Former Swiss football star Claudio Sulser says he experienced an attempted bribe during his career. “An opposing player came up to me and asked if we would agree to lose the game on purpose,” he told Blick. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This happened during Sulzer's time in the Nati B (second division) with Vevey. The opponents were playing against relegation. “I gave the answer on the pitch,” said the former international in an interview published on blick.ch on Monday. “In the end, we won 2:0 and I scored both goals.” Sulser, 69, has fond memories of his time as a footballer. Nevertheless, he describes himself as a "frustrated ex-national player who never achieved anything." "Although we occasionally beat the strongest teams in the world, we were never able to qualify for the [big tournaments]," he said. Although that was much more difficult back then than it is today, he is still a little disappointed about it. Training versus studying However ...