Football Archives: 09/2018

On Thursday afternoon it was reported that a ruling has been handed down in Brussels that could change the face of football as we know it in the same way the Bosman ruling altered the game forever.

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.

One of the main differences between men’s and women’s football is the attendance. At the Emirates, you will get around 60k while at Borehamwood it…

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.