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“The time off the pitch has done me good,” said Bönig on his return to a club he knows so well. “Now I can focus on Union again and am able to make my contribution to the club’s success. I’m looking forward to the task of supporting the lads as best I can during their loan spells. In the long term, I also see myself back on the training pitch, but in the current situation I see a well-coordinated coaching team that I can better support in other ways.” 

Mischief, creativity, pace and confidence: these are the stock tools of the best attacking midfielders. Sometimes referred to as the No. 10, these guys are as comfortable scoring the goals as they are teeing up teammates. With free rein to drift around the pitch and exploit the space, their abundant ability to conjure something from nothing makes them the most entertaining players around.

As had been the case in the quarter-final against Sweden too, the German team needed a long period to find their feet in the game. It was not until the 13th minute that former BVB captain Alina Grijseels scored the first goal for the DHB team via a seven-metre throw. The game was therefore more or less sewn up by the interval, with the Netherlands holding a clear 16-7 lead by the time the half-time whistle sounded.

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The international fixtures on Tuesday brought little in the way of positive news for TSG Hoffenheim. Attila Szalai, who is on loan with SC Freiburg, did not feature in Hungary’s 2-1 defeat in Ireland.

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Apart from the players heading to EURO 2024, four other VfB stars will be in action for their national teams in the coming weeks.

Although it is just a friendly, the visitors from Magdeburg will certainly be traveling to the capital with some frustration, having just suffered a 7-0 away defeat at Karlsruher SC last weekend. Union, on the other hand, won their Bundesliga match 2-1 against SV Werder Bremen on Saturday after two consecutive defeats.

Kaiserslautern, RB Leipzig, FC Luzern and, most recently, Schalke: Before signing for VfL Wolfsburg, northern Germany represented uncharted territory for goalkeeper Marius Müller. The 30-year-old sat down with us to discuss his move, head coach Ralph Hasenhüttl and his objectives for the new season.