Rudi Gutendorf’s globe-trotting career, spanning half a century, saw him coach a record 55 teams.
Rudi Gutendorf, the tireless manager who guided a world record 55 teams, including 18 national sides, has died at 93, according to several German media outlets.
Born in Koblenz on the banks of the Rhine, the man dubbed “Restless Rudi” started his football career as a player for hometown club TuS Neuendorf before taking his first management role with Swiss side Blue Stars Zurich in the 1950s.
Coaching proved infectious, and after building an impressive CV with top flight teams in West Germany, Gutendorf…
Christoph Metzelder won La Liga with Real Madrid and the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund.
Former Germany international Christoph Metzelder is under investigation on suspicion of spreading child pornography, Hamburg public prosecutors told ESPN FC on Wednesday.
Metzelder’s property in Dusseldorf was searched on Tuesday and his electronic devices were seized for further inspection.
Hamburg public prosecutors told ESPN FC that the devices would be searched for evidence before any further update is provided.
Metzelder, 38, has not been arrested.
The former defender represented Germany…
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Robert Lewandowski’s hat trick put Philippe Coutinho’s Bayern Munich debut in the background on Saturday..
Robert Lewandowski scored a hat trick and Philippe Coutinho made his debut as champions Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 victory at Schalke on Saturday for their first win in the Bundesliga this season.
The 31-year-old Poland forward grabbed his first goal with a 20th-minute penalty and added another with a superbly taken free kick five minutes after the restart.
He completed his ninth Bundesliga hat trick in the 75th to take his season tally to five goals in two league matches.
Bayern,…
Haji Wright was called into training camp for the USMNT prior to the Gold Cup and also took part in a camp for the U.S. U-23 side.
U.S. youth international forward Haji Wright has secured a transfer from Schalke to Dutch side VVV Venlo, the Bundesliga club announced on Friday.
Schalke say they reached a collaborative agreement with Wright’s new club. Wright had one year remaining on his contract and club sources say the deal includes a buy-back option.
The 21-year-old had been on the books of Schalke for four seasons, but found it difficult to break into the first team. Wright scored his first Bundesliga goal against Bayer…
There were 893 days between Abdul Rahman Baba’s last Africa Cup of Nations performance for Ghana — against Uganda in January 2017 — and his return to action in the tournament on Saturday.
The Black Stars held defending champions Cameroon 0-0 in Ismailia, with the left-back returning after rebuilding his career following a shattering cruciate ligament injury that curtailed his participation at the last edition… and transformed the trajectory of his career.
By now — Baba Rahman, as he…
Dan Thomas, Gab Marcotti and Stewart Robson try and separate fact from fiction as the summer transfer rumour mill cranks up.
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a 32-year-old Manchester City supporter was left in a critical condition at a Champions League match between Schalke and City.
Two others have been charged with aggravated battery by prosecutors in Essen after a violent clash in the final minutes of the first leg game, which City won 3-2, on Feb. 20.
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The City supporter was placed in a medically-induced coma after falling to the ground outside the away area at Schalke’s Veltins Arena.
He remained…
Schalke have hired from Huddersfield manager David Wagner to take over at the Bundesliga club.
Schalke have appointed former Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner as their new manager on a three-year contract, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday.
Wagner, 47, played for Schalke between 1995-97 and returns to Germany after leaving his post at Huddersfield earlier this year. It will be his first managerial role in the Bundesliga.
Welcome back, David! =5=Lª#s04 #ThrowbackThursday #Wagner pic.twitter.com/mqNxxWs4tc— FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en) May 9, 2019
“From my own experience as a player I know what Schalke 04 can be if team, club and fans all pull together,” Wagner, a U.S. citizen, said on the club’s official website.
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Borussia Dortmund are the dominant force, but the Ruhr derby is always hotly contested.
Dortmund (51.5136° N, 7.4653° E) and Gelsenkirchen (51.5177° N, 7.0857° E) are right in the centre of the Ruhr valley — separated by a mere 30km (18 miles) — but the sporting geography has shifted so much in Germany’s most football-crazed region that Borussia and Schalke 04 barely find themselves in the same league.
Whereas the Black and Yellows can reclaim top spot from Bayern Munich — for 24 hours at least — and boost their Bundesliga title credentials with a home win in…
Top-shelf goals from Milot Rashica and Davy Klaassen ensured Werder Bremen a 2-0 win over Schalke in their German Cup quarterfinal.