The Luzern Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Pascal Loretz stands alone
8 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Match8 Aug 2026
Luzern strike at the death to beat Lugano
There were 85 minutes on the clock and Lugano had all but banked the point. Football rarely reads the room, and Luzern did not stop to explain themselves.
Market10 Aug 2026
Pascal Loretz attracts admirers
The name of Pascal Loretz has come up in conversations Luzern were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Luzern bid $860.0K for Ashvin Balaruban
The offer went to Thun this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matteo di Giusto stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Matteo di Giusto and Luzern agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Leonardo Bertone in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Luzern this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tim Oberdorf 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Sami Ouaissa
Luzern asked and PSV said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nico Rodriguez steps up from the Luzern academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nico Rodriguez 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
- Market Cedric Fassnacht steps up from the Luzern academy
- Market One of our own: Djibril Comert joins the Luzern first team
- Match Luzern get the job done against Lugano