Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and Swiss League Cup winners once.
Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, popularly known as the Lion of Africa, was a general in the Imperial German Army and the commander of its forces in the German East Africa campaign. For four years, with a force of about 14,000, he held in check a much larger force of 300,000 British, Indian, Belgian, and Portuguese troops.
The Battle of Jassin was a World War I battle that took place on 18– 19 January 1915 at Jassin on the German East African side of the border with British East Africa between a German Schutztruppe force and British and Indian troops. Jassin had been occupied by the British in order to secure the border between British East Africa and German territory, but was weakly defended by a garrison of four companies of Indian troops, commanded by Colonel Raghbir Singh and numbering a little over 300 men. Colonel Raghbir Singh was killed during the battle.
Mario "Lupo" Cantaluppi is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
Marco Rose is a German professional football manager who is currently the manager of Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, and a former player who was a defender for Lokomotive Leipzig, Hannover 96 and Mainz 05.
Antoine "Spitz" Kohn was a Luxembourg football player and football manager.
Marcos Antônio Elias Santos, known as Marcos Antônio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Olaf Janßen is a retired German footballer and manager of Viktoria Köln, who played as a midfielder.
Marco Schällibaum is a Swiss football manager and former player. He is the manager of Swiss Challenge League side Yverdon-Sport FC.
Marco Kurth is a German football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is a first-team coach at the German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
Marco Walker is a Swiss football manager and a former international who played as a defender during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Marco Kurz is a German football manager and former player who played as a defender. He last managed Australian side Melbourne Victory.
Marco Reus is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger. He captains Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and plays for the Germany national team.
FC Basel began their 2009–10 season with various warm-up matches against Swiss lower league, Ukrainian Vyscha Liha, and Super League Greece clubs. The club's aim for their first teaml during the 2009–10 season were to win back the league championship and to win the cup title. It was also their aim qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Marco Rodrigo Rojas is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean side Colo-Colo and the New Zealand national football team. During his time in the A-League with Melbourne Victory, Rojas was dubbed the Kiwi Messi by fans for his ability on the ball and goalscoring prowess.
Marcos Alonso Mendoza is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
Marco Djuricin is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rijeka. He came to prominence in his native Austria with Sturm Graz, scoring 24 goals in 44 appearances, before joining Red Bull Salzburg in 2015. He has played professionally in Austria, Germany, England, Hungary, Switzerland and Croatia. He has been capped by Austria at international level.
Marco Richter is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.
Marco Friedl is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and the Austria national team.
Marco Antwerpen is a German football manager and former player who last managed 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and former player.
