Zurich makes progress on football stadium project

ZURICH (AP) — Zurich has moved closer to getting the new football stadium that was originally promised for the 2008 European Championship.

The canton (state) of Zurich says it will invest 8 million Swiss francs ($8.5 million) in a 19,000-capacity venue to be shared by city rivals FC Zurich and Grasshoppers.

The 150 million Swiss francs ($160 million) project on the site of …