The Bellinzona Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Momodou Jaiteh arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Momodou Jaiteh has, at Bellinzona, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Haymenn Bah-Traore due for a Bellinzona medical
Everything agreed with another club, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Bellinzona
Brian Atangana and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Bellinzona
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Lavdrim Hajrulahu was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Young Boys tell Bellinzona: Ardian Bajrami is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Mario Shaqiri joins the Bellinzona first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mario Shaqiri is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bellinzona promote Remo Schär from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Remo Schär 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Admir Comert joins the Bellinzona first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Admir Comert is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Albian Rieder steps up from the Bellinzona academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Albian Rieder 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
- Squad Yassine Bouchama is a square peg at Bellinzona
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Brian Atangana
- Match Bellinzona and Wil take a point apiece