Another Swiss Club Gets Socked

But hey, the owner has changed coaches four times in the past year. 

If Xamax, which already faced being deducted eight points, fails to overturn the decision on appeal it will become the first club kicked out of the league in midseason since Servette went bankrupt in 2005.

''These are serious violations of its obligations by the club,'' the league said in a statement.

The league's disciplinary commission ruled that Xamax's owners failed to provide documents relating to a change of ownership, after businessman Bulat Chagaev took over last May.

The league also suspects Xamax of providing fraudulent bank letters intended to prove that Chagaev could finance the club.

According to documents published by Swiss media, letters appearing to come from the Bank of America ''confirmed'' that Chagaev had access to $35 million. Chagaev is at the center of Swiss criminal investigations into suspected fraud regarding the documents.

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If this punishment is upheld, this will all but assure Grasshoppers of staying in the top flight.

More Misery For Grasshoppers

At Zurich, Switzerland:


In Sunday Swiss Super League action, Haris Seferovic scored the lone goal of the match in the 75th minute as Neuchatel Xamax handed Grasshoppers another league defeat, this time, 1-0 on the road.

Grasshoppers Fall To Ninth

At Neuchatel, Switzerland:


Kalu Uche (22') and Haris Seferovic (66') each scored once as Neuchatel Xamax defeated visiting Grasshoppers 2-0 in Sunday Swiss Super League action, dropping the visitors to ninth place in the league standings.

Say Hello......

To the George Steinbrenner of Swiss soccer.  Is this guy going to change coaches every time his team loses?

Neuchatel, who were recently taken over by Chechen businessman Bulat Chagaev, lie at the bottom of the Swiss league after two games and two defeats, but took the steps to remove coach Francois Ciccolini, team manager Sonny Anderson and the rest of the staff who were only appointed in June.





If he owned Charlie Brown's baseball team, he would have already fired the entire team a million billion times over.

Three In A Row For Grasshoppers

At Zurich, Switzerland:


After a scoreless first half, Izet Hajrovic (51'), Steven Zuber (56'), and Endogan Adili (72') each delivered a goal as Grasshoppers moved closer to maintaining their Swiss Super League status on Saturday with a 3-1 home win over Neuchatel Xamax, their third consecutive league triumph.

Goose Eggs In Neuchatel

At Neuchatel, Switzerland:

A battle of relegation-threatened clubs, the Saturday Swiss Super League contes between Neuchatel Xamax and visiting Grasshoppers, ended in a 0-0 stalemate.