Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, speaking about Bayer 04 Leverkusen winning their first-ever Bundesliga championship title on Sunday. #BayerLeverkusen are the new #Bundesliga 2023/24 champions!!! My heartfelt congratulations for an incredible achievement, which was done with class & style. Bayer Leverkusen have finally ended their Vizekusen curse. …
Read More »Germany’s Bernd Hölzenbein passes away aged 78!
German football is mourning the loss of striker Bernd Hölzenbein, who earned the penalty which set West Germany on the way to victory over the Netherlands in the 1974 FIFA World Cup final. Hölzenbein, who succumbed to serious illness on Monday aged 78, is the third German world champion to …
Read More »Bayer Leverkusen’s African quintet: Architects of Bundesliga triumph!
Bayer Leverkusen’s path to their first-ever German Bundesliga title was paved by the remarkable performances of five African stars who played pivotal roles throughout the season. Nigerian duo of Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella, Morocco’s Amine Adli, Edmund Tapsoba of Burkina Faso, and Odilon Kossounou of Cote d’Ivoire stood out …
Read More »DFB mourns the death of FIFA World Cup winner Bernd Hölzenbein!
The German Football Association (DFB) is mourning the loss of Bernd Hölzenbein. The former national team player passed away on Monday, April 15 evening at the age of 78. Bernd Hölzenbein made 40 appearances for the West German national team, scoring a total of five goals. The former midfielder was …
Read More »DFL congratulates 2024 Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen!
The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has come out with a message for the new Bundesliga champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The DFL statement The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga would like to congratulate Bayer 04 Leverkusen on winning the 2024 Bundesliga championship. Manager Xabi Alonso’s team secured the title without suffering a …
Read More »Patrick Osterhage to join SC Freiburg!
SC Freiburg have secured the services of VfL Bochum midfielder Patrick Osterhage ahead of next season. Patrick Osterhage played for SV Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund’s youth teams. He captained BVB to the U-19 Bundesliga title in 2019 and made his first senior appearances for the club’s second team shortly …
Read More »Daniel Fröhlich will be the new head coach of FSV Gütersloh!
FSV Gütersloh have announce that Daniel Fröhlich will take over as head coach of their second division women’s team from the 2024/25 season. The 42-year-old A license holder succeeds Britta Hainke and Sammy Messalkhi, who will leave the club after the end of the current 2023/24 season. Daniel Fröhlich brings …
Read More »Kartik Aaryan becomes ambassador for Bundesliga Dream Project!
Indian Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan has been named as an ambassador for the “Bundesliga Dream India” project, which officially kicked off this weekend. A Gen Z icon in India and the star of many blockbuster Indian films, including Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Pyaar Ka Punchnama, …
Read More »Keita Endo moves permanently from Union Berlin to FC Tokyo!
1.FC Union Berlin are letting midfielder Keita Endo move to Japan for good. The 26-year-old initially moved to FC Tokyo on loan in January of this year and has since made six appearances there. The two-time Japanese international made a total of 21 appearances for Union Berlin between 2020 and …
Read More »Alexander Nübel to stay on loan at VfB Stuttgart!
Alexander Nübel is set to stay in Cannstatt for a good while longer, after VfB Stuttgart agreed terms with Bayern Munich on a two-year extension of the 27-year-old’s loan. Nübel has been in Stuttgart since summer 2023 and in recent months, he has established himself as a safe pair of …
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