The Winterthur Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Winterthur
Pajtim Kasami and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tibault Citherlet moves on
Étoile Carouge pay $360.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Juan Romero
Winterthur asked and Olimpia said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match8 Aug 2026
Roman Buess’s goal not enough for Winterthur
Roman Buess scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to St. Gallen, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Stefanos Kapino
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Stefanos Kapino, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Noah Comert steps up from the Winterthur academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Noah Comert 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ricardo Sommer joins the Winterthur first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ricardo Sommer 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
Winterthur promote Silvan Fassnacht from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Silvan Fassnacht 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Winterthur
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Remo Arnold was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Squad Théo Golliard signs on for more
- The dugout Silvan Embolo answers for it
- Player ratings Fabian Rohner gives it away