Original: Fußball - Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 , commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke ( ) , is a German football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia .
Simplified: The Fußball - Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 , commonly known as FC Schalke 04 , is a successful and popular German football club .