World Cup qualifier Liveblog: Switzerland vs. Italy
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from tonight’s World Cup qualifier in Basel, as Italy and Switzerland go head-to-head for the top of the group.…
Line-ups: Switzerland vs. Italy
Italy bring in Domenico Berardi, Manuel Locatelli, Giorgio Chiellini and Giovanni Di Lorenzo, but Federico Chiesa is benched against a reshuffled Switzerland. This 2022 World Cup qualifier kicks off at…
Petkovic: ‘Not too much respect for Italy’
Switzerland manager Vladimir Petkovic treats Italy with respect, as they are ‘one of the favourites to win’ Euro 2020, but ‘not too much respect.’ The second Group A game kicks…
Euro 2020 profile: Switzerland fighting dire tournament record
12 June – Wales (2pm GMT Baku Olympic Stadium) 16 June – Italy (8pm GMT Stadio Olympico) 20 June – Turkey (5pm GMT Baku Olympic Stadium) Switzerland have a tough…
Swiss goalposts cause delay
In Italy’s 2022 World Cup qualifying group, Switzerland’s game against Lithuania was delayed because one of the goals was the wrong size. The bizarre incident occurred just before kick-off, as…
Switzerland win in Italy group
There has already been the first result from Italy’s 2022 World Cup qualifying group, as Switzerland earned a 3-1 win away to Bulgaria. Atalanta midfielder Remo Freuler and Torino’s Ricardo…
Official: Juventus sign Lungoyi
Juventus have officially signed Christopher Lungoyi from Lugano. The 20-year-old attacker, born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has a Swiss citizenship and is capped once times by Switzerland U20.…
Italy to face Northern Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers
Italy are drawn Switzerland and Northern Ireland in Group C of the World Cup Qualifiers for Qatar 2022. The Azzurri currently prepare for the UEFA Nations League Finals in 2021…
Italy will be 2022 qualifying top seeds
Italy are already guaranteed top seed status in the 2022 World Cup qualifying draw, as Switzerland were held 1-1 by Spain and can’t catch them. The Azzurri had organised their…
Nations League: Kulusevski and Freuler on target
Dejan Kulusevski scored his first goal for Sweden, Adrien Rabiot’s France beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and Sergio Ramos had two penalties saved for Spain after Remo Freuler found the net…
Lichtsteiner retires at 36
Former Lazio and Juventus full-back Stephan Lichtsteiner has retired from football at the age of 36. The former Switzerland captain announces his retirement from football after a stint at Augsburg…
Rodriguez ‘follow Gattuso anywhere’
With Gennaro Gattuso at Napoli now, Milan full-back Ricardo Rodriguez’s agent warns he wants to leave in January. “He has to play and would follow Gattuso anwhere.” The Switzerland international…
Mancini: ‘We can be optimistic’
Italy CT Roberto Mancini is “optimistic” ahead of the 2020 European Championship but warns “the group isn’t as easy as everyone is saying.” Italy have been placed in Group A…