Schalke

Bundesliga: Under-fire Weinzierl can’t afford favour for former club Augsburg

October 11, 2016

Markus Weinzierl went to Schalke this summer with a reputation as one of Germany’s brightest young coaches. As Kevin Hatchard explains, he desperately needs a victory this [...]

The Offside Daily: France players wanted England match called off, Lionel Messi nearing return and why you’ll need trunks to play for Carlisle.

November 16, 2015

Only the news you need – bringing you five mainstream and five off-the-wall news stories each day! 1. Several of France’s best players wanted Tuesday night’s [...]

The Bundesliga’s Magnificent Seven: The youngsters lighting up Germany’s top flight

November 9, 2015

Out of the ashes of a desperately poor campaign for Germany at Euro 2000, an infrastructure to develop the brightest and best football talents has risen. The World Cup [...]

Di Matteo clinging on as Schalke crisis reaches boiling point

May 13, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. Back in November, I wrote a piece for this site about how becoming Schalke coach was a chance for Roberto Di Matteo to really prove himself in the dugout. [...]

The race for the Bundesliga’s top four – the runners and riders

March 5, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. The Bundesliga season’s entering the home stretch, and with Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg seemingly certain to qualify for next season’s Champions [...]

Germans in Europe – How will Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund fare.

February 17, 2015

There are six Bundesliga teams still fighting in the knockout stages of European competition, and as domestic form is a decent indicator of team strength (Borussia Dortmund, [...]

Champions League progress gives Schmidt and Di Matteo stamp of approval

December 12, 2014

By Kevin Hatchard A quarter of the Champions League’s last 16 teams hail from Germany, and Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp says the fact his side are currently 14th in [...]

Euro Bite Review No.5: The Last Chance Saloon

November 28, 2014

Match Week Five, and five British teams are now through to the knock-out stages in Europe, with the other two in with a fighting chance in Week Six. But, as Kate Partridge [...]

Huge challenge at Schalke gives Roberto Di Matteo the chance to show he’s the real deal

November 6, 2014

Schalke is known to be one of the more difficult teams to manage in Germany, even the whole of Europe. They haven’t won the Bundesliga since 1958 and the wait for the next [...]