Tag: Serbia
Lichtsteiner and Xhaka escape World Cup ban
Granit Xhaka and Stephan Lichtsteiner escaped with fines after they were charged with ‘provoking the general public’ following their goal celebrations against Serbia and a complaint by the Serbian FA.
Lichtsteiner charged by FIFA, faces two-match ban
Stephan Lichtsteiner has also been charged by FIFA after he joined in with Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri’s double-headed eagle celebration.
How Granit Xhaka helped Switzerland topple the Serbians
Since his move from Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2016 Granit Xhaka has split opinion but his improvement is undeniable.
FIFA start proceedings against Granit Xhaka
FIFA have opened up disciplinary proceedings after Granit Xhaka celebrated his goal against Serbia by making a two-headed eagle gesture with his hands.
Lichtsteiner defends Xhaka
Stephan Lichtsteiner has defended Granit Xhaka after the Arsenal man celebrated his Switzerland screamer with a double-headed eagle gesture aimed at the Serbian fans.
Arsenal still monitoring the progress of Zivkovic, a year after missing out on his...
Arsenal have sent scouts to watch Serbian winger Andrija Zivkovic and may well make another approach after failing last summer.
Ramsey’s Panenka penalty against Serbia was in the same stadium of its original creation
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey opened the scoring for Wales in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier against Serbia with a Panenka penalty that proved to be an inadvertent tribute in the stadium it was devised.