The Young Boys Chronicle
Squad14 Sep 2026
Alvyn Sanches falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market14 Sep 2026
Young Boys promote Steven Kobel from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Steven Kobel has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market14 Sep 2026
Young Boys promote Xherdan Comert from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Xherdan Comert has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Christian Fassnacht runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 15. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Isaac Schmidt stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.31 on the card, and the Young Boys support went home talking about one name.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Kevin Mbabu has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Young Boys will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Squad14 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Oscar Destiny
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Oscar Destiny, and the manager let it.
Match12 Sep 2026
Point won or two lost for Young Boys?
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Basel? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Lewin Blum asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market Sandro Lauper linked with a move away
- The terraces The press cannot get enough of Isaac Schmidt