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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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0-0 in Münster as S04 are held to their first draw of the season

FC Schalke 04 played out a 0-0 draw away at SC Preußen Münster on Saturday (22/11). The Royal Blues found themselves a man up after the hosts were shown a red card in the 55th minute, but couldn’t make the most of their advantage. Instead, Schalke picked up their first draw of the season after having won nine and lost three of their previous matches.

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Adrian Gantenbein: It strengthens our togetherness even further

Adrian Gantenbein is ready to return to action. He was forced to watch on from the sidelines as Schalke defeated SV Elversberg, but now the 24-year-old is back available for selection for Miron Muslic’s side. In an interview with schalke04.de, the full-back discussed which aspects have contributed to strong performances this season from himself and the whole team.

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Miron Muslic: Münster can get the better of any side

With the final international break of the year behind them, FC Schalke 04 have now set their sights on Saturday’s (22/11, 13:00 CET) trip to face Preußen Münster. Head coach Miron Muslic is looking forward to the challenge and to the support of the fans once again.

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Nikola Katic’s Bosnia and Herzegovina have to settle for a place in World Cup qualification play-offs

Bosnia and Herzegovina missed out on direct qualification for next year’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States on Tuesday night (18/11). Sergej Barbarez’s team needed to win their final game in Group H against Austria to top Group H, but were held to a 1-1 draw in Vienna by the group leaders.

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Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Janik Bachmann and Bryan Lasme back in partial training

Preparations are well underway ahead of the Royal Blues’ next league outing against Preußen Münster on Saturday (22/11). There was a warm welcome for some returning faces in Tuesday’s (18/11) session, as Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Janik Bachmann and Bryan Lasme all took part in some sections of first-team training.

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AGM 2025: The most important takeaways

A total of 2,332 members, 2,291 of whom were entitled to vote, attended Saturday’s (15/11) annual general meeting at the VELTINS-Arena. schalke04.de has summarised the key information and decisions from the almost four-hour event.

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Important win in World Cup qualification for Nikola Katic – but now suspended for decisive final group game

Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded an important victory on Saturday night (15/11) in their penultimate World Cup qualifier. Sergej Barbarez’s team won 3-1 against Romania to ensure at least a place in the play-offs. Schalke centre-back Nikola Katic played the full 90 minutes in Zenica.

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Miron Muslic: A great experience for our young bunch of lads

With players away on international duty, several Knappen rested and a number also out injured, Miron Muslic had anything but a full squad to choose from for Thursday’s friendly (13/11) at FC Twente to mark the Dutch club’s 60th anniversary. A number of players from Schalke’s academy therefore got the chance to impress in front of a big crowd in Enschede.

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S04 defeated 1-0 in friendly to mark FC Twente’s anniversary

FC Schalke 04 played a friendly away against FC Twente on Thursday night (13/11) at De Grolsch Veste to mark the Dutch club’s 60th anniversary. 25,000 fans in Enschede saw the hosts win 1-0 courtesy of Daan Rots’ goal in the 53rd minute.

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Now or never for Katić and Bosnia on the road to the World Cup

A Royal Blue duo are set for action on the world stage as Nikola Katić and Mertcan Ayhan have both been called up for international duty.

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Miron Muslic: Valuable experience against a quality side

FC Twente have kindly invited the Royal Blues to help celebrate the Eredivisie club’s 60th birthday this week. Schalke 04 will head to the Netherlands this Thursday (13/11) to take part in a celebratory friendly match against the hosts. “Of course, I’m very aware of the special bond between FC Twente and Schalke 04, particularly the close fan friendship there,” said head coach Miron Muslic.

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Hasan Kuruçay: We're improving together in every single game

In Schalke’s home clash with SV Elversberg on Saturday (8/11), Hasan Kuruçay put away what would prove to be the decisive goal of the affair after just 04 minutes. The opener marked a statement performance from Schalke’s centre-half, who showed once again just how much he loves playing against SVE.

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