Swiss Identity

Federer moves to Swiss Indoors quarterfinals

This content was published on Oct 23, 2008 The two-time defending champion won on two tight sets at 7-6 (1) and 7-6 (2). Playing before his hometown crowd in Basel, Federer had trouble with several forehand shots but came through with 11 aces. At one point Federer was down 5-3 before he rallied for the win. Nieminen has been unable to win a…

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Basel given Champions League masterclass

This content was published on Oct 23, 2008 Barcelona’s Lionel Messi scored in the fourth minute, Sergi Busquets made it 2-0 in the 15th and teenager Bojan Krkic got a third in the 22nd. Krkic and Xavi Hernandez added two more in the opening three minutes of the second half. Playing on a soaked pitch in a steady drizzle, Barcelona rained chances on…

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The Swiss roots behind FC Barcelona

This content was published on Oct 22, 2008 The teams, which played a C group match in Basel on Wednesday, sport virtually identical red and blue kits that may have been influenced by Gamper at the turn of the century. Born in Winterthur, Gamper went on to found FC Barcelona in 1899 and served as its club president five times between 1908 and…

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Geneva border guards have got the blues

This content was published on Oct 22, 2008 swissinfo went to discover why the force is struggling with burnout and can’t hold onto new recruits and what the possible consequences might be for them as Switzerland stands poised to join the Schengen zone. It’s rush hour at the Bardonnex border crossing – the busiest post between France and Switzerland – where an estimated…