Rangers and Canadian midfielder Scott Arfield has finally spoken about his international future by saying that he has not retired from the national team. There have been many rumours that the 30-year-old has finally called time on his international career. Even though Arfield was able to represent Scotland in the formative years of his football career, he was able to choose Canada as the senior team that he would go on to represent. This decision was made in 2016 and he has not looked back since then. The midfielder has gone on to make 19 appearances for the national team while even featuring the 2019 Gold Cup as the captain of the national team.

The rumours about Arfield’s international career cropped up when Rangers boss Steven Gerrard claimed that he was extremely happy thatArfield did not have to go on international duty anymore. This was seen as a strong hint that the midfielder had chosen to announce his international retirement. This would have been a major blow for the national team, asArfield is one of the few players with a lot of pedigree who has picked up Canada over a European nation.Arfield has now revealed that he has spoken with Canadian manager John Herdman, who is set to announce his squad in the next few days.
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Canada manager John Herdman says that he is quite confident about his team qualifying for the World Cup 2022. Even though the chances of qualification have improved a lot after the coronavirus pandemic, things are still in the balance and it could change in the coming weeks. The focus is on the World Cup 2026 for Canada, but even World Cup 2022 is now a possibility for the national team. The CONCACAF World Cup qualification plans have been delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Before, Canada were unlikely to qualify for the competition but now they have been given a slice of luck.

The national team will be working within a new framework that will be established by CONCACAF in order to make sure that World Cup qualification is possible for the teams in the region. It is expected to be a significant deviation from the traditional tournament format of six teams. This will be abandoned in favour of three groups with the top three teams from each group qualifying for the World Cup. Under this change in system, Canada will only have to face a top ranking opponent – like United States, Costa Rica, or Mexico – only once. Canada has a very bad record against the likes of Mexico after last meeting the team back in 2000.
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Former Genk manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck has said that Jonathan David is the best striker in the Jupiler League at the moment. The Canada international currently plays for Belgian side Gent where he has had a fascinating season with 23 goals and 10 assists from 41 appearances. As a result, he has caught the eye of several European clubs including Tottenham Hotspur and Vanhaezebrouck believes the striker should command a big transfer fee during the summer.

Speaking to Walfoot, Vanhaezebrouck described the marksman as a phenomenon and said that he is the best player in the Belgian top-flight. He added that Gent should command a record transfer fee for the forward, who has already represented Canada on 12 occasions, he told: “He is a phenomenon. The best player in the country. He will be the most expensive outgoing transfer from Gent. They would happily sell him for £25 million or more.”
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Arsenal football club received a permanent offer for star midfielder, Mesut Ozil, from an unknown Qatari based club, but head coach Mikel Arteta stopped the deal from happening. Reports suggest that the German could have left the gunners for the middle East if not for the intervention of their manager.

Arsenal brought in 2 additions in the winter market, Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares. But they could have seen one of their biggest stars leave the Emirates stadium.
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