Schalke make the trip to Switzerland for the Champions League clash with Basle without midfielder Jermaine Jones, who has been dropped from first-team duties until further notice. The United States international was harshly criticised by the Gelsenkirchen club's director of sport Horst Heldt for his performance in Saturday's 3-3 draw with Hoffenheim and he has since been given a break to consid...Full Story »

Schalke will be looking to wrap up a top-four finish in the Bundesliga with victory over Stuttgart at the Arena AufSchalke. The Royal Blues take a three-point cushion over fifth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt into their final two games of the season, knowing a win this weekend could seal fourth position and a Champions League play-off place. "The lads are all motivated to play in the Champions L...Full Story »

Jermaine Jones' strike in the last minute of the first half gave Schalke a slight advantage as they drew 1-1 at Galatasaray in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 encounter. Jones calmly slotted home after Jefferson Farfan had squared the ball to him to give the German side a vital draw at the Turk Telekom Arena, although Schalke's goalscorer will miss the second leg after picking u...Full Story »

Jens Keller's charges went behind early in the Turk Telekom Arena, but fought back with a strike just before half time to leave Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder frustrated A determined performance from Schalke led the away side to an impressive 1-1 draw against Galatasaray, as they put themselves in the driving seat for the Champions League last-16 tie. Burak Yilmaz had given his side a dr...Full Story »

ermaine Jones came a long way in a very short turnaround to provide the game-winning assist in the seventh minute of stoppage time against Venezuela Saturday night. The Schalke 04 midfielder only arrived at the U.S. camp on Jan. 14. The roster, featuring largely domestic-based players, provided a chance for Jones to earn some precious playing time. In December, the 30-year-old deliberately s...Full Story »

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP)—American midfielder Jermaine Jones is under investigation by the German soccer federation for apparently intentionally stepping on an opponent’s injured foot. Television replays showed the Schalke player stepping Borussia Moenchengladbach star Marco Reus’s left foot during a break in the German Cup match Wednesday. Reus is playing with a specially desig...Full Story »

* Dempsey scores day after attending family wedding* Americans to play Panama in Wednesday's semi-final (Adds quotes, detail and semi-finals opponent) WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - The United States scored twice in the second half to beat a 10-man Jamaica squad 2-0 on Sunday and advance to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finals.Jermaine Jones broke the deadlock with his first goal for his countr...Full Story »

Thomas Hitzlsperger ensured that the fight for Barclays Premier League survival will go down to the wire as his late equaliser against Blackburn pulled West Ham back from the brink of the drop as it ended 1-1. The Germany midfielder - nicknamed 'The Hammer' - unleashed a trademark 25-yard drive into the bottom corner 12 minutes from time to rescue a point from a turgid showing from Avram Grant'...Full Story »