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Stick with him.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 20:04:54 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/2e9fa68d32881539d6ec281d6b74ec92aaa40ed962ebed5e906fadd00294bc0e.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Rabbi Matondo (Photo by MARTIN MEISSNER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Fresh injury concerns fast forward the future</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/26/schalke-fresh-injury-future/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammt1dqqc</guid><description>Schalke 04&#39;s fortunes continue to go from bad to worse, as Suat Serdar will now be forced to miss the rest of the season. 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Here&#39;s our prediction.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 12:03:12 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/78b8d3866725af74102e858e03f5a339f86214eac2fe804f66492032cb231f44.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Nassim Boujellab (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: What Amine Harit would have changed vs Augsburg</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/25/schalke-amine-harit-changed/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammdjfahx</guid><description>Schalke 04 was without their chief goal threat Amine Harit against FC Augsburg, so let&#39;s consider that he would have provided this drubbing.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2020 21:08:29 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/f3617070ca0a155297b55366fcf2df5a277f435ec24df6b92d32f6caf80546ea.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Amine Harit (Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: The important distinction between Dortmund and Augsburg</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/25/schalke-dortmund-augsburg/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamm0xjhfq</guid><description>Schalke 04 has now been drubbed twice in a row from the restart of the Bundesliga, but there&#39;s a distinction between the two that must be made.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2020 16:02:52 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/e4268cf8fdbb27849355a621e843c451b1bc0028ca4377cdef13531f9a0a4679.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, David Wagner (Photo by MARTIN MEISSNER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: More strikers isn’t the answer to the goal problem</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/25/schalke-strikers-not-answer/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamm2f4g4r</guid><description>David Wagner seems to think that Schalke 04&#39;s best hope of scoring goals again comes down to more strikers. Nope. That&#39;s not the case at all.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2020 12:11:35 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/54a95ba1e4d2a0266ae47ef29ef172da72edd8894718b0a9f06c41c301e11d43.jpg" caption="Schalke 04 (Photo by DeFodi Images via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: David Wagner must turn desperation into change</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/24/schalke-david-wagner-desperation/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamm2daq81</guid><description>Schalke 04 can&#39;t figure anything out, and David Wagner&#39;s clock has to be ticking to take this desperation and turn it into palpable change.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2020 00:00:56 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/08a83285e8c5fc922cdbb1d92c390d88a0f493b69d6e6358c72fedaef40405a4.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, David Wagner (Photo by MARTIN MEISSNER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Michael Gregoritsch isn’t a striker, and that’s a good thing</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/24/schalke-michael-gregoritsch-not-striker/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamm25seqf</guid><description>David Wagner keeps weeding out his striker options at Schalke 04, and hopefully he can weed Michael Gregoritsch out now too—and redirect him elsewhere.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/5046f742d25c93be389f6c8ed7baa874fb8799ae0e4b3d201035164fc5ed67dd.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Michael Gregoritsch (Photo by DeFodi Images via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Ahmed Kutucu not the only one who needs to be freed</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/24/schalke-ahmed-kutucu-many/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamm96pe7h</guid><description>Just about all season long, Schalke 04 fans have been clamoring for more Ahmed Kutucu, but he&#39;s just one of many now that the club continues to fail.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 17:00:48 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/d11932789f301ad16b0c0c003b029199a6d82b6a088ce8e2e3bfc76ab3337ab2.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Ahmed Kutucu (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: 3 hidden positives in another embarrassing defeat</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/24/schalke-3-positives-augsburg/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamm9wmkch</guid><description>Schalke 04 suffered another debilitating defeat and just like that, the reasons to stay positive are dwindling. But we&#39;ve still got three for you.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/fbec35f7d789d2f1fe139aadcef60eeb36ded2bb26665c76eb8171f33110ccab.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Alessandro Schopf (Photo by Max Maiwald/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04 vs FC Augsburg player ratings: Bring our your dead</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/24/schalke-augsburg-player-ratings/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammttk19n</guid><description>Schalke 04 returned home to play host to FC Augsburg with both sides incredibly desperate. Here are the player ratings from the match.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 13:25:30 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/faaaaf459c7ae6e6cf89a0878551634988e60d309d19484f5f37876b35d71858.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Daniel Caligiuri (Photo by MARTIN MEISSNER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Just like that, the Europa League is there for the taking</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/23/schalke-04-europa-league-taking/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammq1t5c6</guid><description>Schalke 04 looked dead in the water against Dortmund, but just one week later they are in a position to get right back where they started.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 03:57:12 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/03ffe9c25bfccb0e142029b28033a3e70a7f76fc5a76d66b8bd1b33faf455a94.jpg" caption="David Wagner, Schalke 04 (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke: Rabbi Matondo’s release clause exists for a reason</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/23/schalke-rabbi-matondo-release-clause/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammhyf943</guid><description>Rabbi Matondo has a new suitor in Manchester United, but Schalke 04 must enforce why the have that release clause in the first place.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 00:12:55 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/1e7ed8a1342fc87a2e67c0822ce77d0d5bc71beceeede655761054dadc1a8c52.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Rabbi Matondo (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Bongarts/Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Ozan Kabak return makes things easy on David Wagner</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/23/schalke-ozan-kabak-easy/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammfzb2fz</guid><description>There&#39;s relatively nothing &#34;easy&#34; for Schalke 04 these days, but Ozan Kabak&#39;s imminent return does make things easier, for what that&#39;s worth.