There's no better way to start a new season than with a beautiful goal, but Young Boys' Milan Gajic might not agree with that statement right now. Eager to improve on last season's third-place finish, Young Boys kicked off the new Swiss Super League campaign against St. Gallen. With the match even at 1-1 in the 52nd minute, Gajic attempted to end St. Gallen's attack with a nervous clearance ove...Full Story »

Ivory Coast forward Giovanni Sio has joined Swiss champions Basel on a four-year deal following a disappointing spell at VfL Wolfsburg. The 24-year-old joined the Bundesliga team in January 2012 but had spells on loan at Augsburg and Swiss club Sion and only played 10 league games for Wolfsburg. "For Giovanni this change is a big opportunity as he can establish himself as a starter in Basel," ...Full Story »

Six FC Sion players have been banned for five matches each by the Swiss League for using a civil court to force their right to play. The league says its disciplinary commission ruled that the six violated Swiss Football Association statutes by repeatedly petitioning a non-sports tribunal after their registrations were refused. The six players, who can appeal, are: Stefan Glarner, Pascal Feindo...Full Story »

FC Basel go into Tuesday’s Champions League match against Benfica with a caretaker coach who is already tired of talk about his predecessor Thorsten Fink. Former assistant coach Heiko Vogel was thurst into the limelight when Fink quit the club last Thursday to take charge of Bundesliga strugglers Hamburg SV, having won two successive Swiss titles in his stint at Basel. Since then, all th...Full Story »

Six FC Sion players at the center of a legal battle with UEFA are now facing Swiss League disciplinary action for going to a civil court in a dispute over their right to play. The league said Friday it has begun proceedings because the players ignored the rules of FIFA, UEFA and Swiss football authorities by petitioning a civil court. Football’s rules only recognize sports tribunals. The...Full Story »