2015/16: day six of pre-season - live updates
Cologne - As Borussia Dortmund cook up a storm in Tokyo as part of the Bundesliga World Tour 2015, the rest of the Bundesliga cast are working up quite the sweat closer to home.
bundesliga.com brings you all the latest as Germany's top flight gears up for the new campaign...
Not long now...
Something to look forward to for all FC Bayern fans out there: The official team presentation takes place this Saturday. After that, the 2014/15 champions embark on their tour of China as part of the Bundesliga World Tour 2015. That’s all for tonight, but join us tomorrow for more live updates from the top flight clubs’ pre-season preparations.
Ujah and Di Santo get in on the act
Translation: We wish you a happy World Kissing Day
Put it in your diary!
The date and time of Gladbach's friendly encounter with Porto has been confirmed.
Translation: Nice one, Drobo! He's working hard on the pitch before his team-mates arrive.
Leading the way
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and his Schalke colleagues have been putting in the miles in training today. The Royal Blues' take on Wolfsberger SC in their first pre-season friendly on 10 July.
#BornToRun 🏃💨 #preseason @s04 #Velden #Austria #S04 pic.twitter.com/MH5ba4CxCU
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; Klaas Jan Huntelaar (@KJ_Huntelaar)
No let-up for Darmstadt
Translation: Start of the third session of the day
For someone special
Who do pictures like these make you think of on World Kissing Day?
Cheeky!
Here's Sead Kolasinac being done like a kipper by his coach Andre Breitenreiter. They do say class is permanent...
Smile for the camera
Köln's players have been given a break from training today as they take part in the Bundesliga's annual media day, the day on which official player and squad photographs, videos and other media content is produced for the coming season.
FIFA 2016 poster boy
Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa joins Lionel Messi on the front cover of the Asian version of FIFA 16...
No rest for the wicked
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have arrived in Westerburg for a three-day training camp. The Sinsheim outfit will be taking to the training pitches very soon...
Pedal to the metal
Swiss midfielder Valentin Stocker and Ivorian international Salomon Kalou have joined up with the Hertha camp today...
Heroes' welcome
Fans have gathered in their droves to get a glimpse of the Dortmund players in Tokyo...
Spotlight on Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund's director of marketing Carsten Cramer and Japan favourite Shinji Kagawa are fielding journalists questions in Tokyo...
Translation: I met the new head coach [Thomas Tuchel] today. We're going to give him our very best.
Busy week ahead for Bayern
The hard work continues apace in Munich. FC Bayern winger Arjen Robben must clock a respectable time over 100 metres...
All eyes on Kagawa
Shinji Kagawa doesn't look the slightest bit fazed by all the fanfare he and his Borussia Dortmund team-mates have arrived to in Tokyo...
Pucker up
Hertha Berlin have taken to Twitter to wish folk all the best on International Kissing Day...
Target practice
SV Werder Bremen are busy getting their eye in again over in Neuruppin. The Green-Whites hit 11 goals without reply in their opening pre-season fixture at the weekend.
First impressions
It looks like Milos Jojic intends to hit the ground running at new club 1. FC Köln. The Serbian midfielder only joined the BIlly Goats from Borussia Dortmund yesterday...
Eagles up and about
The Eintracht Frankfurt players have already been on a morning run at their Stubaital training base. Much cooler in Austria today - about 16°C to be precise.
Back in Munich...
FC Bayern München have made an early start at Säbener Straße. The 24-time champions are also involved in the Bundesliga World Tour 2015, flying to China on 17 July.
Dortmund's star parade
Japanese fans in Tokyo are going nuts for Borussia Dortmund right now. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Co. have just arrived at the team hotel...