Northern Ireland vs Switzerland (21/03/2025)

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• The Swiss Super League was expanded from 10 teams to 12 in time for the 2023-24 season, with a new format borrowing from that used in Scotland, with an initial league phase before clubs are split into two groups of six to play either for the title or to avoid relegation. • Grasshopper, based in Zurich, are the most successful club in Switzerland’s top flight with 27 titles, seven more than Basel who had been catching up rapidly with a run of 12 titles between 2001 and 2017, though they have not won one since. • Former Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty spent the 2012-13 season with Super League side Sion, playing alongside ex-Rangers midfielder and World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso. Lafferty ended the season with eight goals in 28 appearances across all competitions. • Former Switzerland striker Marco Streller holds the record for the most Super League titles, with eight, and Super League goals. He netted 119 - all in the colours of Basel.

SWITZERLAND’S BREEL EMBOLO WITH NORTHERN IRELAND’S CIARON BROWN DURING A FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 QUALIFIER

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