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            <title><![CDATA[Granit Xhaka admits to forging vaccine certificate, omitted from Switzerland squad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swiss football midfielder Granit Xhaka has admitted to forging a vaccination certificate during the pandemic. "At the time, I was very unsure about the corona vaccine and had serious doubts," the Sunderland player wrote on Instagram.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:46:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Substitutes' success secures victory for Switzerland in World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Johan Manzambi and Ruben Vargas started on the bench - and finished as match heroes. The duo scored three of Switzerland's goals as Switzerland beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-1 in the World Cup.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:00:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Cup guide: Brazil starts the hunt for its sixth gold]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There will be World Cup football all night for those who can stay awake on the couch. Brazil's team stands out on the third day of the tournament.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Cup guide: Brazil chasing sixth World Cup title]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There will be World Cup football all night long for those who can stay up on the couch. Brazil's team stands out on the third day of the tournament.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:33:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Potter: "The result is disappointing"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Graham Potter questions the penalty that led to a 1-2, and a heavy loss to Switzerland in the World Cup qualifiers. From the bench it looked cheap. I think that goal affected us a little too much. The result is disappointing, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:58:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hien: “We are not playing well enough”]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish football team suffered another heavy loss. Graham Potter's debut as national team captain ended with a 1-4. We are not playing well enough, says team captain Isak Hien to Viaplay.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heavy Swedish loss in Potter's debut]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fourth straight loss in World Cup qualifying. Graham Potter had anything but a dream debut as national team captain. Despite the painful 1-4 loss to Switzerland, everything was not pitch black in terms of play at the Stade de Genève. But far from good enough.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 21:40:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tablecloths for World Cup party – “It’s in our hands”]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Geneva is setting the stage for a party... yes, all of Switzerland. At least the football-interested part of the population. A point in Saturday night's qualifiers against a battered Sweden and a World Cup summer awaits in North America. That gives the national team and Graham Potter the chance to be party-killers.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:56:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Isak Backs Tomasson Amid World Championship Qualifier Setback]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Utmaned and disappointed after a new setback in the World Championship qualification. Alexander Isak has had more fun as a national team player. But he understands the supporters' reaction after the heavy 0–2 loss against Switzerland.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:45:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Falls to Switzerland in Crucial World Cup Qualifier]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Boos and jeers were heard when the national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson appeared on the big screen before kickoff. At the end of the 0–2 loss to Switzerland, parts of the stand on the short side sang: "Janne, Janne Andersson".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:34:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Faces Switzerland in Crucial World Championship Qualifier]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[All players trained on Thursday ahead of the national football team's World Championship qualifying match against Switzerland. Some question marks exist regarding Isak Hien and Anton Salétros. They will both be examined by the medical team.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:41:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Switzerland's Yakin Warns of Sweden's Powerful Trio in World Cup Qualifiers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite 7–0 on two matches and a dream start to the World Championship qualification: Switzerland's national team captain Murat Yakin and midfield star Granit Xhaka have great respect for Sweden. I would have rather met them in September, says Yakin.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:25:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The reigning champions won the Bundesliga premiere]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:42:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leverkusen wants to defend the title in the Bundesliga]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Last season, Bayer Leverkusen defied all odds when they won the German league and broke Bayern Munich's long streak. Now the focus is on repeating the feat. There is no reason why we shouldn't be able to defend the title, says winger Nathan Tella.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:05:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Switzerland advances – knocked out the reigning champion]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The reigning champion Italy is out of the European Championship. It stopped already in the round of 16 against Switzerland, who surprisingly won with 2–0. We knew that we needed a perfect day, and that's what we had, says Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka in SVT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 17:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Striker's Success - Goal in European Championship Debut]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[He was an unexpected name in the starting eleven. Then the European Championship debutant Kwadwo Duah succeeded for Switzerland. He scored the first goal in the 3–1 win against Hungary.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2024 14:57:21 GMT</pubDate>
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