The Welthungerhilfe aid organisation has appealed for participation in this year's #ZeroHungerRun – and Team Bayer are joining in again. The charity run, taking place virtually from 5 to 9 May, supports participating aid projects across the globe and makes a statement against hunger. Bayer AG are supporting the commitment of the club with a donation.
This years Team Bayer includes Bayer 04 sporting director Simon Rolfes and honorary captain Carsten Ramelow. Rolfes declared: "Children want to play football, run, tussle and have fun. That's the same in Leverkusen as it is in Ethiopian, Syria or India. But having a carefree childhood without suffering hunger remains wishful thinking for many. We can all help to alleviate suffering by taking part in #ZeroHungerRun. To give these children a chance, I would like to repeat my challenge of last year to be there, run and make a donation."
#ZeroHungerRun was staged last year for the first time with 3,500 participants raising a total of almost €70,000.
You have decided: Your Goal of the Month for April, presented by like2drive is the volley by Leon Bailey in the home game against Eintracht Frankfurt. Our number 9 scored the first goal of the game from a long ball from Moussa Diaby to set the Werkself on course for a 3-1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt. With an impressive nine goals and eight assists he is the best finisher and provider for the Werkself in the current campaign. HERE is a video of the goals. Congratulations, Leon.
The run-in has started. In the month of May questions will be answered on the identity of the champions, European competition participants plus promoted and relegated clubs. The Werkself have three games to play in the Bundesliga. The team led by head coach Hannes Wolf are currently in sixth place. There is a four-point cushion to rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach and Union Berlin and the Black and Reds are five and six points respectively behind Borussia Dortmund (fifth) and Eintracht Frankfurt (fourth). The last three opponents in the 2020/21 season are Werder Bremen, Union Berlin plus Borussia Dortmund on the final matchday.
And the Bayer 04 Women also have three games left in the FLYERALARM Women's Bundesliga. SV Meppen visit Leverkusen on Sunday, 9 May (kick-off: 14.00 CEST). The clash with the team in tenth place will be broadcast live on the Bayer 04 YouTube channel. The team led by coach Achim Feifel play league leaders FC Bayern at the end of the month of May. The final opponents for the team in fifth place are SC Sand. That fixture is on 6 June.
Joachim Löw can call on a bigger pool of players for his last tournament as the Germany coach. The executive committee of UEFA decided this week to increase the size of squads for this summer's European Championships from 23 to 26 players due to the coronavirus pandemic. That is intended to reduce the risk that teams will be unable to fulfil fixtures due to quarantine measures.
The change applies to the whole tournament. In individual games, only 23 players will be on the team sheet as before. They can be changed from match to match. Löw and Co. have to nominate their squad by 1 June. The Euros run from 11 June to 11 July.
During the last international break, the three Werkself players Jonathan Tah, Nadiem Amiri and Florian Wirtz were in the Germany squad. Other Leverkusen players such as Lukas Hradecky (Finland), Patrik Schick (Czechia) plus Julian Baumgartlinger and Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria) have hopes of being called up for the Euros.
After Jens Nowotny was officially named a Bayer 04 honorary captain last weekend, the long-standing Werkself player is part of the Leverkusen delegation on the trophy tour to New York City next week from 11 to 14 September. In an interview with bayer04.de, the 50-year-old talked about his expectations ahead of the trip to the metropolis on the East Coast of the USA.
Show moreThe German Football League (DFL) has confirmed the dates and kick-off times for matchdays 6 to 12 of the 2024/25 Bundesliga season. Full details of the Bayer 04 fixtures.
Show moreMarkus Rehm, a long jumper at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, won the gold medal for the fourth time in succession at the Paralympics on Wednesday.
Show moreThe fixture details for the second round of the DFB Pokal 2024/25 have been confirmed. The home tie for Bayer 04 against second division SV 07 Elversberg is on Tuesday, 29 October with the kick off at 18.00 CET (live on Sky). That was announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on Thursday.
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