Jedvaj was sidelined for much of the current Bundesliga campaign as the result of a hairline shin fracture and he only made his comeback in the middle of February in the 2-1 away win at Hamburg SV. Since then, he played in nine of the eleven remaining league games. Above all in the final three games of the season, where he went the full distance each time, he underlined his ambition to play at the World Cup with some impressive performances in the back four. Jedvaj has earned ten full caps for his country and he now has the opportunity in the run-in to catch the eye of Croatia coach Dalić to claim a place in the final 23-man squad. The associations have until 4 June to submit their final squads to FIFA.
In addition to Jedvaj, there a few of the German Werkself pros who can also hope to be included in the World Cup squad. Which Bayer 04 players may or may not be in the frame will become clear on Tuesday (13.00 CET) when Germany coach Löw announces his provisional squad.
The group stage at the 2024 Copa América is now over for Bayer 04’s two representatives, with Exequiel Palacios and Piero Hincapie both through to the knockout rounds. World champions Argentina were already assured of their place prior to the third group game, while Ecuador progressed thanks to a goalless draw with Mexico. The Leverkusen duo will now meet in the quarter-finals.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen are entering the 2024/25 season with a new premium partner and main eSports sponsor. Men's outfitter Lerros will now be the exclusive fashion partner for the Werkself and will also be the first sponsor and supporter of Bayer 04's eSports division. The agreement with Lerros is currently set to run for two seasons. The company was previously already active as a partner in the sponsors' club.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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Thanks in part to two goals from Bayer 04 players, the German U19 women's national team won their final friendly before the Euro finals in Lithuania. Michael Urbansky's side won 4-0 against fellow Euro participants Serbia at the DFB Campus in Frankfurt on Saturday, two weeks before the tournament starts.
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