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“I had a great time in Hannover. But now I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to play in the Bundesliga again next season. Union have proven in recent years what is possible when you work hard and as a team. I’m looking forward to the city and the Stadion An der Alten Försterei and I’m convinced that I can help the team to stay in the league again next season,” added Haraguchi.

Bellingham made 31 appearances over the past Bundesliga season, scoring eight goals and providing four assists. The 19-year-old won more tackles (482) than any other player, while his total distance covered of 322km ranks him among the top runners in the league. The midfielder took more shots on goal than any other member of the BVB squad, while his 36 shots-assisted ranked him third among all Black & Yellows.

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Let’s take a look at who will be busy during the upcoming international break:

In the end, even Xabi Alonso, the former World Cup winner, European champion and multiple Champions League winner with Liverpool and Real Madrid, had to shrug his shoulders and admit with admiration: “There are things I can’t teach Flo. That was one of those things.” The magical goal scored by 20-year-old Florian Wirtz against SC Freiburg, where he deftly fooled the Freiburg defence and scored after 14 touches of the ball, surrounded by eight Bremen players, has to be a frontrunner for Goal of the Season. It also served as a demonstration of the exceptional individual quality in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen squad that will visit TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday (15:30 CET, live ticker at tsg-hoffenheim.de).

Meanwhile, Joel Pohjanpalo, Petar Musa and Nico Schlotterbeck, who all said their goodbyes after the last home match against RB Leipzig, will represent their national teams.

“Alina Grijseels has shaped women’s handball in Dortmund like almost no other player. She has become an exceptional player at BVB and helped to take handball in Dortmund to another level,” said president Dr. Reinhold Lunow, praising the 27-year-old, two-time German handball player of the year. She was the face of the team that dominated the 2019/20 season until the league was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and was captain of the 2021 league-winning team. Grijseels is moving to France next season to join top European club Metz Handball. “I will miss the club and the people who work for it. I have made friend for life here,” Grijseels stressed in an interview with the Borussia members’ magazine, which will be published in 14 days.

Marvin Ducksch had to wait until the 82nd minute and then it finally happened: Ducksch made his debut for the Germany senior side in the 3-2 defeat to Turkey.

The 25-year-old played a key role in helping his country qualify, having put his side ahead in their 1-1 draw with Kosovo, as well as in their 1-1 draw against Israel three days prior. The two points earned from these matches are enough to ensure that Switzerland will finish in the top two in Group I, with one match left to play against group leader Romania.

Julian Nagelsmann’s recent preference to use a back three system has left Cancelo out of the starting lineup several times in recent weeks, and a player of the Portuguese’s caliber is never too thrilled to spend time on the bench. He’s one to make his frustration felt, but Nagelsmann connected with the defender in a unique way, as the two together discussed having both lost a parent at a young age. “He has a similar personal situation as I had. So I tried to explain to him how to deal with it and how I dealt with it,” Nagelsmann explained (Sport1). Cancelo lost his mother to a car accident at 18 years of age and Nagelsmann lost a parent at the age of 20.