November 13 – A Swiss top-flight team have initiated legal proceedings after one of its players suffered a serious injury following a horror tackle by an opponent last weekend.
Gilles Yapi-Yapo, a former Ivory Coast international, was said by FC Zurich to have suffered torn anterior and interior cruciate ligaments, serious cartilage damage, meniscus tear, a torn kneecap and deep bruising in his thigh as a result of the tackle by FC Aarau’s Sandro Wieser – a former team-mate at Basel.
Wieser appeared to stamp down on Yapi-Yapo’s right knee, forcing the 32-year-old to be carried off on in the 19th minute and prompting the FC Zurich president, Ancillo Canepa, to lodge legal proceedings for intentional injury.
Wieser, a Liechtenstein international who was shown a straight red card, apologised via his Facebook page after the match. “I totally regret what happened,” he posted. “There was absolutely no intent on my part. I’ve had a lot of experience with injury and I don’t wish that on anyone.”
FC Zurich say it’s possible Yapi-Yapo might never play again.
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