Internationals

Granit Xhaka was furious when he was substituted an hour into his 100th cap against his family’s home nation of Kosovo but the Swiss manager simply described him as a ‘character’.

Emile Smith Rowe has returned to training with England ahead of their second match of the international break against the Ivory Coast.

After Matchday 2, England Wu-17 are unfortunately out of the Euros and therefore will not get a chance to try to qualify for the World Cup in India.

Stuart Attwell has been involved in some of the most controversial decisions this season and his reward is to be one of three officials from the Premier League to be considered for World Cup action in Qatar.

Takehiro Tomiyasu will join Gabriel Magalhaes in playing for his country over the winter break, following a call-up by Japan.

AFCON is underway and on Monday, Thomas Partey’s Ghana and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Gabon played to mixed fortunes.

Marcelo Flores will get the chance to make his debut for the Mexico national team in a friendly against Chile this week.

Marcelo Flores says his dream is to play in the senior Mexican National Team, but he’s keeping his options open and enjoying the moment.

Both Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe made WhoScored’s Team of the Round for the latest set of UEFA World Cup qualifiers this week.

Arsenal have four players in action from the England u18s to the u21s this break, here’s how they’re all getting on.

The Mexico u20s won the Revelations Cup on Tuesday night thanks to another goal and assist from Marcelo Flores.

Arsenal have had 20 players called up for senior internationals over the upcoming break, let’s take a look at the call-ups and their fixtures.

Two more Arsenal players are now set to miss out on next year’s World Cup, after narrowly failing to progress in qualifying.

Brooke Norton-Cuffy picked up a soft red card for the England u18s, but he and Reuell Walters got further minutes in another win for the side.

Marcelo Flores scored the Mexico u20s’ winning goal in the Revelations Cup win over Brazil on Saturday, to top the group ahead of the final game.

Mexico u20 boss Luis Perez believes Marcelo Flores is showing total commitment to the Mexican National Team, praising his first performance of the break.

Kieran Tierney made an exceptional clearance for Scotland on Friday night in their Qatar World Cup qualifying game, Emile Smith Rowe made his debut for England, while a few other Arsenal players were also in action for their countries.

Emile Smith Rowe received his first senior call-up for the England team over the November international break, an “emotional” moment for him.

Folarin Balogun scored on his first start for the England u21s on Thursday night, in a comfortable yet vital win over the Czech Republic.

Daniel Ballard could join Omar Rekik in withdrawing from international duty through injury, according to a report.