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.