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It is a very special kind of victory lap: Fabian Frei (34) is celebrated together with his daughters Mara and Lena by the 24,000 fans in the Joggeli. Frei has been the record player in the Super League since Sunday afternoon. He played no fewer than 422 games in the national competition. 64 of them for St. Gallen, Sunday’s opponent. The remaining 358 for FCB. If Frei hadn’t played for Mainz in the Bundesliga from 2015 to 2017, he would probably break the 500 mark quickly.
He and his teammates ensured that it would actually be a day of celebration, with at times brilliant performances against St. Gallen. Frei sets the pace for an FCB completely transformed compared to previous games. The final score is 2-0. Thanks to defense chief Frei, the Basel team kept a clean sheet for the first time this season.
At the free debut, Basel’s coach was still called Christian Gross
Of course he was happy, Fabian Frei said afterwards, the victory was a “huge relief”.
You happily accept the pain after the match, which gets worse with age. “It’s like this: my teammates are getting younger, I’m getting older,” says Frei. The average age of FCB against St. Gallen is 23.7 years. And that is only because of veterans like Marvin Hitz (36), Taulant Xhaka (32) or Fabian Frei. Some of Frei’s teammates are 15 or 16 years younger than him.
A look at the statistics shows how long Fabian Frei has been there: when he made his debut for FCB in 2007 at the age of 18, the coach’s name was Christian Gross.
“There is no reason to think about quitting”
After the victory over St. Gallen, Frei also said that this season is not over yet: “I’m still having a lot of fun with football. There is no reason to think about quitting.”
And how does the record man celebrate the victory and the 422 games in the evening? “First we put the three children to bed, that’s challenge enough. But afterwards I’ll probably have a glass of wine with my wife.”
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 FC Zurich
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15
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16
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30
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|
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2
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 BSC Young Boys
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14
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17
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28
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|
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3
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 Napkin FC
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15
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8th
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28
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|
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4
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 FC St. Gallen
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15
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10
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27
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|
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5
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 FC Lucerne
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15
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-3
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24
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|
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6
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 FC Lugano
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14
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2
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19
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|
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7
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 FC Lausanne Sport
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15
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1
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19
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|
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8th
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 Yverdon Sports FC
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15
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-11
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17
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|
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9
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 FC Winterthur
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15
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-8th
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16
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|
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10
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 Grasshopper Club Zurich
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15
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-5
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14
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|
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11
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 FC Basel
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14
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-12
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11
|
|
|
12
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 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy
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14
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-15
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10
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
