Suspended Shaqiri's Stoke debut on hold

Stoke City supporters will have to wait before getting their first glimpse of record signing Xherdan Shaqiri in action as a suspension from his time at Inter will result in him sitting out Saturday's Premier League match against Tottenham.

The Switzerland international has received international clearance for his move to the Britannia Stadium - which was confirmed earlier this week - but the winger had not served a one-game ban from the Italian Football Federation that applied to the Coppa Italia.

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