Disruption of the live stream

Saturday

Disruption of the live stream

Unfortunately, at the beginning of today's live stream of the two friendlies against 1 FSV Mainz 05, there were some malfunctions on our homepage. The reason behind this was a so-called DDOS attack on the server of our technical service provider. The problem has since been solved. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Thursday

"Kicker" ranking list: Posch & Baumann in "Players of note" category

Stefan Posch and Oliver Baumann have been rewarded by "kicker" for their strong performances since the winter break last season: the Hoffenheim duo have been listed by the sports magazine among the best players in the second half of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season. Both players made the "Players of note" category in the German Football Ranking List.

"Kicker" wrote the following of Oliver Baumann, who ranked ninth in the list of goalkeepers. "Improved compared to first half-season and no errors. In footballing terms, the Hoffenheim man has taken another step forward."

The magazine justified Stefan Posch's 15th place on the list of central defenders as follows: "The Hoffenheim player has had his most stable half-season to date, put a stop to unnecessary mistakes and was a constant for TSG."

Borković strengthens "Hoffe Zwo"

Another new signing for the U23s: central defender Alexandar Borković has joined TSG from Austria Vienna. The 21-year-old Austrian has already made 40 appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga and featured in the Europa League on three occasions. At international level, he has represented his country at U21 level twice. Having passed his medical examination, he has now signed a long-term deal in the Kraichgau.

Tuesday

Virtual Bundesliga with record participation

The Virtual Bundesliga is preparing to enter its third season. And there will be 26 participants in the 2020/21 campaign, which is a record number for the eFootball competition organised by the German Football League (DFL) in cooperation with EA SPORTS. Twenty-two clubs had participated in each of the two previous seasons of the VBL Club Championship. The winner bears the title "Deutscher Club-Meister im eFootball" (German Club Champion in eFootball). The matches will be played on the soccer video game FIFA 21. The competition will start in November and the DFL will publish a detailed calendar at the end of September.

The participants at a glance:

FC Augsburg, Hertha BSC, VfL Bochum 1848, Eintracht Braunschweig, SV Werder Bremen, SV Darmstadt 98, Eintracht Frankfurt, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846, TSG Hoffenheim, Holstein Kiel, 1. FC Cologne, RB Leipzig, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 1. FSV Mainz 05, Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1. FC Nuremberg, SC Paderborn 07, FC St. Pauli, SSV Jahn Regensburg, SV Sandhausen, FC Schalke 04, VfL Wolfsburg, FC Würzburger Kickers.