FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Schalke 04 v Bayern Munich - Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany - March 3, 2020 General view outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bundesliga club Schalke 04 have asked season ticket holders to waive their right to a rebate and help the cash-strapped club through the lockdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Schalke said on Wednesday they were in a potentially "existence-threatening" financial situation, with the league having stopped since mid-March and not expected to resume before May, and have asked more fans to pitch in.
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