Ruben Akanji

Defensive Midfielder - Zurich U18
6 Sep 2026
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The Zurich Herald

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

Zurich throw away a 2-goal lead

2 in front and in complete control, and it finished with Young Boys the happier side. There is no version of this afternoon that Zurich will enjoy reviewing.

Squad

Philippe Keny takes the match ball home

3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.

Transfer targets

An offer of $3.5M for Anthony Racioppi

Zurich have gone to Sion with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.

Squad

Myron Boadu gets the move he always wanted

Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Myron Boadu has just signed for Zurich, and for once the answer mattered.

Transfer targets

Zurich rebuffed over Lukas Mai

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Lugano have kept their man, and Zurich go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Market

Zurich turn down Sion for Damienus Reverson

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

Philippe Keny stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Philippe Keny and Zurich agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Tempers go at Zurich

Philippe Keny 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.

Market

Remo Kobel steps up from the Zurich academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Remo Kobel has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

In brief