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Royal Blues visit Great Wall of China

Following several intense days of training, the friendly against Southampton and a 1300 km journey from Kunshan to Beijing, the Schalke players were given a day off as they put their boots aside. Instead of a training session, head coach Domenico Tedesco organised a fascinating day out for the players and staff.

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Schalke and Umbro reveal new away kit in China

Kick-off for and with Umbro: the first of the three new kits will be released just in time for the start of the new partnership between FC Schalke 04 and its new kit supplier, Umbro. The “Knappen”, the nickname for FC Schalke 04’s football team, will wear the new away kit during the test match against Southampton FC in China on Thursday, 5 July.

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Weston McKennie nominated for Golden Boy award

Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Cesc Fabregas: Just a few names on the list of footballers who have won the Golden Boy award. Weston McKennie could be the next name on that list – the Schalke midfielder has been nominated among Europe’s best U21 players.

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Knappen academy turns three years old – S04 delegation visit

A sustainable and long-term fostering of talent: FC Schalke 04 have been playing a role in Kunshan for three years now. A Royal Blue delegation paid a visit to the province west of Shanghai on Wednesday (4th July).

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Schalke touchdown in China – Royal Blue reception in Shanghai

"Fährmann, Fährmann, Naldo, Naldo!" When the Schalke squad landed in Shanghai at 14:38 local time, they were quickly greeted by the applause of their excited Chinese supporters, crying the names of their heroes and waving the Royal Blue flags – a warm welcome for the boys from Gelsenkirchen.

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Domenico Tedesco: We want to continue the good progress that we made last year

With the internal fitness tests and the first training session in the books, Domenico Tedesco was happy with what he’d seen. “The boys looked in really good shape. They’ve recharged their batteries and every player clearly stuck to their individual training plans in their time off,” says the Royal Blues’ head coach.

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Roughly 2000 fans give the team and our new signings a warm welcome

For many Royal Blues, the World Cup in Russia has been a nice change for the summer. But for most of them, that’s not been the case. What they care about is the best football club in the world: FC Schalke 04, who held a public training session to open the 2018/19 season on Sunday morning.

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Schalke first team look forward to seeing fans at training opener

After 51 days without training, there was movement once more at Schalke’s training facilities. On Sunday, Domenico Tedesco’s troops and his team will take part in the team’s first public training session.

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New shirt numbers announced

As the Knappen step out onto the training pitch for the first time in the 2018/19 season this Sunday, fans can look forward to seeing the likes of Omar Mascarell, Suat Serdar, Steven Skrzybski and Mark Uth.

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New faces get to work

Since Friday, Schalke have been back in action once again. With the medical staff, the first team took part in internal performances tests ahead of the 2018/19 season, including 04 additions such as Omar Mascarell, Suat Serdar, Steven Skrzybski and Mark Uth.

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Amine Harit is “Rookie of the season”

A few weeks before the World Cup, Amine Harit has received an extra bit of motivation. The Morocco international has been voted the Bundesliga’s “Rookie of the Season”. The 20-year-old saw off seven other nominees to claim the title.

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FC Schalke 04 to travel to China in July for a third time

“The Spirit of Miners. The Soul of Football.”: That is the motto that the Schalke 04 first team will travel to the Middle Kingdom with between the 2nd and 12th July 2018. The club will spend the first few days of their trip in Kunshan before moving on to the country’s capital Beijing, where they will stay for the majority of their time in China.

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