FC St. Pauli

FC St. Pauli began their pre-season preparations on Monday after a extended seven-week summer break. Some 200 fans gathered to watch new head coach Alexander Blessin take his first training session, in which work on the ball formed the focus.

After a three-week summer break, the Boys in Brown kicked off the 2023/24 season with the opening training session early on Monday evening. Head coach Fabian Hürzeler focused mainly on working with ball during the 90-minute workout. In Nikola Vasilj, Karol Mets, Betim Fazliji and Connor Metcalfe, four international players, were missing, while summer signings Hauke Wahl and Philipp Treu trained with their new club for the first time.