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Hübers back in the stadium – his teammate is also out
Updated 11/23/2025 – 2:09 p.mReading time: 36 minutes
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Sunday, November 23, 2025
At least he can do it in the stands 1. FC Cologne support again. Timo Hübers sat in the 3:4 defeat Eintracht Frankfurt back in the stadium for the first time since his serious injury. Exactly four weeks earlier he was in… Dortmund He suffered multiple damage to his right knee, including his kneecap being visibly dislocated. A comeback this season is considered impossible; Hübers must first fight to continue his career.
Will FC still extend the 29-year-old’s expiring contract? Sports director Thomas Kessler announced on Sky after the Frankfurt game: “We will definitely talk to Timo about it. He is a deserving player, has been with us for years and was our captain last year.” But there is a “rocky road” ahead of Hübers.
FC will also have to do without Joel Schmied in the next few weeks. The Swiss has opposed Frankfurt As expected, sustained a muscular injury in the thigh. On Sunday, an MRI scan confirmed the initial suspicion. Schmied will be “missing for the time being,” the billy goats announced. In addition to the away game in Bremen The central defender is also likely to miss the subsequent home game against St. Pauli.
Saturday, November 22, 2025
The 1st FC Cologne will probably have to accept the loss of another central defender. Joel Schmied suffered a thigh injury in the 3-4 win against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday evening. The Swiss is scheduled to be examined at the Mediapark Clinic on Sunday.
Coach Lukas Kwasniok does not expect Schmied to be ready for action next Saturday in Bremen. The regular player suffered “a muscular injury that suggests he will not be available to us next week.” With Luca Kilian (torn cruciate ligament), Timo Hübers (knee injury) and Rav van den Berg (shoulder joint sprain), three other Cologne central defenders had already been injured over the course of this season.
Friday, November 21, 2025
An old acquaintance is returning to the Geißbockheim in a new role: Stefan Müller-Römer, who chaired the members’ council for many years and was part of the board in 2019, is a member of a newly constituted statutory and structural commission of 1. FC Köln.
The board trio Jörn Stobbe, Jörg Alvermann and Ulf Sobek, who were elected in September, had already announced a comprehensive reform of the association during the election campaign. In addition to the outdated statutes, streamlining the committee structure and reviewing the legal form are also on the agenda. Müller-Römer should help.