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Defiant Sepp Blatter Claims Innocence, Says He Was 'Shocked' by Corruption Allegations
A day after winning re-election for a fifth consecutive term as FIFA president, Blatter brusquely dismissed questions about his possible involvement in the DOJ’s bribery case.
The Ballon d'Or is Dumb, Here's How to Fix It
If we are going to engage in the absurdity of awarding individual honors in a team sport like soccer, there are better ways to do it.
Students Tried to Kick FIFA Boss Sepp Blatter Out of a University in Zurich
The protesters chanted, "Joseph Blatter, the dream's over, soon you'll be lying in the trunk" (this rhymes in German).
These Architecture Pictures Are So Crisp It’s Unreal
Matthias Heiderich's photo series 'Systems/Layers' captures moments when urban scenery almost looks like an illustration.
A Swiss Wildlife Park Is Serving Its Animals As Carpaccio
At Wildnispark Langenberg in Zurich, visitors can gaze upon majestic wild boars, deer, moose, bison, and more—and then they can head to one of the park's restaurants and eat them.
Panda to Sochi: Day 3
Waking up in Geneva, looking for good spots to ride and thinking about swiss fondue. All that happened but moreover I suddenly became Pippi Langstrumpf. Check it out!
Zurich's Infamous Binz Squat Is No More
On Friday morning, Zurich authorities entered the Binz, Switzerland's most infamous squat, with the intention of ending its seven-year run. However, when they turned up, instead of being met by a horde of Molotov-wielding anarchists, they discovered a...
Too Binz to Fail
Almost seven years ago, a group of squatters called the Schoch family took over some former factory buildings in Zurich's Binz neighborhood. Last February, the city announced that they were planning on massacring the party by converting the building...
Party On, Dubstep Dudes
Earlier this year, as rioting and revolution convulsed the rest of the world, Switzerland remained predictably stable.
Walter Pfeiffer
Walter Pfeiffer has been chasing beauty for almost 40 years now, making pictures that are as much a product of his obsessions as of his precision.