— PRESS RELEASE FC SCHALKE 04 TO PLAY FRIENDLY AGAINST FC HANSA ROSTOCK Rostock, 11 June 2014. It’ll be the match of the summer for fans of FC Hansa Rostock: German Bundesliga team FC Schalke 04 are set to visit Rostock for a friendly match against FC Hansa Rostock on Saturday 19 July. The proceeds of the match will go to social projects in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at the initiative of Schalke main sponsor GAZPROM. FC Schalke 04 and its main sponsor GAZPROM signalled their readiness to help some time ago and scheduled a friendly match against FC Hansa Rostock for Saturday 19 July 2014 at 8.00 p.m. at Rostock’s DKB Arena. With the proceeds, GAZPROM will support the “Hansa Rostock and Me” project launched by FC Hansa Rostock in collaboration with the city of Rostock in 2011. Alongside its work with fans of the club, the project also works with schools, youth and educational facilities, and with anti-violence projects in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania region. “From the very beginning of our partnership with FC Schalke 04, we have worked with Schalke against exclusion and for respect and fair-play in football”, says Burkhard Woelki, Director of Corporate Communications at GAZPROM Germania. “We have already held benefit matches in Dresden, Magdeburg, Aachen, Berlin, and Braunschweig and were able to help establish sustainable structures for working with fans. Our collaboration with Hansa Rostock is a continuation of those efforts.” Lorenz Caffier, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Minister of Interior and Sports and patron of the benefit match, welcomes the initiative. “Violence has no place in football, and any violent tendencies need to be rectified early on with specific educational and preventative measures. Violence at the stadium hurts not only hurts football’s image and football clubs, but also costs the public money. That’s why it’s a correct and appropriate approach to expand the “Hansa Rostock and Me” project to the entire state. I’m fully behind this initiative and thank everybody involved – especially FC Schalke 04 and its main sponsor, GAZPROM.” FC Schalke 04 – which also plays in the Champions League – will travel to the coastal city of Rostock for the match against FC Hansa immediately before its summer training camp in Chiemgau. All new additions to the team will attend. “FC Schalke 04 was always a challenging team for FC Hansa Rostock to face when both clubs were in the Bundesliga. We look forward to reviving our sporting rivalry in Rostock in July”, says Schalke manager Horst Heldt. “We thank FC Schalke 04 and GAZPROM for their outstanding support. The support of a globally operating company and a leading Bundesliga club is not something we take for granted, and we are thrilled to have it. With the proceeds from this match, we will be able to bolster our efforts to work with fans to help prevent violence in football and expand those efforts beyond Rostock’s borders. Violence has no place at FC Hansa Rostock, and we’re pleased to be able to send a strong message with strong partners”, says Michael Dahlmann, Chief Executive Officer of FC Hansa Rostock. The benefit match will be broadcast live on Sport1. Tickets go on sale immediately (Wednesday 11 June) at all regular outlets and at www.fc-hansa.de. — ABOUT GAZPROM GERMANIA GAZPROM Germania GmbH is a subsidiary of the world’s largest natural gas producer, Moscow-based GAZPROM. Since its establishment in 1990, GAZPROM Germania GmbH has developed into an internationally operating group of around 40 companies in over 20 countries in Europe, Asia, and North America. Its main business activities include the storage and trading of natural gas and natural gas for transport. It employs around 1,200 employees, around 200 of which work at its Berlin headquarters. Together with its strategic partners, GAZPROM Germania GmbH helps ensure a reliable, environmentally-friendly, and sustainable energy supply for Europe. — MEDIA CONTACTS Burkhard Woelki Director of Corporate Communications Phone +49 30 20 195 – 152 [email protected] Mirco Hillmann Senior PR and Communications Expert Phone +49 30 20 195 – 178 [email protected] GAZPROM Germania GmbH Markgrafenstraße 23 10117 Berlin Internet: http://www.gazprom-germania.de
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