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S04 to face Metalist Kharkiv and Fagiano Okayama in pre-season training camp

The Knappen are set for a double-header of friendly action as part of their upcoming training camp. FC Schalke 04 will take on international opponents during their stay in Stubaital (19–26/7). The Royal Blues will face Ukrainian side FC Metalist Kharkiv and Japanese top-flight club Fagiano Okayama during their stay in Austria.

Friendly

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U19 captain Luca Vozar steps up to Schalke’s first-team squad

A true product of the Knappenschmiede youth academy has made the step up to Schalke’s first-team squad: Luca Vozar, who has been at S04 for eleven seasons, is now part of head coach Miron Muslic’s side. The Bottrop-born midfielder will wear the number 38 in the senior squad.

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Kevin Müller to remain at Schalke

Kevin Müller will continue to be part of FC Schalke 04’s goalkeeping setup in the new season. After a successful loan spell in the second half of last term, which saw him make four competitive appearances for the Royal Blues, S04 have now reached an agreement with 1. FC Heidenheim over a permanent transfer.

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Junior Adamu: Schalke feels like a really good fit for me

Junior Adamu is at the very start of his Schalke chapter. On Sunday (5/7), the forward stepped out in front of the Royal Blues’ fans for the first time at the opening training session and was immediately taken by his new surroundings. “The atmosphere is brilliant,” he said with a beaming smile. His aim for the coming weeks is clear: “I want to give everything in pre-season and put into practice what the coach is asking of us.”

Bundesliga

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Miron Muslic: I’m glad things are finally getting going again

Full of anticipation, motivation and backed by around 3,700 fans, Schalke’s first-team squad began preparations for the new Bundesliga season on Sunday (5/7), following two days of performance diagnostics.

Bundesliga

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Schalke kick off pre-season in front of 3,700 fans

FC Schalke 04’s 2026/27 preparations are officially underway. The first-team squad were back out on the pitch at Berger Feld on Sunday (5/7), with around 3,700 fans turning out for the Royal Blues’ first session of the summer. They watched Miron Muslic put the players through their paces and enjoyed plenty going on around the club grounds, before the day ended with the big highlight: a lengthy autograph session after training.

Bundesliga

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Felipe Sanchez joins Santos Laguna on loan

Centre-back Felipe Sanchez has left FC Schalke 04 to join Mexican top-division side Santos Laguna on a season-long loan deal. The two clubs have agreed that an obligation to buy will be triggered if Sanchez makes a certain number of appearances for the Torreón-based side during the 2026/27 season.

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First training session for Satoshi Tanaka and Junior Adamu

Schalke are back in training, with the first-team squad beginning preparations for the upcoming Bundesliga season at 14:30 CEST on Sunday (5/7). Individual performance and medical tests had already taken place over the previous two days.

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Back to work with performance tests and new faces

47 days after Schalke lifted the 2. Bundesliga trophy at the VELTINS-Arena, preparations for the upcoming season in the top flight are under way. The first-team squad will undergo individual performance and medical tests on Friday (3/7) and Saturday (4/7), presented by Knappschaft Kliniken.

Bundesliga

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Soufiane El-Faouzi signs new deal until 2030

FC Schalke 04 have secured the long-term future of Soufiane El-Faouzi, tying the midfielder down to a new contract until 2030 on the back of a stellar season. The new agreement does not include a release clause. Following his arrival from the 3. Liga, El-Faouzi started all 34 league matches during Schalke’s promotion-winning campaign, completing the full 90 minutes on 31 occasions.

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Bundesliga fixtures confirmed: Schalke to kick off campaign at FC Augsburg

The Bundesliga released the fixture list for the 2026/27 season on Thursday (2/7). Schalke will begin the new campaign away at FC Augsburg on either 29th or 30th August.

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Džeko and Katic bow out of the World Cup against the USA

An exciting journey has come to an end: Edin Džeko and Nikola Katic were knocked out of the FIFA World Cup in the round of 32 as Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered a 2-0 defeat to hosts USA.

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