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