First-team news

“Trio are an option for Sunday”

Alexander Nouri would not confirm at Friday’s press conference, whether or not returning players Claudio Pizarro, Max Kruse and Philipp Bargfrede would be granted a place in the starting XI on Sunday. Nouri would not rule anything out as “all three could feature in the match this weekend.” But at the same time, the Werder head coach warned not to expect Pizarro and the other returning players to...

18.11.2016 / 16:25 / First Team

Werder Bremen and Coca-Cola continue partnership

The longstanding and successful partnership between SV Werder Bremen and Coca-Cola European Partners Germany will continue for at least the next three years. Coca-Cola therefore remains as the “Official partner sponsor of SV Werder Bremen” and will continue to provide visitors of the Weser-Stadion with a wide-range of alcohol free drinks in the future. 

17.11.2016 / 11:53 / Business

International football is over for 2016

The international break is over, meaning Werder’s internationals will now start returning to Bremen. As the international break was coming to a close, many Green-Whites were either in World Cup qualification action, or featuring in friendlies for their respective countries. WERDER.DE summarises the latest SVW international action.

16.11.2016 / 14:01 / First Team

Things are looking good

Head coach Alexander Nouri appeared in front of a small group from the press at the Weser-Stadion with some good news to share. Nouri informed the media about the current situation with personnel shortly before the first training session of the week for the Green-Whites. And Nouri had some positive news to tell, namely that Claudio Pizarro and Philipp Bargfrede will be able to train this week,...

15.11.2016 / 17:16 / First Team

Werder to play friendly against Braunschweig

Werder can confirm a friendly fixture ahead of their return to competitive action in January 2017. A week before the league clash with Borussia Dortmund (21.1.2017, 15:30 CET), SVW will face a tough friendly against Eintracht Braunschweig. The game against the Bundesliga 2. leaders will be played at the Eintracht-Stadion on the 14th January 2017 (15:30 CET). 

14.11.2016 / 15:47 / First Team

A spectacular four months

It’s as though he’s been doing it his whole life. If you’ve been watching Serge Gnabry in the national team recently, you’d be forgiven for thinking he’s been a part of the Germany set-up for years. He's been seen jovially playing football-tennis with Thomas Müller and answering questions from the media like a seasoned professional. However, it’s on the pitch where Gnabry has impressed the most,...

14.11.2016 / 14:16 / First Team

Werder mourn the passing of Uwe Bracht

SV Werder Bremen are mourning the death of former player Uwe Bracht, who passed away at the age of 63 on Friday. Bracht wore the Green-White jersey for more than twelve years.

14.11.2016 / 11:39 / Others

SVW's international stars

Serge Gnabry caught the eye with his hat-trick for Germany on Friday night, but he isn’t the only Werder player away on international duty. A whole host of stars are looking to gain further gaps during the current break. WERDER.DE takes a look at the action so far. 

13.11.2016 / 14:11 / First Team

Back with a double

Fans have been eagerly awaiting the comeback of Max Kruse and he provided them with a special display in a friendly match with VfL Osnabrück. Two goals by the 14-time Germany international in the second half decided the game in Werder’s favour. In the opening 45 minutes he had already supplied the assist for Florian Kaintz’ 1-0 opener. “I’ve worked hard to be back on the pitch. It’s simply a good...

12.11.2016 / 12:28 / First Team

Gnabry bags hat-trick on Germany debut

SV Werder Bremen forward Serge Gnabry got off to an impressive start in his national team career for Germany. The 21-year-old supplied three goals during Germany’s 8-0 victory over San Marino and was one of the most active players on the pitch.

12.11.2016 / 11:44 / First Team

Werder beat Osnabrück 5:1

SV Werder Bremen beat VfL Osnabrück 5-1 on Friday evening. Max Kruse marked his return to the team with a brace, as Philipp Bargfrede also celebrated his comeback to the team. Florian Kainz put Werder in front assisted brilliantly by Kruse, who returned with two goals of his own in the second period. Lennart Thy and Robert Bauer completed the scoring for the Green-Whites, before Robert Kristo...

11.11.2016 / 21:44 / First Team

1-1 draw at St. Pauli

Werder played out a 1-1 draw in a friendly away to FC St. Pauli last night. The hosts took the lead shortly before half-time through Litka, but Aron Johansson fired in the equaliser in the closing stages of the match. Santiago Garcia was able to celebrate his return to the side in the Millerntor-Stadion, coming back after three long months out through injury.

11.11.2016 / 18:00 / First Team

A Green-White winter training camp in Andalusia

Next year, SV Werder Bremen will travel to a training camp in Alhaurín el Grande, Malaga to prepare for the second half of the season. The team will stay there for around a week, from the 4th until the 10th or 11th of January – the return date has not yet been finalised.

11.11.2016 / 11:14 / First Team

A couple of Green-White comebacks in Osnabrück?

“Games under the floodlights were always highlights,” commented Werder coach Alexander Nouri about his time wearing the VfL Osnabrück shirt. Nouri played for the Lily Whites from 2004 to 2008 and now another one of these memorable matches at the osnatel ARENA awaits him and his team, as the Green-Whites travel to Osnabrück to play a friendly tomorrow (Friday, 11th November). However, Nouri won’t...

10.11.2016 / 14:45 / preliminary report

"My desire is bringing me back"

The last time Philipp Bargfrede wore the Werder shirt in a game was last January. The away match at Schalke 04 finished 3-1, but not in Werder’s favour. Bargfrede would have clearly also loved to have played in Sunday’s match against the Royal Blues. However appearing in the Schalke game, which ended in the same result as Bargfrede’s last match for Werder in January, would have been a little too...

10.11.2016 / 12:31 / First Team

Rest over travel for SVW internationals

There are certainly not too many fans who are willing to brave the ice cold temperatures and attend Werder’s open training sessions. Those who did manage to see the session, however, would have noticed that some familiar faces were missing from Wednesday’s training session. Alongside the ten international players away with their respective nations, five other Werder players were missing from first...

09.11.2016 / 17:46 / First Team

Özil: "I'm still a big Werder fan"

Today, Mesut Özil is a star of the world game – a world champion and one of the best German footballers of recent history. Spending time at Real Madrid and now at Arsenal, he’s matured into an icon and one of the most valuable footballers in club football. However, the Gelsenkirchen native made his first steps in the beautiful game in a Green-White jersey, winning his first international cap while...

08.11.2016 / 17:18 / First Team

Bargfrede returns, Petsos gets full debut

+++ Bargfrede is back! He’s the latest name to be added to the list of returnees, as at the start of the week, Claudio Pizarro and Max Kruse also returned to team training after long-term injury lay-offs. The midfielder took part in team training on Monday morning, joining a small group of players on the training pitch. The reduced numbers were down to the starting eleven undergoing recovery...

07.11.2016 / 17:39 / Team Talk

Ten players on international duty

It’s time for the last international break of the calendar year. Ten Werder players, including two loanees, have been called up to their national teams. Joachim Löw has given Serge Gnabry his first call-up to the Germany national first team and will be part of the squad that faces San Marino in a World Cup qualifier on Friday 11th November at 20:45 CET. Four days later, Germany will face Italy in...

07.11.2016 / 13:15 / First Team

Nouri: “Too careless in decisive moments”

Alexander Nouri started to analyse this afternoon’s game as soon as Werder began their journey back to Bremen. “I want to watch the whole match again,” said the Werder manager. “It’s important to give the players a day or two to unwind.” He figured that the main reason for the 3-1 loss against Schalke 04 was their careless defending for the first two goals. “We were too casual and gave the game...

06.11.2016 / 21:37 / First Team
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