The Local Switzerland

Players face hawk-eye at Europa final in Basel

Wed, 18 May 2016 10:36:13 +0200

Hawk-Eye goal-line technology (GLT) will be used by Uefa for the first time in Wednesday's Europa League final between Sevilla and Liverpool in Basel.

St. Gallen tackles upset winners Swansea

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 13:46:00 +0200

Welsh football team Swansea City will be looking to build on their stunning win at Valencia when they host Swiss side St. Gallen on matchday two of the Europa League group stage at the Liberty Stadium on Thursday.

FC Basel's first-half flash fizzles against Chelsea

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:39:00 +0200

FC Basel looked threatening in the first half but Chelsea reached the Europa League football final for the first time in their history after eventually prevailing over the Swiss champions 3-1 in the second leg of their semi-final on Thursday night.

Goalie’s save puts Basel vs. Spurs in Europa Cup

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:42:00 +0100

FC Basel’s goalkeeper Yann Sommer is the hero of the moment after saving a penalty kick awarded to Zenit St. Petersburg in Thursday night’s football match to send the Swiss team into the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

Liverpool survive scare to beat Young Boys

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:42:22 +0200

Liverpool nearly paid the price for fielding a near second-string side for their Europa League Group A opener with Swiss side Young Boys in Bern on Thursday, but held on to win a thrilling match 5-3.

FC Sion take UEFA row to European Commission

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:24:00 +0100

Swiss club FC Sion said on Monday they have filed a suit against UEFA at the European Commission over the disqualification of their players that led to the club's exclusion from the Europa League.

Sion take Europa feud to Bern

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:54:00 +0200

Swiss club FC Sion took their feud against UEFA to Bern on Wednesday, saying that they had written to ask the Swiss finance minister to withdraw tax breaks to Europe's football governing body.

UEFA reject Sion appeal

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:53:00 +0200

UEFA have rejected Swiss club FC Sion's appeal against their expulsion from the Europa League, allowing Celtic to remain in the competition, European football's governing body confirmed on
Tuesday.

Swiss court orders UEFA to reinstate Sion

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:38:00 +0200

A Swiss regional court on Tuesday ordered European football governing body UEFA to reinstate FC Sion into the Europa League, the Swiss club said in a statement.