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defending the priority against Hannover
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The new season begins this weekend and Schalke need to put the disappointment of first half behind them and climbing up the table. Seventh place isn’t acceptable in Gelsenkirchen and Fred Rutten has been working diligently to get goal production up during the break. Starting with Hannover 96 this afternoon, those efforts will be tested. [...]
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Königsblauen advance with 4-1 victory over Carl Zeiss Jena
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Schalke returned from the winter break with a fine start, defeating Carl Zeiss Jena 4-1 in the DFB Pokal and now advances to the quarter-final. Although victorious, it was not an easy win with the home side starting the better of the two and the match was also littered with bad tempers and two [...]
Category: Schalke Team NewsKönigsblauen are back with DFB Pokal
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The wait is over as Schalke return from the long winter break with DFB Pokal tomorrow. Fred Rutten’s club face Carl Zeiss Jena of the third division in the round of sixteen. After a very disappointing first half of the season, Schalke is targeting going the distance:
Fred Rutten said of the match:
“We want to win [...]
Category: Schalke Team NewsSchalke discusses plans with economic crisis
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Schalke board member Peter Peters responded publicly to the clubs approach in the world economic crisis:
Mr Peters, how prepared is Schalke 04 in these times of economic crisis?
We began our planning for the 2009 calendar year and the 2009/2010 Bundesliga season last year as a matter of routine. The results were presented to the supervisory [...]
Category: Schalke Team NewsZe Roberto deal to return to Brazil nearly done
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Schalke announced today that the deal to return Ze Roberto back to Brazil is nearly done. Since he sat out training camp the veteran midfielder has been fined €58,000, which he has paid. His one year to Flamengo has yet to be signed although that is considered given at this stage.
Category: Schalke Team NewsFred Rutten on holidays in Spain
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If you can excuse me but as much as I appreciate the work at training camps, I know better then to say ones in resorts are “hard work” so when I read Schalke refer to the camp in Spain as “hard labour” I was trying not to laugh.
Camps in these types of resorts are [...]
Category: Schalke Team News“the coach has opened the throttle”
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Speaking via the club-site Gerald Asamoah spoke of the first half of the season”
Q:Gerald Asamoah, is it hard work here in Schalke’s training camp in Valencia?
GA: Of course, the coach has opened the throttle. After all there are targets we want to achieve. And I can feel that everyone is ready to go along, we’re [...]
Category: Schalke Team NewsManuel Neuer on the season
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In a flurry of interviews on the club web-site Manuel Neuer spoke troubled first half:
How would you rate the first half?
MN: “Watching from the sidelines was a difficult time. But I’m not the only one who’s disappointed about the last six months. We’re only in seventh place and then we’re behind Dortmund in the standings… [...]
Category: Schalke Team NewsDie Königsblauen sign Marvin Pourie
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Die Königsblauen added German U18 international Marvin Pourie by signing the striker from English Premier League club Liverpool. The just-turned eighteen year-old goal striker put his name on a contract that will see his through the 2013 season. He will continue his development with second division Bundesliga side, 1860 München.
Schalke general manager Andreas Müller said [...]
Category: Schalke Team NewsRalf Fährmann to move
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Schalke ‘keeper Ralf Fährmann has decided to not renew his contract and move to Eintracht Frankfurt for the upcoming season. The twenty year-old Germany international informed Schalke general manager Andreas Müller that he will be leaving the club to continue his development:
“It’s not a decision against Schalke, it’s one for my future development as a [...]
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