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Jonjoe Kenny: A lot of things are falling into place

After a successful first competitive game of the season in Drochtersen, FC Schalke 04 are looking ahead to their first Bundesliga match on Saturday (17/8, 18:30 CEST) at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Jonjoe Kenny, who arrived at S04 on a loan deal during the summer break, revealed in an interview that he is already looking forward to the matchup at the weekend.

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8/13/2019

S04 Esports travels to Asia for the first time

As one of the first football clubs, FC Schalke 04 has been engaged in electronic sports since May 2016. Now the Royal Blues are traveling to Asia with its very own esports division. From August 14th to 18th the delegation around FIFA professional Tim "Tim Latka" Schwartmann will be visiting the East Chinese metropolis Shanghai.

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8/13/2019

“Soccer in the Streets”: Knappenschmiede coaches wrap up US tour in Atlanta

Last weekend Schalke’s Knappenschmiede coaches traveled to Atlanta, GA, to train with “Soccer in the Streets”, a non-profit organization that makes the game of soccer more accessible for inner city youth in Atlanta. The royal blue coaches wrapped up their stay in the U.S. with a day of clinics and activities on August 3rd with 30 players from “Soccer in the Streets”.

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8/12/2019

100,000 fans attend Royal Blue family day

Around 100,000 fans attended the annual Schalke Day on Sunday 11/08 ahead of the 2019/2020 season. The team received a very warm reception having eased into the second round of the DFB Pokal the day before with a 5-0 victory over SV Drochtersen/Assel.

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8/11/2019

New third kit released on Schalke day

The final kit for the 2019/20 season is now out. FC Schalke 04 and kit manufacturer Umbro released the new third kit on Schalke day. The shirt is available to buy in all fan shops and on online at store.schalke04.de.

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8/11/2019

Jochen Schneider: No deadline for Alexander Nübel

Head of Sport Jochen Schneider commented on the contract situation regarding team captain Alexander Nübel on Wednesday

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8/7/2019

Clemens Tönnies takes temporary leave

On Tuesday evening (6th August), FC Schalke 04’s honorary council discussed the case of Tönnies. After several hours, the council concluded that the allegations of racism made against S04’s supervisory board chief, Clemens Tönnies, were unsubstantiated.

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8/6/2019

Foundations are in place – focus turns to first competitive match of the season

After nine intensive days training in the Austrian alpine town of Mittersill, the Royal Blues few back to Gelsenkirchen on Saturday evening. Schalke head coach David Wagner gave a positive summary following the end of the pre-season training camp but turned his attentions to the forthcoming final days of pre-season back on home soil.

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8/4/2019

Hard work ahead in Austria – S04 travel to Mittersill

The Royal Blues start the final part of their pre-season with a nine-day training camp in Mittersill, Austria. The camp will look to build further foundations and work on implementing various playing concepts ahead of the start of the competitive season in just two weeks’ time.

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7/25/2019

Hebei China Fortune FC and FC Schalke 04 intensify cooperation

On Tuesday (23.7.) a royal blue delegation led by Alexander Jobst, board member for marketing and communications, and Peter Knäbel, Schalke’s senior director youth development, visited Hebei China Fortune FC in Langfang and met with the club’s general manager Jun LI and sports director Jun LV.

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7/24/2019

Taking the positives into the rest of pre-season

After six training sessions in Herzlake and the 2-1 friendly defeat to Norwich City on Friday evening (19/7) in Lotte, the Royal Blues have returned home to Gelsenkirchen. The team will continue working hard before the next training camp in Mittersill (26th July – 3rd August).

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7/20/2019

Markus Schubert: I come from a goalkeeping family

In Markus Schubert, Schalke have secured the signature of one of Germany’s top goalkeeping talents. The 21 year old spoke to schalke04.de about his transfer, competition with Alexander Nübel and the effect of goalkeeping coach Simon Henzler.

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7/16/2019