Grasshopper in the Intertoto Cup
In the first leg of the final round of the Intertoto Cup (that grants access to the second round of the UEFA Cup) Grasshopper defeated Bulgarian side PFC Chernomorets Burgas 3-0, courtesy of goals by Veroljub Salatic, Gonzalo Zarate and Samel Sabanovic. The match was played in the Letzigrund in front [...]

The first leg of the UEFA Cup was played today and Super League teams Bellinzona and Vaduz were involved.
Bellinzona defeated the Armenian team Ararat Yerevan 1-0 away courtesy of a Mangiaratti goal at the 21st minute. This was Bellinzona’s first European game in their history and they qualified for the competition having been last [...]

Before I begin to expound the prolix preview that I intend to present to you, my dear readers, please click upon the following link, at 8.30 the liveblog of the game will begin.
Tonight Switzerland will plays its REAL final against Turkey.
The curtain would fall down on Switzerland’s ambitions if the result would be a [...]

Name: Patrick Muller
Date of Birth: 17th December 1976
Place of Birth: Geneva, Switzerland
Height: 182 cm
Role: Central Defender
Current Club: Olympique Lyonnais, Number 4
Previous Clubs: 1984-1994 Meyrin, 1994-1995 Servette Genève (youth clubs), 1995-1998 Servette, 1998-2000 Grasshopper Club Zurich, 2000-2004 Olympique Lyonais (131 games, 2 goals), 2004 RCD Mallorca, 2005-2006 FC Basel, 2006 - onwards Olympique Lyonnais
Switzerland Stats: First [...]

Some funny ads by myswitzerland.com.

Thanks to boulderwoman for these videos.
19 days to Euro 2008!

Moving from FC Sion to Manchester City where he’s gained Eriksson’s trust, Gelson Fernandes, together with Gokhan Inler has become one of the stars of the Swiss team.
What follows is an interview with French-speaking TV TSR (Television Suisse Romande):
What’s your opinion concerning your first season in England?
Generally, a positive one since I’ve played many [...]

The El Hadary saga is far from being over.
The Egyptian goalkeeper, African Champion with his national team, is once more at the centre of controversy following his move from Al Ahly to FC Sion of Switzerland.
One of the main sponsors of FC Sion is Giroud Vins (Giroud Wine) and being a Valaisan by birth [...]

Someone has a reason to celebrate: “AUFSTIEGSFEIER”

A whole nation has a reason to celebrate.

Have you ever heard of a team of a different country join the main league of a different country?
No, it’s not a matter of Celtic or Rangers joining the Premiership.
And it’s not what the Basques say about Bilbao in the Liga. [...]

Dear Laurie, I’m using the same template you used for the France team (hope you don’t mind).
Group: A; Switzerland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Turkey. All games played in Basel and Geneva.
Nickname: La Nati (The National Team), also Rossocrociati (Red-Crossed),
Jersey: Red (Home) White (Away), manufactured by Puma
FIFA RANKING: 48th (as of April 2008), Highest Ranking: [...]

Fine, I know I should have called them 26 Wilhelm Tell’s. Let’s keep up with nationalism!
The list is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg), Fabio Coltorti (Santander), Pascal Zuberbühler (NE Xamax).
Defenders: Valon Behrami (Lazio), Philipp Degen (Dortmund), Johan Djourou (Arsenal), Mario Eggimann (Karlsruhe), Stéphane Grichting (Auxerre), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Lille), Ludovic Magnin (VfB Stuttgart), Patrick Müller [...]