Switzerland’s Granit Xhaka celebrates with the sign of the Albanian eagle after scoring his side’s first goal during the Group E match between Switzerland and Serbia at the 2018 World Cup in ...

What is the Albanian Eagle? Both Xhaka and Shaqiri celebrated their goals for Switzerland in their 2-1 win over Serbia by making the nationalist symbol of their ethnic Albanian heritage.

Albanian leaders applauded Xhaka and Shaqiri, who were booed throughout the match, after using the eagle celebration. Xhaka's family is also from Kosovo.

When Switzerland competes against Sweden in the World Cup on Tuesday, no players will celebrate with the eagle hand gesture. At a match on June 20, there was a big to-do over the gesture by Albania… ...

What is the Albanian Eagle? Both Xhaka and Shaqiri celebrated their goals for Switzerland in their 2-1 win over Serbia by making the nationalist symbol of their ethnic Albanian heritage.

Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Stephan Lichtsteiner escaped two-match bans for their Albanian eagle salutes during Switzerland’s World Cup grudge match against Serbia.

Migrants have been pictured performing Albania's controversial eagle gesture as they left the Manston arrival centre - as Suella Braverman's crackdown on Channel crossings appears to be under ...

SWITZERLAND goalscorers Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri both performed Albanian Eagle celebrations after their strikes against Serbia.

Granit Xhaka publicly demonstrated his pride in his Kosovo-Albanian roots during the World Cup, and revisited that moment on Wednesday night along with his wife, Leonita Lekaj.

Another of Europe's little kings last week toppled from a theoretical throne. In Tirana, a Constituent Assembly announced the end of the 17-year-old Albanian monarchy, proclaimed a republic ...

Albania player Mirlind Daku was banned on Sunday for two games after leading fans in nationalist chants at the European Championship, that UEFA said brought soccer into disrepute.

Hysa now has 21 knockouts in his 23 wins, and 'The Albanian Eagle' is clearly making up for lost time at the age of 40 as he bids to move up in level.