Johan Djourou has signed a new, long-term contract with Arsenal which will reportedly see him stay at the club until 2012. The 21-year-old Switzerland international centre-back joined the Gunners from Etoile Carouge in 2003. Born in the Ivory Coast but raised in Geneva, Djourou has made four appearances this season most recently coming off the bench to [. Click to continue reading...

There were a lot of smiling faces in the corridors of Geneva this week, and many of them were owned by members of the SFA, because it was they that had put forward the plan to expand the number of finallists in the European Championships from sixteen to twenty-four with effective from Euro 2016. On [. Click to continue reading...

There were a lot of smiling faces in the corridors of Geneva this week, and many of them were owned by members of the SFA, because it was they that had put forward the plan to expand the number of finallists in the European Championships from sixteen to twenty-four with effective from Euro 2016. On [. Click to continue reading...

The most pleasant aspect of EURO 2008 for me has been the sight of banks of fans in the stadia.

The corporate hospitality is still there, with 80,000 packages sold, and while that is 80,000 too many for my liking, I have not noticed huge numbers of suits inside the grounds like I have at the last three World Cups. Click to continue reading...

Tonight sees the first dual clash with Czech Republic playing Turkey whilst Switzerland host Portugal. With Portugal through as Group Winners, all eyes will be on Geneva. We could potentially have a first in Group qualification with the fact that should tonight's game end in a draw, we will go straight into a penalty shoot out [. Click to continue reading...

We move to the chaos of simultaneous kickoffs for the last round of group stage matches. But in Group A, the focus will be solely on the match in Geneva, where the Czech Republic and Turkey meet for second place and a quarterfinal match against Croatia. Having already locked up the group, Portugal will face a Swiss team playing for pride. Click to continue reading...