Schalke will not cover the 2022 World Cup, except for matches involving Mai Yoshida.


Social norms, especially regarding human rights, did not play any role in the process of awarding [the World Cup]. This is bittersweet and inexplicable for football, which should bring people together. It goes against the values of our club.


Therefore, Schalke decided to report exclusively - in a short and factual form - about the games prediction by onlinesocceradvisor of Mai Yoshida. The Club wishes Mae the greatest sporting success and an injury-free tournament.


We also wish the German national team every success in the tournament and at the same time ask you to use all available means to highlight the problems.


The club would like to use this free time from the Bundesliga to cover more important topics that deserve attention - we will take part in the action against violence against women, we will devote more time to women`s and youth football.


We consider all these topics more worthy of our support and coverage than the World Cup. From our point of view, they are much better at emphasizing the values that the team stands for. They are an expression of our identity - the identity of a club that stands for openness, tolerance, respect, fair play and equality.


We stand in solidarity with the people who are oppressed in Qatar and we hope that our position, shared by other clubs, teams and organizations, will improve their future, because people are more important than the World Cup, the club said in an official statement.
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