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Vorstellung der sportlichen Leitung des FC Schalke 04

Sascha Riether: I was up for it straight away

Around six weeks after his final game as a professional in the Bundesliga, Sascha Riether has been appointed to a new role at FC Schalke 04. The 36-year-old will act as a coordinator between the first team, the coaching staff, and the board.

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David Wagner: Play football that speaks to the people

David Wagner took on the job at FC Schalke 04 a few weeks ago, but today (27/6), the new head coach of the Royal Blues was presented to the public – 22 years after his last appearance in a Schalke shirt.

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Jochen Schneider: Drawing the right conclusions from last season

Together with both new and old colleagues, Jochen Schneider has thoroughly deconstructed what happened over the last weeks and months. The Schalke sporting director explained that he is pleased that this turbulent season will be brought to an end following the club’s general membership meeting on Sunday, 30th June.

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Jonjoe Kenny: I want to develop myself further as a person and a footballer

Jonjoe Kenny will strengthen FC Schalke 04 for the forthcoming season. The 22-year-old has signed on loan for the Royal Blues from Everton for a year. “I’m delighted. I could hardly believe it when I first heard that Schalke were interested in me,” said the right-back to Schalke TV.

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Training camp in Mittersill, three friendlies in Ruhr Valley

Schalke will start with a clean slate on 1st July. David Wagner will take charge of his first training session as head coach of FC Schalke 04 (time TBA).

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Lucky Kick It competitors win trip of a lifetime

Five lucky Under-18 players from Georgia Storm Soccer Academy in Carrollton, just outside of Atlanta, won the VIP trip of a lifetime after competing in December’s Kick It 3v3 Tournament in Atlanta. Their experience brought them to Germany for the first time to support the Royal Blues in the final match of the 2018/19 Bundesliga season against Stuttgart at the VELTINS-Arena.

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Huub Stevens: Because of my friendship with Rudi and my love for the club

Huub Stevens‘ third spell as FC Schalke 04 head coach has been over now for a couple of days – and it was definitely his last. “It had to end sometime and now it finally has,” said the Dutchman in an interview with Schalke TV. Stevens also spoke about the tiring past few months, his meeting with David Wagner and his personal aims for the future.

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Schalke Youth Development Program in the US

FC Schalke 04 continues to make massive strides in the US. Through Global Image Sports as the new Official Youth Development Partner, Schalke now has 5 official cooperations in the following cities: Leesburg, VA, Cincinnati, OH, Tallahassee, FL, Miami, FL, and Nashville, TN. In addition, Schalke now works with two camps in Tulsa, OK and Westchester, NY.

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German and Soccer? Schalke 04 teams up with the Goethe Institut

Just like becoming a member of a professional soccer team takes a lot of energy, it also requires a lot of energy to meet the players from Schalke 04 – which is what the winners of the “Bundesliga Total” contest by the Goethe Institut and S04 recently did.

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Jersey swap: Special edition for match against Nürnberg

FC Schalke 04 and 1. FC Nürnberg have enjoyed a close fan friendship for years. Their supplier Umbro have come up with something very special for the Bundesliga meeting on Friday between the two sides: they will both wear special one-off jerseys.

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FC Schalke 04 celebrate opening of Chinese office in Shanghai

On Wednesday 20th March, FC Schalke 04 officially opened their new office in Shanghai. Royal Blues chairman for marketing and communication, Alexander Jobst, and head of the Chinese department, Philipp Rütgers, attended the celebrations and helped to cut through the Royal Blue ribbon.

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FC Schalke 04 record highest ever turnover and record annual excess for 2018

FC Gelsenkirchen Schalke 04 e. V. have recorded a turnover of 350.6 million Euros for 2018 compared with 240.1 million Euros for the previous year. The club have exceeded the previously highest ever turnover set in 2016 (265.1 million Euros). The club’s annual excess has also been recorded as 40.5 million Euros, a new record. Last year, the annual excess was -12.2 million Euros.

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