Schalke coach Stevens stays behind as team travels to Haifa
Schalke 04's coach Huub Stevens looks on before the German Bundesliga soccer match against Hertha Berlin in Berlin December 9, 2011
Image by: Fabrizio Bensch / REUTERS
Image by: Fabrizio Bensch / REUTERS
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German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 will be without their coach Huub Stevens for their final Europa League match against Maccabi Haifa.
Schalke have already been assured of winning Group J ahead of their final group game and Stevens decided to rest several regulars for the away match in Israel.
Shortly before the team was due to depart, Stevens received a call informing him that his 85-year-old mother was ill and he decided to stay behind.
Schalke’s co-coach Seppo Eichkorn will be in charge of the team for the game in Haifa, the club said.
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