Articles tagged with "football"
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 23rd, 2008
With a win did Kuhn's era end, with a win Hitzfeld's era commences.
A very important win, a first stone in the soon to be ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Aug 8th, 2008
The odd thing about the Olympic football tournament is that all the games seem to happen at once, rather than being spread out evenly as ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 4th, 2008
Below you'll find the results of the 4th Matchday of the Swiss Season:
FC Sion - FC Basel 2-0
Neuchatel Xamax - Aarau 0-0 (Saturday 2nd)
AC Bellinzona ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 27th, 2008
Transfer Updates
Newcastle United has offered 5 Million Euros for Swiss International and Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos according to the Mail on Sunday. Newcastle's alternative to ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 25th, 2008
The results of the first two matchdays have proved that I'm incompetent when it comes to making predictions. I was sure Aarau would be at ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 22nd, 2008
The following 6 players are recently transferred players who are worth keeping an eye on:
1. Olivier Monterrubio: FC Sion has acquired one of the most ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 21st, 2008
Neuchatel Xamax - FC Zurich 1-2
In yesterday's game FC Zurich narrowly defeated hosts Neuchatel Xamax in a very tight game. The first half was dominated ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 20th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 17th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jul 1st, 2008
A fond farewell to Euro 2008 then. An excellent tournament all round. And very sincere congratulations to Spain, who were brilliant.
But if you're looking ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 25th, 2008
With tonight's game Switzerland's Euro 2008 will draw to a close. The Euro 2008 party will continue in Vienna with the second semifinal game tomorrow ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 23rd, 2008
The blogging doesn't stop after Euro 2008. Here on World Cup Blog we're going to follow World Cup 2010 qualification closely and we'd love to ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 18th, 2008
Oh, female Swedish football fans. The stuff that dreams are made of (well, mine are anyway).
But our latest comic from Chris Toy offers a word ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 18th, 2008
The European dream is behind us, now we're no more than spectators watching everyone's else tragedies and dreams unfold. This blog supports the Netherlands from ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 14th, 2008
This is our fourth comic from Chris Toy, who's as prolific with an inkpen as the Dutch are in front of goal.
In the latest offering, ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 9th, 2008
You'll like this. The very talented Chris Toy recently launched a football-themed web comic titled Studs Up.
We had a look and we like. Some very ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2008
After spending yesterday with his family Benaglio, that gave him an opportunity to clear his mind following Saturday's drama, is ready for the win-or-lose fight ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2008
In front of the press Alexander Frei could barely withhold a flow of tears:
"My dream has been crushed. I have to admit that I've cried ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
Name: Ludovic Magnin
Date of Birth: 20th April 1979
Place of Birth: Sion, Switzerland
Height: 1m85
Position: Left-Back
Current Club: VfB Stuttgart, Number 21
Club History: 1987-1996 FC Echallens, 1996-1997 ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
Name: Johan Djourou
Date of Birth: January 18th, 1987
Place of Birth: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height: 1m92
Current Club: Arsenal FC, Number 20
Position: Centre Back
Club History: 1996-2003 ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
Frei's dreadful injury will not require surgery. He will have to stay put for 6 weeks and get ready for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
Name: Johan Vonlanthen
Date of Birth: 1st February 1986
Place of Birth: Santa Marta, Colombia
Height: 175 cm
Position: Striker, Right Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
Current Club: Red Bull Salzburg, ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
Hakan Yakin's disappointment (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)
Vonlanthen believes he will score, but the ball miserably hits the woodwork (Keystone/Laurent Gillieron)
A sad fan after the game ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
"Our EURO is not over yet!" Despite his own troubles and Frei's injury Kuhn wants to encourage his team. "We have to recover to be ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
Two years have passed since Switzerland's last competitive game. A series of ups and downs in prestigious friendlies and games you regret having watched were ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 5th, 2008
Name: Hakan Yakin
Date of Birth: 22nd February, 1977
Place of Birth: Basel, Switzerland
Height: 1m80
Position: Attacking Midfielder, Playmaker, Centre Forward
Current Club: BSC Young Boys, Number 10
Club History: ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 5th, 2008
(interview with Patrick Muller, in French - you will need real player)
Patrick Muller doesn't feel ready to begin his European adventure, probably his last as ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 4th, 2008
Full Name: Tranquillo Barnetta
Date of Birth: May 22nd, 1985
Place of Birth: St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height: 1.76m
Current Club: Bayer Leverkusen (DEU), Number 7 - 93 games, ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 4th, 2008
After having spent most of Monday at his wife's bedside Kuhn has found his way back to the training camp in Canton Schwyz. "The prognosis ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 3rd, 2008
It will take some time before the Swiss (and English) public will forget the extraordinary goal that Derdiyok scored in Capello's first game as an ...
