BERLIN: Two of the biggest and most successful sides in German football history return to the Bundesliga this weekend with fallen giants Werder Bremen and Schalke back in the top flight after a season in the second tier. Bremen have won four Bundesliga titles, most recently in 2004, and six German Cups, the last in 2009. Schalke have won the German league seven times, the most
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Schalke 04 on Tuesday announced the appointment of Frank Kramer as their new head coach on a two-year deal following the club's return to the Bundesliga.
2021-03-01 13:36:02 GMT2021-03-01 21:36:02(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
By Oliver Trust
BERLIN, March 1 (Xinhua) If they are to avoid relegation, then struggling Schalke 04 will need a miracle after having won just one of their 23 league games. Now nine points adrift of safety, things look bleak for the Bundesliga club.
The club s future is also far from rosy after the biggest clear-out in the league s history with head-coach Christian Gross, technical director Sascha Riether, and general director Jochen Schneider being sacked. Other exits were the assistant coach and a fitness coach.
Fans fear their club could follow the fatal examples of other prominent German football clubs like 1966 German Champion 1860 Munich and the 1998 league championship winner FC Kaiserslautern. Both disappeared to the lower leagues after financial crash landings.