US EditionShaqiri inspires Basel to seal first Swiss league title since 2017
- Basel secured their first Swiss league championship in seven years on Sunday after their closest competitors failed to win, with three games still remaining in the 2024 season.
- After coach Fabio Celestini took charge in October 2023, the team climbed up from the bottom of the standings during a tightly contested championship battle featuring multiple clubs.
- Xherdan Shaqiri, who rejoined Basel from Major League Soccer last August, led a seven-game winning streak by scoring nine goals including a hat trick in under 10 minutes during a 5-2 win at Lugano with 10 men.
- Shaqiri’s season tally reached a career-best 18 league goals as Basel scored five goals in each of the last three games and will enter the 2024 Champions League qualifying playoffs in August.
- Basel’s strong scoring run transformed a close title contest into a clear lead, with the club now 11 points ahead and positioned to compete in next season’s Champions League qualifiers.
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The Baslers are champions, for the 21st time already, but this title is a special one after the crash last year. For a new Basel era in Swiss football, however, there are few clues, too many question marks still surround the club.
The former dominator of Swiss football has returned to the top after challenging years.
What such a small "force cube" can do: For years, FC Basel won nothing, was just a laugh. Once Xherdan Shaqiri is back, the club celebrates the championship.
Who said the second parts were never good? Sometimes, going home not only reconciles the heart, but also rewrites a legacy. Kuyt and Van Persie knew it in the Feyenoord or Joaquin in Benito Villamarín. And now Xherdan Shaqiri knows it, who has closed the circle of his career returning to Basel to become, once again, the hero of the village. More information (Auto) Title news (Auto) 104025829The often-throned, left-handed video game legs, the sam…
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