Football: Schalke-Real friendly called off
Schalke and Real could not find a date that suited both teams’ trainings scheduleand other obligations.
BERLIN:
Spanish striker Raul will not travel with Schalke to his old club Real Madrid after their friendly game planned for August was called off. Schalke had accepted the invitation for a game at the Bernabeu but said they could not find a date that suited both teams’ trainings schedule and other obligations. Raul left Real Madrid after 16 trophy-rich seasons last year and helped Schalke to reach the Champions League semi-finals and win the German Cup in his first season in the Bundesliga.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 16th, 2011.
Spanish striker Raul will not travel with Schalke to his old club Real Madrid after their friendly game planned for August was called off. Schalke had accepted the invitation for a game at the Bernabeu but said they could not find a date that suited both teams’ trainings schedule and other obligations. Raul left Real Madrid after 16 trophy-rich seasons last year and helped Schalke to reach the Champions League semi-finals and win the German Cup in his first season in the Bundesliga.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 16th, 2011.