Arsene Wenger has been lined up by the Swiss national team to become their next manager, according to reports in Switzerland. Since the former Arsenal boss retired in 2018 after 22 years at the club, he has worked as Fifa’s chief of global football development. Credit: PA However, after Switzerland impressively reached the quarter-finals in … Read more
Spain midfielder Thiago showed his true class by consoling Swiss youngster Ruben Vargas after his penalty miss at Euro 2020. Luis Enrique’s side ran out 3-1 winners on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes of action. Fabian Schar and Manuel Akanji had their kicks saved by Unai Simon, but Vargas saw his blazed over … Read more
More than 270,000 fans have signed a petition demanding that UEFA replay the European Championship round of 16 clash between France and Switzerland because ‘the rules were not respected’ during the penalty shootout. France were eliminated from this summer’s tournament when Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer produced a fine stop to deny Kylian Mbappe. Sommer didn’t celebrate until he received official confirmation from VAR that the … Read more
Paul Pogba has been accused of ‘losing the plot’ during France’s shock Euro 2020 elimination at the hands of Switzerland. The reigning world champions were dumped out at the last-16 stage 5-4 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in 120 minutes. Pogba scored a stunning goal to give France a 3-1 lead, but his performance has been … Read more
Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka was spotted sinking a bottle of Coca-Cola on Monday night, just minutes before they knocked world champions France out of the European Championship in a dramatic penalty shootout. It was a round of 16 clash to remember at the National Arena in Bucharest. Vladimir Petkovic’s side took a shock lead in the 15th minute when Benfica striker Haris Seferovic … Read more
Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka produced a quite stunning Man of the Match performance against world champions France to help his side reach the quarter-final stage of a major tournament for the first time in 67 years. The Arsenal man, known perhaps for being more defensive than offensive, was sensational from start to finish. He not only completed the most forward passes in the game … Read more
Have you ever wondered why Wales tend to line-up in a lop-sided formation as they get their picture taken before kick-off? Well, it’s actually a premeditated plan that has become somewhat of a superstition in camp. The positioning of the team photo ahead of Wales’ European Championship opener against Switzerland on Saturday afternoon was, … Read more