Frankfurt-born United States international Jermaine Jones, deemed one of the last "bad boys" of the Bundesliga, has explained the reasons for his exile from Schalke and his fall-out with the media following a challenge on Germany international Marco Reus.

Jones, 31, has become one of leading figures at Schalke since returning from a six-month loan at Blackburn Rovers in the second half of the 2011-12 season. Before the spell in England he had fallen out of favour with then-Schalke boss ...

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