What On Earth is Happening to FC Basel?

was tennis Legend Roger federa to blame for the downfall of a Swiss football club no no need for sensationalism NE you're not 15 love in 2002 FC Basel became the champions of Switzerland and enjoyed a 21st century dominance similar to the Nintendo DS or Coldplay but that I red the world they embodied a level of superiority enough to turn a nation's Eyes Green With Envy FCB achieved earnings of over 100 million EUR in multiple different seasons this is a club that in the last 10 years have beaten Manchester United Liverpool Chelsea nobody wanted to come up against FC basil where is basil basil is a German French Sandwich not literally in Northwest Switzerland Switzerland Germany [Applause] France kind of feels like I've stepped back into the 40s 50s that's less problematic Basel had become increasingly comfortable within its own country they craved a new feeling of success Switzerland's new Powerhouse Club wanted to mix in with the Europe's Elite in 2017 burnhard Berner became president chairman of Team ufa's main marketing agency was this move driven by a desire to open European doors berner's experimental era saw inexperienced former Basel players given roles throughout the club they had such dominance over Switzerland so they could afford to do this right wrong the young boys from burn seiz the Swiss title from right under Bergner's nose FC basel's 8-year dominance had been destroyed by young boys not lit well lit literally I don't know burnhard bergner Ste down as president in late 2020 RTO bound Gartner replaced him FCB suffered a 46% drop in revenues during the pandemic 2021 season the club appeared to have formed a new approach to recover those financial losses they've established themselves as a middleman between football clubs this season FC Basel finished the summer transfer window with 17 player departures and 16 new signings this level of activity in the transfer window seemed necessary to recover those financial losses it inevitably disrupts the playing Squad young boys have now won five of the last six Swiss titles FC Basel finished fifth last season their lowest finish since 2001 I decided to take a trip to Basel to find out what on Earth is going on oh no it's a domino what's the difference between Domino's and FC or th Els [Music] deliver well here we are then s hakob Park home of FC Basel also a shopping center there is a shopping center attached to the stadium a H&M an Aldi this is so the women can do the shopping and the men can do watch the football I can't take myself seriously I wasn't sure what to make of it from the outside but once you're in it's like a secret cave a secret football underworld [Music] guys am I the only one that can see [Music] this for schneer transport I absolutely love stadiums like this where you can just stand in The Concourse and watch cuz it means I don't get in anybody's way if I did want to take a seat I would be spoiled for choice although attendances have dipped it still places FC basil second in the average attendance table a study from 2018 revealed that broadcast Revenue makes up just 6% of earnings by the average Swiss Super League club which suggests local Revenue like attendances is still a financial driving force in Swiss football the match was fast-paced fun is this team really as bad as the papers report ronato Vega saw red just seconds after the second half ball was kicked FC Basel had 45 minutes to hold on it was hard to believe we were just 30 yards away from a H&M whilst your Maria and your Julies were shopping for jeans and a nice t-shirt FC Basel were about to lose yet another football game or were they Basil's recent struggles have tested the support of its fans but brought together a community of resilient loyal supporters tieno Barry's goal and the subsequent 27 minutes invoked an emotion that bar fans have not had to feel in the 21st century [Music] [Applause] hope the full-time whistle blew the FC Basel players celebrated with the fan for what felt like at least 10 minutes the S Gallen players went over to the traveling supporters and just stood there just stood there accepted it we lost the game there's a level of sincerity there I wish we had more of back at home under manager Fabio celestini FCB are no longer bottom of the table and are into the quarterfinals of the Swiss cup evident Improvement right stakeholder David denan recently stated we are the club that is most written and broadcast about we all work here every day to ensure that the FCB gets back on its feet and get on their feet they might just do but it won't be easy there are now 12 teams in the Top Flight of Switzerland the 12 teams play each other three times the league is then split into a top six and a bottom six each team plays the other five teams in their group once the team bottom of the relegation group is relegated second bottom plays a relegation playoff match that's very exciting is this a cautionary tale of complacency and arguable gluttony at the top of FC Basel that understandably culminated during a very successful and exciting period in their history or are FC Basel not out of danger yet have since learned that the Charming but slightly creepy masks worn by the mascots and scattered around the city of Basel and not the people of Switzerland reenacting their facial expressions having to watch the club but actually due to ongoing Carnival celebrations it was no surprise to find out Basel is the cultural capital of Switzerland home to 40 museums Basel it looks like a child has been given a free creative license to design their own City but then the father who works a 95 was able to sort of fill in all the blanks with efficient useful buildings that lack that creative charm of the child but serve their own purpose you have a building that looks like it's straight out of a medieval fantasy fairy tale next to an office block I'm

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Length: 8min 7sec (487 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 18 2024