Switzerland

Stephan Lichtsteiner hailed Nemanja Matic after Switzerland beat Serbia on Friday night.

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.

Unai Emery’s first signing as Arsenal manager was Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner, who will join the Gunners on a free transfer following the World Cup finals.

Granit Xhaka says he doesn’t care whether people think Switzerland got lucky against Brazil, insisting the final score is all that matters.

In this third podcast of our summer World Cup series, Anita recaps day four of the action which featured Costa Rica (Joel Campbell) v Serbia, Germany (Mesut Ozil) v Mexico (Carlos Vela), and Brazil v Switzerland (Granit Xhaka and Stephan Lichtsteiner).

Granit Xhaka was given a terrible rating of just 3-4 after his performance against Brazil.

Stephen Lichtsteiner is preparing for his country’s opening game at the Russia World Cup against one of the tournament favourites, Brazil, on Sunday evening, and has been speaking to the press ahead of the game.

Granit Xhaka picked up a knee injury but, despite having to be helped from the pitch, will not miss the World Cup after bone bruising was confirmed rather than ligament damage as first feared.

Granit Xhaka was spotted crying after picking up a knee injury during a training session with Switzerland.

Former Switzerland defender Stéphane Henchoz believes that Granit Xhaka’s problems with Arsenal stem from the 25-year-old’s lack of pace.

The Arsenal fans weren’t impressed with Granit Xhaka’s performance against Northern Ireland.

The controversial penalty awarded to Switzerland against Northern Ireland on Thursday has proven to be massively important after a 0-0 draw in Basel on Sunday evening.

Granit Xhaka doesn’t understand why everyone’s making such a big deal about the penalty Switzerland were given against Northern Ireland on Thursday evening.

Granit Xhaka’s Switzerland teammate Stephan Lichtsteiner believes that the midfielder has learned more responsibility and world class leadership skills at Arsenal.

Granit Xhaka and the rest of the Switzerland national football team experienced delays at Belfast International Airport on Friday after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing.

Granit Xhaka won’t play in many easier matches than the one he took part in against Northern Ireland on Thursday night at the National Stadium in Belfast.

Nine Arsenal players have been called up for their countries for their upcoming international matches.

Alex Iwobi not only scored for Nigeria on Saturday evening, he sent his country through to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Granit Xhaka has revealed his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Switzerland’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Portugal on 10 October.

Granit Xhaka has been voted as Switzerland’s Player of the Year.