In the new episode of our podcast fußball inside we talk about Schalke 04, André Hechelmann and the hopes after the win against Pauli.

Calm at FC Schalke 04? That could have worked out, because the surprising and deserved 3:1 victory over FC St. Pauli saw the Royal Blues leave the dangerous zone of the table for the time being. On Wednesday, however, Schalke announced an unexpected personnel announcement: André Hechelmann, who was enthroned as sporting director in June 2023 with warm words, must leave Schalke immediately.

Presenter Timo Düngen talks about this in the new episode of the fußball inside podcast with Schalke reporter Andreas Ernst. Another guest is MSV Duisburg reporter Dirk Retzlaff, who talks about the Zebras’ hopes of avoiding relegation after three wins from their last four games.

But Düngen doesn’t just talk about Hechelmann with the S04 reporter. It’s about how Schalke managed to down St. Pauli – and about why every Schalke game becomes a million-dollar game. Because the Royal Blues have to climb as high as possible in the table to reach the calculated sum for the TV money

“fußball inside” is a podcast by FUNKE Sport, WAZ and the local radio stations in the Ruhr region. Week after week, our experts discuss the situation at the big clubs in the Ruhr region: Borussia Dortmund, VfL Bochum, Schalke 04, MSV Duisburg and Rot-Weiss Essen. Informative, entertaining – and always up to date. There is a new episode every Thursday.