Werder see injury worries wither away

There was good news for Werder Bremen as they headed into a weekend without Bundesliga action. Midfielder Daniel Jensen, who had been forced out due to a muscle sinew tear which he picked up soon after the clash with MSV Duisburg, was able to return to full team training again on Friday, as was German international Torsten Frings. It was a further boost for the trainer who saw Hugo Almeida return to training on Thursday, having recovered from his hip problem. Club captain Frank Baumann, Sebastian Boenisch and Pierre Wome are all still being put through their paces in individual training programmes.

source: werder.de

Milan Baros profile

Milan Baroš is the attacker which is now credited with the highest chances of playing for Werder starting next season. Here are some informations about him:

Milan Baroš (born 28 October 1981 in Vigantice, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a Czech international footballer.
He is a striker who currently plays for Portsmouth, on loan from Lyon until the end of the season. He has previously played for Liverpool, Aston Villa, and FC Baník Ostrava, where he earned the nickname Ostrava’s Maradona

Domestic appearances and goals:
1998–2001 Baník Ostrava 76 games (23 goals)
2002–2005 Liverpool 68 (19)
2005–2007 Aston Villa 42 (9)
2007– Lyon 24 (7)
2008– Portsmouth (loan) 8 (0)

European competitions:
Champions League 24 (3)
Uefa Cup 8 (1)

International stats:
Checz republic 59(31)

Honours:
2003 League Cup winner (Liverpool)
2005 League Cup Finals (Liverpool)
2005 Champions League winner (Liverpool)
2007 French 1st Division Champions (Lyon)
2007 League Cup Finals (Lyon)
2007 Trophée des champions winner (Lyon)
Euro 2004 Golden boot

Milan Baroš in pictures:

Milan Baroš in videos:

6 minutes compilation with goals especially from Liverpool:

All his goals form Euro 2004 when he became top goalscorer:

His goal against Germany in Euro 2008 qualifiers(very lucky one):

Bremen eye Baros and Carew

Werder Bremen are considering a double summer swoop for strikers Milan Baros and John Carew.

The Bundesliga outfit are keen to add firepower to their squad after attacking injuries in the middle of the season exposed a lack of strength in depth.

Bremen were eliminated from the last 16 of the Uefa Cup by Rangers as their threadbare squad was highlighted as they struggled to threaten at Ibrox in the first leg.

And manager Klaus Allofs has confirmed he is eyeing a move for Lyon forward Baros, who is currently on loan at Portsmouth, and Aston Villa striker John Carew.

“We are considering the possible signings of players like John Carew or Milan Baros,” Allofs told SportBild.

source: skysports.com

DFL grant Werder playing licence without additional requirements

On Thursday,17.04.2008, the German Football League (DFL) proofed the documentation submitted by Werder Bremen GmbH & Co. KG aA relating to the playing licence for the 2008/2009 season and once again awarded the licence for the next season without additional recommendations or requirements: “The granting of the licence without additional requirements in all mandatory criteria is proof of the condition of the economic state of the club and is evidence of what we have built up here”, exclaimed Jürgen L. Born, chairman of the Werder board and head of the financial and public relations departments, on receiving the good news from Frankfurt/Main.

source: werder.de