Xherdan Shaqiri News and Features

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Date of birth: October 10, 1991
Instagram: @shaqirixherdan
Club(s): Basel, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Stoke, Liverpool
Country: Switzerland
Signing fee: £13.2 million

The two-time Champions League winner and twice Club World Cup victor is adept with both feet and bolstered Liverpool's attacking options when arriving from Stoke in 2018. His career began at Basel, winning three Swiss Super League titles amongst other honours before moving to Bayern Munich where he gained success in nine domestic and international competitions. Is clinical in front of goal and celebrated Champions League glory for the second time during his first season at Anfield.

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JULY 22: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Georginio Wijnaldum, Naby Keita, Roberto Firmino, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabinho, Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, James Milner, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones, Adrian, Divock Origi, Adam Lallana, Harvey Elliott, Joel Matip, Xherdan Shaqiri, Jordan Henderson captain of Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp manager of Liverpool celebrating in the dressing room with the premier league trophy after winning the Premier league at the end of the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC at Anfield on July 22, 2020 in Liverpool, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Cult Liverpool hero is quietly having an all-time great farewell tour - and no one's noticed

By Steven Chicken Published

One Liverpool hero is still going strong and has been in utterly sensational form this season

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‘I think I showed I could do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke many times. It was very windy there and the fans were always behind us – it was a loud stadium’: Xherdan Shaqiri busts the Stoke City myth

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Swiss playmaker spent three years debunking the saying that flair players could not perform in Stoke's exacting conditions

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‘I loved scoring in front of the Kop. Liverpool fans are a big family. If you score against Everton or Man United, people love you and you’re a legend already!’: Xherdan Shaqiri looks back at his Liverpool spell

By Joe Mewis Published

The Swiss playmaker won the Premier League and Champions League during his three years at Liverpool

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‘A game like beating Barcelona 4-0 might not happen again, so it lasts forever. It’s one of the greatest comebacks in history – the fans believed in us for every second’: Liverpool cult hero recalls historic 2019 Champions League win

By Ryan Dabbs Published

EXCLUSIVE Liverpool beat Barcelona against all odds in 2019 to reach the Champions League final

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By Gregg Davies Published

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Former Liverpool star seals emotional homecoming

By Joe Mewis Published

One Liverpool hero is going back to where he's adored following difficulties elsewhere

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WATCH: Xherdan Shaqiri's tournament highlight reel emerges from across the years

By Matthew Holt Published

Xherdan Shaqiri has scored some WORLDIES for Switzerland and now is your chance to relive them all

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Xherdan Shaqiri peels away in celebration after his wonderful strike against Scotland
WATCH: Xherdan Shaqiri continues the theme of wonderful Euro 2024 goals and unlocks an incredible individual achievement while he's at it

By Matthew Holt Published

Xherdan Shaqiri scored an absolute BANGER as Switzerland drew level against the Tartan Army

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How Xherdan Shaqiri became the model squad player while at Liverpool

By Richard Jolly Published

Shaqiri leaves Liverpool with a legacy consisting mostly of three big games - but the Swiss attacker has been a success of sorts at Anfield and a blueprint for similar players

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Liverpool transfer news: Lyon discussing a deal for Xherdan Shaqiri

By FourFourTwo Staff Published

The Switzerland international starred in his country’s run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020

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