The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Hamburg - Switzerland, who have been solid but unspectacular at tournaments in recent years, could be a more serious threat under veteran coach Ottmar Hitzfeld at the World Cup. The 60-year-old German, one of the most successful coaches in club histo...
SoccerLens (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
In the wake of Ireland’s heartbreaking aggregate defeat to France, where Thierry Henry’s handballed assist for William Gallas to score an equaliser in extra time denied a team who had performed magnificently to haul themselves level, we pay tribute to five of the greatest footballing heartbreakers in recent memory. We start off, perhaps predictably, with the [...]
foxlivestreaming (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Watch friendly international match Switzerland vs Norway LIVE STREAMING , online video for FREE, tv by internet, this November 14 th 200, at 17:45 CET. This game will be played in Stade de Geneve, Switzerland. VS With Switzerland already assured of their place at next summer’s FIFA World Cup, they now have the task of building for the event. Norway, meanwhile, were disappointing in qualifying...
FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
From Jock Stein's Celtic to Ottmar Hitzfeld's Borussia Dortmund, FIFA.com looks through the list of surprise one-time European champions.
Daily Practical Jokes and Funny Pranks (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
The Frenchman Franck Ribery, a winger for the Bayern Munich, wants to bring the fun and games back to training after several months of rigorous, regimented work under Louis van Gaal. He has a reputation for being a joker in the dressing room and regularly performed hilarious jokes on his team-mates and even former coaches Ottmar Hitzfeld and Jurgen Klinsmann during his first two years with the club....
ESPN (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Former Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn believes Louis van Gaal must stop tinkering with his team.
Some People Are On The Pitch (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Introducing a new series of features on national teams travelling to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. We start with Switzerland. Stealth technologists would do well to examine the characteristics of the Swiss national team. It seems that despite their successful qualification for the World Cup , no-one seems to be paying any attention to them. This is not perhaps the biggest surprise given that...
Swisster (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
A scrappy, tension-packed 0-0 draw against Israel in Basel on Wednesday evening saw Switzerland grab an automatic qualifying place for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. After ten games, the national team finished top of Group 2, one point ahead of Euro 2004 champions Greece who now face the play-offs. Even after Avihay Yadin was sent off in the 59th minute leaving the visitors with ten men,...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Switzerland sealed their automatic ticket to the 2010 World Cup despite being held to a goalless draw by Israel here on Wednesday.Ottmar Hitzfeld's side set themselves up for a trip to South Africa with Saturday's 3-0 win over Luxembourg and this vital point confirmed them as Group 2 winners.Greece beat Luxembourg 2-1 in Athens to go through to the play-offs as runners-up with Otto Rehagel's team finishing...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Star-studded Portugal kept their World Cup hopes alive Wednesday by booking a back-door play-off place while unheralded Switzerland and Slovakia completed the nine automatic European qualifiers.Portugal, without injured Cristiano Ronaldo, defeated Malta 4-0 in Guimaraes with Nani, Simao, Miguel and Edinho making sure of second spot behind Group One winners Denmark, but ahead of Sweden, who missed out...
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Switzerland secured qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa by claiming the point they needed in a draw against Israel in Basle tonight.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Hamburg - Slovakia and Switzerland secured the final two automatic places on offer to European teams for next summer's World Cup Wednesday while Ukraine and Portugal still retain hopes even if they will have to first safely navigate a play-off round....
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Switzerland and Slovakia earned Europe's last two automatic berths for next year's World Cup on Wednesday night, while Argentina tried to beat out Uruguay and Ecuador for South America's last certain spot in the 32-nation field.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Hamburg - Switzerland and Slovakia on Wednesday took the two final qualifying places on offer in the European World Cup qualifying campaign. Playing in Chorzow in snowy conditions, Slovakia managed to withhold continued Polish pressure for practicall...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Hamburg - Switzerland secured the point they needed to ensure automatic qualification for next year's World Cup in South Africa with a scoreless draw Wednesday in a qualifier against Israel. The point sees Ottmar Hitzfeld's side finish top of Group 2...
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