Overview
- Werder Bremen confirmed it scrapped a planned May preseason visit that was to include stops in Minnesota and Detroit.
- Head of communications Christoph Pieper said playing in a city where unrest followed the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti does not align with the club’s values.
- The club cited uncertainty over tighter U.S. entry requirements, including reviews of players’ social-media histories, which made squad travel unclear.
- Bremen also referenced sporting and financial considerations as they sit 16th in the Bundesliga, complicating scheduling and increasing economic risk.
- The cancellation follows the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge that sent thousands of agents to Minneapolis, with border czar Tom Homan later announcing the surge would conclude.