Kevin Vogt suffers thigh injury

Saturday

Kevin Vogt suffers thigh injury

TSG captain Kevin Vogt suffered an injury to his right thigh during the new Bundesliga season's opening game, a 3-1 defeat away to Bayern Munich. The defender had to be substituted in the 74th minute after taking a knock. Havard Nordtveit entered the match as his replacement.

DFB Cup Second Round draw on Sunday

The draw for the DFB Cup Second Round will be made on Sunday 26 August as part of the Sportschau TV show (live on ARD and via live stream). Sprinter Gina Lückenkemper will be picking the names out of the hat at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. Lückenkemper won silver in the 100 metres at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin at the start of August. All the professional teams in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga are in the top pool, while the second pool − the so-called amateur pool − contains all the teams from the third division or below. Only from the Round of 16 are all names drawn from one pool. The matches will be played on Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 October.

Wednesday

Zulj joins Union Berlin on loan

TSG Hoffenheim have loaned Robert Zulj, 26, to 2. Bundesliga club Union Berlin until 30 June 2019. The Austrian attacking player joined the club from SpVgg Greuther Fürth last summer, making six appearances for the first team over the course of the season.

Tuesday

"10 Years in the Bundesliga - The Film" available on Amazon

TSG Hoffenheim have now been in the Bundesliga for 10 years − "a miracle", in the eyes of Dietmar Hopp. Miracles are there to be experienced, whether in the stadium or at home, which is why TSG Hoffenheim's Bundesliga story has been made into a film. The renowned sports commentator and film-maker Klaus Veltman (of sky and others) has retraced steps, sifted through material and spoken with a whole host of protagonists from the Bundesliga era – resulting in a film that lasts over two hours and is guaranteed to give you goosebumps. 

The film, which has already been on sale in DVD format via the Online Shop and the Fan Shop for several days, is now available on Amazon Prime. The film can be downloaded for 48 hours for €3.99 or purchased for €9.99. All the info you need can be found here.

Monday

TSG beat Frankfurt in friendly

TSG have continued their excellent friendly form with a 2-1 (2-1) victory over league rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt. The goals scored by head coach Jürgen Ehrmann's side came from Lena Lattwein, who netted a direct free-kick in the seventh minute, and Isabella Hartig, who slotted home Maximiliane Rall's cross on 26 minutes. "But we also gave away too many chances because we always try to play our way out of trouble," bemoaned Ehrmann. "Sometimes you do need to play a long ball, we haven't yet found the balance in this regard." 

Schaber and Steinert sidelined

The TSG Women will be without the injured duo of Ricarda Schaber and Judith Steinert in the coming weeks. Schaber torn ligaments in her ankle in the friendly with FC Zürich, as did defender Steinert, who sustained a similar injury in the aforementioned friendly against 1. FFC Frankfurt on Saturday.