Switzerland remained winless in this year’s Nations League and it was relegated to the second tier League B after Serbia held it to a 1-1 draw on Friday, with Zeki Amdouni’s opener cancelled out by Aleksa Terzic’s late strike. The Swiss will finish bottom of Group A4 with just two points from five matches. Serbia...
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Spain call up teenager Cubarsi to replace hurt Torres in Nations League match against Denmark, Switzerland
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente called up Barcelona’s 17-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi on Wednesday to replace Pau Torres for the Nations League matches against Denmark and Switzerland. Aston Villa centre-back Torres arrived at Spain’s Las Rozas training base with some “muscular discomfort,” according to the Spanish Football Federation. ALSO READ: De Jong says he...
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Fowler mystery solved; truth improved Matildas can’t forget amid coach search — What we learned
The gloom created by the Matildas’ group stage exit at the Olympics might be starting to fade after two positive results, but there is still a host of fundamental issues the side needs to address before they can really move on from what happened in France. The squad arrived in camp in Zurich desperate to...
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UEFA Nations League: Denmark’s Eriksen strikes again in 2-2 comeback draw away to Switzerland
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen created one goal and scored another to grab a 2-2 draw against Switzerland, which was pegged back twice in their Nations League A Group 4 clash on Tuesday, to leave the Danes in second place on seven points. Though the Swiss remain bottom, they managed to secure their first point of the...
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UEFA Nations League: Serbia eases to 2-0 Nations League win over Switzerland
Serbia beat Switzerland 2-0 to earn its first victory in Nations League A Group Four on Saturday, while the visitors missed a penalty and fell to their third successive defeat of the competition. The breakthrough came in added time at the end of the first half when Lazar Samardzic floated a free kick from out...
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UEFA Champions League 2024-25: Gimenez strikes late as Atletico grabs thrilling comeback win against Leipzig
A 90th-minute goal from Jose Maria Gimenez snatched a 2-1 comeback victory for Atletico Madrid at home against RB Leipzig in their Champions League opener on Thursday. Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko put the visitors in front just four minutes in, but Antoine Griezmann levelled things up after 28 minutes. In the final minute of regular time,...
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UEFA Nations League: Spain coach says players need to play for national team despite packed calendar
Players need to be involved with their national sides despite a crammed calendar causing concerns over the impact on players’ health, Spain manager Luis de la Fuente said before its Nations League clash against Switzerland on Sunday. The European champion will face Switzerland in Geneva after both teams dropped points in their competition openers, with...
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UEFA Nations League – Denmark vs Switzerland: Preview, Prediction, and Betting Tips – thesportstak
As the UEFA Nations League is about to start, Denmark will be taking on Switzerland in the Parken Stadium on Friday, 05th September. Both teams could not qualify for Knockout round in 2022-23 SportsTak Wed – 04 Sep 2024 Photo Caption: Granit Xhaka and Christian Eriksen in frame (Getty) Story Highlights: Denmark will be taking...
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Premier League: Schar retires from int’l football, will focus on Newcastle
Newcastle United | Photo: EPL website 2 min read Last Updated : Aug 26 2024 | 8:57 PM IST Switzerland defender Fabian Schar retired from the national team on Monday, becoming the third veteran player in the European Championship quarter-finalist squad choosing to focus on club soccer. Schar, goalkeeper Yann Sommer and playmaker...
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Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer ends national-team career after 94 games
After a decade as Switzerland’s No. 1 goalkeeper, Yann Sommer retired from the national team on Monday at age 35 to focus on playing for Inter Milan. Sommer’s decision announced by the Swiss football federation will likely see Gregor Kobel of Borussia Dortmund step up as the first-choice ’keeper. Sommer went to three World Cups...
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Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri returns to Basel, 12 years after leaving childhood club
Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri returned to Basel on Friday, 12 years after leaving the club where he began his glittering 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 I am...
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Switzerland get big England boost as Cristiano Ronaldo shows true colours
Didi Hamann has accused Cristiano Ronaldo of letting Portugal down by bursting into tears following his missed penalty against Slovenia. “All he thinks about is himself,” Hamann told RTE Sport. “I think he showed his true colours again. “Missing the penalty, he starts crying on the pitch, he starts crying at half-time in extra-time. And...