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Back to the cathedral courtyard: Public Viewing for final

Berlin, Berlin, we're all watching Berlin! Werder fans who will not be at the Berlin Olympic Stadium supporting their team do not need to watch the German Cup final against...

27.05.2009 / 16:59 / First Team

Diego: "The best three years of my life"

Diego's transfer to Juventus Turin has been complete since Tuesday and Werder Bremen collected a record transfer fee for selling the midfielder. But they also lost an...

27.05.2009 / 11:10 / First Team

Dr. Helmut Fleischer referees German Cup final

Referee Dr. Helmut Fleischer will be calling the German Cup final between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, 30 May 2009 in Berlin's Olympic Stadium...

27.05.2009 / 01:29 / First Team

Everything signed: Diego transfers to Juventus Turin

Werder Bremen midfielder Diego will transfer this summer to Juventus Turin. The 24-year-old put his signature on the final paperwork Tuesday afternoon in Turin to finalise the move...

26.05.2009 / 15:16 / First Team

Frank Baumann ending career, will remain with Werder

Werder captain Frank Baumann will end his professional playing career after the German Cup final in Berlin. The 33-year-old announced his decision at a press conference at Weser-Stadion...

26.05.2009 / 13:52 / First Team

Lactate test without Diego, Boenisch and Baumann

For the start of the final week of training of the season, head coach Thomas Schaaf had his team take a lactate test Tuesday morning at the third division team grounds Platz 11...

26.05.2009 / 08:15 / First Team

Diego transfer soon complete

The transfer of Werder midfielder Diego to Italian top flight side Juventus Turin is soon to be complete. The Brazilian was in northern Italy on Monday for a medical check-up...

25.05.2009 / 17:38 / First Team

Tired Bremen again watch opponents celebrate

A 5-1 loss at the new German champions, another opponent celebrating with a trophy, and once again a disappointed Bremen side. "We wanted to avoid that at all costs...

24.05.2009 / 07:42 / First Team

Congratulations to Wolfsburg, full concentration on Berlin

Wolfsburg are the deserved 2008-09 Bundesliga champions. That was the opinion of the Bremen team, who showed themselves as fair losers after the final whistle and congratulated...

24.05.2009 / 07:40 / First Team

5-1 in Wolfsburg: Werder lose to new champions

Werder Bremen suffered a bitter 5-1 loss against the new Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg in the final game day of the 2008-09 Bundesliga season. The Wolfsburg goals were scored by..

23.05.2009 / 18:29 / First Team

"For us!" - Werder's tough task in Wolfsburg

The calendar is relentless. Werder did not return from Istanbul until Thursday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Just 24 hours later, the team was on the way to their next game...

22.05.2009 / 17:59 / First Team

Return: Quickly swap disappointment for motivation

Consolatory fans were waiting at Bremen airport. Hundreds of supporters held out until the airplane carrying the Werder team finally landed with an hour delay. But the fans...

22.05.2009 / 08:03 / First Team

Sadness, emptiness, disappointment after close loss

Confetti rained down and music of triumph powered through the stadium. But none of it was for Werder. The Green-Whites stood on the pitch empty-handed, worn out and deeply disappointed...

21.05.2009 / 08:03 / First Team

Too bad! Werder lose final thriller 2-1

Werder Bremen lost the UEFA Cup final against a strong FC Shakhtar Donetsk as Thomas Schaaf’s team lost 2-1 in extra time. Luiz Adriano gave Donetsk the lead in the 25th minute...

20.05.2009 / 23:53 / First Team

Veteran captains and the stress of the final for a young team

They are the two oldest players on the team. They have played in World Cup and European Championship finals. They are the two captains and should be in the starting line-up on...

19.05.2009 / 17:26 / First Team

Big rush at airport - Werder troops start trip

As the Werder troops were checking in Tuesday morning there was a rush bigger than recent memory. Camera teams, journalists and fans crowded around to get one more picture...

19.05.2009 / 16:34 / First Team

Lucescu: Charm offensive for Turkish audience

This is the big-time world of football: 63 lenses, 27 cameras and the eight eyes of the four simultaneous interpreters were all pointing towards Mesut Özil, Torsten Frings and...

19.05.2009 / 08:46 / First Team

Public Viewing: 10,000 fans expected in Bremen-Gröpelingen

While Frings, Pizarro, Özil and company are fighting for the second European crown in club history and being supported by thousands of Werder supporters in Istanbul, there will...

18.05.2009 / 19:16 / First Team

Tensions rising: Three return to training for Werder

Werder coach Thomas Schaaf welcomed the recently banged up Claudio Pizarro, Markus Rosenberg, Aaron Hunt and Naldo back to the final training on Bremen soil before heading to...

18.05.2009 / 19:14 / First Team

"It will depend on Mesut ... "

There will be 5,000 Bremen fans in Istanbul and 7,000 supporters for Shakhtar Donetsk. The rest of the seats at Şükrü-Saracoğlu Stadium will be filled by Turks. But for...

18.05.2009 / 13:59 / First Team
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