Paris (AFP) – Switzerland and new Arsenal signing Granit Xhaka go in hunt of a second victory in Euro 2016 on Wednesday against a Romania side fighting for survival. Romania came close to frustrating France in the tournament-opening match before Dimitri Payet's sublime winner gave the French a last-gasp 2-1 win. The Swiss meanwhile had […]

Lens (France) (AFP) – Fabien Schaer's powerful header gave Switzerland a narrow 1-0 win over 10-man Albania on the second day of the European Championship finals on Saturday. The Group A match, in the spotlight with brothers Granit and Taulant Xhaka playing for opposing sides, was decided by the sending off of Albania captain Lorik […]

Zurich (AFP) – Granit Xhaka's transfer to Arsenal for a fee reported to be about 40 million euros means there is pressure on the Swiss midfielder to prove his worth at the European Championship finals. Despite being just 23, the rising star has been capped 41 times, with former Swiss national coach Ottmar Hitzfeld branding […]

Lausanne (AFP) – There was no place for experienced defender Philippe Senderos in the 23-man Swiss squad coach Vladimir Petkovic named Monday for the European championships that begin on June 10. Senderos, 31, is no longer a shoe-in as a starter for Switzerland, now plying his trade for Grasshopper Zurich after many seasons spent with […]

Paris (AFP) – Belgium continued their build-up to Euro 2016 with a 2-1 friendly victory over hosts Switzerland in Geneva on Saturday. Blerim Dzemaili fired Switzerland into a 31st-minute lead at the Stade de Geneve, but Romelu Lukaku levelled shortly afterwards with Kevin De Bruyne scoring an 84th-minute winner for Belgium. Belgium, second to Argentina […]

Geneva (AFP) – Multi-million dollar transfer rumours surround Granit Xhaka which is increasing pressure on the Swiss midfielder to perform at the European Championship finals. Despite being just 23, the rising star has been capped 40 times, with former Swiss national coach Ottmar Hitzfeld branding Xhaka a "young (Bastian) Schweinsteiger," in a widely quoted comparison […]

Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 hopefuls got mixed reviews as Kevin Doyle's injury overshadowed a dour 1-0 win over Switzerland in Friday's friendly in Dublin. With time running out before the Euros, Republic boss Martin O'Neill fielded an experimental line-up at the Aviva Stadium as he took a closer look at the understudies hoping to […]

So far, Group C and D has had some of the best drama in the 2015 Women's World Cup with the places in the knock-out stages all being up for grabs. These games will not only determine who makes it to the next stage of the tournament but will also settle the placings for the teams and […]

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A depressingly and alarmingly familiar pattern has begun to show for the USMNT. A fast start and late collapse has been the norm since the World Cup (one could even argue that it dates back to before the World Cup to when the US played Turkey). In five of the eight games since the World […]

Honorary Bayern Munich President Franz Beckenbauer informed the media that midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri can go to another club in January because the German giants only want players who want to stay with the Bundesliga champions. Rumors have been mounting for weeks regarding the out-of-favor midfielder after the player told the Swiss German-language tabloid Blick that he wanted to leave […]

Argentina and Switzerland battle it out today to determine who will be going home and who will move through to the quarter-finals to play the winner of the USA vs Belgium game, later today. Where to watch – The 12 PM EST/9 AM PST kick-off can be watched here – English language: ESPN and WatchESPN Spanish language: Univision, […]

Today's second round of matches kicks off with Honduras facing Switzerland. The Swiss can advance with a win today if Ecuador is unable to do the business against France. Where to watch – For viewers in USA, this is where the match can be streamed – English language: ESPN and WatchESPN Spanish language: UniMás, Galavision and Univision online Portuguese […]

The French are here for the party and this 5-2 thumping of their neighbors Switzerland is a statement of intent.  Not only is France playing well but more importantly there is a real team unity as the togetherness shown by Les Bleus (or on this occasion Les Blancs) bodes well for Didier Deschamps and sets […]

Salvador has played host to some of the tournament’s most exciting games, so a lot was expected before the meeting of these European neighbors and it didn’t disappoint particularly if you were of a French disposition. France dominated the early proceedings with Benzema shooting narrowly wide on five minutes. After a brief lull, France took […]