The VfL Bochum Sentinel
Squad9 Nov 2026
Words at VfL Bochum training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Raphael Obermair is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market9 Nov 2026
Peter Groß steps up from the VfL Bochum academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Peter Groß has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market9 Nov 2026
VfL Bochum promote Anton Bauer from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anton Bauer has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market9 Nov 2026
VfL Bochum promote Thomas Fuchs from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thomas Fuchs has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market9 Nov 2026
Daniel Meier steps up from the VfL Bochum academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Meier has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match7 Nov 2026
A bad afternoon for VfL Bochum against SC Paderborn
0‑1 to SC Paderborn, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Timo Horn signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Timo Horn commits to VfL Bochum for another 3 years.
Squad9 Nov 2026
A falling-out at VfL Bochum
Philipp Hofmann and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Mathis Clairicia wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and VfL Bochum know it.
In brief
- The dugout A promise honoured for Luciano Vietto
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout Timo Horn gets it from the manager