Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04, and abbreviated as S04, is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It i
1900s typical mining structure in the Ruhr, source of the Schalke nickname Die Knappen – from an old German word for "miners"– because the team drew so many of its players and supporters from the coalmine workers of Gelsenkirchen.
FC Schalke 04 supporters in 1941 (Score table says "Kriegsmeistershaft" - "War championship")
Commonly regarded as the greatest S04 player of all time alongside Fritz Szepan, Ernst Kuzorra is also commonly regarded as one of the greatest German forwards and led S04 to become the dominant team in German football winning six German championships and one DFB-Pokal from 1934 to 1942. Ernst Kuzorra was one of the main axes of what became known as the "Schalker Kreisel; a system that used quick and short passing", to confuse and overwhelm the opponent.
Fans displaying their colours at the Veltins-Arena
The Bundesliga, sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga, is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. T
Borussia Dortmund against rivals Schalke, known as the Revierderby, in the Bundesliga in 2009
The Bundesliga was founded at the annual DFB convention at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund on 28 July 1962.
Son Heung-min of Hamburger SV against Eljero Elia of Werder Bremen in the Nordderby
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