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2020 20:09:31 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/b681efe674cec5ccea86059479053cae6a25a431eb2edd0e55ee212059316eb7.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Ozan Kabak (Photo by Bernd Thissen/picture alliance via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: The opportunity hidden in Amine Harit’s injury</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/23/schalke-04-amine-harit-injury/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamms2rq4p</guid><description>As if Schalke 04 didn&#39;t have enough issues as is, now they have to deal with Amine Harit&#39;s new injury. But there&#39;s an opportunity here.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2020 16:17:40 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/f3617070ca0a155297b55366fcf2df5a277f435ec24df6b92d32f6caf80546ea.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Amine Harit (Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Give me Ahmed Kutucu or give me death</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/23/schalke-ahmed-kutucu-death/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammsvyge6</guid><description>Schalke 04 has to give Ahmed Kutucu a start or they are going to be fully vindicated masochists who just want everyone to suffer with them.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2020 12:21:37 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/f408b5e1d9281cfaff4b13c0c6bacda6a69166e787fb2799d468bb2ac05fdd6d.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Ahmed Kutucu (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04 vs Augsburg predicted XI: Oh, sweet redemption</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/22/schalke-04-augsburg-predicted-xi/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammtmyxd5</guid><description>Schalke 04 returns to action desperate for a result against Augsburg and David Wagner will be eager for changes. He&#39;s how they should line up.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2020 00:47:26 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/adfbd7e6779f709c4d0bc8054a7bff824ca9fc1bba47a5b4c169aa7e6aea25f6.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Ahmed Kutucu (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Ralf Fahrmann isn’t a hard puzzle to solve</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/22/schalke-ralf-fahrmann-puzzle-solve/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammrp48yj</guid><description>Apparently Schalke 04 hasn&#39;t exactly figured out what role, if any, Ralf Fahrmann will play on the squad next year. It&#39;s really not that hard, though.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 17:08:49 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/9cd4d016deca26519bdca74f9168c0c28dc3ab33e60200055e1f04387a314d3b.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Ralf Fahrmann (Photo by Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Jonjoe Kenny departure has clear and immediate solution</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/22/schalke-jonjoe-kenny-departure-action/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammt9vpsz</guid><description>Schalke 04 is finally facing the very real future that they might not have Jonjoe Kenny much longer. Time to take immediate and specific action.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 12:13:14 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/c4f72ab5f4cac1353da4e03619b014cb32f6d51d7f42148cc7ae82658e3f340b.jpg" caption="Jonjoe Kenny, Schalke 04 (Photo by ANP Sport via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Ozan Kabak worth as much as all Schalke’s strikers combined</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/21/schalke-04-ozan-kabak-strikers/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hammsrq2hh</guid><description>Everyone knows that Ozan Kabak is a Schalke 04 gem, and few would question that the striker situation is the opposite. The numbers reflect this too.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2020 23:07:08 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/652a9aec3d334014b818260dbc92d4e897d31331f51b003bdaae0640134e63bb.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Ozan Kabak (Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: One key thing Weston McKennie must learn to do</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/21/schalke-weston-mckennie-learn/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamme42e6w</guid><description>Weston McKennie is one of Schalke 04’s biggest treasures and he is developing quite well, but there’s one crucial thing he still needs to learn to do.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2020 17:28:55 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/b05db170648ab2b301ff55178058e564f6e7c00191898b5317799737b3075b3e.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Weston McKennie (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: 3 players that can make a difference against FC Augsburg</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/21/schalke-3-players-difference/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamme8asw8</guid><description>Without knowing how Schalke 04 will line up against Augsburg, these three guys are going to be in the best position to make a difference.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2020 12:11:11 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/26a834962f402a98a700fa333cdcd775ed5a2c522e048f45601360498299e824.jpg" caption="Weston McKennie, Schalke 04 (Photo by Ralf Treese/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: 3 things that must change against Augsburg</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/20/schalke-04-3-things-much-change-augsburg/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamm2n8t0r</guid><description>Schalke 04 can only see one result against Augsburg, and to get to that result, these three things need to change from the Revierderby.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2020 02:03:04 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/b23c5fb6739cf80d15dd5a665e289d4cf998f3c965f96bf5a1f22c6c0fb0d459.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Ahmed Kutucu (Photo by Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Omar Mascarell breaking the curse of the defensive midfielder</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/20/schalke-omar-mascarell-breaking-curse/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamm26eqtb</guid><description>Schalke 04 has an unflattering history of wasting money on defensive midfielders, but Omar Mascarell is breaking this long-time curse.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 21:09:00 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/92cb2220ec1d49232681673e278a6847ec9dceb34f8970139417ee98b08f9f23.jpg" caption="Schalke 04, Omar Mascarell (Photo by Ralf Treese/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: “Awkward” one of many possible words for Revierderby</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/20/schalke-awkward-revierderby/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamm921d3r</guid><description>Schalke&#39;s young American Weston McKennie referred to the Revierderby as &#34;awkward,&#34; 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url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/672b0dde049b1514f95c03b6748cc8ea1cfc6ca84146526c7a1f10c6ee3dac36.jpg" caption="Rabbi Matondo, Schalke 04 (Photo by Max Maiwald/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Sippie"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Schalke 04: Ahmed Kutucu could be capable Erling Haaland numbers</title><link>https://releasetheknappen.com/2020/05/18/schalke-one-person-ahmed-kutucu/?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Sippie</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01hamm2jp22g</guid><description>Schalke has a lot of questions needing answers, but there&#39;s only one answer they can turn to now, and it is long overdue.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 20:09:22 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail 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