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Bundesliga soccer club VfL Bochum will continue to work together with its main sponsor Vonovia SE – regardless of league affiliation. As the Westphalians, who are at risk of relegation, announced on Wednesday, the commitment will continue. VfL did not announce the exact term.

The Bochum DAX company has been adorning the shirt front since 2021 and also holds the naming rights to the Ruhr Stadium. “It is a strong commitment on the part of our long-term partner, a commitment to VfL and of course to the city of Bochum, whose colors we wear,” said Bochum’s CEO Hans-Peter Villis.

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Clubs from the Bundesliga have paid tribute to the deceased “Sportschau” pioneer Ernst Huberty. One mourns one of the greats in German sports journalist history, wrote the German record champion FC Bayern Munich on its website.

«With his reports he wrote German sports history, inspired people for decades and became a role model for subsequent generations of journalists. Ernst Huberty brought football into our living rooms in his very specific, sovereign way,” explained club president Herbert Hainer.

Eintracht Frankfurt wrote on Twitter that “one of the greats of German sports journalism has left us”. Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund said they mourned Huberty. “Rest in peace, “Mr. Sportschau”!”, wished the association. FC Schalke 04 also recognized him as one of the “greats in German sports journalism” and expressed his condolences to family and friends.

Ernst Huberty died on Monday at the age of 96. On June 4, 1961, he moderated the first “sports show” on ARD and was its face for 21 years until 1982. He also remained in the memory of many television viewers through his comments on the so-called game of the century Germany against Italy at the 1970 World Cup semifinals in Mexico or the legendary water fight in Frankfurt at the 1974 World Cup between Germany and Poland.

The relegation battle of the Bundesliga also provides amazing values ​​for statisticians. For the first time in the history of the league, four teams are tied at the end of the table after 23 match days, as determined by the data service provider Opta.

The new tail light VfL Bochum, the penultimate FC Schalke 04, TSG Hoffenheim in 16th and VfB Stuttgart in 15th place each have 19 points. Only goal difference separates the four teams at this point in the season.

Schalke in particular has recently made the relegation battle even tighter with their race to catch up. The Gelsenkircheners are still unbeaten in the second half of the season and, after 38 unsuccessful attempts, celebrated another away win in the upper house on Saturday with a 2-0 win in Bochum. For the first time since the tenth match day, the Royal Blues are no longer in last place in the table. (dpa)