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Italian team faces warm welcome in Zurich

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 Italians make up the largest group of foreigners in the canton. A visit to fans ahead of the competition shows that the legendary Italian passion for football runs deep in their veins. The décor is surprisingly sober. There are no bottles of wine or fake rustic hams suspended from the ceiling – only a few…

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Kuhn sweats on injured stars

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 Key central defender Patrick Müller and midfield playmaker Xavier Margairaz have already been ruled out of the tournament, while others are facing a battle against time to get fit. All 16 participating countries must lodge their final 23-man squads ten days before the European Championships, co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria, kick off on June 7.…

Italian maestro praises Swiss team

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 The former AC Milan star also acknowledges the Swiss disappointment – especially among Italian immigrants – that the World Cup holders will be based in Austria despite playing their group games in Switzerland. “It was not an ‘anti-Swiss’ decision,” he told swissinfo in Milan. “There were not many possible places to stay and train during…

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Köbi Kuhn

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 His seven years in charge of the Swiss national team have been shaped by luck, but also by controversy. But despite sharp criticism and already knowing his successor, Kuhn appears calmer than ever before the greatest challenge of his career. So who is Köbi Kuhn? In the 1960s and 1970s, Köbi Kuhn was the playmaker…

Spring begins with heavy snowfall

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 It was also the coldest Easter in 28 years, with the lowest temperature of the whole winter – minus 28.4 Celsius – recorded at La Brévine on Sunday night. Jacques Ambühl of the Federal Meteorology and Climatology Office (MeteoSwiss) told swissinfo that it was extraordinary to have this much snow so late in the year.…

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Ludovic Magnin

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 Magnin tells swissinfo that he enjoys playing for Stuttgart because the German city is located near to his homeland. The Gottlieb Daimler Stadium is, along with the Mercedes Benz museum, the most remarkable architectural structure in the industrial area to the East of the city. Some 50,000 fans flock to the football temple every other…

Leading Swiss Artists of the Concert Stage – Heinz Holliger (MH 33/1975)

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 These successes were followed by numerous engagements throughout Europe and the United States and appearances at international festivals with leading orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic and the New Philharmonia of London. A number of works have been written especially for him. But he himself is also one of the leading Swiss avantgarde composers. Holliger…

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Bern, the home of strategy and teamplay

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 Bern is definitely the Swiss capital – even if the rest of the planet prefers to believe it is either Geneva or Zurich. In the centre of the city, the parliament building dominates the skyline with its green and gold dome. “Bern is an elegant city with many embassies,” says ethnologist Jacques Hainard. “It is…

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swissinfo and Euro 2008 – football and beyond

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 You can be sure that swissinfo will cover every goal involving Switzerland, not to mention other big games. But we also have our eyes and ears open off the pitch to bring you the full Euro experience. Switzerland is at the geographical heart of Europe, and for a month it and co-hosts Austria will also…

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Ludwig Senfl – A Great Swiss Composer of the Renaissance (MH 32/1975)

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 In the latter city he died. Many of his compositions, both secular and religious, maybe considered exemplary models of their kind. They contributed greatly to the enrichment of music in the first half of the 16th century. Musical content 1. Carmen in re2. Lust hab ich g’habt zuer Musica3. Ach Elslein, liebes Elslein / Es…

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