Itakura’s Japan win in World Cup qualifying

Ko Itakura and Japan, as well as Fabio Chiarodia with the Italian U19 squad, tasted success with their national teams.

Japan

The Japanese national team won their third game of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Gladbach centre-half Ko Itakura played the full 90 minutes of Japan’s 1-0 win over North Korea (photo: imago images/ANP). The Samurai Blue took the lead through Ao Tanaka in the second minute and defended that lead until the end. The countries will meet again in Pyongyang on Monday (9:00 MEZ).

Italy U19

In their opening game of European Championship qualification, Italy’s U19s, featuring Gladbach defender Fabio Chiarodia, defeated Scotland 3-1, with Chiarodia on the pitch for the whole game.

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Hack named Borussia’s Player of the Month for April

Robin Hack has been voted as Borussia’s Player of the Month for April. The attacker came out on top against three of his teammates in this month’s vote, presented by Cichon Personalmanagement.

03.05.2024

Seoane: “We want to be proactive more than reacting”

Head coach Gerardo Seoane answered the media’s questions in his press conference ahead of the Foals’ Bundesliga game away at Werder Bremen on Saturday (15:30 CEST). We’ve summarised his most important comments.

02.05.2024

Elvedi: “Combine defensive stability with courage going forward”

In this interview, Nico Elvedi is asked about the goalless draw with Union Berlin and his chemistry with Fabio Chiarodia. The Swiss centre-back also looks ahead to this weekend’s clash in Bremen and explains what he thinks it will take to get a result against the Green-Whites.

02.05.2024