Thomas Kessler, Head of Football, said: “Since his arrival in our under-17s, Damion has continued to develop. Despite one or two setbacks at a young age, he has proven his qualities in what was a very successful season for our under-19s. We are pleased that we can continue that together and are convinced that he will make the next steps towards first-team football with our coaching staff.”

For Kimmich, the game is, indeed, an obsession.

The Hertha players kicked off the week with the first training session ahead of Saturday’s away game against SC Freiburg (1/4/23, 15:30 CEST).

While Sandro Schwarz prepares his team for Saturday’s away game in Freiburg (1/4, 15:30 CEST), five Hertha players are still away on international duty. Peter Pekarík and Slovakia got their first win of their EURO 2024 qualification campaign after drawing 0-0 against Luxembourg last Thursday. The right-back played the full 90 minutes in a 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Slovakia are now second in Group J.

Head Coach Marco Rose, Christopher Nkunku, Kevin Kampl, Willi Orbán and Max Eberl on the 1-0 win against TSG Hoffenheim

One moment from the last game of the season against Eintracht Frankfurt has stuck in Bo Svensson’s mind. It came during a period of real pressure from Mainz, when Jonny Burkardt got in behind after a well-timed pass from midfield. It looked like he would be able to make it 1-0 to FSV, however as he got closer to goal, SGE defender Almamy Touré got back to dispossess him. Burkardt certainly isn’t the slowest player, but he doesn’t possess the pace that the Eintracht defender does (top speed of 35.53 km/h).

VfB entertain Eintracht Frankfurt at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in the DFB Cup semi-finals on Wednesday night. Here are the facts on the clash with the Europa League holders.

Urs Fischer’s side will welcome the German champions Bayern Munich to the Stadion An der Alten Försterei on the weekend of September 2. This comes shortly before Union embark on another adventure in European competition, starting with the UEFA Europa League group stages — the first matchday planned for Thursday September 8.

Such has been his seamless adaptation to life in the Bundesliga that it is hard to imagine a VfL side that does not include the name Jakub Kaminski. The 20-year-old, who was named the Polish Ekstraklasa’s best young player of the 2021/22 campaign, joined the Green-and-Whites from Lech Poznan in the summer and has caught the eye under Niko Kovac thanks to his bold dribbling, raw pace and hard work in defence. His winning goal against regional rivals Eintracht Braunschweig in the DFB Cup also earned Kaminski a permanent place in the hearts of Wolves supporters.