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Schalke will retain a world champion till 2020 

Schalke will retain a world champion till 2020

11.02.2016

The defender of FC Schalke 04 Benedict H′ovedes has signed a new contract with the club from Gelsenkirchen. The new contract of the 27-year-old defender will be until June 30, 2020. The world champion with Germany's Schalke in 2001.
'My heart was beating hard, when I signed the contract. Schalke is a great club with great fans and I'm grateful that I develop from adolescence, as well as for the captaincy. We have a young team full of potential and ambition.', commented H′ovedes after initialling of the contract.
If you fulfill his contract through to the end, the player will spend in Schalke goals 19 years ago.
'We are pleased that Benedict has taken this step. This is a sign of true dedication to Schalke from a leading player.', added the Sporting Director Horst Heldt.

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