Raheem Sterling has been named the Football Writers Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year for 2019.
The Manchester City star has enjoyed a stunning 2018-19 season for club and country, scoring 17 goals and providing 10 assists in the club s relentless battle against Liverpool to retain the Premier League title.
City have already lifted back-to-back EFL Cups and Sterling was on hand to score the decisive penalty in February s shoot-out triumph over Chelsea at Wembley, where he returned the following month to net a hat-trick in England s 5-0 Euro 2020 qualifying demolition of the Czech Republic.
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk beat Sterling to the Professional Footballers Association Player of the Year prize on Sunday, with the 24-year-old instead coll…
Newcastle United star Hatem Ben Arfa said he would be open to a move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain.
The attacking midfielder joined Newcastle from French outfit Marseille on a four-and-a-half year deal in 2011, having initially linked up with the club on loan.
Ben Arfa has quickly established himself as one of the most talented players in English football but the 25-year-old, who is currently in France as he recovers from a hamstring injury, says a return to his native country would be an opportunity too difficult to pass up.
Signing for PSG is a childhood dream, Ben Arfa told Le Parisien.
If there is a proposal, I will study it with interest. If there is a proposal if is important.
PSG its sound lives in my heart. If I could play the…