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German soccer club Schalke 04 removes Gazprom logo from shirts

July 23, 2021 Schalke 04's Simon Terodde and Marius Bulter look dejected after Hamburger SV's Bakery Jatta scored their third goal REUTERS

German soccer club Schalke 04 tweeted on Thursday it was removing the logo of Gazprom from its shirts due to recent developments after Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine.

Schalke says the logo will be replaced by lettering that reads "Schalke 04."

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