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Axel Hefer is the new chairman of the supervisory board

The FC Schalke 04 supervisory board voted Axel Hefer as the new chairman on Saturday (17/07).

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Dr. Jens Buchta officially departs the club

After spending 15 years on the supervisory board – including 10 of those as vice-chairman and the last 12 months as chairman – Dr. Jens Buchta officially left the club at the members’ meeting on Saturday (17/7). The 58-year-old has stepped down from the board at his own request, a decision he announced on 10th June.

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Emotional scenes as Huub Stevens bids farewell

Shortly after FC Schalke 04’s members’ meeting began on Saturday, there was a huge cheer inside the VELTINS-Arena as the Royal Blues bid farewell to departing supervisory board member Huub Stevens.

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Rouven Schröder: Competition for places should push the team to perform better

Sporting director Rouven Schröder spoke on Monday about various topics (12/7).

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Ozan Kabak and Rabbi Matondo not in team training this week

Sporting director Rouven Schröder provided an update on two first-team players on Monday (12/7). Ozan Kabak and Rabbi Matondo will both not take part in team training this week.

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Danny Latza is the new captain of Schalke 04

Shortly before the end of the team’s training camp in Mittersill, head coach Dimitrios Grammozis selected Danny Latza as the new captain of the Royal Blues for the upcoming season.

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S04 and Umbro present the club’s new home shirt for 2021/22

FC Schalke 04 and kit supplier Umbro have released the club’s new home shirt for the 2021/22 season. Dimitrios Grammozis’ side will wear the new kit for the first time in tomorrow’s friendly against Zenit St. Petersburg in Kufstein (3/7).

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Royal Blues to earn €26.5 million from sale of LEC slot

FC Schalke 04 has made the decision to sell the starting place in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) to the Swiss esports organisation Team BDS for a total sum of €26.5 million. The transfer of license rights will come into force in spring 2022. After four years, the Royal Blues are withdrawing from the top European League of Legends competition. The decision on the continuation of the involvement in the football simulations FIFA and PES as well as in the League of Legends Prime League is still pending.

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Rouven Schröder: The lads are eager to get to work, which is what we want to see

Pre-season has been underway in Gelsenkirchen since last week, with the first competitive game of the season coming up in a month’s time. Sporting director Rouven Schröder spoke about the positive impressions he’s been able to gather from the team during this time, and added that he continues to work hard on planning next season’s squad.

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Pre-season begins: Players greeted with applause from several hundred fans

Football is back at Schalke. In front of several hundred spectators, head coach Dimitrios Grammozis' team completed the first training session of the 2021/2022 pre-season on Thursday (17/06) at the Parkstadion. Individual performance tests and medical examinations had already taken place a few days prior.

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Performance tests at medicos.AufSchalke – new signing Simon Terodde eager to get started

After a short summer break, the Schalke 04 first-team players have begun preparations for the upcoming season. After a round of Covid-19 tests, the players underwent various individual performance tests at medicos.AufSchalke. The team were able to greet several new faces during the tests, including Simon Terodde.

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The future begins here – new logo for the Knappenschmiede

Schalke’s academy has a new look! The Knappenschmiede’s new logo is stripped-down to represent the direction the club is headed – full steam ahead!