Articles tagged with "switzerland"
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 9th, 2008
Name: Daniel Gygax
Date or Birth: 28th August 1981
Place of Birth: Zurich, Switzerland
Current Club: Metz, Number 14
Club History: 1988-1998 FC Baden (youth club), 1998-2005 FC Zurich ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2008
Name: Philipp Degen
Date of Birth: 15th February 1983
Place of Birth: Holstein, Switzerland
Height: 1m84
Position: Right-Back
Current Club: Liverpool FC
Club History: 1990-1996 FC Oberdorf, 1996-2001 FC ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
Just thought I'd place an index with links to the most interesting pages.
Player Profiles
Keepers
1 Diego Benaglio
18 Pascal Zuberbühler
21 Eldin Jakupovic
Defenders
2 Johan Djourou
3 Ludovic Magnin
4 ...
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
How did the Swiss newspapers react to yesterday's unfair defeat?
Here's an overview
The French-speaking "LE MATIN" simply said: "Les Suisses ne méritaient pas ça" (The ...
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 8th, 2008
I thought a good night's sleep would make me forget yesterday's tragedy but it isn't the case. I woke up this morning realising that the ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 7th, 2008
Well the opening ceremony was a trip. Almost literally. I'm sure any Euro 2008 viewers who came of age in the 60s thought they were ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 7th, 2008
1. Swiss goalframes are thicker than normal
How many players hit the woodwork today? Johan Vonlanthen must have thought he'd equalized for Switzerland but found the ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 7th, 2008
Sadly, it will become one of the defining images of this tournament: Alexander Frei limping off the pitch in tears in his hometown of Basel, ...
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
Will Switzerland's European Championship begin in tears and end in tears?
I apologise if this entry gradually wavers into an emotional ramble but I'm shocked at ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
Frei in tears is something that kills the heart of a Swiss Fan. How bad can the injury be? How bad can losing Frei be ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
Name: Stephan Lichtsteiner
Date of Birth: January 16th, 1984
Place of Birth: Adligenswil
Height: 1m81
Position: Full-Back, Winger
Current Club: Lille OSC, Number 26
Club History: 1991-1996 FC Adligenswil, ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
Beau Rivage Palace, Lausanne - NETHERLANDS
Beau Rivage Hotel, Neuchatel - PORTUGAL
Feusisberg, Schwyz - SWITZERLAND
Hotel Il Giardino, Ascona - GERMANY
Hotel Santispark, Abtwil - Aargau - ROMANIA
Hotel ...
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: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 7th, 2008
June 7th, 1800 CET, Basle (Switzerland)
Group A
Switzerland
vs
Czech Republic
0-1
Sverkos 71'
Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting. There's the second game of Euro 2008 kicking off in ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 7th, 2008
Switzerland
vs
Czech Republic
Saturday, June 7th 2008, 1800 CET
Basel (Switzerland) - Travel to Basel
THE BIG PICTURE
It's the opening game of Euro 2008. Grit your teeth and pretend ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
The day has arrived - Switzerland's greatest test in recent history. Following the disappointing knockout at Euro 2004 and the failed penalty shoot-out against the ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
After long days of hectic expectation the curtain has fallen. The greatest sports events ever to be witnessed by the snowcapped Alps begins.
Welcome to ...
Posted on: Czech Republic Euro 2008 Blog by Yuko Méd'a Orii | Jun 7th, 2008
Time flies, can't believe it was 4 years ago when I traveled around Portugal and ended up in Lisbon. Was completely speechless after the stunning ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 6th, 2008
Name: Valon Behrami
Date of Birth: 19 April 1985
Place of Birth: Mitrovica, Kosovo
Height: 1m86
Position: Winger, Full Back
Current Club: SS Lazio, Number 85
Club History: 1993-1997 ...
Posted on: Czech Republic Euro 2008 Blog by Yuko Méd'a Orii | Jun 6th, 2008
According to Czech Republic FA's website, one of their defenders Zdeněk Pospěch will be missed from the 1st tournament match against Switzerland due to ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 6th, 2008
All 16 Euro 2008 teams have nicknames, though some are more widely used than others. Many of the nicknames are simple reflections of the colour ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 5th, 2008
The Yank and the Mank (aka Kevin and Russell) were kind enough to invite me on their (excellently titled) show yesterday, where we chatted for ...
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: ...
