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Poll: Why is Switzerland out of Euro 2008?
The poll you found below appears on 20min.ch, the website of Switzerland’s biggest free newspaper (in german, french and italian).
At the end of the poll, I will publish the results that appeared on the original website.
Some statistics:
3 goals (all by Hakan Yakin, including one penalty)
45 total shots (first in the standings, followed by [...]
Switzerland – Portugal 2-0, Farewell to Euro 2008, Kuhn and Zubi
Switzerland’s unlucky campaign ends on a high. The “Nati” defeated Portugal yesterday evening in a game that mattered to the white-crossed team alone.
Basel. Parc St-Jacques – 39′730 spectators
Referee: Plautz (Austria)
Goals: 71st Yakin 1-0. 83rd Yakin (penalty) 2-0.
Switzerland: Zuberbühler; Lichtsteiner (83rd Grichting), Müller, Senderos, Magnin; Behrami, Fernandes, Inler, Vonlanthen (61st Barnetta); Yakin (86th Cabanas); Derdiyok.
Portugal: [...]
THANK YOU KUHN! Switzerland – Portugal 2-0
A lengthier post will appear here tomorrow, but for now let me thank the two individuals below for restoring Switzerland’s honour and making this tournament a less bitter
Switzerland defeats Portugal, courtesy of Hakan Yakin who scored two goals, and provided a memorable last game for Kuhn.
Switzerland WorldCupBlog wishes our coach all the best and [...]
Switzerland – Portugal Preview
Some facts about Switzerland’s last Euro 2008 game while you go ahead and thank Kuhn for all he’s done.
1. Kuhn’s last game as Switzerland coach
Kuhn, the first coach to lead Switzerland to three consecutive tournaments, will leave the job to legend Ottmar Hitzfeld following the Portugal game. His tally? 73 games with 31 wins, [...]
An interview with Michel Pont, Kuhn’s assistant
Provided by Le Matin Online and UEFA
The 19th of June is Michel Pont’s birthday but it’s also the day of a quarter-final.
The Assistant Coach would have liked to celebrate his 54th birthday during such an event. Yet this won’t be the case.
The staff and the players stated that they were aiming to win the [...]
Muller: the microcosm of Swiss campaign (from uefa.com)
Courtesy of uefa.com
If you want to summarise Switzerland’s UEFA EURO 2008™ campaign in a nutshell, the story of central defender Patrick Müller is a good place to start.
Litany of woe
Müller, who appropriately is of Austrian descent and holds passports for both host nations, came to the tournament still recovering from torn cruciate knee ligaments [...]
Switzerland – Turkey, press review in a nutshell
Due to a German Exam I haven’t been able to update the blog, now that is behind (went quite well, if you’re interested) and I’ve got a couple things to catch up on.
The Press Review following the defeat was one rich in mixed feelings despite the disappointing (and unfair) result.
“Plouf” says the Matin. [...]
Switzerland – Turkey, the day after
This will be my only post today, I need to recover from yesterday’s emotional shock. My post yesterday evening was full of anger, sadness and disappointment although I still believe (and most football websites across Europe) that yesterday’s game was a mere matter of luck and inexperience.
If one looks at the statistics of the [...]
Swiss Epilogue: A National Tragedy wrought by questionable Referees and Unbelievable Misfortune
A rain more painful than the mocking storm of Basel falls all over Switzerland. From frantic expectation to a shocking disillusion the whole country is either in tears or lost in disbelief.
When a draw seemed to be too little for Switzerland but enough to keep hopes alive, Arda’s lucky shot ricocheted over that national [...]
100,000 crazy Dutch fans in Bern
Almost 100,00 people were celebrating the Oranje triumph yesterday in Bern.
During the game it was almost impossible to enter the fanzones where the oranje fans outnumbered the italian ones. Large groups of fans who had failed to enter the fanzones were searching for every possible TV screen in the Old Town.
From 20 to 30 [...]
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