1. FSV Mainz 05 have scheduled two friendlies against RCD Mallorca during their winter training camp...

With a 3-2 win at rivals Hertha Berlin in the last 16, Urs Fischer’s side booked their place back in the last eight of the tournament for the first time in two years. The last time around, Union went down 3-1 in Leverkusen.

Half a dozen Wolves have already been in action for their national teams this summer, and now it’s the turn of three VfL youngsters to be in the spotlight: the U21 European Championship gets underway for Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) and Bartol Franjic (Croatia) today, while Kilian Fischer and Germany have their first group game on Thursday against Israel (kick-off 18:00 CEST). In this interview, Fischer, 22, gives his thoughts on the upcoming tournament in Georgia and Romania.

The 19-cap Georgian international has 11 goals and 14 assists in 23 matches across all competitions as the Naples outfit sit top of the Serie A and cruised through to the last-16 of the Champions League.

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After two years, Hertha BSC’s partnership with main partner Autohero is coming to an end. The AUTO1 Group had featured on the blue and white shirt since the 2021/22 season and was also involved with the eSports team. “The cooperation was always characterised by trust, joint action and exciting fan moments. We would like to express our sincerest thanks to the AUTO1 Group for their support over the past two years and wish the company the best,” said managing director Thomas E. Herrich.

”Angeliño is not just a brilliant footballer and one of the best assist providers in the Bundesliga; he is also a cool guy, who fully identified with us,” says TSG director of football, Alexander Rosen. ”His performances were a key factor in us closing out a tough season with a satisfying finish in 12th place. Unfortunately, a further contract is not economically feasible for us under the current conditions. But should a window of opportunity open up, we would at least be willing to talk,” Rosen explains.

RBL’s new signing Christoph Baumgartner spoke in an interview about the football at RB Leipzig, his qualities and his emotion on the pitch

Second group games on Monday

All other results from the first-team came back negative.