The 28-man preliminary squad for Switzerland’s Euro 2016 campaign has been announced, as Stephan Lichtsteiner is the new captain.
They will face Albania, Romania and hosts France in this summer’s tournament.
There are some unusual decisions from Coach Vladimir Petkovic, as former captain Gokhan Inler is left out despite winning the Premier League title at Leicester City.
"I'm sorry for Gökhan, he is a great player," said former Lazio boss Petkovi
The 28-man preliminary squad for Switzerland’s Euro 2016 campaign has been announced, as Stephan Lichtsteiner is the new captain.
They will face Albania, Romania and hosts France in this summer’s tournament.
There are some unusual decisions from Coach Vladimir Petkovic, as former captain Gokhan Inler is left out despite winning the Premier League title at Leicester City.
"I'm sorry for Gökhan, he is a great player," said former Lazio boss Petkovic.
"I need to be consistent with my reasoning and actions. I had to make some tough decisions, but that's what a Coach is there for."
Juventus full-back Lichtsteiner will now wear the captain’s armband, while other Serie A inclusions are Udinese’s Silvan Widmer and Genoa midfielder Blerim Dzemaili.
Provisional Switzerland squad for Euro 2016
Goalkeepers: Roman Bürki (Borussia Dortmund), Marwin Hitz (Augsburg), Yvon Mvogo (Young Boys), Yann Sommer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Defenders: Johan Djourou (Hamburg), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Michael Lang (Basel), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), François Moubandje (Toulouse), Ricardo Rodríguez (Wolfsburg), Fabian Schär (Hoffenheim), Philippe Senderos (Grasshoppers), Steve Von Bergen (Young Boys), Silvan Widmer (Udinese).
Midfielders: Valon Behrami (Watford), Blerim Džemaili (Genoa), Gelson Fernandes (Rennes), Fabian Frei (Mainz), Renato Steffen (Basel), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Denis Zakaria (Young Boys), Luca Zuffi (Basel).
Forwards: Eren Derdiyok (Kasımpaşa), Breel Embolo (Basel), Admir Mehmedi (Bayer Leverkusen), Haris Seferović (Eintracht Frankfurt), Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City), Shani Tarashaj (Grasshoppers).