A late equaliser from Steven Skrzybski enabled Holstein Kiel to nick a point off VfL Wolfsburg in the 2024/25 Bundesliga’s Round 19 curtain-raiser. Marcel Rapp’s storks earned their 12th point of

Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel have been forced to defend their signing of USMNT international John Tolkin following criticism of his social media activity. The 22-year-old wing-back — a club-record transfer from Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls — has faced criticism for his activity online relating to a variety of topics including gender identity and conspiracies around the COVID pandemic.

John Tolkin and Holstein Kiel have been put on the defensive after an outcry over the new signing's past social media activity.

WolfsburgWolfsburg are sitting in seventh position after winning eight, drawing three and losing seven of their 18 league matches. Die Wölfe have experienced mixed results in recent times, having

John Tolkin, a U.S. international, joined Holstein Kiel as the club's record transfer but faced backlash over his social media activity. The player apologized for liking posts on gender identity and conspiracy theories,

Having already brought in Slovenian defender David Zec and American wingback John Tolkin, Holstein Kiel have now added their third new signing of the current January transfer window. Centre-back Ivan Nekic arrives in the Bundesliga from Croatian first division outlet NK Varaždin.

Holstein Kiel are without midfielder Lewis Holtby through suspension, whilst concussion rules will keep Patrick Erras from contention. Johansson and Kleine-Bekel are out injured although both Becker and Schulz could yet be passed fit to feature in some form.

They will be hoping to enjoy success in their first-ever Bundesliga home meeting with Holstein Kiel. Wolfsburg have the chance to complete a league double over Friday’s opponents after recording a 2-0 victory in August’s reverse fixture,

Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.

The New York Red Bulls have signed defender Raheem Edwards to bolster their backline ahead of the 2025 season, a source confirmed with amNewYork on Wednesday. Tom Bogert of GiveMeSport first reported the signing on Tuesday.

Here are the top prep performers from the week of Jan. 20-25 in Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties. There won’t be a set number of players chosen in each sport in a given week, just including performances which stood out and deserve recognition. This means there might be more or less than the week previous.

In-stadium video assistant referee (VAR) announcements will be trialled in the top two tiers of German football. The pilot project will take place across nine Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games from Saturday February 1 onwards.