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Future open: “Some Bundesliga clubs” irritate Cologne-Star
Updated on June 12th, 2025 – 3:59 p.m.Reading time: 85 min.
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Thursday, June 12, 2025
The European Championship begins on Thursday evening for Eric Martel with the German U21 national team in Slovakia. How things will continue for the midfielder of 1. FC Köln after the tournament is still open. The “billy goats” want to extend Martels prematurely on June 30, 2026. If this is not in the sense of the 23-year-old, a sale would have to be made this summer in order not to risk free of charge.
Gerhard Martel, who advises his son together with the long-time Bundesliga manager Michael Reschke, told the “Straubinger Tagblatt”: “Inquiries come again and again, but we only deal with it after the European Championship because Eric has a free head. So far we have not thought too much.” Where there were “some Bundesliga clubs” that would “very appeal” the martel. Therefore, the future of the Cologne top performer is “currently in the stars”.
Damion Downs celebrated his debut for the US national team. The striker of 1st FC Köln went with the USA against Switzerland 0: 4. Now the Gold Cup is pending. After the tournament, Downs should decide on his future at the billy goats.
In the last preparatory game in front of the Gold Cup, Downs was substituted in the 75th minute when his team was already falling behind with 0: 4. Despite the clear defeat, the first assignment in the A national team for Downs was a special moment. It continues on Monday night: Then the USA starts against Trinidad and Tobago in the group phase of the Gold Cup.
Stobbe, Alvermann and Sobek should form the board
The member council of 1. FC Köln proposed its trio for the board election in September. Jörn Stobbe, Jörg Alvermann and Ulf Sobek are to form the new Presidium of the “Boils”. The team of the membership is definitely the choice, while other candidate trios – such as the previous Vice President Carsten Wettich and his two new colleagues Wilke Strom and Tugba Tekkal – need 4,500 signatures from members.
Stobbe, a trained bank clerk, lawyer and manager in the real estate and investment area, goes into the race as a potential president. From 2019 to 2021 he was already chairman of the supervisory board at FC. Alvermann is a lawyer with specialization in tax law and sports law. Sports Science Sobek teaches at the German University of Prevention and Health Management in Cologne and has been working as a athletic coach for numerous U-teams of the DFB since 2013.
The Cologne anthem “Tommi” of his band AnnenMayKantereit is regularly smashed after Siegen in FC cabin. Now Henning May, the singer of the trio, who stormed with two albums to the top of the German charts, gives a recommendation for the upcoming board election at the “Geißböcken”.
In his Instagram story, the glowing FC fan posted a contribution by Wilke Strom, Tugba Tekkal and Carsten Wettich, who wanted to compete together as a board member at the general meeting in September. In addition, May let his almost 800,000 followers know: “My voice Hamse.” The team of power currently collects the 4,500 signatures of members who are necessary to be approved for election. May is friends with the former FC player and current human rights activist Tekkal.
If you include the two newcomers Said El Mala and Isak Johannesson, eight professionals of 1. FC Köln were nominated for their respective national teams this summer. Including Denis Huseinbasic, who has been running for the A team of Bosnia and Herzegovina for a year. However, he has currently left the national team.