Rumour Has It: Eriksen prefers PSG move to Premier League

Arsenal were offered the service of the former Spurs playmaker but the Gunners have other priorities, according to the English newspaper.

Despite talk about a return to England, Eriksen is said to be planning to hold out for Ligue 1 champions PSG, who may be lining up a January swoop.

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 Arsenal want Stade Reims striker Boulaye Dia to solve their goalscoring issues, a report claims. Le10Sport reports the Senegal international has been identified as a Gunners target, but Everton, Marseille and Lyon are also said to be in the hunt.

Mikel Arteta s side may also soon have another option in midfield. Spanish media outlet Marca is reporting that Atletico Madrid are planning on cutting Lucas Torreira s loan arrangement short in January after the Urugu…

Milan players have a ´fire burning inside´ – Pioli hails table-topping Rossoneri

Stefano Pioli says his Milan players have a fire burning inside after they ensured they would end 2020 at the Serie A summit with a last-gasp 3-2 win over Lazio.

Ante Rebic s header and a penalty from Hakan Calhanoglu put the Rossoneri 2-0 up inside 17 minutes at San Siro, but the visitors roared back with goals from Luis Alberto and Ciro Immobile, who had a penalty saved prior to the Spaniard s goal.

Theo Hernandez powered home a header in stoppage time, though, restoring Milan s one-point lead at the top after neighbours Inter had temporarily leapfrogged them following a 2-1 win over Hellas Verona earlier on Wednesday.

The win was the Rossoneri s 10th in 14 league games this season and Pioli does not want his side to relent when they return to action after the …

England World Cup squad encouraging for the future

England boss Roy Hodgson has picked eight players under-24 in his 23-man World Cup squad

England boss Roy Hodgson has now named his 23-man squad for the World Cup this summer.

There were few surprises in the squad, but the fact the Three Lions boss is taking eight players under 24 is highly encouraging for the future. Here is the England World Cup squad:

Keepers: Joe Hart, Ben Foster, Fraser Forster

Defenders: Glen Johnson, Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Luke Shaw, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Phil Jagielka

Midfielders: Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Jack Wilshere, Ross Barkley, Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana, James Milner

Strikers: Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge, Danny Welbeck, Rickie Lambert

Wilfried Zaha happy at Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha could be one of the most in-demand Premier League players this summer, as reportedly Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham are all eying a move for the Ivory Coast international.

However, it seems he may be set to disappoint his potential suitors by staying with the Eagles for next season. quote Zaha as saying: I have no plans on leaving,

I m enjoying my football, you can see how much I m enjoying it. This is my home and there s no reason for me to leave.

Is maturing into a fine player

Wilfried Zaha has always been one of those frustrating players who have big talent but can never seem to find consistency. However, despite injury problems, Zaha has found a new level of consistency in the past few seasons.

This se…

Premier League Fantasy Picks: Kane can punish porous Leeds, new Burnley star is worth a punt

Sure, relying on Mohamed Salah every week is a decent fantasy football strategy, it s certainly good enough for most, but what happens when the Egyptian magician isn t in Premier League action?

With Liverpool in EFL Cup final duty against Chelsea, the Reds fearsome front-line and creative full-backs are suddenly off limits to fantasy football managers across the land, while Arsenal and Chelsea are also out of league action.

However, courtesy of Opta-powered data, Stats Perform has managed to pick out some of gameweek 27 s potential stars, featuring the England captain, an in-form Burnley new boy, and one of the Premier League s most lethal defenders.

HARRY KANE (Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur)

Despite Antonio Conte s team lurching to a fourth loss in fi…

NFL Underdogs: NFL Picks, and Predictions For the Conference Championship Round

When it comes to Championship Sunday in the NFL playoffs, the term “underdog” is a pretty loose title. 

Sure, the point spread usually sits in favor of one side, but if you’ve made it this far, you aren’t the traditional underdog we’ve been betting on all NFL season.

Case in point: the Cincinnati Bengals, who are just one win away from reaching the Super Bowl for the second straight year.

NFL odds saw the Bengals open as high as 3-point pups at Kansas City on Sunday and jumped the fence to favorites on Monday morning, only to come back around as underdogs here on Wednesday.

Where it goes before kickoff on Sunday night is anyone’s guess, but I’m grabbing the points with Cincy for my NFL Underdogs pick…