Bayer Leverkusen ended Hyypiä career - Toprak goes to Bayer

Sami Hyypia ended his football career at the end of the season with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. For the vacant by the resignation of the 105-times Finnish international's central defender position undertook the work of club Ömer Toprak. The 21-year-old from SC Freiburg receives a five-year contract to 30 June 2016 at the Bundesliga club announced on Monday.

• Leverkusen aim to prolong race (01/05/2011)
• Dortmund Crowned Bundesliga Champions (01/05/2011)
• Bayern München Vs. Bayer Leverkusen: Both Sides Need Three Points (17/04/2011)
• History on Leverkusen's side (29/04/2011)
• Toprak close to Leverkusen deal (28/03/2011)

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"No wanderlust: Rene Adler knows what he has to Bayer Leverkusen

Even a football goalkeeper must now hold no longer just balls. Rene Adler, 26, full time goalkeeper for Bayer Leverkusen and, as such today in the match against Bayern Munich (15.30 clock) certainly good deals, has made fashionable. On his website he poses in front of a Ford Mustang, in elegant suit and woolly hat on the football field.

"I wanted to once again present," he says. Welt am Sonntag, Tell you the 21st October 1989 something? Rene Adler: As the game is due to FC Bayern, I'm assuming that you address the recent victory in Leverkusen Munich. Welt am Sonntag: That's right, the game ended 1-0 at the time. Why does is there for Bayer for 22 years so hard? Adler: This is not just us.

Bayer's victory guarantee: Leverkusen always wins, if Ballack plays out

Pushed into the German national team to the edge, suddenly in the center of Leverkusen: DFB-captain Michael Ballack Bayer Leverkusen to become the lucky charms in the title fight. "I feel really fit again and I feel that I have now completed several games over 90 minutes. Of course, I was hoping that the coach brings me earlier.

But now I've found my rhythm again and can help the team, "Ballack said in an interview with Bayer-TV. Also Bayer's sporting director Rudi Voeller is currently full of praise for his midfielders. "He's the type player who was missing last season here and there, if a bit counter-wind came up.

Bayer Leverkusen: Five wins on the track - which opens Heynckes BVB-hunting

Jupp Heynckes blew the label. All players and managers from Bayer Leverkusen seemed their cautious statements from the same sheet to read, then the coach came and talked quite relaxed about the title. "Everything is possible. My team is capable of anything. But we need to win all five games, even if something should happen, "Heynckes said after the arduous 2-1 (0-0) against FC St.

Pauli. When the man to move to Bayern Munich, Leverkusen from the "Master Sword" free, that would be something. An example of a duel then pointed at the push of rummaging Heynckes also immediately from his rich experience. "I once made with Borussia Moenchengladbach. But I do not know if we can repeat that, "said the 65-year-old.

Bayer proposes St. Pauli began Heynckes the top from only one

Jupp Heynckes blew the label. All players and managers from Bayer Leverkusen seemed their cautious statements from the same sheet to read, then the coach came and talked quite relaxed about the title. "Everything is possible. My team is capable of anything. But we need to win all five games, even if something should happen, "Heynckes said after the arduous 2-1 (0-0) against FC St.

Pauli. When the man to move to Bayern Munich, Leverkusen from the "Master Sword" free, that would be something. An example of a duel then pointed at the push of rummaging Heynckes also immediately from his rich experience. "I once made with Borussia Moenchengladbach. But I do not know if we can repeat that, "said the 65-year-old.

New Bayer coach Dutt: "I have to measure me to Heynckes' successes can be"

The rise of the coach Robin Dutt is as well planned as rapidly. Within ten years it has managed the 46-year-old from the premier league in the Champions League. At least then, if his new employer at the end of the season not even collapse. After four successful years at SC Freiburg, he moves to the next season with Bayer Leverkusen, where it will inherit the outgoing Jupp Heynckes.

Dutt is next Jürgen Klopp as the main representative of the new breed of trainers approach. Daily Soccer Buzz: This season there were so many coaching change as never before. Mentality of mercenaries and other unflattering characteristics is discussed. Do you feel? Robin Dutt: Coach to be called mercenaries, I do not find justified.

