FC Basel ? Rising Star in Europe

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Club Introduction

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FC Basel, founded in 1893, is the most successful club in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 16 times, and has retained the title from 2010 to 2013. FC Basel is also one of the best improved club in European competition. They have competed in European competition every season since 1999-2000. By the end of season 2012-2013, their UEFA ranking is 35th, which is higher than a lot of big clubs such ad Roma, Sevilla and Leverkusen.

In the 2011-12 season, FC Basel produced outstanding results in Champions League. FC Basel tied away 3-3 and then won at home 2-1 against Manchester United, which saw them progress to the knockout phase. Here they were defeated by Bayern Munich on aggregate despite a 1-0 home win. The 2012-13 season, by eliminating Zenit and Tottenham Hotspur, they reached the semi-finals of Europa League, where they were beaten by eventual winners Chelsea. In the first match of the 2013-14 Champions League, Basel avenge that defeat, with a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and later won 1-0 against Chelsea again at home.


Key Players

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Macro Streller(Striker) /Valentin Stocker(Midfielder)/Fabian Schar(Defender)/ Yann Sommer(Goalkeeper)

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Macro Streller is the long serving team captain who has played for FC Basel for 10 years. He is a powerful target man with excellent passing skills and leadership. The veteran is probably the best striker in the league and has scored 85 league goals for the team already. He has retired from international competition in April 2011 together with ex-teammate Alexander Frei.
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Valentin Stocker is the vice captain of FC Basel and a home grown player, he joined the team when he was 16. He is an all-rounded left winger and has regularly played for the Swiss national team since 2008. He has already made 145 league appearances for the team given his young ages.
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Fabian Schar joined FC Basel in 2012 and quickly became a first team regular. The Swiss strong centre back was newly selected to represent his country in September 2013 and scored on his debut. He scored 2 more goals in his second games four days later, and become the first choice centre back for Switzerland before ex-Arsenal player Senderos and Djourou.
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Yann Sommer is the 2nd​ vice captain of FC Basel and a home grown player, he was trained in farmer club FC Concordia Basel since 9 years old and moved to Basel youth in 2003. He has been the first choice goalkeeper for the team since 2011 and become one of the best young goalkeeper in Europe. He has made his international debut in May 2012.
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Hot Prospects
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Mohamed Salah/Mohamed El Neny/Adili Endogan/Arlind Ajeti​

Mohamed Salah is a talented pacey winger and Mohamed El Neny is a strong and all-rounded midfielder. They both joined from Egyptian club Arab Contractors SC in 2012 and quickly be recognized as one of the best youngster in Europe. There are rumours that Manchester United and Liverpool are both interested in signing Mohamed Salah after his excellent performance in the Champions League 2013.
Adili Endogan joined Basel in 2012 from rivalry club Grasshopper, his primary position is a striker but he can also play on right or left wing. Arlind Ajeti is a home grown centre back playing for the team since he was 9. He has moved to the Basel first team last year and made four league appearances.

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Pre-season​

25th​ June 2013FC Basel has announced that manager Murat Yurkin resigned. Murat Yakin, who has been a player for the club from 1999-2000 and 2011-2006, has lead the club to win the Swiss Super League and reach semi-finals of Europa League since his takeover as manager on 15 October 2012. Both the club and the manager refused to comment on the reason but Swiss Press are rumouring that Murat Yakin is going to manage a big team in Germany.

In the same press conference , the club have announced the new manager. Club legend Alexander Frei has been appointed as the replacement, leaving his job as director of football in FC Luzern. Frei played as a forward and was the captain of the Swiss national team and is all-time leading scorer of the Swiss national football team with 42 goals in 84 games. Frei played for FC Basel since he was 16, from 1995 to 1998, and then later returns for the club and played from 2009 to 2013 and retired recently.

"It has been a dream come true" quoted Frei in the press conference. Going forward, Frei is going to bring out attack football to Basel and aim at defending the Swiss Super League title this year. Frei refused to comment about future transfer or staff changes at this moment. Swiss press report believed that the new Basel manager will have 3.2 million Euro to invest in the transfer market.


26th​ June 2013
Free agent Franco Zuculini joined the FC Basel shortly after the appointment of new manager. The 22-years old Argentina defensive midfielder, who played for Spainish club Zaragoza for two seasons, has decided to stay in Europe and join the Swiss club after rejecting an offer from Lanus, a club in his own country. Zuculini has signed a three year contract with Basel with weekly salary of 15,000 Euro, which is the third highest in Switzerland slightly lower than new Basel teammates Macro Streller and Valentin Stocker. With the help of fellow countryman Matias Delgado and Gaston Sauro, Zuculini expect to fit in life in Switzerland and pick up the language.

We want to make this signing quick and avoid other teams to compete with us, the new Basel manager Frei said. "Zuculini will be a great asset to the team and certainly can help the team to win points." Journalist raise questions about the rumoured interest in Chilean midfielder Marcelo Diaz from several big clubs and Frei refused to comment on that.
 
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27th​ June 2013
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Marcelo Diaz

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Stephan Andrist and Kay Voser

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After a private discussion with the manager about his future, Marcelo Diaz express his wish to join a bigger club. And Frei decide to offer the player to other clubs together with two other players Stephan Andrist and Kay Voser, who have their contract expiring on June 2014. Arlind Ajeti is the only player whose contract is expiring on June 2014, given a new offer of 4,000 Euro per week until June 2015. Also, a numbers of youngerster including Kwang-Ryon Pak, Musa Araz and Aleksandar Zarkovic are listed for loan in order to let them have some first team chances. Lastly, new fitness coach Andrea Corrain and coach Erich Hurzeler has joined FC Basel.




30th​ June 2013
Basel announced that Marcelo Diaz is leaving the club for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven for a fee of 7.5 million Euro. The Chilean midfielder joined Basel in 2012 for a fee of 3.1 million Euro. The fans are extremely happy with the decision and feel that the club has done well to get such a profit from the sales which can be used on other areas. Also, full back Kay Voser is joining England club Blackburn for a fee of 1.9 million Euro. Given the player's injury proneness and expiring contract, the fans are very satisfied with the deal.

Manager Alexander Frei revealed that he is looking for new players to strengthen the team, especially young talented backups on the wing back and striker position. Rumours from Swiss press said that 20 years old Austrian right back Patrick Farkas is the major target of Frei since Basel agents are spotted in Mattersburg, Austria.
 
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2nd​ July 2013
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Xavier Margairaz​

Swiss international player Xavier Margairaz joined Basel freely and sign a two year contract with the Swiss champion. The attacking midfielder has left Swiss club Sion this summer and been looking for new challenges. Reports claimed that weekly salary of Margairaz will only be 3,000 Euro. Basel fans feels that the manager has made a smart catch and are looking forward to Margairaz's performance. Margairaz is the second free player joining Basel since manager Alexander Frei take over the team a week ago.

Meanwhile, Swiss winger Stephan Andrist left Basel to join Italian club Torino for a reported fee of 1.8 million Euro. Fans agree with the club decision that Andrist will not get many chance in the first team here and the transfer fee is decent. The transfer is beneficial to both the player and the club.
 
Did a save as sion once and stocker and streller were the bane of my life! Good luck
 
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