Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major successes have been rare since the club's heyday The football team is the biggest part of a larger sports club with more than 84,000 members making it the second largest sports club in Germany. Other activities offered by the club include basketball, handball, and track and field. Schalke 04 won its first major European trophy for the UEFA Cup in Milan. Pope John Paul II became an honorary member of the club in 1987 after celebrating a mass in the Parkstadion. 

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