Bayer Leverkusen: Ballack apology for saying to Cologne

Michael Ballack has to be agreed by him with insults against the 1st song FC Cologne excused. "It certainly was not wise of me to call the verdict regarding the 1st FC Cologne. But this can happen in the euphoria of victory before, but it should not," said the 34-year-old midfielder from Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Tuesday on the homepage of the Bundesliga.

"Therefore I have no problem with me apologize to the fans of the 1st FC Cologne and the club." After the 2-0 win on Sunday against FC Schalke 04 of the 98-time national player of the Bayer supporters had been invited to sing with them in the stands songs and proverbs. Subsequently, the DFB sports court proceedings against Ballack has initiated.

"Scheiss FC Köln: Leverkusen's Michael Ballack accosted after victory

The game was really been after Michael Ballack's taste. 2-0 (2-0) won against Schalke 04, just seven points behind league leaders Borussia Dortmund, and having had the 34-year-old self once again, finally delivered a compelling idea, and even received praise from coach Jupp Heynckes ("He has the game shaping, it looked good ").

The fans of Bayer Leverkusen celebrated their star duly asked Ballack in their turn to sing together. Obviously euphoric to view the 98-time national player so that he lashed out was. Ballack is not the first Bundesliga star, who was abusive in the stands. In memory, for example, even the embarrassing megaphone performances of Bremer's Tim Wiese, who for his bawling in May 2009 in the direction of Hamburg's North rivals ("Crappy HSV") 8000 fined by the German Football Association aufgebrummt got.

Column, "added time": Heynckes is the fastest lame duck in the league

To describe the recent activities in the coach market in the Bundesliga as a wild bird is more than adequate. Because with Jupp Heynckes (Bayer Leverkusen) and Robin Dutt (SC Freiburg) sent two other coaches as a lame duck season in the crucial phase. In contrast to Louis van Gaal (FC Bayern) as well as the now-dismissed Armin Veh (Hamburger SV), and Felix Magath (Schalke), however, is Heynckes Dutt and separated from their clubs because they aroused due to their success greed of the competition.

Seven-point gap: victory against Schalke - Bayer moves ran in Dortmund

Michael Ballack was the megaphone on the fence and voted on by fans the Humba: With a never seen before with him Jubelpose, the captain, after a long period of suffering his final return to the root formation of Bayer Leverkusen celebrated and can be celebrated extensively. "The fans have called for him because he had to get through a bit of micro," Bayer-captain Simon Rolfes said after the 2-0 (2-0) against Schalke 04 and added: "This has all been good." The discussions to both coaches that had previously been at the center, were there briefly in the background, but their facial expressions spoke volumes: Jupp Heynckes clapped before the expected announcement from his parting with the whole bank, Seppo Eichkorn buried after his goal and point-less Intermezzo the hands in his pockets and promptly disappeared into the cabin.

Champions League: Bayer Leverkusen failed to FC Villarreal

Catch-up failed - instead, Bayer Leverkusen has passed silently by the international football stage. The Werkself also lost the quarter-finals of the Champions League with FC Villarreal 1:2 (0:1) after the Second Bundesliga was inferior in the first leg a week ago, unhappy with 2:3. This should say goodbye to coach Jupp Heynckes end of the season without a title from Leverkusen.

The 65-year-old will announce on Monday the decision on his future. Since days of a move to Bayern Munich speech. Before 19 500 spectators at the Estadio El Madrigal made Santi Cazorla (33) and Giuseppe Rossi (61) the 49th Leverkusen's defeat in the 149th European Cup game of the club's history perfectly.

Champions League: Bayer loses in last minute against Villarreal

The fuss about Michael Ballack and Jupp Heynckes was followed by disillusionment on the international stage: Bayer Leverkusen already threatened in the second round of the Champions League title the end of all dreams. The Werkself lost in the first leg against the Spanish fourth-Villarreal 2:3 (1:1) and so playful, despite the best chances in a good position for the return leg on 17 March.

In the 148th European Cup match in Leverkusen club's history gave the Czech Michal Kadlec to Jupp Heynckes first team coach in the lead (33), but the Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi (42) and the Brazilian Nilmar (68) after the game featured hair-raising mistakes in the Bayer -back line on its head.

