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Switzerland celebrates Brazil win

This content was published on Jul 1, 2002 As Switzerland’s pro-German fans went to ground, those who supported the South American team took to the streets almost as soon as the final whistle sounded. In Zurich, at least 10,000 fans crammed the inner city Langstrasse area, well known for its multicultural population. The dancing, singing revellers included Brazilians, Latinos, football fans and native…

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Blatter faces challenges ahead

This content was published on Jun 30, 2002 Once the dust settles on what has been a surprising competition, Blatter will have 100 days to show the world that Fifa is back on form, following a stormy year for the organisation. Fifa has been in crisis for months. It started with the financial collapse of its marketing partner ISMM last year and ended…

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Biometric face recognition to be tested at Zurich airport

This content was published on Jun 30, 2002 Werner Graf, a spokesman for Zurich’s police force, confirmed the biometric tests would be happening soon, but remained tight-lipped on any further details including the test’s start date. But the German company, C-VIS Computer Vision und Automation delivered the relevant hardware to the airport last week. Biometric face recognition measures the distances between people’s eyes,…

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Brazil win World Cup

This content was published on Jun 30, 2002 In a match that contrasted two greatly differing football styles – German consistency against Brazilian flair, the South American team proved the stronger of the two. Brazilian striker Ronaldo scored both of the goals in the 67th and 79th minute blasting the ball past the German goalie and captain Oliver Kahn in the Yokohama stadium,…

Switzerland’s World Cup legacy

This content was published on Jun 30, 2002 In a match that contrasted two greatly differing football styles – German consistency against Brazilian flair, the South American team proved the stronger of the two. Brazilian striker Ronaldo scored both of the goals in the second half blasting the ball past the German goalie and captain Oliver Kahn in the Yokohama stadium, outside the…

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Swiss through to second round of Intertoto

This content was published on Jun 29, 2002 St Gallen thrashed their opponents from the Faroe Islands, B68 Tofir, for the second time. The Swiss side scored 6-0, after clinching a 5-1 victory during the first game against Tofir. Meanwhile, FC Zurich team suffered defeat at the hands of their Bosnian opponents, Brotnjo Citluk, but nevertheless go through to the second round on…

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Blatter faces challenges ahead

This content was published on Jun 29, 2002 But once the dust settles on what has been a surprising competition, Blatter will have 100 days to show the world that Fifa is back on form, following a stormy year for the organisation. Fifa has been in crisis for months. It started with the financial collapse of its marketing partner ISMM last year and…

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Kratochvil through to quarter-finals

This content was published on Jun 29, 2002 The Swiss from canton Bern easily triumphed over his 147th ranked opponent, who at one stage flunked his serve six times. Kratovil played with confidence to defeat Stepanek in 102 minutes, 6:2, 6:3, 6:3. The 23-year old now goes on to face fourth-ranked British favourite, Tim Henman, for his first-ever grand slam quarter finals. “I’m…

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Gay parade parties through Zurich

This content was published on Jun 29, 2002 Under the banner “We are family”, the aim of the march was to raise the profile of gay rights ahead of an upcoming cantonal vote on the financial rights of the homosexual community. In September, voters in canton Zurich will go to the ballot box to decide whether homosexual partners should enjoy similar financial and…

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Swiss cyclists come second in trans-American endurance test

This content was published on Jun 29, 2002 The Swiss team finished the mammoth distance last week clocking a time of six days, ten hours and seven minutes – good enough to land in second place of the four-rider team division. For the four members of the Zurich-based Swiss Academic Ski Club team – made up of Urs König (34), Marc Russenberger (44),…

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