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Arsenal and Liverpool stars head up Switzerland's Euros squad

Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri were included, but there was no place in the squad for Brighton striker Andi Zeqiri.

ARSENAL’S GRANIT Xhaka and Liverpool’s Xherdan Shaqiri headed up the final 26-man Euro 2020 squad announced by Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic on Monday.

But there was no place in the squad for Brighton striker Andi Zeqiri, the goalkeeper Gregor Kobel who joined Dortmund on Monday and Nice midfielder Dan Ndoye, the trio that had been included in an extended first squad.

Switzerland kick off their tournament against Wales in Baku on June 12 before taking on Italy four days later and rounding off pool play against Turkey on June 20.

The Euros, postponed a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, runs from June 11 to July 11.

Swiss Euro 2020 squad:

Goalkeepers (3): Yvon Mvogo (PSV Eindhoven/NED), Jonas Omlin (Montpellier/FRA), Yann Sommer (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER)

Defenders (10): Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Loris Benito (Bordeaux/FRA), Eray Coemert (Basel), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER), Jordan Lotomba (Nice/FRA), Kevin Mbabu (Wolfsburg/GER), Becir Omeragic (FC Zurich), Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino/ITA), Fabian Schaer (Newcastle/ENG), Silvan Widmer (Basel)

Midfielders (9): Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys Berne), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz 05/GER), Remo Freuler (Atalanta/ITA), Mario Gavranovic (Dinamo Zagreb/CRO), Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg/GER), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal/ENG), Denis Zakaria (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER), Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg/GER)

Forwards (4): Breel Embolo (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER), Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool/ENG), Haris Seferovic (Benfica/POR), Steven Zuber (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER)

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    May 31st 2021, 9:35 PM

    A wishy washy squad. Not for me

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    May 31st 2021, 9:43 PM

    @Seagoat returns: A solid team defensively, all top tier players across the back 4 and including the goalkeeper. Definitely lack that bit of pizzazz in midfield and up front but should make it out of their group somehow.

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    May 31st 2021, 10:47 PM

    Is shaqiri good?

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    Jun 1st 2021, 12:31 AM

    @Al Byrne: he is technically gifted but last 2 seasons he has been poor. Only 1 goal in last 2 seasons.

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    Jun 1st 2021, 11:36 PM

    “Stars”

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    Jun 2nd 2021, 6:51 AM

    @LJFW: that’s what I was thinking

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