Unrest at Bayer Leverkusen professionals annoys the subject Ballack only

After the third question on apostates Jupp Heynckes also briefly lost the countenance. "You know, that we have done a really good game?" Countered the coach of Bayer Leverkusen, the question of Michael Ballack. "This should not fall into the background." As much as Heynckes and the other leaders of the Rhenish society on the 3-0 (3-0) over VfL Wolfsburg also struggled to appreciate the attractive performance remained, but the question of the captain prevented the influential around the arena.

Soccer-Bundesliga: Leverkusen Without Ballack wins easily against Wolfsburg

Even without captain Michael Ballack in the DFB-Kader Bayer Leverkusen take on a course for the Champions League. The club works claimed by a 3-0 (3-0) against the relegation-threatened VfL Wolfsburg to second place, behind the almost-champion Borussia Dortmund, however, is further twelve points. The midfielder Lars Bender (21) and Renato Augusto (29) and striker Stefan Kiessling (45 +1) fired the hosts in the first half on the road to victory.

Champions League: Ballack hits the comeback - Leverkusen more

Michael Ballack is back with a goal after 345 days on the international football stage. The midfielder scored on Thursday night matched the 2-0 (0-0) Result for Bayer Leverkusen in the intermediate round second-leg of the Champions League against the Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv, which the team of coach Jupp Heynckes confidently resolved the ticket to the knockout round.

Already the first leg was won 4-0 Bayer in Ukraine. At the same time Leverkusen finally secured the victory with the fourth Champions League start for the Bundesliga. Simon Rolfes (47) and, finally, Ballack (70) was achieved before 16 212 spectators in the BayArena the results for the befitting way into the round of last 16 There Bayer meets on 10 and 17 March on the top Spanish club Villarreal.

Soccer-Bundesliga: Leverkusen, the crisis at VfB Stuttgart

After the final whistle and there were the pros of the VfB Stuttgart frustrated not understand everything on the pitch and wanted the football world. The late knockout after a strong performance of the relegation Swabia also showed coach Bruno Labbadia effect. "It does really hurt today because the team did a good job and the enemy was at least equal," the coach said after the VfB 2:4 (1:2) Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich in the battle for third place two still held at bay.

Champions League: Ballack has not found - Coach Heynckes annoyed

Visibly irritated, leaving coach Jupp Heynckes and his players after a good 90-minute workout from Bayer Leverkusen the square. Several camera crews were stationed once again, but the object of desire was not to be seen. Also on Tuesday was missing captain Michael Ballack in the final practice before flying to the intermediate round first leg in the Champions League at Metalist Kharkiv on Thursday (17.00 clock).

Football Talk "90 +1": "Michael Ballack's future is the Joker role

In the latest edition of "90 +1" Julien Wolff speaks with "World" editor Lars garden clubs about the demise of the former DFB-captain.

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• Jupp Heynckes Pleased With Michael Ballack Display In Bundesliga Return (23/01/2011)
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Soccer-Bundesliga: Bayer consolidates second place with victory over Hannover

With Michael Ballack leader of the pack in the starting Bayer Leverkusen has consolidated the second place and at home again accents. In the duel against the third runner-Hannover 96 of the factory club won 2-0 (2-0). The Chilean Arturo Vidal (21) and captain Simon Rolfes (42) scored Bayer, which previously won at home in the last four games only once, to victory.

It was only the fourth triple of the season for the Rhinelander before a home crowd. "There are two teams were good team on the field. It was a lot of work to do to beat this team. She was very strong runner and homogeneous. I think we played very smart, compact and been played disciplined.

+ + + Bundesliga - live + + +: Hannover fights, but leaves a good chance

Bayer Leverkusen has a good chance to second place in the Bundesliga to consolidate. In the duel against the third runner-Hannover 96 led the Rhine countries, which competed with Michael Ballack in the starting lineup, at halftime, 2-0. The Chilean Arturo Vidal scored in the 21st Minutes per volley after good work from Stefan Kiessling from 16 meters, the opening goal.

For the South American goal of the season it was number nine. Three minutes before the break was captain Simon Rolfes it 2-0. For the first time since 11 September 2010 was Ballack in the first team from Bayer. During the first leg 2-2 in Hannover, the captain had a tackle from Sergio Pinto sustained a serious injury that forced him to a month-long break.