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FILE - The Bundesliga soccer team of FC Schalke 04 team stands together before the start of the 2. Bundesliga match against Karlsruher SC in Karlsruhe, Germany, during a minute's silence for the war in Ukraine on Feb. 26, 2022. The Schalke team played for the first time without the logo of main sponsor Gazprom on the jerseys. (Uli Deck/dpa via AP, File)
Schalke 04 vs Karlsruher SC 2/26/2022

Feb. 28, 2022 11:38 AM EST

FILE - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, talks during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Second European Games in Minsk, Belarus, June 30, 2019. In a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia after invading Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, to exclude the country's athletes and officials from international events. (Sergey Bobylev, TASS/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
Russia facing sports isolation over invasion of Ukraine

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 28, 2022 06:57 AM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, Berlin's Jordan Torunarigha looks at the ball during the German soccer cup, DFB Pokal, match between FC Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC Berlin in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Germany’s Olympic soccer team has walked off the field during a preparation match for the Tokyo Games in response to alleged racist abuse from an opposing Honduras player toward German defender Jordan Torunarigha. The German soccer federation says “the game had to be stopped five minutes before the end with the score at 1-1. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Hertha BSC vs FC Schalke 04 2/4/2020

Jul. 17, 2021 10:32 AM EDT

Schalke players get set before kickoff in the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and FC Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The banner in the background reads in German, Schalke will never go down. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Return of fans brings hope for German clubs as season ends

By James Ellingworth May. 20, 2021 07:57 AM EDT

Schalke's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, left, reacts after kick as Berlin's Omar Alderete helps him during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and FC Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
2 games to go for 6 teams in Bundesliga relegation scrap

By Ciarán Fahey May. 13, 2021 07:06 AM EDT

Schalke's Shkodran Mustafi (30) tries to score during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and FC Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Hertha beats virus-depleted Schalke 2-1 in Bundesliga

By Ciarán Fahey May. 12, 2021 02:20 PM EDT

Schalke's scorer Mark Uth, second right, and his teammates celebrate the opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in FC Schalke 04 in Sinsheim, Germany, Saturday, May 8, 2021. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)
Schalke game versus Hertha goes ahead despite 3rd virus case

May. 12, 2021 05:29 AM EDT

Schalke's scorer Mark Uth, second right, and his teammates celebrate the opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in FC Schalke 04 in Sinsheim, Germany, Saturday, May 8, 2021. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)
Schalke confirms 2nd infected player, won't call off game

May. 11, 2021 08:16 AM EDT

Schalke's scorer Mark Uth, second right, and his teammates celebrate the opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in FC Schalke 04 in Sinsheim, Germany, Saturday, May 8, 2021. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)
Schalke player tests positive for virus amid season run-in

May. 10, 2021 09:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb.20, 2021 file photo Schalke mascot Erwin waves a team flag from the stands during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)
Schalke reports 2 cases of COVID-19 after attack on team

Apr. 27, 2021 06:43 AM EDT

Bayern's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, right, and Wolfsburg's Maxence Lacroix challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern Munich in Wolfsburg, Germany, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Bayern closes in on title as Flick says he wants to leave

By Ciarán Fahey Apr. 17, 2021 02:02 PM EDT

Berlin's coach Pal Dardai arrives for the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Hertha Berlin coach Pal Dardai has tested positive for the coronavirus along with one of his assistants and forward Dodi Lukebakio. (Soeren Stache/Pool via AP)
Hertha in 14-day self-solation as COVID-19 outbreak grows

Apr. 15, 2021 05:31 AM EDT

Schalke's Matthew Hoppe, left, and Suat Serdar react on the pitch during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Moenchengladbach at Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Saturday March 20, 2021. After loosing the match 0-3 Schalke is last in the Bundesliga with little to no hope of survival. (Guido Kirchner/dpa via AP)
Schalke marketing director quits, citing threats to family

Apr. 08, 2021 07:33 AM EDT

Schalke's Matthew Hoppe, left, and Suat Serdar react on the pitch during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Moenchengladbach at Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Saturday March 20, 2021. After loosing the match 0-3 Schalke is last in the Bundesliga with little to no hope of survival. (Guido Kirchner/dpa via AP)
Schalke's preparations for demotion are not going to plan

By Ciarán Fahey Mar. 22, 2021 10:12 AM EDT

Dortmund's Giovanni Reyna, left, challenges for the ball with Arminia's Manuel Prietl during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Arminia Bielefeld in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Reynolds, Odunze receive US call-ups but not Hoppe

Mar. 17, 2021 02:09 PM EDT

German national soccer team coach Joachim Loew sits in the stands prior to the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. (Arne Dedert/POOL via AP)
Victims remembered as Frankfurt beats Bayern in Bundesliga

By Ciarán Fahey Feb. 20, 2021 03:56 PM EST

Dortmund's Erling Haaland, left is congratulated by Dortmund's head coach Edin Terzic at the end of the Champions League, round of 16, first leg soccer match between Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Angel Fernandez)
Dortmund under pressure as it gears up for rival Schalke

By James Ellingworth Feb. 18, 2021 07:31 AM EST

Hertha Berlin signs Khedira, Radonjić; Schalke gets Mustafi

By Ciarán Fahey Feb. 01, 2021 05:38 PM EST
BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin brought Sami Khedira back to the Bundesliga after 10 1/2 seasons away on Monday, hopeful the World Cup winner will help lead the...

Bayern's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saves a ball from Schalke's Mathew Hoppe during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Bayern beats Schalke 4-0 to extend Bundesliga lead

By James Ellingworth Jan. 24, 2021 03:00 PM EST

Frankfurt's David Abraham, right and Schalke's Matthew Hoppe fight for the ball, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Schalke 04, in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)
Veteran Huntelaar and teenager Hoppe aim to revive Schalke

By James Ellingworth Jan. 21, 2021 09:20 AM EST