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Miron Muslic: We were the fortunate winners today

The Royal Blues edged past Nürnberg 1-0 in their final home game of the year on Sunday (14/12). After the final whistle, head coach Miron Muslic and FCN boss Miroslav Klose shared their views at the post-match press conference. Captain Kenan Karaman and Moussa Sylla also spoke to journalists.

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Vitalie Becker scores the only goal of the game to defeat Nürnberg

In FC Schalke 04’s final home game of the year, the Royal Blues won 1-0 against 1. FC Nürnberg thanks to Vitalie Becker’s strike. On Sunday afternoon (14/12), Timo Becker also made his long-awaited comeback from injury.

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Miron Muslic: Maximum intensity and full focus

FC Schalke 04’s final home game of 2025 sees them host 1. FC Nürnberg on Sunday (14/12) at 13:30 CET. Head coach Miron Muslic looked ahead to the meeting of two clubs whose friendship has spanned decades.

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Bryan Lasme ruled out with knee injury

FC Schalke 04 will be without Bryan Lasme for the coming weeks after the attacker picked up an MCL injury in training.

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Training begins ahead of S04's final home game of the year

FC Schalke 04 picked up preparations on Wednesday (10/12) ahead of their final home game of the year. Janik Bachmann and Ron Schallenberg were both working individually.

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Special edition shirt: FC Schalke 04 celebrate 150 years of Gelsenkirchen

To mark the city of Gelsenkirchen’s 150th anniversary, FC Schalke 04 have released a special-edition shirt together with adidas and 11teamsports in the city colours. The highlight is custom sleeve badges, allowing fans to show their personal connection to their district. The shirt will be worn on Sunday (14/12) in the home match against 1. FC Nürnberg and the match worn shirts will then be auctioned for Schalke hilft!.

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S04 to play friendly at VfL Osnabrück in January

FC Schalke 04 have arranged a friendly to prepare for the second half of the season. A week before their first competitive game of 2026, Miron Muslic’s side will play away against VfL Osnabrück on Saturday, 10th January (14:00 CET).

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Vitalie Becker: I had no idea what to do!

Vitalie Becker would hardly have been able to imagine better circumstances to net his first professional goal. The academy graduate, who’s donned a Royal Blue jersey since the summer of 2013, put away Schalke’s second to seal the 2-0 win in front of more than 20,000 travelling fans. He had one thought firmly in mind after netting the special strike.

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Kenan Karaman: Proud to reach this special milestone

The match on Friday (5/12) was a particularly meaningful one for Kenan Karaman. And not only because the FC Schalke 04 captain was back at his former club Fortuna Düsseldorf, where he made 72 competitive appearances between 2018 and 2021. For the 31-year-old, the evening in the North Rhine-Westphalia capital also brought up a notable milestone – it was his 100th competitive outing in a Schalke shirt.

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Miron Muslic: It felt like half the stadium was Royal Blue

FC Schalke 04 earned a 2-0 away win in Düsseldorf on Friday night (5/12). After the final whistle, head coach Miron Muslic, Fortuna boss Markus Anfang, director of professional football Youri Mulder and goalkeeper Loris Karius reflected on the 90 minutes at the Merkur Spiel-Arena and the current situation.

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S04 win 2-0 in Düsseldorf

Over 20,000 away fans were in attendance to see FC Schalke 04 win 2-0 at Fortuna Düsseldorf on Friday evening (5/12). Kenan Karaman opened the scoring from the penalty spot on the stroke of half time on what was his 100th appearance for the club, before academy product Vitalie Becker sealed all three points late on with his first goal for the Knappen.

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Soufiane El-Faouzi: We’re all pulling together

Ahead of the Friday night fixture away at Fortuna Düsseldorf (5/12), Schalke’s engine room Soufiane El-Faouzi sat down with us to discuss the impending encounter with his former club, where he played for two years at U23 level. “I’m looking forward to it, it’ll be my first time playing at Fortuna’s main ground. The atmosphere is going to be incredible with 10,000 Schalke fans right behind us,” he said confidently.

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Miron Muslic: We don’t put the work in once a month, we do it every single day

FC Schalke 04’s head coach is expecting a noisy away end on Friday evening (5/12, 18:30 CET), when Schalke visit Fortuna Düsseldorf to kick off matchday 15. More than 10,000 travelling supporters will back the Royal Blues at the Merkur Spiel-Arena. “Their support means everything to us. The fans are our 12th man,” said Miron Muslic.

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Kenan Karaman: A wonderful moment which we can all enjoy

There wasn’t just one match winner in the 2-1 home victory over SC Paderborn (28/11). Kenan Karaman was absolutely one of a number of Royal Blues to play a starring role on Friday night. The Schalke captain enjoyed quite the evening at the VELTINS-Arena, grabbing a goal and assist in what was all around an impressive display. However, the down-to-earth forward is not tempted to fall into the trap of arrogance and daydreaming, even after such a thrilling game.

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Bryan Lasme: The goalkeeper rushed off his line, so it was the best option for me

Bryan Lasme made a stunning return to action on Friday night (28/11), coming off the bench to score the winner for FC Schalke 04 against SC Paderborn at the VELTINS-Arena.

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Miron Muslic: Was only a matter of time before we got our reward

After the 2-1 home win against SC Paderborn 07 on Friday (28/11), Miron Muslic and his opposite number Ralf Kettemann shared their thoughts on the top-of-the-table clash at the post-match press conference. Ron Schallenberg also reflected on the game against his former club.

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Late Lasme goal seals all three points at home to Paderborn

Goals from Kenan Karaman and Bryan Lasme secured FC Schalke 04 a 2-1 victory over SC Paderborn 07, who came into matchday 14 as league leaders, on Friday night (28/11). Laurin Curda headed the visitors into the lead in the first half in front of 62,077 fans at a sold-out VELTINS-Arena.

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Miron Muslic: Both teams have worked hard to be where they are in the table

FC Schalke 04, currently in second place with 28 points, host league leaders SC Paderborn 07 on Friday night (28/11). The visitors have claimed one more point than the Royal Blues over the first 13 matchdays. Kick off at the VELTINS-Arena is at 18:30 CET.

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Moussa Sylla: Keep working with intensity and focus

It was a case of close but no cigar for FC Schalke 04 on Saturday (22/11). In the Royal Blues’ clash against Preußen Münster, Moussa Sylla had five shots on goal but couldn’t find the back of the net. It was a different story for S04’s striker compared to last year, when he bagged a brace in a 2-1 away win at the LVM-Preußenstadion.

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Miron Muslic: It wasn’t all bad, but there was a lot that wasn’t good

Head coach Miron Muslic and his counterpart at Preußen Münster, Alexander Ende, looked back on the 0-0 draw between their sides at the LVM-Preußenstadion on Saturday (22/11). S04 captain Kenan Karaman and Soufiane El-Faouzi then offered their thoughts in the mixed zone. schalke04.de have summed up all the key quotes following today's draw.

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