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Schalke and Umbro present new away kit

Ahead of the away game against Kiel, FC Schalke 04 and Umbro present the club’s new away kit. The shirt is exclusively available from store.schalke04.de from Thursday, 29th July.

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Schalke to host Bayern München in charity match at the VELTINS-Arena

FC Schalke 04 will host FC Bayern München in a charity match as a fundraiser for the victims of the flooding in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. The date of the match is yet to be confirmed, but given that help is urgently needed in the affected areas, FC Bayern have agreed to guarantee a financial contribution of €1 million and provide it in the coming days.

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Rouven Schröder: Prepare as focused and professionally as we can

Schalke’s preparations for their first game of the season against Hamburger SV have been slightly disrupted. Sporting director Rouven Schröder spoke to the media on Tuesday (20/7) about Ralf Fährmann, who tested positive for COVID-19, as well as the measures taken ahead of the HSV match, plus the transfer market.

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PCR test confirms infection – Team voluntarily go into quarantine training camp

One first-team player tested positive for Covid-19 during Monday’s round of rapid tests (19/7). Unfortunately, the results of the PCR tests have confirmed the infection. The person in question, whose rapid test came back negative on Sunday (18/7), will remain in quarantine at home.

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Positive Covid-19 rapid test – Training cancelled

One first-team player tested positive for Covid-19 during Monday’s round of rapid tests (19/7). The club are still awaiting the results of the PCR tests. The person in question, whose rapid test came back negative on Sunday (18/7), is now in quarantine. All other rapid tests were negative.

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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).