Ready, sweat, go: Before Di Santo, Fritz und Co. boarded the bus for Duisburg from Weser Stadium at 11 a.m., the Green-Whites had already taken the training pitch. Werder went...
Ready, sweat, go: Before Di Santo, Fritz und Co. boarded the bus for Duisburg from Weser Stadium at 11 a.m., the Green-Whites had already taken the training pitch. Werder went...
+++ Ready, sweat, go: Before Di Santo, Fritz und Co. boarded the bus for Duisburg from Weser Stadium at 11 a.m., the Green-Whites had already taken the training pitch. Werder went through a half-hour warm-up for the showdown in the evening. The match against MSV Duisburg will begin at 6:30 p.m. and be broadcast live on SPORT1. +++
+++ Family showdown: For Levent Aycicek, the test match against MSV Duisburg could have a family touch. His older brother Deniz Aycicek has played with the third division team since 2013 but has only played with Duisburg's second team this season in the Oberliga. Both Aycicek brothers played in the youth ranks with Hannover 96 before Levent moved on to SV Werder. +++
+++ Makiadi represents Green-Whites at Africa Cup of Nations: Werder midfielder Cedrick Makiadi started his African Cup of Nations 2015 campaign with the Congo national team Sunday afternoon. Congo played to a 1-1 draw against the 2012 champions Zambia, though Makiadi remained on the bench and did not play. Congo's second match will be on Thursday 22 January 2015 against Cape Verde at 8 p.m. +++
+++ Reinders' 60th birthday: Uwe Reinders, who spent eight years playing in the Werder jersey, celebrated his 60th birthday on Monday. WERDER.DE says Happy Birthday Uwe! +++
