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Werder Bremen and Fabio Chiarodia are parting ways this summer break. The 18-year-old is moving from SVW to league rival Borussia Mönchengladbach. The Italy youth international’s advisor had already informed club officials at Werder at the weekend that Chiarodia would activate the exit clause in his contract and transfer to Gladbach.

Despite his young age, the 21-year-old has already made 57 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga. Last season, the tall midfielder was a key player for KSC until he suffered an ankle injury and had a passing completion rate of over 80%.

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Everything seemed ready to go, but at 16:00 CEST on the dot at Schenckendorffplatz torrential rain started to pour down. A classic summer storm prevented the planned start of the Blue-White’s pre-season out on the pitch. Anticipation ahead of the new season, which is reflected by the amount of season ticket sales so far, was also reflected by around 200 fans who had come to watch training, but the weather didn’t allow for the original plan and improvisation was needed. Instead, the players worked inside doing some gym work. “A proper training session would’ve been better in giving me a direct picture of the new players, because every second counts,” explained Pál Dárdai, who will lead the time for a sixth season. For the head coach as well as the supporters, there will be more more opportunities to watch the boys putting in the hard yards in the coming days. “People love this club and support us. If we can work well as a coaching team and everything grows together it will be worth coming again because then we will see a team built on mentality with character that gives everything for Hertha BSC. That is the first step before we can state any goals,” emphasised the head coach.

“Julian made a name for himself through his strong performances in the Bundesliga 2 for SC Paderborn. He is very fast, technically strong and his outstanding goal-scoring rate for a player of his position speaks for itself,” says TSG’s director of football, Alexander Rosen. The former German youth international is “a very exciting player who can play on both flanks as a left-footer and thus offers an interesting additional component to our squad. It speaks volumes about him that he is ready to take on the role of someone challenging for a place in the team, and I trust that he can be a real surprise in the new season.”

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The home shirt for the new season is available in all VfB fan shops as of now. In the 130th year of the club’s existence, the badge is returning to the middle – and to start with there’s a limited edition with no sponsor logos.

Union are back in the quarter-final of the DFB Pokal after a two-year absence, beating Hertha Berlin 3-1 in their own backyard. A strike from Andreas Voglsammer gave Union a slender first-half advantage, while Niklas Stark’s own goal made it two early in the second half. Rani Khedira touched in an own goal from Suat Serdar’s effort, but Robin Knoche fired in the third to restore Union’s two-goal cushion at the Olympic Stadium. With 200 away supporters in attendance, the Köpenick will go into the draw for the last eight which takes place on Sunday January 30.

Youssoufa Moukoko (to Sky): “I saw that the player wanted to play it to his goalkeeper. Then I gambled and then there I was. It’s striker’s instinct. Berlin just suits me. The coach said to me beforehand: when you come on, you’ll decide the match. I absolutely wanted to play, but I’ve also been injured for a long time. The coaching staff are doing a very good job of building me up slowly. I’m optimistic that I’ll play many games yet.”