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Second goal against Togo was crucial for Swiss

This content was published on Jun 20, 2006 The 88th minute strike in Dortmund means that the Swiss will now qualify unless they lose against South Korea on Friday and France beat Togo. A draw for Switzerland will see them through. But if Barnetta hadn’t scored a second Swiss goal, a draw against South Korea would not be enough if France beat Togo…

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Swiss boost World Cup dreams with Togo win

This content was published on Jun 19, 2006 The result puts the Swiss in the driving seat to qualify for the final 16 in the tournament, needing just a draw against South Korea on Friday to make it through to the first knockout stage. Switzerland came into the game bolstered by France’s lacklustre stalemate against South Korea on Sunday. Swiss coach Köbi Kuhn…

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Swiss beat Togo 2-0

This content was published on Jun 19, 2006 The result, which follows the draw of group rivals France and South Korea last night, means a win against South Korea will see Switzerland qualify as group leaders. Goals from Alex Frei in the 16th minute and Tranquillo Barnetta in the 88th ended Togo’s tournament but sent the thousands of Swiss fans wild. Frei, from…

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Yakin poised to play key role in Swiss attack

This content was published on Jun 19, 2006 The playmaker appears particularly suited to making Switzerland more effective offensively in the team’s next group match against Togo this afternoon in Dortmund. Coach Köbi Kuhn bemoaned his side’s lack of creativity in the opposition half in Switzerland’s 0-0 draw against France last Tuesday. The 29-year-old Yakin played no part in the game against France…

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Swiss won’t underestimate football “underdogs”

This content was published on Jun 18, 2006 On paper Togo are the group’s weakest side, but they impressed in their opening game against South Korea, taking the lead before having a player sent off and eventually losing 2-1. “I don’t know why everyone says Togo are the underdogs,” Kuhn said at the Swiss base in Bad Bertrich. “The game has not been…

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Ullrich wins Tour de Suisse

This content was published on Jun 18, 2006 The race’s 70th anniversary will go down as the worst performance ever by the host nation, with not one Swiss rider finishing in the top 20. Ulrich, a 32-year-old from Rostock, tied up the race in Bern on Sunday evening with a commanding victory in the final stage’s time trial that proved too much for…

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Tough prison rules cause legal headache

This content was published on Jun 18, 2006 Voters approved a people’s initiative on locking up repeat violent offenders in a nationwide vote two years ago but the authorities have been struggling to present a viable solution. The government, parliament and many legal experts were rather taken by surprise in February 2004 when just over 56 per cent of the Swiss electorate came…

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Refugee umbrella organisation turns 70

This content was published on Jun 18, 2006 The SRC, which is a non-governmental organisation, is currently involved in the fight against the latest revision of Swiss asylum legislation. Founded on June 17, 1936, the SRC led and coordinated the activities of almost 20 aid organisations that helped refugees who fled Nazi Germany. Schertenleib, who is SRC spokesman and head of its legal…

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Police watchdog gets more bite in Geneva

This content was published on Jun 17, 2006 The three-strong body will examine all cases involving restraint by police and prison officers in the canton and decide whether appropriate force has been used. Geneva has had a single police watchdog for around a decade, but last year the canton’s parliament voted to establish a fully fledged ethics commission to cover both police and…

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