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Embolo suspended: Swiss Football Association (SFV) excludes striker for forgery: After Granit Xhaka, Breel Embolo will also be unavailable for the Swiss national ...
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Covid test certificate: Breel Embolo will not travel to the Swiss national team: Next corona drama in Swiss sports: In 2025, Breel Embolo received a suspended ...
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Striker confirmed offense - | Fake Covid certificates: Embolo will not join the national team
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Corona scandal: Embolo kicked out of the national team due to forged certificates | Sport
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Swiss "vaccine affair": Embolo also bought forged proof: The "vaccine affair" surrounding the Swiss national football team is widening. Following Granit Xhaka ...
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Paid articlePaywall Yakin on Xhaka and Embolo: Swiss national team in crisis: On Friday, it is announced that Breel Embolo has been convicted for forging Covid certificates ...
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Breel Embolo bought a fake vaccination certificate - | second Swiss player after Granit Xhaka in the vaccination scandal
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Paid articlePaywall Breel Embolo convicted for forging Covid test certificates: National team striker Breel Embolo received a suspended fine for incitement to forgery. Therefore ...
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Breel Embolo accepts penalty order and will not join the national team
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Next betrayal after Captain Xhaka: Switzerland also foregoes convicted Embolo: Following Granit Xhaka, Breel Embolo will also miss the Swiss national team's ...
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After Granit Xhaka, the Swiss national team is missing another former Bundesliga player, Breel Embolo, in connection with forged vaccination certificates. Show more

Penal order accepted: Breel Embolo forgoes Nations League matches: The striker is not traveling to the national team because an old story involving a forged ...
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Covid fake certificate scandal! Breel Embolo dropped from Switzerland squad after Granit Xhaka withdrawal over forged documents
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Paid articlePaywall Penal order accepted: Breel Embolo forgoes Nations League matches: Der SFV verzichtet für den laufenden Zusammenzug auf den Stürmer. Zuvor war bekannt geworden ...
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Embolo follows Xhaka out of Swiss squad over fake Covid documents: Switzerland striker Breel Embolo has been left out of the national squad for upcoming Nations ...
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Paid articlePaywall Breel Embolo: 14 Months of Chaos in the Swiss National Team: Breel Embolo recently publicly criticized the Swiss Football Association. The differences between ...
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Squad for Nations League - | With returning Embolo and Xhaka - | Boteli and 2 debutants included
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National coach Yakin announces the squad - | Dalipi declines to join Switzerland: Instead of the last two Nations League matches, Granit Xhaka and Breel Embolo ...
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Podcast on Swiss Football: "Marcel Koller gets the maximum out of the players, but FCZ is still not a top team"
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Embolo on Covid lockdown: "That disappointed me": Breel Embolo missed the Nations League matches in September, like Granit Xhaka, due to a Covid certificate ...
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Key FactsXhaka and Embolo return to Switzerland’s national team in November
Oct 27, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: srf.ch
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: srf.ch
- Both were convicted for forging COVID certificates; their cases are closed, and they missed four internationals in September and October.
- The players’ council and coaching staff unanimously supported keeping Xhaka as captain.
- The SFV central board adopted five guidelines for criminally relevant cases, including uniform criteria, reporting duties and proportionate measures.
- With four wins from four matches, Switzerland can secure promotion to League A with a draw against Slovenia in Maribor on 13 November.
We are convinced that a return to the national team in November is responsible and the right decision.— Pierluigi Tami, director of the national team, said this while explaining Xhaka and Embolo’s return.

Perfect Nations League record: Switzerland has never had anyone like Manzambi: The Swiss national team is proving in the Nations League that it can function even ...
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Swiss national team: What's next for Embolo and Xhaka after the certificate affair?
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Dominant Swiss victory in the Nations League opener: The Swiss national team impresses in their first appearance after the World Cup. Coach Murat Yakin's ...
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Gefälschte Covid-Zertifikate: Die Nati fällt durch Skandale auf: Spielen die Schweizer Fussballer gerade in der Nations League? Viel aufregender ist wieder ...
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"Faux pas", "panic" and "completely hasty": SRF's Ruefer attacks the SFV
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Can Xhaka remain captain? National team expert Beni Huggel says yes: Can Xhaka remain captain? National team expert Beni Huggel says yes
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Surprising transfer to MLS: Breel Embolo leaves Europe for the first time in his career. The Swiss player is headed to America.
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The Swiss footballers are welcomed by their fans in Zurich: After their World Cup exit in the quarter-finals against Argentina, the Swiss footballers land in ...
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2026 World Cup: For Switzerland, many things clicked in the quarter-finals, but not everything.
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Three-day delay – visa approved: Embolo joins the national team on Friday: Breel Embolo will be able to travel to the World Cup in the U.S., Canada ...
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Breel Embolo travels to Los Angeles: After waiting for days, Breel Embolo has received his US visa and is on his way to Los Angeles. However ...
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Team analysis 2026 World Cup: Switzerland (Group B): Switzerland starts as the favorite in Group B of the 2026 World Cup. Undefeated in qualifying ...
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4-1 victory in Geneva in World Cup qualifier – Switzerland beats Sweden convincingly and World Cup ticket is ready
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