Tag: Switzerland
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Blatter throws in the towel, or is he running scared?
Embed from Getty Images Sensational news has come out this afternoon with Sepp Blatter resigning his position as president of FIFA days after being re-elected. This stunning turn of events takes place with football’s governing body in the midst of a corruption storm, with many top-ranking officials being indicted to the US as we reported…
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Swiss star set to switch from Serie A to Bundesliga
Napoli midfielder Valon Behrami is on the verge of joining German side Hamburg for a fee reported to be in the region of £3.5m. The Switzerland international is believed to have fallen out of favour with manager Rafael Benitez, who is said to have questioned his lack of commitment during training sessions last season.…
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Juventus meet with Liverpool target’s agent
Juventus will today meet with representatives of Liverpool target Xherdan Shaqiri with a view to securing a big-money deal for the Bayern Munich attacker. According to gianlucadimarzio.com, the Turin giants have moved into pole position to land the Switzerland international despite strong interest from the Reds and Serie A rivals Roma. The report claims Roma…
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Liverpool face fresh fight for attacker
Juventus have reportedly joined Roma and Liverpool in the race to sign Bayern Munich forward Xherdan Shaqiri. Italian source TuttoSport claims new Juve manager Massimiliano Allegri has identified the Switzerland international as a key acquisition despite the fierce competition to secure his services. Allegri took charge of the Turin giants last week, 24 hours after…
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La Liga champions close in on ex-West Ham star
Atletico Madrid will step up their pursuit of Napoli midfielder Valon Behrami this weekend, according to reports in Italy. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the former West Ham United man is the subject of strong interest from the La Liga champions, who hope to secure his services by the middle of next week. The Switzerland…
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Liverpool face fight for Bayern Munich forward
Roma are reportedly closing in on Liverpool target Xherdan Shaqiri. According to 4-4-2.com the Serie A heavyweights have jumped to the front of the queue for the Switzerland international, who caught the eye in this summer’s World Cup in Brazil. Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are said to be ready to part company with the 22-year-old,…
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Messi and Di Maria send Argentina through
Lionel Messi provided an assist for Angel di Maria, who scored the winning goal for Argentina against Switzerland in extra time. Both sides started the game nervously with very few chances being created in the opening exchanges, but it was the Swiss who had the first real clear cut chance as Xherdan Shaqiri squared the…
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Argentina hitman lifts lid on injury
Manchester City star Sergio Aguero has sparked speculation that he could yet play a part in Argentina’s World Cup campaign. The injury-prone forward left the field early on in the group stage clash with Nigeria after sustaining the latest in a series of muscle ailments, and he is almost certain to miss tomorrow’s knock-out showdown…
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Liverpool close in on Swiss hat-trick star
Liverpool are on the brink of signing Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri with reports stating his agent is Merseyside-bound to continue transfer negotiations that commenced earlier this month. Swiss International Shaqiri, who stunned with a hat-trick last night in Switzerland’s 3-0 defeat of Honduras in the World Cup tournament, has kept the Reds fired-up and…
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WC Group E Round Up: France unbeaten, Ecuador out
France remained unbeaten with a 0-0 draw against Ecuador, which saw the South Americans eliminated with Switzerland progressing, writes Declan Olley (@declanolley). Les Bleus will now face Nigeria in Brasilia on Monday while Ecuador will exit the tournament at the group stage after Switzerland bettered their result with a 3-0 win over Honduras.Ecuador captain Antonio…
