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For a while, Xherdan Shaqiri looked to be just another victim of this curse, but his latest move has rejuvenated his club career.

Shaqiri made just 11 league appearances, scoring twice, and appeared destined to fade into obscurity.

But he called time on that spell promptly, moving to Chicago Fire in MLS.



Xherdan Shaqiri playing for Basel against Bayern Munich, a club he would go on to play for, in 2012.

It's a long way from the Champions League stage where Shaqiri registered an assist in the immortal Liverpool comeback against Barcelona.

But the Swiss top flight undoubtedly presents its own challenges, and the maverick playmaker is on course to potentially drive Basel to its first title since 2017.

That could even book a ticket back to the Champions League for Shaqiri and Basel

He has 20 goal involvements in just 22 league appearances, made up of nine goals and 11 assists.

Three of those goals came in a hattrick against none other than Servette last November, in a 3-1 win