Overview
- SSV Ulm 1846 removed CEO Markus Thiele and head coach Moritz Glasbrenner with immediate effect; assistant Max Kohlenberg also departed.
- Club leaders confirmed the captains’ letter that called the team environment “poisoned” with trust “destroyed,” following five straight defeats and a 0–5 loss to Hansa Rostock.
- Ulm sits 18th in the 3. Liga after 14 matches and will announce successors for the executive and coaching roles in the coming days.
- At Schalke, the new cooperative auf Schalke eG has raised about €8 million from 8,171 members, with management targeting a double‑digit million total next year.
- Schalke said it will forgo a winter training camp for scheduling reasons, while a spate of injuries and international call‑ups left only about a dozen senior players training as youth prospects filled out the session.