Lichtsteiner repeated his opening matchday feat the following season by converting his left-sided counterpart Kwadwo Asamoah's pass in the 2–0 win. MOSCOW (AP) FIFA has fined three Switzerland players for making hand gestures of an Albanian national symbol to celebrate World Cup goals a... Schar helps Switzerland to tight victory over 10-man Albania. He played a part in Lazio's successful campaign, scoring in the penalty shoot-out against Sampdoria in the final, and also claimed the Supercoppa Italiana at the beginning of the next season. [53] He was fined 5,000 Swiss francs after the 2–1 group win over Serbia for his part in the controversial goal celebrations of Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka. While living in Zürich he completed a banking apprenticeship with Credit Suisse but ultimately chose a career in football. Roma. Lichtsteiner was born in Adligenswil, Canton of Lucerne and played for the local football club. He began his professional career with Grasshopper, winning a league title in 2002–03, and moved to Lille in 2005, helping the French club to Champions League qualification in his first season with the team. 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[31][32][33] He made his 200th Serie A appearance with the club in a 3–1 home win over Bologna on 5 May, after which he announced that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season. He played 257 total games for the Turin side over seven years and won 14 trophies, including the Serie A title in each of his seasons with the team. Switzerland ended the tournament with two losses and a win. Ethnic rivalries remain in the Western Balkans, once considered a “powder keg,” though the last bloodshed ended 19 years ago after NATO conducted a 78-day airstrike campaign against Serbia to stop a bloody crackdown against ethnic Albanians. International team-mates Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri are both likely to be punished after their comeback win against Serbia. The Danish FA was also fined after its team’s fans threw objects and displayed a sexist banner during their draw with Australia. Stephan Lichtsteiner on Xhaka’s and Shaqiri’s celebration : “It was good, why not? You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. [54], A dynamic, hard-working, consistent, and versatile defender, Lichtsteiner was capable of playing anywhere along the right flank, and had been deployed as an attacking full-back or wing-back in a four-man back-line, or also as winger in a 3–5–2 formation. [6], During the 2004–05 season Lichtsteiner sealed a transfer to French side Lille OSC as one of five Swiss players to enter Ligue 1 during the summer of 2005. Find out more, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Get the latest SOCCER news on Stephan Lichtsteiner. Both Xhaka and Shaqiri come from ethnic Albanian families with roots in Kosovo, now an independent country after a breakaway from Serbia that has still not been recognised by the Belgrade government. He played every match at the tournament and eventually replaced Degen as first choice right back. [12] During the season, Lichtsteiner formed an attacking tandem down the flanks with Serbian international full-back Aleksandar Kolarov on the other side of the pitch. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android. [42] In May, Köbi Kuhn named him in the squad for the Euro 2008. [11] Lichtsteiner himself was also booked for a heated confrontation with Roma defender Christian Panucci, after the Italian had fouled him. “The Albanian flag is used by the Albanian national minority in Montenegro, in Serbia, in Macedonia.”. Tidligere har han optrådt for franske Lille OSC og for S.S. Lazio.. Lichtsteiner blev i 2003 schweizisk mester med Grasshopper. The 34-year-old could face a two match ban alongside his teammates after they formed an Eagle with their hands - the symbol of the Albanian flag. Soccer’s governing body had the power to impose two-match bans if Xhaka and Shaqiri’s actions were judged to have provoked the general public. In 2008, he joined Italian club Lazio, and won both the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana the following year. BERN, Switzerland (AP) Former Switzerland captain Gokhan Inler was left off a 28-man squad for a European Championship training camp after... Juventus hang on for draw to eliminate Gladbach. Although he missed out on the 2006 World Cup, Lichtsteiner was given a chance to prove himself as first choice right back Philipp Degen was out with long-term injury. [6], Lichtsteiner made his first team debut with Grasshopper Zürich during the 2001–02 season in the former Nationalliga A (now the Swiss Super League) but only made one league appearance. New Arsenal defender Stephan Lichtsteiner has been charged by FIFA for a similar goal celebration to that of Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka during their 2-1 against Serbia on Friday. His international team-mates Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri are both likely to be punished for their 'Albanian Eagle' goal celebrations against Serbia. The issue was threatening to break out into a major diplomatic row, with Kosovo’s ambassador to the UK, Lirim Greicevci, vehemently denying the salute had any “nationalist” undertones. All three players will be banned for two games – missing Switzerland’s crucial last Group E fixture against Costa Rica – if they are found guilty of having provoked the crowd. [66] His runs and athleticism has also earned him the nickname "The Swiss Express" since moving to Juventus. I spoke to the father of one of our players who is Albanian, and he told me about this history. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. He posted a photo of himself and Rita Ora, a British singer of ethnic Albanian origin from Kosovo, making the eagle gesture together. In case you’ve missed it,We eagle-ised captain Lichtsteiner as well :)#SRBSWI #Worldcup2018Russia #Xhaka #Shaqiri pic.twitter.com/yhuVgvolsE.
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