Switzerland national football team
Switzerland's Marc Berthod competes in the Men's Giant slalom at the FIS World Cup in Solden on October 23, 2011. Ted Ligety of US won ahead of the second Alexis Pinturault of France and the third Austria's Philipp Shoerghofer.
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The idea of private funding for the stadium was an illusion. In 2007, we thought we could find investors to build a stadium although there were only a few such examples ... Stadiums and airports for the World Cup in Germany or the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland were built by the state. And that's right, because it is an object that doesn't offer direct return. That's a matter of prestige and sports development.
But I’m 27 now and it is supposed to be the ‘best soccer age’ as Switzerland might be best for my personal career, and I think that perhaps we can wait a little with the US. But I do not know, it was just a few days ago I learned of their interest.More quotes »
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Shaqiri joins Switzerland’s Bundesliga tradition – UEFA.com (Swiss Soccer News)
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Shaqiri sets Bayern target
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Ottmar Hitzfeld Backs Xherdan Shaqiri to be Bayern Munich Success
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FIFA Extends Worldwide Sanction To 26 Football Participants – PaddockTalk (World Cup Groups)
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Bundesliga: Bayern snap up Shaqiri
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