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Granit Xhaka on his importance in the national team
Xhaka: “I am not a pure Swiss who does not only think about today and tomorrow. I might dream bigger and speak my mind. But you definitely have to show your performance on the field, otherwise I wouldn’t be where I am today. But my personality has certainly brought me this far.”
Granit Xhaka on his Nati career so far
Xhaka: “The coach knows better what the worst and best match of my career with the national team was. The most emotional was certainly the European Championship match against Albania and my brother Tauli. With 117 national team games, there were certainly better and worse games. The match against France was certainly positive, but the match against Sweden was negative.”
Granit Xhaka on Ottmar Hitzfeld’s praise
Xhaka: “It’s an honor for me when such a great coach and person says something like that about me. You see the consistency I’ve shown over the years. I have been abroad since I was young. Ottmar Hitzfeld is the coach who gave me the opportunity in the national team.”
Granit Xhaka during his 118th international match
A journalist asks captain Granit Xhaka if he is the best Swiss player of all time. «Playing 118 games for Switzerland makes me very proud. I cannot and do not want to judge whether I am the best Swiss player of all time. I just want to enjoy the match tomorrow and win.”
Welcome to the Swiss national team press conference
On Sunday, the Swiss national team will play the European Championship qualifier against Belarus in the Kybun Park in St. Gallen. The kick-off is at 6 p.m. Coach Murat Yakin and Granit Xhaka invite you to the pre-match press conference. With one performance on Sunday, the Nati captain is on par with previous record player Heinz Hermann, who both have 118 appearances in the Nati jersey to their name.
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team
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T.D
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1
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 Scotland
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6
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9
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15
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2
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 Spain
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5
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15
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12
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3
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 Norway
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6
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3
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10
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4
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 Georgia
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5
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-8th
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4
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5
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 Cyprus
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6
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-19
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0
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team
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PT
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1
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 France
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6
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12
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18
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2
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 Greece
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6
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7
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12
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3
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 The Netherlands
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5
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2
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9
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4
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 Ireland
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6
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-4
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3
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5
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 Gibraltar
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5
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-17
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0
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 England
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5
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14
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13
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2
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 Ukraine
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6
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0
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10
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3
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 Italy
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4
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2
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7
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4
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 North Macedonia
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6
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-6
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7
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5
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 Malta
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5
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-10
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0
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 Turkiye
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6
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3
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13
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2
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 Croatia
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5
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7
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10
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3
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 Armenia
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6
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-1
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7
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4
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 Wales
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5
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-1
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7
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5
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 Latvia
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6
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-8th
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3
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 Albania
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6
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8th
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13
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2
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 Poland
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6
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0
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9
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3
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 Czech Republic
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5
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2
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8th
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4
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 Moldavia
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5
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0
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8th
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5
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 Faroe Islands
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6
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-10
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1
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 Belgium
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6
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13
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16
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2
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 Austria
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6
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7
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13
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3
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 Sweden
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5
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3
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6
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4
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 Azerbaijan
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5
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-7
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4
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5
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 Estonia
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6
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-16
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1
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 Hungary
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4
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6
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10
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2
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 Serbia
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5
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5
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10
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3
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 Montenegro
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5
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0
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8th
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4
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 Bulgaria
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5
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-5
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2
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5
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 Lithuania
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5
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-6
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2
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 Slovenia
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6
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7
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13
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2
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 Denmark
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6
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7
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13
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3
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 Finland
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6
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7
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12
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4
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 Kazakhstan
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6
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4
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12
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5
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 Northern Ireland
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7
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-2
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6
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6
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 San Marino
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7
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-23
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0
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 Switzerland
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6
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12
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14
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2
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 Romania
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7
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5
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13
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3
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 Israel
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6
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0
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11
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4
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 Kosovo
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7
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0
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7
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5
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 Belarus
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7
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-7
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5
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6
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 Andorra
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7
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-10
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2
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 Portugal
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7
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25
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21
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2
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 Slovakia
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7
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5
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13
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3
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 Luxembourg
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7
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-9
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11
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4
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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7
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-2
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9
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5
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 Iceland
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7
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1
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7
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6
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 Liechtenstein
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7
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-20
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0
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
