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FCA now have a second left-back in their squad with the signing of Dimitrios Giannoulis. The defender has won 27 caps so far for Greece, and has played 75 times in the English Championship, 18 games in the Premier League, four matches in the Europa League and six Champions League qualifiers.

Pavard hasn’t always found his preference for center-back to right-back met this season, and he had a turn with the injury bug as well. However, so has the rest of the Bayern defense, from Lucas Hernandez to Noussair Mazraoui to even Dayot Upamecano. Through it all Pavard is now a mainstay in Bayern’s back line.

The next friendly is approaching: TSG Hoffenheim will play their final fixture before departing for training camp in Kitzbühel (27 July to 3 August). Their opponents at the FC Zuzenhausen ground will be SV Elversberg.

VfB’s one-week Japan Tour 2024 begins on Thursday. As part of the third edition of the official ‘Bundesliga Japan Tour’, VfB will play two friendlies and take part in a wide-ranging cultural, sporting and profile-boosting programme in Japan until 1 August.

The educational project for children and young people links the topics of water, sanitation and hygiene with football training drills. The German Football League (DFL) and local club TS Galaxy are also supporting the project. To kick off Football4WASH, FCA and Viva con Agua South Africa led the first workshop at Cyril Clarke Secondary School (Mbombela).

ESPN captured yet another report — this one from Marca — linking Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich to a transfer. This time, Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC were added to the list, which already includes Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Manchester City:

“We decided together after lengthy discussions to give Hugo the chance to join Club Brugge,” said sporting director Klemens Hartenbach. “We would like to thank Hugo, whose behaviour has always been exemplary, for his commitment and wish him all the best back home in Belgium.”

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Global food and beverage company PepsiCo becomes an official VfB Service Partner, expanding the range of drinks and snacks offered by ‘Cannstatt kocht’ at the MHP Arena.

Of late, however, things have been looking up and Hainer has liked what he has seen.