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Jurado: To play alongside Raul is a dream come true

José Manuel Jurado's switch from La Liga to the Bundesliga was completed in record time. On Monday evening the midfielder scored the opening goal in Atletico Madrid's 4-0 home win over Sporting Gijon, on Tuesday he signed a four-year deal in Schalke. In this interview with schalke04.com Jurado reveals that his move to the Royal Blues means a dream is about to come true for him. Read more

Derby scheduled for Sunday 19 September

The date for the derby has finally been set. Schalke will entertain Borussia Dortmund at the VELTINS Arena on Sunday 19 September (1730 CET), the German Football League (DFL) announced on Wednesday. The DFL has also scheduled all the fixtures up to and including Matchday 11. Read more

Plestan: Schalke are a big club!

New signing Nicolas Plestan trained for the second time with the Royal Blues on Wednesday morning. After an energy-sapping session in which he made his first acquaintance with the Schalke medicine balls, the 29-year-old centre-back spoke to schalke04.com. Read more

Huntelaar joins Schalke!

Schalke have completed the signing of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar from AC Milan. The 27-year-old Holland international has joined the Royal Blues on a three-year deal until 30 June 2013. Read more

Jurado pens four-year deal

In May José Manuel Jurado helped Atletico Madrid win the Europa League final against Fulham, but now he is a Schalke player. The 24-year-old midfielder has been handed a four-year contract that will tie him to the Royal Blues until 30 June 2014. Read more

Schalke sign Nicolas Plestan

Nicolas Plestan will become the first Frenchman to play for the Royal Blues after completing a move from OSC Lille to Schalke. The 29-year-old central defender has put pen to a paper on a three-year deal that will run into 30 June 2013. Read more

Schalke slip to defeat in home curtain raiser

The Royal Blues failed to get the result they wanted from their opening home game, going down 2-1 to Hannover in front of a crowd of 61,226 on Saturday afternoon. The visitors took the lead though Konstantin Rausch on 31 minutes. Shortly after the restart Mohammed Abdellaoue then doubled their advantage. And though Jermaine Jones pulled one back for Schalke in the closing minutes, they were unable to find an equaliser. Read match report

Schalke complete Deac swoop

Romania international Ciprian Deac, 24, has joined the Royal Blues from Champions League participants CFR Cluj with immediate effect. Read more

Reaction to the Champions League draw

Olympique Lyon, Benfica and Hapoel Tel Aviv are the teams the Royal Blues will face in the Champions League. Head coach Felix Magath and four players give their reaction to the draw. Read more

Schalke to face Lyon, Benfica and Hapoel Tel Aviv

Schalke will come up against Olympique Lyon, Benfica and Hapoel Tel Aviv in the UEFA Champions League after the draw for the group stage was made at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday evening. The Royal Blues were drawn in Group B. Read more

Sarpei: Proud to be a Schalke player

Hans Sarpei is an experienced footballer with a host of Bundesliga and international appearances under his belt. In this interview with schalke04.com the 34-year-old full-back tells us how he is feeling and talks about his position and his targets at Schalke. Read more

Schalke sign Hans Sarpei

Ghana international Hans Sarpei is now a Schalke player after joining the Royal Blues from Bayer Leverkusen on a two-year deal, the club announced today. Read more

Schalke trip to Hoffenheim rescheduled

Schalke's away clash with Hoffenheim on Matchday 3 has been rescheduled, the German Football League (DFL) announced on Monday afternoon. The match was due to take place on Sunday 12 September (1530 CET) but has now been pulled forward to Friday 10 September (2030 CET). Read more