Geneva-based Inter Soccer has built a good reputation in the past five years for getting boys and girls out onto the playing fields, in English, and given them a good time while getting them moving. There are several options, from after-school to vacation camps and school holidays, for all levels including beginners. Given the woeful news about foreign girls in Switzerland getting far too little exercise this is just the solution for girls 3-14 (boys, too). Winter after-school sessions start in December in Vessy and Versoix - it’s not too late to join.
(GenevaLunch) - Chelsea maintained their lead over Liverpool at the top of the premiership, Man United kept up the pressure but Arsenal slipped up.
(GenevaLunch) - Chelsea retained their place at the top of the Premiership with a comfortable 0-2 victory away to Blackburn.
(GenevaLunch) - Chelsea returned to the top of the Premiership as they crushed Sunderland 5-0, including a hat-trick by Nicolas Anelka.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/oct/26/chelsea-liverpool
(GenevaLunch) - It was a weekend when records were made and broken.
(GenevaLunch) - The big four Premiership clubs all won on Saturday: Chelsea thrashed Middlesbrough 0-5, an in-form Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United crushed West Brom 4-0. Arsenal came from behind to beat Everton 3-1 and Liverpool did even better to recover after twice going behind to beat Wigan 2-3. Details, The Sun, UK
Athens, Greece (GenevaLunch) - Switzerland’s chances of making it to the 2010 World Cup football championship in South Africa were improved Wednesday night by a 2-1 win over Greece.
(GenevaLunch) - Switzerland made a small step to making up for its humiliating loss to Luxemburg when it beat Lithuania 2-1. The team is now in third place after Greece and Israel in Group Two.
(GenevaLunch) - Premier League: Chelsea and Liverpool preserved their place at the top of the League while Hull continued their amazing start to the season with an away win at Tottenham.
Geneva, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) - Majid Pishyar, an Iranian businessman who has been a controversial figure in Austrian football circles, and who was turned down by the Servette Football Club Association a few weeks ago in a bid to become its president, won the position Monday, with seven votes in his favour and three abstentions.
(GenevaLunch) - Arsenal were the big losers this weekend, being beaten at home by Hull City 1-2. Perhaps they should have played their junior team, which thrashed Sheffield United 6-0 mid-week.
Geneva, Switzerland (20 Minutes/ATS, Fre) - Police in Geneva are billing the canton CHF12.1 million for their security work during the Euro 2008 games, a sum that covers more than three times the budgeted number of hours. Geneva had estimated that 40,000 hours of overtime would be needed; the police worked 125,000 extra hours, at 140% pay.
(GenevaLunch) - Chelsea and Manchester United had to share the points as they drew 1-1. Liverpool slipped back as they were held at home 0-0 by Stoke.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Geneva Servette FC is facing an unhappy future, only three years after its painful rebirth following bankruptcy and the arrest of its then-president Marc Roger (sentenced 10 September 2008). Read more…
(GenevaLunch) - Chelsea and Liverpool consolidated their position at the top of the Premier League. Liverpool let in an early goal but fought back to beat Manchester United 2-1. Read more…
Zurich, Switzerland (20 Minutes, Fre) - Switzerland lost to Luxembourg 1-2 (1-1) before a crowd of 20,000, never managing to rise to the level of Luxembourg’s strong defense.
Geneva, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) - The former president of Geneva’s Servette football club, Marc Roger, was found guilty Tuesday of charges of fiscal fraud and mismanagement of the club, Read more…
Geneva, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) - The prosecutor in the trial of Marc Roger and two others on a series of charges related to fraud Read more…
Switzerland could only manage a 2-2 draw against Israel in Tel Aviv in their first match, in the campaign to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Most of the big teams won but not very convincingly: England beat Andorra 2-0, Italy won 1-2 in Cyprus and Spain beat Bosnia 1-0. France lost to Austria 3-1 in Vienna. For GenevaLunch by Nick Bates. Details: Fifa
Geneva and Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Marc Roger and two others began their session before the judge in Geneva in a case with multiple charges ranging from fraud to financial misconduct of the Servette Football Club that fell apart in 2005, owing more than CHF12 million. Roger was president of the club at the time but he had carved out a career for himself before that as an agent for several football stars.
Further north in Neuchatel, the trial opened of 15 people arrested on various charges relating to trafficking in watch parts and theft, with some of them accused of a gold heist from supplies intended for the watch industry. Rolex, Grisogono, and the luxury watchmaker Richemont are plaintiffs in the case popularly dubbed as the Jacquet Affair because watchmaker Jean-Pierre Jaquet was and also the Ulysses affair because of the number of people involved.
- Background, Neuchatel trial, RSR, Fre
- Background, Marc Roger trial, International Herald Tribune/AP
GenevaLunch, by Nick Bates - Chelsea beat Liverpool 1-0 in a rather subdued match. Joe Cole scored just before half-time but gradually the defense was in control. The return match in Liverpool is next Tuesday. Details: BBC
GenevaLunch, by Nick Bates - Manchester United snatched a 3-2 win in the final minute in an exciting match against Inter-Milan after being down 1-2 at half-time. Cristiano Ronaldo put Man U ahead with an early header that was deflected into the goal. Brazilian star Kaka struck back with two goals for Inter-Milan. Wayne Rooney scored two goals in the second half to take a slender lead into the return leg next week in Milan. Inter will feel that their two away goals leave them with an excellent chance to reach the final.
Tonight’s game features Chelsea against Liverpool, so English teams are sure of at least one team reaching the final, which will be played in Athens.
