Jack Wilshere has voiced his frustration with his role at Arsenal and is delighted to be playing in a more central position with England.

The 24-year-old has been played out wide on more than one occasion by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, but generally plays in the middle of the pitch when representing his country.

England boss Roy Hodgson played Wilshere in the middle in the 2-1 friendly win over Turkey on Sunday and he is over the moon with the faith shown in him.

With Arsenal I ve been playing out wide, which is not me. I m not a wide man, Wilshere told reporters.

But Roy seems to have faith in me in the middle, so I m happy with that.

I like to play anywhere in the middle. I played the holding role before and I really enjoy that.

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Valencia plan to offload Colombian forward Dorlan Pabon in the summer transfer window, .

Los Che only purchased the player last summer from Monterrey, but he was allowed to leave on loan at Sao Paulo in January this year.

And with the forward not exactly in the first team plans of new boss Juan Antonio Pizzi, Valencia plan to cash in on Pabon at the earliest opportunity.

Super Deporte understands that his former club Monterrey are ready to pay around €8 million for the Colombian and there is every chance los Che will accept the offer.

The well-travelled forward has played for Parma, Real Betis, Monterrey, Valencia and Sao Paulo since leaving Atletico Nacional, but he has enjoyed his best form during the six months at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

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Sao Paulo are on the verge of signing out-of-favour Napoli forward Eduardo Vargas, despite recent reports having linked the Chilean international with a loan move to the Emirates Stadium, .

Vargas, 23, has made nine appearances for the Azzurri this season, with the 23-year-old currently behind the likes of Edinson Cavani, Goran Pandev, Lorenzo Insigne and vice-captain Marek Hamšík in the attacking depth chart at Napoli.

Although Vargas has been unable to establish himself at Napoli, a bevy of clubs are interested in the services of the former Universidad de Chile star.

However, Sao Paulo are in advanced talks with Napoli regarding the player, according to club president Juvenal Juvencio.

In fact, Juvencio has revealed that the two clubs…

Jurgen Klopp said a first clean sheet in 14 games meant Liverpool s 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday was a perfect peformance.

Klopp s side cruised to an emphatic victory over the Cherries thanks to goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah.

It was Liverpool s 15th Premier League win of the season and put them 11 points clear at the top of the table, although that gap will be cut to eight should Leicester City beat Aston Villa on Sunday.

However, the manner of Liverpool s first shutout in all competitions since a 1-0 win over Sheffield United on September 29 particularly pleased the German.

It was a professional performance, controlled, scoring wonderful goals. It was a perfect game, Klopp told the BBC s Match Of The Day.

Iraq will meet Iran in the Asian Cup quarter-finals after a 2-0 win against Palestine a match that saw them miss a second-half penalty.

Iraq made certain of a place in the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Palestine in Canberra on Tuesday.

Japan s 2-0 win against Jordan meant that the result, in the end, did not alter the 2007 champions standing in Group D, but the runners-up made hard work of beating a Palestine side who had conceded nine goals in their opening two fixtures.

Despite dominating possession and chances in the opening period, Iraq struggled to find way past goalkeeper Tawfiq Ali – making his first appearance of the tournament.

However, a bright start to the second half brought reward for Radhi Shenaishil s men, with Youn…

Billy Gilmour was delighted to end a challenging season on a high with an impressive display in Scotland’s 2-0 Euro 2024 qualifying win over Georgia.

Gilmour won the official man-of-the-match award after making light of the sodden conditions with an excellent display of possession football.

The midfielder was making his first competitive start for Scotland this season after forcing his way into the Brighton team in the final weeks of the campaign.

Gilmour had been unfortunate to see the man who signed him from Chelsea, Graham Potter, leave for Stamford Bridge a week after the transfer. He took some time to get into Roberto De Zerbi’s team and also had to cope with being the victim of a stalking campaign last autumn by a woman who was sentenced in court to a s…

Barcelona have offered medical support to Anthony Borges and will give the youngster the chance to meet Lionel Messi after his act of heroism during last month s Florida school shooting.

On February 14, 14 students and three teachers were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Former pupil Nicholas Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of pre-meditated murder.

Borges, 15, took five bullets to his back and limbs as he barricaded a door to protect classmates from the shooter.

A keen young footballer, Borges spent two months at the Barca Academy in Lauderhill, near Fort Lauderdale, in 2016.

He remains in hospital and, when Barca became aware of his father Royer Borges setting up a crowdfunding page to raise money for his son s medical tre…

Chelsea s hosting of Tottenham on Wednesday could prove to be the crucial piece of the UEFA Champions League puzzle.

The catch-up fixture, moved from April 15 to accommodate the Chelsea s FA Cup commitments, is touted to shape the look of the top-four and the all-important spots in next season s premier European club tournament.

Chelsea are third on 68 points courtesy of Juan Mata s late winner against Manchester United on Sunday while Spurs are fifth on 65 points.

Sandwiched between the two London rivals is another club from the English capital, Arsenal, on 67 points.

A Spurs win would mean there would be just one point separating all three teams with two matches remaining, while Chelsea would all but seal at least a qualifying spot in the UEFA Champions…

Manchester United hammered Leeds United 6-2 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday evening to enhance their chances of winning the league title this season.

Ole Gunnar Solskkjaer’s side went 2-0 up after just three minutes when Scott McTominay found the back of the net twice, first with a ferocious drive and then with a clever finish.

Bruno Fernandes and Victor Lindelof then scored twice to make 4-0 to United, before Liam Cooper pulled one back for the visiting team in the 41st minute.

Daniel James made it 5-1 to the home team 20 minutes into the second half, before Fernandes added to his tally from the penalty spot. Stuart Dallas scored for Leeds in the 73rd minute, as the match ended 6-2 to the home team.

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Newcastle United enjoyed a rare 2-1 win at Leicester City to pull further clear of the Premier League s relegation zone and climb into the top half.

Goals from Jonjo Shelvey and Ayoze Perez now have Rafael Benitez s resolute side on the brink of top-flight safety after three straight successes, denting Leicester s hopes of European qualification in the process.

Newcastle have not typically fared well at the King Power Stadium, failing to taste victory in their only five prior visits – including Benitez s first game in charge in 2016 – and scoring just once.

But Saturday s clash was a decidedly happier affair for the visiting supporters as Shelvey – tipped for an England call-up by his manager – struck his first Premier League goal for the club befor…