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Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka could face a jail sentence after he was axed from the Switzerland squad for admitting he received a forged Covid vaccine certificate. Swiss authorities are investigating the offence‚ which could see him slapped with a significant fine or up to five years in prison‚ with Xhaka expected to provide his account to authorities next month. He says he had a 'deep distrust' of the vaccine and did not use 'proper channels' to obtain his vaccine certificate in 2022‚ which was not mandatory for players to play in the Premier League but did reduce their quarantine periods after close contact or travel.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino arrived at a crunch meeting in Morocco amid mounting pressure‚ after football legend Luis Figo became the latest high-profile individual to call for him to resign. Infantino had summoned senior FIFA officials to the Moroccan city of Sale for crisis talks after plans to sell £3.1billion in World Cup stakes leaked last week The Swiss football administrator has since scrapped the proposals after widespread opposition - including an internal rebellion at FIFA.
Gianni Infantino's hopes of surviving as FIFA president have been boosted after four Asian nations publicly backed him following the abolition of divisive plans to sell stakes in the World Cup. UEFA partnered with the North‚ Central America and Caribbean confederation (CONCACAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to force Infantino to drop plans to sell a £3.1billion stake in the World Cup to private investors. UEFA and CONCACAF have since called on Infantino to quit - but their ploy to depose the Swiss football administrator has hit a roadblock after Kuwait‚ Qatar‚ Sri Lanka and Lebanon reiterated their confidence in his leadership.
The Swiss international was instrumental as the Black Cats finished in the European spots on their return to Premier League football last season - and Chelsea have tried to buy him. But boss Le Bris says there is now no chance of Xhaka leaving.
The incident occurred during the 42nd minute of the South Americans' 3-1 victory over the Swiss when Messi confronted Portuguese official Joao Pinheiro.
The duo will face each other in the semi-finals of the World Cup on Wednesday evening after England beat Norway 2-1 and Argentina saw off Switzerland 3-1‚ both after extra-time. This has already been seen as something of a grudge match after La Albiceleste taunted England with a song about the Falkland Islands in their dressing room after their comeback against Egypt.
The World Cup referee who oversaw Lionel Messi and Argentina's win to set up a semi-final against England overnight has been accused of 'being against' Switzerland as anger grows against the perceived treatment of the world champions. Switzerland's players and manager were incensed with Argentina's triumph‚ 3-1 in extra-time‚ after their striker Breel Embolo became the first player to be sent off as a result of a new rule for mistaken identity. With the quarter-final level on 72 minutes‚ Embolo was shown a second yellow card after a video assistant referee review which led to him being adjudged to have dived - rather than being fouled by Argentina's Leandro Paredes. A new rule introduced for this World Cup states that if a player is booked or sent off - but the foul was actually committed by the opposition - the decision can be changed.
England were shown around Inter Miami's training facilities by David Beckham as Thomas Tuchel's side continue preparations for Saturday's World Cup quarter-final clash with Norway. The Three Lions take on their Scandinavian opponents in Miami (10pm‚ BST) with a place against either current champions Argentina or Switzerland awaiting in the semi-finals on Wednesday. And ahead of the quarter-final showdown‚ England enjoyed a training session at Inter Miami's base - with the MLS club co-owned by Beckham.
The curtain has closed on the round of 16 following Switzerland's penalty shootout win over Colombia on Tuesday night. We have our first day off of the tournament before the quarter finals commence. Daily Mail Sport explores how each nation's chances are looking ahead of the last-eight.
Hello and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's World Cup Breakfast from day 28 at the tournament - your one-stop shop for everything you've missed overnight in North America. For all the latest news‚ viral moments and what to look out for‚ stay right here. Switzerland 0-0 Colombia (4-3 on pens)
Lionel Messi broke down with tears of joy after Argentina survived a major World Cup scare to advance to the quarter-finals. The reigning champions looked set to be dumped out at the last 16 stage when they were trailing Egypt 2-0 with 12 minutes left in the second half. However‚ in one of the great comebacks in World Cup history‚ they scored three goals in 13 minutes to stun Egypt and set up a quarter-final showdown with either Switzerland or Colombia on Sunday‚ 2am (BST).
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