Swiss HQ a haven of tranquillity as team prepare for England

NO police, no security and no helmets. Switzerland's players are superrelaxed ahead of Saturday's Euros clash with England.

- ANDY LINES, PAUL BYRNE

They even jump on their bikes to cycle, on the quiet country roads, to their training ground.

This is how the Swiss roll.

The Mirror visited their team HQ in an upmarket leafy village just outside Stuttgart.

It's like an upmarket holiday resort. And the players could not be more laid back.

Even in light rain the whole squad cycled to training Fa 25 rather than use their allocated team bus which was left unused at the side of the Waldhotel.

Among those filmed on their bikes was Manuel Akanji from the Premier League champions Manchester City.

A second group included Newcastle's Fabian Schar, Xherdan Shaqiri, formerly of Liverpool and Stoke, and Inter Milan's Yann Sommer.

Denis Zakaria, ex-Chelsea, also happily jumped on his bike.