First-team news

"We can go on to greater things"

One year after arriving at the Weser, he’s feeling right at home. Ludwig Augustinsson, after his first Bundesliga season with SV Werder and a strong World Cup with Sweden, has extended his contract with the Green-Whites. Just days after returning to Bremen, the full back has made a strong statement about his future. “The upcoming season will be difficult for sure, but I think we have a good team....

05.08.2018 / 12:07 / First Team

Augustinsson extends contract with Werder

Swedish international and World Cup participant Ludwig Augustinsson has signed an early contract extension with SV Werder Bremen. 

05.08.2018 / 10:00 / First Team

Grassau training camp squad confirmed

Everything around the Weser-Stadion has become somewhat quieter in the past few days. While some of the Werder boys have been enjoying a quiet few days, World Cup participants Ludwig Augustinsson and Yuya Osako as well as new signing Davy Klaassen have been training on the Osterdeich. That all changed on Saturday morning as the Green-Whites made their way south for the second training camp of...

04.08.2018 / 08:50 / First Team

Touré moves to Juventus on loan

Werder youngster Idrissa Touré is moving south. The 20-year-old transfers on loan to Italian record champions Juventus until the end of season, who will have the option to buy the central midfielder next summer.

03.08.2018 / 10:00 / First Team

Number 2? Not forever!

All eyes are on him as he enters the room. Stefanos Kapino, a giant, standing 6 feet 4 inches tall (1.96m), takes his seat with a broad grin. Werder’s new ‘keeper is an extremely polite interview partner, thanking the journalists after every question. He’s asked how it feel to “just” be Werder’s number two. A question that has to be posed to him, as his role here at SVW has been clearly defined -...

02.08.2018 / 14:51 / First Team

Osako between the lines

He is understated, quiet, not a showman in front of the cameras and microphones, but this is because Yuya Osako prefers to do his talking on the pitch. And that is exactly what he did in Monday evening’s friendly against VVV Venlo, coming on for Martin Harnik after half an hour and immediately causing the opposition defence problems.

01.08.2018 / 13:18 / First Team

Kapino signs for Werder

The goalkeeping team at SV Werder Bremen has been strengthened with the signing of Stefanos Kapino. The 24-year old Greek keeper arrives from second-division English team Nottingham Forest. Sporting director Frank Baumann commented: “Stefanos has already had a very interesting career. At just 24 he has been able to experience a lot, but will still carry on developing.”

01.08.2018 / 09:40 / First Team

Claudio Pizarro - Werder’s hungry caterpillar

He is SV Werder’s all-time record goalscorer but he is still hungry. He is the most successful foreign goalscorer in the Bundelisga, and yet he is still hungry. He is a Champions League winner, a six-time Bundesliga winner and a six-time DFB Pokal winner, and still he is hungry. Claudio Pizarro, the man behind these records, is back at the fine age of 39 and the striker remains just as motivated...

31.07.2018 / 15:01 / First Team

Möhwald sidelined

New signing Kevin Möhwald has received some disappointing news this morning. The midfielder has suffered a thigh strain, meaning he will be out of training for the coming days. However, Möhwald will still travel with the rest of the team to the Green-Whites' training camp in Grassau on Saturday, where he'll follow an individual training programme to make sure he returns to training as quickly as...

31.07.2018 / 13:46 / First Team

Dominant Werder held to Venlo draw

Despite being the better side, Werder Bremen’s friendly match with VVV Venlo on Monday evening finished in a 1-1 draw. The Green-Whites flew out of the blocks in front of 2,815 spectators in Lohne in Lower Saxony, with Max Kruse looking a real threat in particular. Davy Klaassen and Milot Rashica also had good chances, before Martin Harnik slotted home to open the scoring. Werder were good value...

30.07.2018 / 20:25 / First Team

Kruse stays put, Pizarro steals the show

+++ 100% Werder: Max Kruse posted a live video on Facebook, squashing the circulating transfer rumours and confirming that he will remain a Werder player for the coming season. “I feel completely at home. All the speculation really irritated me. I am 100 percent staying. I never suggested any other outcome”, said Kruse. He continued, “We’ve got some great new signings with Davy, Claudio and my pal...

30.07.2018 / 11:57 / Team Talk

Sargent halted repeatedly by Padt

Despite an improved second half performance, Werder Bremen had to settle for a goalless draw against Dutch top-flight side FC Groningen. The Green-Whites found it tough to create goalscoring opportunities in the first 45, but everything changed after the restart. Josh Sargent had good chances to break the deadlock – his best, a reaction header after a good cross from Johannes Eggestein, which...

29.07.2018 / 16:24 / First Team

Clear objective ahead

With typical Japanese modesty and a training session under his belt, Yuya Osako answered journalists’ questions on Sunday morning during the press conference at the Weser-Stadion. The anticipation ahead of his new challenge with the Green-Whites was evident in his face, as was the clear objective in his eyes: his first goal for Werder.

29.07.2018 / 12:30 / First Team

Claudio Pizarro returns to Werder to end career

SV Werder Bremen and Claudio Pizarro are writing a very special script. The Peruvian striker has returned once again to the Green-Whites. The 39-year-old would like to finish his career with the Werder badge on his chest. Werder’s chief executive Frank Baumann officially announced this surprising transfer on Sunday. “We have been in contact with Claudio over the past few weeks and both he and...

29.07.2018 / 11:13 / First Team

Fine-tuning in Groningen

A marathon of pre-season friendlies await SV Werder this weekend as the Green-Whites test themselves with three matches in four days. After Florian Kohfeldt’s side overcame their first hurdle against Arminia Bielefeld 1-0, the Werder troops travel to the Hitachi-Stadion on Sunday to face FC Groningen (14:30 CEST).

28.07.2018 / 13:04 / First Team

On the same wavelength

Tuesday morning. Florian Kohfeldt makes his way early in the morning to Bremen airport. There, the SV Werder head coach boards a small chartered flight to Manchester, where he is brought together with Davy Klaassen, a player the Green-Whites are intent on signing.

28.07.2018 / 09:03 / First Team

Klaassen scores for Werder in dream debut

Werder Bremen have won their friendly in the SchücoArena. The match was the final dress rehearsal for Arminia Bielefeld before the Bundesliga 2 season kicks off for Jeff Saibene’s team next weekend. There weren’t many surprises to report in the starting line-up for the hosts. Werder’s starting XI, however, included new signing Davy Klaassen. The Dutchman made his debut in Kohfeldt’s team and was...

27.07.2018 / 21:07 / First Team

Klaassen: "We want to play attractive football"

It’s been confirmed. Davy Klaassen is a Werder player. On Thursday afternoon, Davy landed in Bremen and by Friday morning he had already signed a contract with the club. WERDER.DE spoke to the 25-year old about his ambitions with Werder, his year in Everton and his personality both on and off the pitch. 

27.07.2018 / 12:15 / interview

Klaassen joins Werder from Everton

Dutch international Davy Klaassen has joined Werder Bremen from Premier League club Everton FC with immediate effect. “We are really pleased to have found exactly the player we were looking for. Davy is a talented player and also has a lot of experience for his relatively young age. He is the type of player that will help us from day one,” said Frank Baumann about the 25-year old midfielder. 

27.07.2018 / 10:45 / First Team

Werder Bremen enters the world of eSport

SV Werder have made the leap into eSport. The Green-Whites will orientate their focus around EA Sports’ “FIFA” and SV Werder gaming professionals will compete in events after the release of FIFA19 in the autumn.

24.07.2018 / 11:57 / eSPORTS
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