Many a famous world stars have emerged through the youth ranks of international football. And every now and again, there is a player who lights up a tournament. It is true that Spain won the European Under-21 tournament in the summer and also had some of the stand out players. But without question, the boy…

England will look to extend their lead at the top of Euro 2012 qualifying Group G as they host Switzerland at Wembley on Saturday. England top Group G of the Euro 2012 qualifiers, and have won three and drawn one of their first four games, earning them 10 points. Fabio Capello's side are joint on…

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has expressed his desire for captain Steven Gerrard to return from injury better than ever and prove he is still England's best midfielder. Gerrard has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, and will miss England's crucial clash with Switzerland, and has started his second rehabilitation program following another…

Switzerland needed a two goal win against Honduras to progress into the last 16 but lacked a cutting edge and had to settle for a disappointing scoreless draw. SWITZERLAND: 0 HONDURAS: 0 Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Crowd: 28,042 Officials Referee: Hector Baldassi (Argentina) Assistants: Ricardo Casas & Hernan Maidana (both Argentina) Fourth official: Viktor…

World Cup 2010 - Group H highlights Switzerland 0-0 Honduras highlights Venue Soccer City, Johannesburg 25 June 2010 kick off:20:30 CET FULL-TIME Switzerland vs Honduras The Swiss sink to their knees - they are out of the World Cup, their failure to beat Honduras costing them a place in the last 16 regardless of any…

Mark Gonzalez scored the winner against Switzerland in Port Elizabeth to make it two wins from two for Chile at SA2010. The Swiss, who had Valon Behrami dismissed in the first half, set a new World Cup record for time without conceding a goal, but Gonzalez eventually made the breakthrough with 15 minutes remaining at…

World Cup 2010 - Group H highlights Chile 1-0 Switzerland highlights Venue Port Elizabeth 21 June 2010 kick off:15:00 CET Very impressed with Chile in the first half but all credit to Switzerland in the second half, they set their stall out and did it very well. In the end, one great move from Chile…

World Cup 2010 - Group H highlights Spain 0-1 Switzerland highlights Venue Durban 16 June 2010 kick off:16:00 CET FULL-TIME Spain 0-1 Switzerland That is a stunning result. Congratulations to the Swiss, but where do heavily-fancied Spain go from here? Astonishing. They played like they would score sooner or later, Spain - I just didn't…

* Goalkeeper * 21 Johnny Leoni * 12 Marco Wolfli * 1 Diego Benaglio * Defender * 22 Mario Eggimann * 4 Philippe Senderos * 5 Steve von Bergen * 17 Reto Ziegler * 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner * 13 Stephane Grichting * 3 Ludovic Magnin * Midfielder * 23 Xherdan Shaqiri * 8 Gokhan Inler…

Italy fought out a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in Geneva in their last friendly before heading out to South Africa. Udinese's Gokhan Inler put the Swiss 1-0 up after just 10 minutes of the encounter, with a 25-yard strike that was too hot for Federico Marchetti in the Azzurri goal to handle. But only four…

Tranquillo Barnetta has urged his Swiss teammates to become more "unpredictable" as they gear up to face Italy. The four-time World Cup winners will provide the opposition for Switzerland's final warm-up game, and with Spain then awaiting them in Group H, Barnetta knows his side need to rise to the challenge. "This is going to…

Group H qualifiers Switzerland were unable to get the better of Costa Rica in their latest SA2010 warm-up clash. The two sides met in Sion's Stade de Tourbillon, with Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld keen to see his team assert their World Cup credentials. The 61-year old was, however, left disappointed as Costa Rica ran out…