Granit Xhaka
Switzerland
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Granit Xhaka is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains both Premier League club Sunderland and the Switzerland national team.
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Sep 21, 2026
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The Sunderland midfielder is facing jail for getting a fake Covid jab certificate during the pandemic and has issued a grovelling apology.
Reform UK opposed lockdown restrictions and vaccine mandates, but also believes in equal treatment under the law, so Xhaka's fake certificate scandal highlights the hypocrisy of those who flouted the rules while ordinary Britons obeyed.