- 2d ago
Bayer Leverkusen defeats Union Berlin 4-0 as Berliners struggle offensively
Bayer Leverkusen secured a 4-0 victory over Union Berlin, taking the lead after 44 seconds and holding the visitors to a single shot.
- 3d ago
Bayer Leverkusen defeat Union Berlin 4-0 in Carles Martínez home debut
Argentine scorers Ezequiel Fernández and Facundo Medina netted early goals alongside Patrik Schick and Ibrahim Maza as Leverkusen secured their first league points.
- Aug 29
Promoted SV Elversberg defeat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in Bundesliga debut
Bundesliga newcomers SV Elversberg secured a 3-2 victory against 2024 champions Bayer Leverkusen in their top-flight debut before 9,307 spectators in Saarland.
- Aug 23
Bayer Leverkusen beat SV Wehen Wiesbaden 4:0 as new DFB substitution rule forces temporary shorthanded play
Carles Martinez secured a 4:0 victory in his competitive debut as Bayer Leverkusen manager against SV Wehen Wiesbaden, despite a 65th-minute substitution delay that left his team with ten men.
- Aug 16
Eintracht Frankfurt crushed 0-7 by Brentford in final pre-season test
Eintracht Frankfurt suffered a 0-7 defeat at FC Brentford in their final pre-season test on August 15, 2026, six days before their DFB-Pokal opener, with captain Robin Koch substituted injured.
- Aug 15
Newcastle fall to Leverkusen in Jaissle's first home game as Dedic transfer nears
Newcastle United lost 2-1 to Bayer Leverkusen in Matthias Jaissle's first home match, with the new coach calling for transfer market action before next Sunday's Premier League opener against Liverpool.
- Aug 13
Two-kilometre embankment fire damages railway line near Krefeld, disrupts multiple train routes
A roughly two-kilometre embankment fire along the railway between Krefeld and Meerbusch on 12 August damaged cable ducts and signal technology, forced the evacuation of a passenger train near Kaarst, and disrupted several rail lines through Thursday.
- Aug 12
German cartel office approves 50+1 rule after 8-year review but orders Bundesliga to fix three problem areas
Germany's Federal Cartel Office closed its eight-year review of the 50+1 rule on 12 August 2026, finding no fundamental antitrust objections but ordering the Bundesliga to fix three problem areas, including phasing out sponsor exceptions for Wolfsburg and Leverkusen.
- Aug 8
Bayer Leverkusen extends contracts of CEO Carro to 2029 and sporting director Rolfes to 2031
Bayer Leverkusen has extended CEO Fernando Carro through June 2029 and sporting director Simon Rolfes through June 2031, locking in the leadership duo behind the 2024 Double just days before the new Bundesliga season under new coach Carles Martinez.
- Aug 3
NRW fire unit sent home after 36 hours: Spain no longer needs German wildfire help
A 50-strong specialist wildfire unit from North Rhine-Westphalia is returning to Germany after Spanish authorities decided on Sunday evening that the situation in Castile and León had eased and external assistance was no longer required.
- Aug 2
Juventus sign Bosnian winger Kerim Alajbegovic from Leverkusen for €30m plus bonuses
The 18-year-old, who scored for Bosnia at the 2026 World Cup, moves from Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year contract. Juventus will pay €30 million plus up to €5 million in bonuses.
- Aug 1
Leverkusen's 17-year-old Kennet Eichhorn sidelined indefinitely by metabolic disorder
The midfielder, who joined Bayer Leverkusen from Hertha BSC this summer for a reported 9 million euros, will begin inpatient treatment after a gastrointestinal illness and weight loss.
- Jul 11
German police suspect sabotage after fire closes key Cologne-Düsseldorf rail line, left-wing group claims responsibility
A fire damaged signal cables on the Cologne-Düsseldorf line Friday, halting trains for over a day. Authorities suspect arson after a confession letter surfaced online from a group calling itself 'Kommando Angry Birds'.
- Jun 25
US Supreme Court sides with Bayer on Roundup, eliminating failure-to-warn claims in state courts
A 7-2 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court blocked state-level lawsuits over missing cancer warnings on Roundup weedkiller, handing Bayer a victory that could derail tens of thousands of pending claims.
- Jun 19
Trial begins for man accused of killing partner with dumbbell in Leverkusen
A 34-year-old man faces murder charges at Cologne Regional Court, accused of a fatal attack on his girlfriend in mid-November 2025. The indictment cites cruelty as a murder characteristic.
