Granit Xhaka and his Switzerland team-mates have been knocked out of this summer’s European Championships, following a nerve-racking defeat on penalties against a well-drilled Poland side in the first knockout fixture of the tournament.
France were held to a poor 0-0 draw against Switzerland on Sunday night but still finished top of Group A, which was the main target. Laurent Koscielny started the game and played 90 minutes.
With France winning 2-0, it was the first clean sheet for the French defence in the tournament.
With France struggling, again, to score goals and relying on a late winner, it was a frustrating night for Olivier Giroud against Albania on Wednesday.
Granit Xhaka made his 44th international appearnce against Albania in Saturday’s Group A encounter – but all of the pre-match analysis surrounded the sibling rivalry between himself…
Having been booed, heavily criticised and had his selection for the competition questioned, Olivier Giroud showed actual mental strength on a night that he, more than anyone, needed to be.
In the absence of any actual news about Vardy or Henrikh Mkhitaryan it seems a good time to follow on from last week, where I covered the youth set-ups striking options in detail. This time I’m going to talk about attacking midfielders and wingers.
News that Arsenal have triggered Jamie Vardy’s release clause was met a mixed response from Gooners but what would it mean in term of tactical changes for Arsene Wenger’s side?
His team mates may have stopped him from claiming the assist record that he seemed destined to break, but Mesut Ozil’s haul of 19 during the 15/16 season was still something quite special. Watch them all here.
As Tomas Rosicky ends his Arsenal career with the expiration of his contract on Tuesday, Paul Williams takes a look back over his Arsenal career.