FC Basel

22nd June 2016. By Edward Stratmann.
After making a real impression off the bench in Switzerland's opening two fixtures, against Albania and Romania, Switzerland coach, Vladimir Petkovic, rightly rewarded Breel Embolo with a start against France.

Replacing Haris Seferovic, who was underwhelming in those aforementioned matches, the 19-year-old sensation put in an admirable shift against the experienced, battle hardened French backline. While France's two centre-backs, Adil Rami and Laurent Koscielny, did their utmost to make life as difficult as possible for him, Embolo stuck to his task manfully and enjoyed plenty of promising moments himself.

Testing himself against such elite players undoubtedly served as a brilliant yet challenging learning experience for Embolo. "It wasn't easy against the French defence," he said.

"But we're at the top level of European football here. It will do me good. I'm 19 and I don't hide."

While this was by no means a perfect

Think Bayern Munich, Juventus, and Paris Saint Germain are impressive for winning three or four national top flight football titles in a row? They've got nothing on FC Basel, who have clinched the Swiss Super League title six years running, and who have won a remarkable 10 titles since the turn of the century. Indeed, in terms of current soccer dynasties, it's hard to compete with the durable dominance of Basel. But with a new manager taking over at the club in 2015 2016, will FC Basel continue to dominate Swiss Super League play and continue their impressive streak? Or will the shakeup give another Swiss soccer squad a chance at the title that no other team has won this decade?

Those are the questions on the minds of fans in the FC Basel home shirt 2015 2016, as they wait to see how new coach Urs Fischer