Internationals Archives: 09/2018

Troy ‘Cajones’ Deeney has hit out at England for selecting Danny Welbeck even though the forward can hardly get any game time for Arsenal.

Troy Deeney has spoken out against Gareth Southgate’s England squad selection, arguing he should be picked over the likes of Danny Welbeck.

Kelechi Nwakali made his official debut for the Nigeria senior side on Tuesday, taking part in a 2-1 win over Liberia.

Danny Welbeck received a 5.5 for his performance against Switzerland on Tuesday night as Granit Xhaka was hailed by Arsenal fans after an impressive performance.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has pulled out of Gabon’s squad to face Zambia on Tuesday, instead flying back to London on Monday night.

Stephan Lichtsteiner is expected to start for Switzerland against England on Tuesday night after sitting in the stands for their first game of the international break against Iceland.

Arsenal fans can breathe a sigh of relief after it was revealed that Lucas Torreira was substituted at half-time against Mexico as a precaution.

Granit Xhaka admits it hurts him to hear comments from former players and people in the media questioning his ability to represent Switzerland.

Gareth Southgate is considering giving Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck a rare start for England against Switzerland on Tuesday, as the striker looks to fill Jamie Vardy’s spot in the team.

Just as it looked as if Lucas Torreira might return from this international break as an Arsenal starter, the Uruguayan picked up a knock while playing for his country.

At the mid-way point of the international break, things are going very well for Arsenal’s stars with their countries.

Takuma Asano has paid tribute to those affected by an earthquake in Japan, which forced his country to cancel an international friendly against Chile scheduled for this Friday.

Nigeria’s manager Gernot Rohr won’t call up any replacements for Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina and William Troost Ekong, who all withdrew from the Super Eagles squad for their AFCON qualifier.

Vladimir Petkovic has confirmed that despite the Albanian eagle controversy and retirement reports, Stephan Lichtsteiner remains Switzerland’s captain, and Granit Xhaka is his vice-captain.

Granit Xhaka apologised to the people of Switzerland for his double-headed eagle celebration against Serbia in the World Cup but when Liverpool’s Xherdan Shaqiri tried to do the same he ended up insulting them.

Granit Xhaka has vowed to ‘never again’ celebrate for Switzerland using the Albanian eagle.

Armenian national team defender Andre Calisir has revealed his gratefulness to Arsenal star Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who helps him out with any language difficulties with the squad.

Former Switzerland all-time leading goalscorer Kubilay Turkyilmaz thinks Xhaka should never become a captain of the national team, but not for the reason you might think.

The idea of a British bid to host the 2030 World Cup is gathering pace after it received the backing of the UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin.

Stephan Lichtsteiner has been called up to play for Switzerland over the international break, despite earlier reports that he would be forced out of the team.