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May 27, 2021 · Breel Embolo was another who didn't work out -- signed for €26.5m in July 2016, he sustained a serious injury early on in his time at Schalke and left three years later for Gladbach, for €11m ...
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Thirty kilometers east of Gelsenkirchen in a city known to Schalke fans only as "Lüdenscheid North," Borussia Dortmund supporters have a song about their local rivals from "Herne West." It's called "Am Tag als der FC Schalke starb" or "On the day that FC Schalke died." There are several candidates for that precise day in Schalke's recent history, n...
For over two decades, Schalke 04 has been synonymous with the name of Clemens Tönnies. A local billionaire who made his estimated €1.4 billion fortune in Germany's meat processing industry, Tönnies, 64, joined Schalke's supervisory board in 1994 and became its chairman in 2001. Under his stewardship, Schalke established themselves as one of the top...
Between 2010 and 2016, Schalke almost halved their debts through regular Champions League and Europa League qualification and the lucrative sales of big-name players including Neuer (Bayern Munich, €30 million), Draxler (Wolfsburg, €43 million) and Sané (Manchester City €52 million). But Tönnies wanted more. The odd Champions League qualification w...
Heidel replaced Weinzierl with Domenico Tedesco, the young German-Italian tactician who had just rescued second-division side Erzgebirge Aue from relegation. Under Tedesco, Schalke stormed to a 2nd-place finish in a season which also featured an unforgettable derby away at Borussia Dortmund when Schalke came from 0-4 down to draw 4-4. When they the...
On Friday, January 17, 2020, Schalke beat Borussia Mönchengladbach to go fifth in the Bundesliga, mid-way through David Wagner's first season at the club. Little did anyone know that it would be 357 days before Schalke won again in the league, or about what other existential threats the club would face. By the time the Bundesliga was put on hold in...
On the final day of last season, Schalke lost 4-0 away at Freiburg, extending the winless run to 16 games. Simultaneously, hundreds of Schalke supporters protested outside the club's offices in Gelsenkirchen. Tönnies resigned, but David Wagner, on a three-year contract, kept his job into a second season. "A massive mistake," believes Kemmer. Wagner...
In March, as Schalke's inevitable relegation edged closer, local media reported that a group of 14 influential people with close links to the club had contacted Ralf Rangnick, proposing to install the former Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig boss as director of sport and figurehead of a rebuild. But Rangnick, a former Schalke coach (2004-05 and 2011), rule...
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Feb 7, 2024 · Even Schalke’s ultras are running out of patience with their underperforming team. During the 5-3 defeat at Fortuna Dusseldorf in November, many left at half-time. Similar scenes were seen at ...
Greatest achievement. Schalke’s domestic prowess during the noughties was reflected in back-to-back DFB Cup wins in 2000/01 and 2001/02. They also lifted the trophy in 2010/11, and later that ...
Jun 30, 2020 · 1 of 2 | . FILE-In this May 24, 2020 file photo Schalke boss Clemens Toennies, left, watches from the tribune with financial director Peter Peters, up, and supervisory board Jens Buchta, right, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and FC Augsburg at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
May 5, 2023 · LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Cologne ended local rival Bayer Leverkusen’s 14-game unbeaten run by 2-1, and relegation-threatened Schalke earned a priceless win with a 102nd-minute penalty in the Bundesliga on Friday. Ahead of Leverkusen playing Roma on Thursday in the Europa League semifinals, Davie Selke’s two goals put an end to an ...
May 8, 2022 · Matt Ford Gelsenkirchen. 05/08/2022. One year ago, Schalke were relegated in a cloud of internal chaos and on the brink of insolvency. Twelve months later, the Royal Blues are back in the ...
