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Grasshoppers players ‘blackmailed’ into giving their shirts to fans – president

Grasshoppers coach Uli Forte said he would stay with the club for next season.
The president of fallen Swiss giants Grasshopper Zurich said he was “blackmailed” by the club’s own fans on Sunday after they had demanded the players’ shirts once Lucern had taken a 4-0 lead in their Swiss Super League clash.
Angry Grasshopper supporters threatened to storm the pitch after their side conceded a fourth, forcing a match involving the team to be called off for the second time in two months.
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FC Luzern looking to sell Australia international Tomi Juric – report

Graham Arnold says Australia faces being overtaken by other Asian nations with better-funded football programs.
Less than two months after being axed from the Socceroos, Tomi Juric appears to be being forced out of his Swiss club FC Luzern.
The…

FC Zurich condemn racist behaviour after banana thrown at FC Basel player Aldo Kalulu

FC Basel player Aldo Kalulu had a banana thrown at him as he took a corner at FC Zurich.
FC Zurich have condemned the fan who threw a banana at FC Basel’s Aldo Kalulu as he took a corner in their match on Sunday.
The Swiss club said the banana had been thrown from the part of the St Jakob Park stadium that was occupied by their supporters.
“In the early stages against Basel, a banana was thrown out of FCZ’s fan zone towards FCB player Aldo Kalulu when he went to take a corner,” Zurich said in a statement.
“The club strongly condemns this racist behaviour and does not tolerate it in…

Manchester United opponents Young Boys a side reborn after years of failure

Gab Marcotti sat down with Rio Ferdinand to discuss Paul Pogba’s recent form at the World Cup and at Manchester United and how he wants to be the best.
Veteran Manchester United fans will remember the feeling of winning a title after a long drought. When Sir Alex Ferguson’s men secured the Premier League trophy in 1993, it had been 26 years since the club’s previous success in 1967.
But United’s opponents in the Champions League on Wednesday, Swiss side Young Boys, can top that. Their fans waited 32 years before claiming their first title since 1986 (when Fergie was still in charge at Aberdeen) last season.
A club with a storied past — winning…

Former Barcelona, Arsenal midfielder Alex Song signs two-year deal with Sion

Alex Song left Rubin Kazan in January amid a dispute over unpaid wages.
Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alex Song has signed a two-year contract with Sion of the Swiss Super League, the club announced on Tuesday.
Song, 30, joined Sion after parts of two seasons with Rubin Kazan, having left the club in January when FIFA intervened to terminate his contract because the club were falling behind on paying players’ wages.
According to the Telegraph, Song was still owed £7.9 million by Rubin in June.
The former Cameroon international made more than 200 appearances…

FC Basel hire former Austria boss Marcel Koller after UCL exit

Swiss club FC Basel appointed former Austria boss Marcel Koller as their new coach on Thursday, a day after their humiliating exit from the Champions League.
Basel, under interim coach Alexander Frei, were thumped 3-0 at home by PAOK on Wednesda…

Southampton near sale of Dusan Tadic to Ajax, line up Mohamed Elyounoussi – sources

Serbia international Dusan Tadic has spent four seasons at Southampton after leaving the Eredivisie.
Southampton attacker Dusan Tadic is closing in on a move to Ajax as the Premier League club line up a move for Basel winger Mohamed Elyounoussi as his replacement, sources have told ESPN FC.
The clubs have been in talks over Tadic, who is representing Serbia at the World Cup, for several weeks and are close to agreeing a fee in the region of £18 million.
Tadic, who scored three goals in Southampton’s final six games, moved to England in summer 2014 from Groningen, has expressed an interest…

Southampton sell Dusan Tadic to Ajax, line up Mohamed Elyounoussi

Serbia international Dusan Tadic spent four seasons at Southampton after leaving the Eredivisie.
Ajax have announced the signing of Southampton’s Dusan Tadic on a four-year contract for a fee of €11.4 million.
Tadic, with Serbia at the World Cup, joined Southampton from Twente in 2014 and will return to the Netherlands after four seasons.
The transfer fee for Tadic could increase to a maximum of €13m based on certain conditions.
To replace him, Southampton have lined up Basel’s Mohamed Elyounoussi for a fee in the region of £16m, sources have told ESPN FC.
Elyounoussi, 23,…

Bayern Munich-bound Nike Kovac replaced by Adi Hutter at Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt have announced Adi Hutter will replace Niko Kovac as head coach at the end of the season.
Hutter has signed a deal until the summer of 2021 after deciding to leave Young Boys following their surprise title success in Switzerland.
Frankfurt were searching for a new coach after Kovac agreed to take over at Bayern Munich, the opponents for his final game in charge in Saturday’s DFB-Pokal final.
Sporting director Fredi Bobic told the club’s official website: “He has proved at several…

Switzerland side Neuchatel Xamax return to top division six years after bankruptcy, collapse

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland — Swiss team Neuchatel Xamax are back in the top division six years after disbanding midseason amid bankruptcy under a Chechen owner later convicted of criminal mismanagement.
Xamax were promoted Sunday when second-place …

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