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Cedric Teuchert: Every goal gives you confidence

Cedric Teuchert was the match winner in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Schwarz-Weiß Essen. “Goals are important for every striker,” he said after the game. It was his second strike of pre-season, with his first coming in the 3-1 victory over Hebei Chine Fortune FC. “When you score, it gives you confidence for the upcoming season,” explained the U21 international.

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First session for Salif Sané

There’s a new face at Schalke! Salif Sané took part in his first training session as a Royal Blue on Saturday when the 27-year-old, who moved from Hannover 96 in the summer, completed an individual program with fitness coach Ruwen Fuller ahead of the friendly with Schwarz-Weiß Essen. After the session, the Senegal international made the trip to the Uhlenkrug stadium with the rest of his teammates. The defender is not yet fully a part of the squad, however, and will watch on from the touchlines.

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New squad photo is complete

DFL Media Day at Schalke: a busy day at the VELTINS-Arena! On Monday (16/7), after Ralf Fährmann and his teammates had finished training, they spent around four hours of the afternoon in the Arena demonstrating their skills on the ball and their showmanship in front of the camera.

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Schalke and Umbro present royal blue home kit

This is how we look at home: FC Schalke 04 and its new kit supplier Umbro are launching the brand new jersey that the players from now on will be wearing for their home games at VELTINS-Arena. It is now available at all Schalke fan shops and online at store.schalke04.de.

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Trio of first team players join up with squad for first session after China tour

The Royal Blues kicked off the second part of their pre-season training on Monday (16.7). Domenico Tedesco welcomed back some familiar faces to training for the first time this summer, including the two Austrians Guido Burgstaller and Alessandro Schöpf, who were in action for their country until the middle of June.

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Ralf Fährmann: "Build on the fundamentals of last season"

Following ten days in China and two friendlies, Ralf Fährmann only has positive conclusions to draw. “That was an important building block. The trip allowed us to integrate the new players and we have become closer as a group. Now we need to start working hard again,” said the Royal Blue captain.

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Christian Heidel: Training with Domenico is a little bit different

After a week and a half in China, Christian Heidel can only draw a positive conclusion of the trip. Schalke’s sporting director spoke to us about the time in the Far East, the new Royal Blues integrating to the squad, future summer business and Domenico Tedesco’s training methods.

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Domenico Tedesco: We have a very tight-knit group

With the 3-1 win over Hebei China Fortune, the 11-day trip to the Middle Kingdom came to a positive end. “Winning after being down a goal speaks to the character of the boys,” says head coach Domenico Tedesco, who gave his side three days off after they arrived back in Germany.

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Domenico Tedesco praises his team – Mark Uth on ‘pressure’

It looked certain that Schalke were going to lose to Hebei China FC on Wednesday 11th July. The Royal Blues were 1-0 down until the 86th minute, but in the last five minutes of the match the German side managed to turn the game completely on its head to win 3-1. “The result is of second importance,” said Domenico Tedesco. “I am still very pleased we won 3-1 in the end though.”

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Domenico Tedesco: Give everything for one last time on this China tour

The game between Hebei China Fortune on Wednesday (11th July) at 13:30 CEST is not only an exciting friendly, it is also the symbolic start of a new partnership between the two clubs.

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Schnappi, Yoga and a the start of a new partnership

In addition to an intense training session, which called for great physical and mental strength, the Knappen also showed various talents off the pitch in China on Monday (9th July) and there was a good mood all round. schalke04.de gives you a summary of the day’s events.

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Blue-Whites night excites German and Chinese fans

The Blue-Whites night has been a special day in the calendar at FC Schalke 04’s training camps for many years and it remains as popular today as it was from day one! Approximately 100 Royal-Blues fans in Beijing attended a special evening with the club at the team hotel on Saturday (07/07) following a special invitation to fans.

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