<p>FC Thun midfielder Ethan Meichtry was a road worker three years ago. Now he’s a Swiss Super League winner.</p><p><br /></p><p>His story perfectly encapsulates the improbable rise of the club, who were promoted only last summer and are already champions of Switzerland for the first time in their history.</p><p><br /></p><p>So how did Meichtry go from construction worker to title-winner? How did Thun take Swiss football by storm? And where does their triumph rank on the all-time list of great soccer fairytales and underdog stories?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode of The Sweeper Podcast, we pull back the curtain one of the biggest European football stories of 2026: Thun’s unlikely transformation from relegation candidates to first-time national champions.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can sign up for the waiting list for The Sweeper's live show and the ‘Around The World in 80 Clubs’ book launch via this link: ⁠<a href="thesweeper.eventbrite.com⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">thesweeper.eventbrite.com⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 – Intro</p><p>01:20 – Celebrations: Pyrotechnics and pubs</p><p>04:40 – Management: Gerber and Lustrinelli</p><p>09:36 – Players: Roadworkers, recoveries and rejects</p><p>12:50 – Style: Verticality and disregard for possession</p><p>15:42 – Rivals: Basel &amp; Young Boys underperformance </p><p>19:05 – Records: Swiss and European comparisons</p><p>23:03 – Patreon plug and live show information</p><p>24:35 – Fairytales: Where does Thun sit in the ranking?</p>