Spain finished the Nations League group stage with a 3-2 win over Switzerland, to end up in top spot of Group 4 with 16 points from a possible 18. Luis De la Fuente’s men have not lost a game since last March — a friendly against Colombia in London. In a competitive fixture, Spain’s last...
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Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer quits international football
Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer announced his international retirement on Monday at the age of 35, ending a 12-year career with the national team. Sommer made 94 appearances for his country since making his debut in 2012. Sommer helped Switzerland reach the quarterfinals of the European Championship last month, losing to eventual runners-up England on penalties....
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Xherdan Shaqiri finishes international career as Switzerland’s second most-capped player
Xherdan Shaqiri announced his retirement from international football on Monday after winning 125 Switzerland caps and becoming the only player to score in each of the last three World Cups and European Championships. Xherdan Shaqiri announces his retirement from international football.(AFP) Midfielder Shaqiri, 32, who now plays with Chicago Fire in the United States, is...
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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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Netherlands handed semi-final advantage as England taunted over Bellingham
Gareth Southgate shut down a German journalist after leading his side into the Euro 2024 semi-finals on Saturday night. The Three Lions were then accused by the reporter of being given “easy runs” at major tournaments. They claimed that England even came up against a “poor” Germany team which they beat 2-0 in Euro 2020....
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Euro 2024 day 23: England’s ‘cheat code’ water bottle and can the Dutch go all the way?
Follow live coverage of England vs Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-final today The semi-finals line-up for Euro 2024 is complete. With France and Spain having assured themselves of places in the last four yesterday, England and the Netherlands followed them with victories today. Both quarter-finals were tight and dramatic, in different ways. England once...
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England ‘have to improve’ ahead of Switzerland quarter-final – Stones
John Stones has admitted that England are working hard to get back to the “fluid football” they used to play earlier in Gareth Southgate’s tenure. England are in the quarter-finals of the European Championship but performances have been underwhelming and Stones said on Thursday afternoon that the team know that they have to improve. England...
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Euro 2024 quarter-finals preview: Ronaldo faces Mbappe as England meet Switzerland – Tips and Tricks
This article is part of our ‘Tips and Tricks’ series, where we use data and know-how to identify trends and insights for Euro 2024. You can find all the articles in the series here. England are hanging in there and head to Dusseldorf on Saturday to face Switzerland with a place in the last four...
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How to fix England: Who replaces Guehi? Does Trippier play? A different No 10?
England are three games away from winning their first ever European Championship — but it doesn’t feel like it. If a laboured group stage felt stodgy enough, the last-16 tie against Slovakia was, at times, painful to watch. Gareth Southgate’s men eventually squeaked through but it took a very late, and very fine, goal from...
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The worst kick-off routine at Euro 2024 — and how Switzerland made Italy pay
Twenty-seven seconds into the second half, Switzerland went 2-0 up against Italy in their last-16 clash in Berlin. But, hang on, didn’t Italy take kick-off? Yes, they did — and they made a complete mess of it. Luciano Spalletti’s team started the second half with two players by the ball (the striker Gianluca Scamacca and...
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Murat Yakin: A coach proving the doubters wrong
Murat Yakin did look slightly surprised to be asked about his status as a sex symbol. It was shortly after his Switzerland side had drawn with Scotland in their second group game at Euro 2024. In among all the questions about his team changes, tactical thinking and approach for the next game against tournament hosts...
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Bastoni a doubt for Italy’s Euro 24 round of 16 tie against Switzerland
Follow live coverage of Switzerland vs Italy and Germany vs Denmark at Euro 2024 today Alessandro Bastoni is a doubt for Italy’s Euro 2024 round of 16 tie against Switzerland on Saturday. Bastoni, 25, played the entirety of Italy’s 1-1 draw against Croatia on Monday but now could miss Saturday’s fixture due to illness. Manager...
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