“Difficult to bear”: Röstigraben in Swiss Football: French-speaking people see red

“Le Matin” openly criticized Swiss Football Night. For the orange media, the organizers would not take enough account of French-speaking Switzerland, “as always”.

After Swiss Football Night, criticism arose in French-speaking Switzerland. The organizers would not have looked the other side of the Röstigraben. “As always”, writes “Le Matin”.

Swiss Football Night is “a horror”, an event organized by Swiss Germans for Swiss Germans. Latins are rarely highlighted. This is what happened Monday evening: Naomi Luyet received the Youngster prize and the president of the ASF Dominique Blanc opened the evening in French, then the front of the stage belonged to the German speakers. Or to use the words of Le Matin: “The rest of the evening? Terribly difficult to bear.” The debate is on…