Like Leicester and Bodø/Glimt, Swiss soccer club Thun set to be historic league champion

Like Leicester’s Premier League title in 2016 and Bodø/Glimt’s stunning rise in Norway since 2020, Swiss soccer looks set to get its own surprise champion

GENEVA — Like Leicester’s Premier League title in 2016 and Bodø/Glimt’s stunning rise in Norway since 2020, Swiss soccer looks set to get its own surprise champion.

Thun has never won the top-tier league in the club’s 128-year history yet this season has turned the standings into a procession — even as a newly promoted club.