TSG Hoffenheim have travelled away to North Rhine-Westphalia in the first round of the cup in the last two seasons. Hoffenheim beat SV Rödinghausen 2-0 after extra-time in 2022, having reached the next round courtesy of a victory away to Viktoria Köln (3-2 AET) a year earlier. The Cologne outfit could also be TSG’s opponents next season, while Rödinghausen have not qualified. A local clash with FC-Astoria Walldorf in the first round, which will take place from 11 to 14 August, is also possible. The men from Walldorf won the Landespokal Baden and thus qualified for the DFB-Pokal for the third time in the club’s history.

The Zerofivers celebrated their fourth home win in a row with a 1-0 victory against TSG...

“Right from the start I felt comfortable at Union,” said Marvin Friedrich ahead of his departure. “Here I became a key player and together with the whole club, we managed to get to the Bundesliga and Europe. Along this journey, I want to thank all of my colleagues, coaches, staff, all of the club’s employees and the fans for their support. The last years were hard to describe and I won’t forget them.”

Negreira was vice president for around 24 years between 1994 and 2018. His company – DASNIL 95 SL – is being ‘investigated’ by Barcelona’s Prosecutor’s Office for ‘corruption between individuals’.

After the 2-1 home victory over Union Berlin on Saturday, the players, coaches and fans were in high spirits. On top of that, the impressive backdrop at the start of the second week of the Easter holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia made for a perfect spring afternoon.

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This news will be met with a small amount of skepticism from fans of Bayern Munich, as Galtier has engaged in mind games like these before. Ahead of the first leg, Kylian Mbappe was supposed to be ruled out, and Galtier even admonished Nagelsmann for suggesting that the Frenchman might be able to make it in time for the game. Miraculously, come game day, Mbappe was on the bench for the Parisians, and came on in the second half to almost turn the whole tie around.

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Under the 2G-Plus regulations, supporters who have proof of vaccination or recovery must also have a negative test result. The exception from this rule are those with a booster vaccination. All fans should give extra time to allow for the checks at the turnstile.

VfL Wolfsburg and Serie A club US Lecce have reached an agreement for the permanent transfer of Marin Pongracic to the Italian side, following on from the player’s loan spell last season.