SCHAR ON TARGET IN NEWCASTLE WIN

Switzerland player Fabian Schar was on target as Newcastle United wrapped up their Premier League season with a win at the home of already-relegated Fulham. London club Fulham have beenconfirmed as one of three teams demoted to the English Championship alongside Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion.

LIVERPOOL MIDFIELDER SET FOR ANFIELD EXIT THIS SUMMER

Liverpool and Switzerland international midfielder, Xherdan Shaqiri has been linked with a summer exit from Anfield this summer and it has continued to look highly inevitable that he will not be a Liverpool player next season. The winger was signed by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp from Stoke City some seasons ago and has since been a bit-part player at the club.

Although he is said to be an important player in the squad, he has not been able to nail a starting spot in the team and has reportedly revealed his desire to seek first-team opportunities elsewhere.

The signing of Diogo Jota from Wolverhampton Wanderers last summer by Liverpool further dampened Shaqiri's hopes of becoming a regular starter at the club and he was further reduced to a bench player as well.

AZZURRE PITTED AGAINST CROATIA AND SWITZERLAND IN WORD CUP

While the preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2022 (Men's edition) have continued to progress and go as planned, the female version of the tournament is also being planned for and it has been slated to kick off one year after the one in Qatar will start.

The draw for the 2023 Women's World Cup has been made and while it favors some teams, other teams will be biting their fingers. However, it does mean that all teams have to start making preparations for the tournament, right from selecting their best players who will represent them at the tournament.

XHAKA IMPRESSES AS ARSENAL LEFT-BACK

Switzerland national teamskipper Granit Xhakawas named as the left-back replacement for injured first choice Kieran Tierney ahead of the penultimate league game at Sheffield United to the surprise of many Arsenal fans despite the fact that he had previously played in that position on occasions.

The Arsenal fans were expecting backup fullback Cedric Soares or even impressive youngster Bukayo Saka as a left-back rather than Switzerland midfielder Xhaka. The decision to field the Switzerland player as a left-back didn't come back to haunt Gunners boss Mikel Artetaas his team dispatched bottom team Sheffield United with relative ease. Central striker Alexandre Lacazette scored twice either side of the half-time interval and either side of the second half strike from young forward Gabriel Martinelli to lead Arsenal to a 3-0 away win.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Roundup

While the senior national teams are busy battling it out at the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers games looking to secure their spots at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the younger players are handling their own business at the European Under-21 Championship. The tournament is full of surprises already judging by the results of the games that were played on Saturday. While Denmark, Russia, Switzerland, and Portugal have started their businesses on the right foot, teams like France and England still need some improvements to do.

XHAKA HELPS ARSENAL TO DERBY WIN

NEWCASTLE UNITED FANS HAVE THEIR SAY AFTER SCHAR PICKS ANOTHER INJURY

Following his most recent injury setback that will see him miss out on football for some months, Newcastle United fans have called on the club to let go of Fabian Schar and instead bring back Florian Lejeune. Switzerland international defender Schar was a victim of a knee injury in Newcastle United's 3-2 win over Southampton on Saturday at St. James's Park, and he is set to be reportedly out of action till after some months.

EVERTON WOMEN COMPLETE THE SIGNING OF SWISS PLAYER

Alisha Lehmann, a Switzerland international football player has taken a bold step further in her career by signing for Everton Women, the club have confirmed. The prolific forward joined from local rivals West Ham United and will remain at Everton for the rest of the campaign. Lehman's signing will go down as the second top-class signing for the club recently after one of England's finest players Jill Scott joined from Manchester City - on loan too.


Lehman is still very young and only turned 22 years of age last week. She initially joined West Ham United from Switzerland's BSC Young Boys Frauen in the summer transfer window of 2018. She was an integral player for the Hammers as they played their way to the final of the Women's FA Cup in the 2018/19 season. Her prolific displays also earned her a nomination for the PFA Young Player of The Season award in her debut campaign in the Women's Super League.

UEFA EURO 2020 CONTENDERS I'M VIEW: SWITZERLAND

With the UEFA Euro 2020 (which was initially shifted to this year) coming closer and closer, we take a look at one of the teams in the competition who have the pedigree to lift the trophy come the end of the tournament. Switzerland are a very top team and even though many consider them as underdogs, they are quite a handful and possess some top players who are capable to hurt opponents on their way to making a strong claim for the title.
EURO Pedigree


Previous final tournaments: 4
EURO best record: last 16 (2016)
The forthcoming competition will be the fifth one the Swiss national team will be participating in and they maintain the goal of wanting to make it to the quarterfinals. The closest they have come in the competition was in 2016 when they reached the round of 16 but unfortunately lost to Poland on penalties.

XHAKA TO RETURN TO ARSENAL XI

Switzerland international skipper Granit Xhaka is in line to return to the Arsenal starting XI ahead of the Premier League outing with Crystal Palace on Thursday. The Gunners will play hosts to Crystal Palace in a London Derby clash and Switzerland midfielder Xhaka is expected to be named in the Arsenal starting line-up after dropping out for the FA Cup third round tie with Newcastle United at the weekend.Xhaka dropped out of the Arsenal line-up for the FA Cup encounter as manager Mikel Arteta made several changes to his XI from the previous game, a 4-0 away win over struggling West Brom.


Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta had to call on Switzerland midfielder Xhaka off the bench as his team found it hard to break down a stubborn Newcastle United team. His introduction in the second half of regulation opened up the game as Arsenal went on to score two goals in extra time to win the FA Cup tie 2-0 and also seal a place in the fourth round.

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