FIFA World Cup 2018: Shaqiri denies political message in celebratory gesture
Updated On: 23 June, 2018 04:53 PM IST | Kaliningrad (Russia) | IANS
Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka, two Switzerland players with Albanian roots, have been captured repeatedly making a specific gesture -- crossing their palms on their chest to resemble an eagle from an Albanian flag

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Switzerland star Xherdan Shaqiri repeatedly made a gesture that resembled Albanias Eagle after each goal the team scored against Serbia in a Group E clash of the FIFA World Cup at the Kaliningrad Stadium here.
Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka, two Switzerland players with Albanian roots, have been captured repeatedly making a specific gesture -- crossing their palms on their chest to resemble an eagle from an Albanian flag, reports Sputnik news agency. While Xhaka was born in Switzerland to Albanian parents, Shaqiri was born in Kosovo -- which Serbia consider as their territory -- also to Albanian parents.

