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PL pair make Swiss squad

Image: Pajtim Kasami: Fulham midfielder will play for Switzerland at the Olympics

Pajtim Kasami and Benjamin Siegrist have been named in Switzerland's squad for the Olympic Games.

Kasami & Siegrist included in 18-man team

Fulham midfielder Pajtim Kasami and Aston Villa goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist have been named in Switzerland's squad for the Olympic Games in London. The pair are the only Premier League-based players included in the 18-man Olympic squad, although former West Ham United midfielder Valon Behrami, now at Fiorentina, has been included as one of three over-23 team members. Nurnberg defender Timm Klose and Wolfsburg's Diego Benaglio are the other over-age players. Full squad: Goalkeepers: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg), Benjamin Siegrist (Aston Villa). Defenders: Francois Affolter (Werder Bremen), Fabio Daprela (Brescia), Timm Klose (Nurnberg), Michel Morganella (Novara), Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg), Fabian Schaer (Wil) Midfielders: Valon Behrami (Fiorentina), Amir Abrashi (Grasshoppers), Fabian Frei (FC Basel), Pajtim Kasami (Fulham), Alain Wiss (Lucerne), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Monchengladbach) Forwards: Innocent Emeghara (Lorient), Admir Mehmedi (Dynamo Kiev), Josip Drmic (Zurich), Steven Zuber (Grasshoppers).

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