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FC Basel won the league and cup double last season (Keystone) Football clubs will hope that Switzerland's poor showing at Euro 2008 will not reverse a trend of rising attendances when the new season kicks off on Friday. Last season saw average crowd numbers at top flight games break the 10,000 barrier for the first time, as FC Basel won their fourth championship in seven years during a pulsating final weekend. But it remains to be seen if domestic football fever blows as hot after Switzerland's disappointing exit from the European championships, that it was co-hosting with Austria in June. Swiss football league (SFL) spokesman, Roger Müller, told swissinfo that the recent rise in fans is attributable not only to the Swiss national side reaching three major finals in a row, but also to new improved stadiums springing up,... [read full story]
