köln-Pass. All families with a pass can sign up for the programme. The pass should then be presented when collecting the backpack.

Having recovered from an ankle injury, Benito Raman made his competitive debut for the Royal Blues on Saturday (17/08), and the Belgian almost marked the occasion with a goal. The winger talks about the goalless draw at Mönchengladbach, his performance, the wasted chance and our next challenge in the Bundesliga.