Shaqiri scored a hat trick in less than 10 minutes on Saturday, after Basel was reduced to 10 men, in a 5-2 win at Lugano. The second goal was an instinctive, curling and dipping shot like when he ...

Xherdan Shaqiri’s revival on leaving Chicago Fire to return to Basel this season — and his spring surge of goals — is leading the Swiss team toward its first league title in eight years.

Xherdan Shaqiri has returned to Europe to join his former club, Basel. The 32-year-old winger signed a three-year contract with Basel, where he started out way back in 2001.

Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri returned to Basel on Friday, 12 years after leaving the club where he began his glittering career. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 93°F.

Xherdan Shaqiri and the Chicago Fire have agreed to a contract termination, bringing an end to the Switzerland midfielder's disappointing spell at the MLS club, it was announced Wednesday.

Xherdan Shaqiri made his international debut in March 2010 aged 18. He represented his country at four World Cups and three European Championships. Explore. Search Saturday, Jun 07, 2025.

In 2½ seasons, Shaqiri never has lived up to his salary or transfer fee forked over by sporting director Georg Heitz. He has scored 14 goals and added 18 assists in 69 MLS matches, far from what ...

Xherdan Shaqiri basked in front of his career honours when he was told that he was "no champion". Shaqiri was one of several forwards on Jurgen Klopp's books, but was largely an understudy to ...

Xherdan Shaqiri showed there was life in the thirtysomething winger yet with a decisive contribution after halftime as Switzerland made a winning start to their World Cup campaign against Cameroon.

Shaqiri’s past World Cup stops came at South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018, totaling four goals and one assist across nine games. As one might expect, ...

Former Liverpool star Xherdan Shaqiri has netted his first goal for new club the Chicago Fire since leaving Lyon to move to the MLS. Shaqiri departed Anfield in last summer's transfer window for ...