https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed FC Basel will be unable to play the second leg of this month's Europa League last 16 tie against Eintracht Frankfurt in their home city, the Swiss club announced on Monday, due to coronavirus-related restrictions. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200309/coronavirus-forces-basel-fc-to-move-home-clash-against-frankfurt Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:25:22 +0100 coronavirus-forces-basel-fc-to-move-home-clash-against-frankfurt A Basel football fan ended up living on the streets of Milan for ten years after losing his way while leaving the Italian city’s San Siro stadium, where he had been watching his team play Inter Milan, according to a Swiss media report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151102/basel-man-lost-at-football-match-on-milan-streets-for-decade Mon, 02 Nov 2015 10:09:19 +0100 basel-man-lost-at-football-match-on-milan-streets-for-decade Underdogs FC Sion defeated FC Basel 3-0 to claim their 13th Swiss Cup on Sunday in front of more than 35,600 spectators. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150607/fc-sion-win-13th-swiss-cup-football-title Mon, 08 Jun 2015 01:36:19 +0200 fc-sion-win-13th-swiss-cup-football-title FC Basel continued their domination of Swiss football by winning the Super League on Sunday, although in less than spectacular fashion. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150518/basel-captures-sixth-straight-league-title Mon, 18 May 2015 11:24:48 +0200 basel-captures-sixth-straight-league-title Rowdy football supporters of FC Zurich pulled the emergency brake on a train carrying them home from a game, walked on to the tracks and smashed windows in Pratteln in the canton of Basel-Country, disrupting rail travel on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150413/zurich Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:00:03 +0200 zurich FC Basel will face one of Portugal’s top teams, FC Porto, as the draw for the final 16 in the Champions League football playoffs was unveiled on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141215/basel-and-young-boys-draw-tough-opponents Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:11:00 +0100 basel-and-young-boys-draw-tough-opponents Steven Gerrard scored in vain as Basel ended Liverpool's Champions League campaign while advancing to the knockout stage with a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Tuesday that consigned Gerrard's side to the Europa League. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141209/basel-ties-liverpool-to-advance-in-champions-league Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:36:00 +0100 basel-ties-liverpool-to-advance-in-champions-league Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 71st Champions League goal as Real Madrid recorded a club record-equalling 15th consecutive win by beating FC Basel 1-0 in Switzerland in the Champions League on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141126/ronaldo-gives-real-madrid-win-against-basel Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:08:00 +0100 ronaldo-gives-real-madrid-win-against-basel Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has insisted his side won't let up despite already securing their place in the last 16 of the Champions League as they seek a club record-equalling 15th consecutive win away to Basel on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141126/better-basel-braces-for-real-madrid-challenge Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:58:00 +0100 better-basel-braces-for-real-madrid-challenge Liverpool became the latest English club to fall victim to FC Basel as the Swiss side triumphed 1-0 in their Champions League Group B clash at the St Jakob-Park on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141001/basel-beats-liverpool-in-1-0-home-victory Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:48:00 +0200 basel-beats-liverpool-in-1-0-home-victory Liverpool are confident that they can put a frustrating run of domestic form behind them when they face FC Basel in Switzerland in Champions League Group B football action on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140930/basel-tackle-liverpool-in-home-champions-league-match Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:12:00 +0200 basel-tackle-liverpool-in-home-champions-league-match FC Basel’s hopes of toppling Real Madrid were dashed on Tuesday night when the Spanish team thrashed the Swiss football club 5-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140917/real-madrid-thrash-basel-in-champions-cup-game Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:59:00 +0200 real-madrid-thrash-basel-in-champions-cup-game Japan striker Yoichiro Kakitani is set to join Swiss champions FC Basel, his Japanese club Cerezo Osaka said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140707/japanese-striker-to-join-swiss-champs-fc-basel Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:45:00 +0200 japanese-striker-to-join-swiss-champs-fc-basel Football hooligans disrupted rail traffic between Basel and Zurich on Sunday after officials from Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) took security measures that paralyzed trains on the line for about an hour. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140427/zurich-football-hooligans-block-train-line Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0200 zurich-football-hooligans-block-train-line Swiss football club FC Basel must play their Europa League quarterfinal first leg clash against Valencia behind closed doors after being punished for the violent behaviour of their fans. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140327/uefa-bans-basel-fans-from-europa-quarterfinal Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:06:00 +0100 uefa-bans-basel-fans-from-europa-quarterfinal German football side Schalke confirmed their place in the Champions League's knock-out phase with a 2-0 home win against ten-man FC Basel on Wednesday to finish second in Group E behind Chelsea. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131211/schalke-knock-basel-out-of-champions-league Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:17:00 +0100 schalke-knock-basel-out-of-champions-league Schalke 04 coach Jens Keller faces a make-or-break Champion League clash against Swiss football champions FC Basel on Wednesday with a third-straight defeat likely to cost the 43-year-old his job. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131208/fc-basel-take-on-schalke-in-decisive-match Sun, 08 Dec 2013 22:54:48 +0100 fc-basel-take-on-schalke-in-decisive-match Switzerland’s best football player of the year is facing criticism from his homeland in Egypt after he kissed a presenter at an awards ceremony in Basel this week. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131205/egyptian Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:33:00 +0100 egyptian Jose Mourinho has called on his Chelsea stars to show their killer instinct as the Blues look to clinch qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League football tournament at Basel on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131126/basel-set-for-champions-league-clash-with-chelsea Tue, 26 Nov 2013 10:29:00 +0100 basel-set-for-champions-league-clash-with-chelsea Swiss club FC Basel were fined 30,000 euros on Thursday over crowd trouble and a high-profile protest by Greenpeace against Gazprom, the Russian energy group that sponsors their Champions League rivals Schalke. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131017/fc-basel-fined-over-greenpeace-protest Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:48:00 +0200 fc-basel-fined-over-greenpeace-protest