The Grasshopper Post
Squad24 Aug 2026
Justin Hammel is the hero from the spot
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Justin Hammel: 3 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Niclas Anspach
Successful dribbles: 39. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match19 Aug 2026
Felix Tsimba sends Grasshopper through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Felix Tsimba obliged against Vaduz. 1‑1 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Grasshopper.
Market24 Aug 2026
Amir Abrashi puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Grasshopper, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match22 Aug 2026
No end in sight to Grasshopper's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Grasshopper has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A move Ouattara Moudjatovic would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Ouattara Moudjatovic is living that version at Grasshopper, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Grasshopper
Maximilian Ullmann was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match22 Aug 2026
Juan Peñaloza’s goal not enough for Grasshopper
Juan Peñaloza scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Basel, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Grasshopper training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Philipp Wiesinger is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Market A long bet from Grasshopper on Xaver Dragovic
- Player ratings Hassane Imourane misses from twelve yards
- Market Luzern are about to pick up the phone