Soccer-Xhaka out of Swiss Nations League squad due to calf injury


Soccer Football - Premier League - Sunderland v Chelsea - Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Britain - November 8, 2026 Sunderland's Granit Xhaka reacts after sustaining an injury and before being substitued off Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Granit Xhaka ⁠will miss his side's final ‌two Nations League Group B1 games with Slovenia and Scotland after suffering a calf ​injury, the Swiss ⁠FA announced on ⁠Monday.

The 34-year-old midfielder had been restored ⁠to Murat ‌Yakin's squad after missing the October clashes ⁠with Scotland, Slovenia and North Macedonia ​after admitting ‌to obtaining a forged COVID-19 ⁠vaccination certificate ​in 2022.

However, the Swiss team said that Xhaka, who has ⁠played 152 times for his ​country, had been injured and would not feature in the upcoming ⁠games against Slovenia in Maribor on Friday and at home to Scotland in St. Gallen on Monday.

"Granit ​Xhaka has to ⁠withdraw from the Swiss national team ​camp due to ‌a calf injury," a ​team statement said.

(Reporting by Philip O'ConnorEditing by Christian Radnedge)

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Air Pollutant Index

Note: API is calculated based on 24hr running average of the most dominant parameter.

Highest API Readings

    Select State and Location to view the latest API reading

    Others Also Read