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Schalke 04 agree to terminate contract with Amin Younes

FC Schalke 04 and Amin Younes have agreed to terminate his contract effective immediately. Frank Baumann, S04 board member for sport, shared the decision in a one-on-one conversation with the midfielder on Monday (16/2).

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Youri Mulder: What matters is how you learn from times like that

Youri Mulder looked a little tense on Sunday afternoon (15/2), or at least he did towards the end of Schalke’s game at Holstein-Stadion. The Royal Blues battled their way through an intense final phase of the match in Kiel, ultimately doing enough to get over the line in their first win of 2026.

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Kenan Karaman: The simple goals are the most beautiful

There was a clear sense of relief after Schalke’s 2-1 win away at Holstein Kiel on Sunday (15/2). The Royal Blues took a two-goal lead, as they had done against Dynamo Dresden, but managed to hold on to the advantage this time to secure all three points and a first win of the new year.

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Miron Muslic: Both goals were worked on in training

After Sunday’s 2-1 win in Kiel (15/2), Miron Muslic reflected on an eventful 90 minutes at the post-match press conference alongside Holstein coach Marcel Rapp. Goalkeeper Loris Karius also spoke in the Mixed Zone.

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Karaman and Kuruçay both score in 2-1 away win in Kiel

FC Schalke 04 secured three important points on Sunday afternoon (15/2) with a 2-1 win away at Holstein Kiel. Kenan Karaman and Hasan Kuruçay gave the visitors a 2-0 lead at the break, before David Zec pulled one back for Kiel from the spot in the second half. The Royal Blues were able to hold on to their lead late on to earn their first victory of 2026.

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Moussa Ndiaye: I love how the fans get right behind the team

Moussa Ndiaye has been a Royal Blue for almost two weeks now. The left-back, who joined S04 on loan from Belgian giants RSC Anderlecht, was thrust straight into the starting XI for last weekend’s 2-2 draw against Dynamo Dresden, and put in an impressive display on his debut. The 23-year-old looked calm and composed on the ball and seemed to immediately know how to effectively slot into Schalke’s system, even after so few training sessions with the team.

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Miron Muslic: We’ll quickly find the right balance again

The Royal Blues travel up north to play away against Holstein Kiel on Sunday (15/2) at 13:30 CET. Head coach Miron Muslic spoke ahead of the match about the challenge the Storks pose and gave an update on his squad.

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Monterey Bay FC to become partner club of FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 will work closely with Monterey Bay FC from the USA in the near future. The California-based club are the Royal Blues’ fourth international partner club after VVV-Venlo, FC Aarau and SV Ried.

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FC Schalke 04 to play friendly in Schweinfurt

During the upcoming international break, FC Schalke 04 will play a friendly away at 1. FC Schweinfurt on 26th March at 18:00 CET. The match is also being held to mark the 90th anniversary of FCS’ Riedel Bau Arena im Sachs-Stadion.

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Duo back in training – surgery for Paul Pöpperl and Emil Højlund

FC Schalke 04 began preparations for the game away to Holstein Kiel on Tuesday (9/2). Adrian Gantenbein was back with the group. The defender had to come off injured during the match at Hertha BSC and has now completed parts of full team training for the first time again. Janik Bachmann went through the entire session with his teammates after his workload had been increased week by week. Anton Donkor and Loris Karius trained individually.

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Edin Džeko: We are keeping calm and concentrating on the next task at hand

Following two substitute appearances, against Kaiserslautern and in Bochum, Edin Džeko made his first start for the Royal Blues on Saturday (07/02) against Dynamo Dresden. After half-time, the striker was able to bag his second and third goals in Schalke colours. However, he was unable to be fully content come the final whistle.

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Miron Muslic: Two weeks ago it felt like a win – this time it feels like the opposite

After Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Dynamo Dresden (7/2), Miron Muslic looked back on the game at the post-match press conference alongside Dynamo head coach Thomas Stamm. In the Mixed Zone, captain Kenan Karaman and goalkeeper Loris Karius also gave their reaction.