Overview
- SC Paderborn beat VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 after extra time in the return leg on Monday when Laurin Curda finished Sven Michel’s assist in the 100th minute to secure promotion.
- Reports say Volkswagen will reduce its annual support for Wolfsburg from about €80 million to roughly €55 million, a move that club leaders say will require swift budget cuts.
- The club is preparing a rapid sporting rebuild with expected player sales, across‑the‑board salary reductions for high earners, and a search for new sporting leadership after recent departures of executives.
- Separate local incidents over the long weekend include a 19‑year‑old climber’s death on the Zugspitze and a paraglider’s emergency helicopter rescue, while Berlin police are investigating multiple shooting incidents and a machete robbery at a pizza shop.
- TSV 1860 Munich has moved into emergency management after majority investor Hasan Ismaik reportedly terminated a loan, prompting a pause in salary payments and raising urgent questions about licensing and solvency ahead of the June deadline.