BASEL, Switzerland — Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri returned to Basel on Friday, 12 years after leaving the club where he began his career. Basel announced in a statement titled “Welcome home, Shaq” that Shaqiri had penned a three-year deal. The Swiss club also posted a video on social media. “It fills me with pride and...
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Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri ends international career after standout goal at Euro 2024
BERN, Switzerland — Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri retired from the national team on Monday. Shaqiri announced the news nine days after his 125th game for Switzerland, a penalty shootout loss to England in the European Championship quarterfinals. Going on as an extra-time substitute, the former Liverpool and Bayern Munich player struck the England crossbar direct...
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Switzerland’s Shaqiri announces international retirement
Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 32. Shaqiri earned 125 caps during a 14-year international career and represented his country at seven major tournaments. He is Switzerland’s second most-capped player behind only Granit Xhaka (130) and their fourth all-time top scorer with 25 goals. “Seven tournaments, many...
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Shaqiri made history at Euro 2024 with a goal only he could have scored
When Xherdan Shaqiri signed for Chicago Fire in 2022, he was supposed to be a transformational signing. After all, he was the highest paid player in Major League Soccer at the time, guaranteed to earn at least $8.15million (£6.4m a current rates) a year. Two play-off appearances since 2010 isn’t ideal; terrible, in fact. The...