Incredible Bayer 04 Leverkusen jerseys up for grabs!

You do not need to be a huge soccer fan to know that Bayer 04 is one of the most prominent clubs in the German Bundesliga. Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, the club’s full name, was founded in 1904 and originally served as a sports club for employees of the German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG. The pharma giant is not only the source of the soccer club’s name, but also of its apt nickname Die Werkself (The Company’s Eleven). Bayer 04 Leverkusen has had quite a few successful seasons throughout its rich history and even won the UEFA Cup in 1988, as well as the DFB-Pokal in 1993.

Over the years, the fans of Die Werkself have seen some amazing German talents take the field at the BayArena (previously known as the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion), such as German icons Michael Ballack and Rudi Völler, club legend Stefan Kießling, and more recently, Kai Havertz. Furthermore, the club has also always been able to attract and/or develop some amazing international players, such as Brazilians Lúcio and Zé Roberto, Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal, and Premier League legend Dimitar Berbatov, who is the club’s third-highest goal scorer.

Bayer 04 is also well known for its unusual home jersey, as it is one of the few clubs in world soccer with an almost completely black kit. Over the last few years, Die Werkself played most away games in beautiful red jerseys, but the club has also been known to switch the two around, such as during its 2014-2015 campaign.

This year, the club is also sporting an all-black kit, and even the crest got a makeover. The crest normally features two red lions, two gold banners, and the white Bayer logo in the middle, but this season it is all white, which looks amazing on the black jerseys. Furthermore, it is not woven into the jersey, but applied as a kind of raised rubber detail.

This jersey would look amazing in any collection, which is why fans can now get their hands on worn and signed Bayer 04 Leverkusen jerseys on MatchWornShirt for the first time as part of the EFDN #MoreThanFootball Action Weeks. The #MoreThanFootball Action Weeks are a campaign for the European soccer community to showcase the impact of their social initiatives. The jerseys up for auction are from Bayer 04’s 2-1 win against Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. The great thing about this auction is that the funds raised will support ‘Wir (04) Helfen’, which is Bayer Leverkusen’s charity. During the ‘Wir (04) Tag,’ all employees of Bayer 04 (players included!) pick up shovels and help renovate a pre-specified part of the city of Leverkusen.

You do not want to miss out on these, so place your bid quickly!