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"Bild": Maina extends his contract with 1. FC Köln if they are promoted - | Interest from Werder Bremen and Union Berlin
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Cologne: Maina decision made: 1. FC Köln remains stuck in the snail race for promotion in the 2. Bundesliga. The current uncertainty about the club's future ...
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Union Berlin: Lustrinelli und drei Fehlentscheidungen beim Pokal-Aus | Sport: Union Berlin verlor in Köln 0:5 im DFB-Pokal. Erfahren Sie, welche riskanten ...
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Reactions to the 1-1 draw: FC Köln baffled - | Wagner: "We need to talk about it"
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Key Facts1. FC Köln surrenders home win against Bremen after halftime
Sep 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: geissblog.koeln
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: geissblog.koeln
- After a promising opening, Cologne became more passive after halftime and could not halt Bremen’s resurgence.
- Maina cited communication and coordination errors as reasons the team lost its way during the match.
- Maina identified limited shared playing experience as a possible factor but rejected it as an excuse.
- Wagner announced an analysis of the causes and urged players to find solutions independently during difficult spells.
The things we didn’t do well were our communication — that no one really knew what to do.— Linton Maina, after the match against Werder Bremen. Maina describes the club's real problem as a communication breakdown, with no one really knowing what to do.

1. FC Köln: Maina and Castro-Montes sidelined for the time being: More bad news from the Geißbockheim: With the in-form Alessio Castro-Montes and Linton Maina, 1 ...
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1. FC Köln - | VfL Wolfsburg -:- | (0:0) First half begins #KOEWOB

Live ticker | 1. FC Köln - VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 | Matchday 20 | Bundesliga 2025/26: Live ticker with all match events, goals, and statistics for the match 1 ...
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1. FC Köln: goal hero Linton Maina talks about his difficult time in Cologne and thoughts of a transfer | Sport
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1. FC Köln: After months of frustration: New chance for Linton Maina | Sport: Linton Maina (26) stand erstmals seit Anfang November wieder in der Startelf und ...
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Bitter for Bayern: The Cologne screamer comes in at 107 km/h!: Hammer shot from Cologne's Maina!
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1. FC Union Berlin: Will there be a second gift from Cologne after the victory?: In the spring, 1. FC Union Berlin showed interest in a former player of Steffen ...
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Starting eleven roulette at 1. FC Köln: This is why Lukas Kwasniok changes so often | Sport
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Maina and Heintz back in the squad! Kwasniok leaves new signing at home.: 1. FC Köln has made two changes to its squad for the away game at RB Leipzig ...
geissblog.koeln/2025/09/maina-und-heintz-zurueck-im-kader-kwasniok-laesst-neuzugang-zu-hause/

OpinionTwelfth season at FC: U19 champion extends his contract: Alessandro Puzzo has extended his contract with 1. FC Köln. The U19 champion is entering his twelfth ...
geissblog.koeln/2025/06/zwoelfte-saison-beim-fc-u19-meister-verlaengert-seinen-vertrag/

At the promotion celebration: Maina announces contract extension with 1. FC Köln: In the midst of the second division championship celebrations ...
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"Bild": Union has Cologne's Ljubicic at the top of its list - | Interested, but no chance at Maina?
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OpinionIn the sights of the Bundesliga: This is why FC is taking its time with this player
geissblog.koeln/2024/11/im-visier-der-bundesliga-darum-laesst-sich-der-fc-bei-diesem-spieler-zeit/
Key Facts1. FC Köln holds back on Linton Maina
Nov 12, 2024 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: geissblog.koeln
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: geissblog.koeln
- In the summer, Linton Maina and 1. FC Köln agreed to begin the new season with a contract that was due to expire.
- After scoring four goals and providing eight assists in his first 14 competitive matches, the 25-year-old has so far been one of the club’s successes under coach Gerhard Struber.
- According to GEISSBLOG information, the club plans to wait through the first months of the season before resuming talks about Maina’s future.
- The club is also seeking alternatives for the position and could strengthen the squad in winter, while Said El Mala has already been signed from Viktoria Köln.
"the pressure of the expiring contract"— Christian Keller (FC Köln); explained that he wanted the pressure of the expiring contract to focus on his performance

1. FC Köln: Schultz' expectations of Kainz and praise for sprinter Maina: Most recently, Cologne coach Timo Schultz brought his captain Florian Kainz off the ...
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1. FC Köln: Steffen Baumgart "Victory at Union would be special! | Sport: "I'm still a Unioner, a member of the club and live in Köpenick. I begrudge them ...
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The calm after the drumfire: Steffen Baumgart's impressive handling of Cologne's resounding victory
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