Sébastien Haller’s eventful three years at Borussia Dortmund ended Monday with a transfer to Dutch club Utrecht.

It brings the 31-year-old's rollercoaster stint with Dortmund to an end, having been diagnosed with testicular cancer shortly after joining from Ajax in 2022

The 19,962 spectators in the sold-out stadium on Hafenstrasse created an electric atmosphere long before kick-off and showed their class during the minute's silence for the late idol of both clubs, Frank Mill.

Borussia Dortmund's Ivory Coast striker Sebastien Haller has left after three years to join Dutch side Utrecht in a permanent deal, the German club said on Monday.

This former industrial powerhouse in western Germany has transformed its old factories into art galleries, history museums and culinary spaces.

The western German city of Dortmund is threatening legal action against the use of its coat of arms on election posters put up by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The city has asked the AfD district association via a lawyer to remove the coat of arms as the use of the symbol is not authorized,

At times, Dortmund have been tougher and more resilient. The wins over Mainz and Freiburg were excellent and the weekend’s 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich was encouraging.

Borussia Dortmund left it late to defeat third division Rot-Weiss Essen 1-0 and progess to the DFB-Pokal second round. Niko Kovač named a mostly full-strength side, but will have been disappointed with his side's efforts for large parts as they toiled against a side two leagues below them.