Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka has been handed a suspended fine of £136,265 after admitting to forging a Covid-19 vaccination certificate while he was an Arsenal player. The Switzerland international was sentenced to a suspended fine of 50 daily rates of 3,000 Swiss francs, equivalent to around £2,725 per day.The 34-y…

Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka has been handed a suspended fine of 150,000 Swiss francs, about £136,000, over his purchase of a fraudulent Covid-19 vaccination certificate in 2022. As reported by Sky Sports News on Thursday, the ex-Arsenal midfielder and Switzerland captain was sentenced by the Lucerne Public Prose…

…just a suggestion that the Swiss, a well-organised unit marshalled by defensive general Granit Xhaka, could exploit any weariness and cause them problems at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. “They have very experienced players. They are strong. So it will be a tough opponent, that is for sure,” Argentina coach Lionel S…

…spot. The shootout was briefly interrupted by a confrontation involving Yerry Mina, Granit Xhaka and Manuel Akanji before the kicks resumed. Davinson Sanchez and Akanji both missed for their respective teams, leaving the outcome finely balanced until Vargas stepped forward to score the decisive penalty and seal Switzer…

…even better had he been allowed to take his side's 97th-minute penalty, with captain Granit Xhaka stepping up to convert instead,If Manzambi had taken it and scored, he would have become the third-youngest player to hit a World Cup treble, after a 17-year-old Pele for Brazil against France in the semi-finals in 1958 an…