Tag: Foden

11 April 2025 Off

Manchester City: Jack Grealish and Phil Foden do not ‘feel good’ after Manchester derby incidents

By Total Football News

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Phil Foden and Jack Grealish do not “feel good” after incidents involving fans at the Manchester derby, but believes it is a societal problem rather than blaming Manchester United.

Earlier this week, a 20-year-old man was charged with assault after Grealish was allegedly slapped as he walked into the Old Trafford tunnel following Sunday’s 0-0 draw.

Fellow England international Foden also had to deal

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7 April 2025 Off

Phil Foden chants: Why Manchester United won’t be charged

By Total Football News

United declined to comment publicly on the chants but have privately acknowledged they are unacceptable.

“Clubs have the power to act,” said Varney. “Whether through bans, fines or education, action can and should be taken.

“Without it, the lack of accountability continues to damage trust.

“Our recent research found that 85% of women who had experienced or witnessed sexism in a football setting didn’t report it because they didn’t think

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17 January 2025 Off

Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Sels, Robinson, Amad, Foden

By Total Football News

Reece James (Chelsea): I’m going to be soft and sentimental with this one. Yes, I know he was a sub against Bournemouth and he scored a nice free-kick and it was only a draw. However, it has been about 500 days since we saw him play a decent game. A world-class player on his day but unfortunately injuries have ravaged him.

Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) and Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa):

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18 October 2024 Off

FPL gameweek 8 tips and team of the week: Phil Foden, Bruno Fernandes, Kai Havertz make the XI

By Total Football News

Matz Sels, Nottingham Forest, keeper, £4.5m – home to Crystal Palace

Palace have scored once in their past three games and only Fulham have conceded fewer big chances than Forest.

Sels is the best £4.5m keeper this week – he pulled out of the Belgium squad with an adductor injury but should be OK, and I’ve got his deputy on the bench if not.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool, defender, £7.1m –

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1 September 2024 Off

Phil Foden: England midfielder unlikely to join squad says Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola

By Total Football News

Phil Foden is unlikely to join up with the England squad for their upcoming Nations League games because of illness, says Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

The 24-year-old has only played 45 minutes this season, as a substitute for City against Chelsea two weeks ago.

He was named in England interim boss Lee Carsley’s squad for their Nations League second-tier games against the Republic of Ireland and Finland.

“I don’t

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20 August 2024 Off

PFA awards: Phil Foden wins men’s player of year & Cole Palmer young player of year

By Total Football News

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has won the Professional Footballers’ Association men’s player of the year award, while Chelsea winger Cole Palmer was named young player of the year.

It is the first time since the 2009-10 campaign that both men’s awards have gone to English players.

Wayne Rooney and James Milner won the player and young player of the year prizes respectively for that season.

“To win this award

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23 May 2024 Off

Phil Foden: Pep Guardiola leaving Manchester City will be “really sad”, says midfielder

By Total Football News

Manchester City star Phil Foden says it “would be really sad” if manager Pep Guardiola were to leave the club next year.

Having steered his side to a record fourth successive title, Guardiola raised the prospect that he will depart when his contract expires at the end of next season, saying “the reality is I am closer to leaving than staying”.

“I’ve not known any other thing apart from him,

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20 May 2024 0

Garth Crooks’ Team of the Season: Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, William Saliba, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka

By Total Football News

Declan Rice (Arsenal): I can’t remember a professional footballer living with a price tag so comfortably. The sheer weight of the £105m Declan Rice cost Arsenal would have destroyed most players. However, we are dealing with a rather special individual who has improved the Gunners, and placed them in a position where they are capable of beating any team on their day.

They may not have won the title or

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18 May 2024 0

Phil Foden: Man City man wins Premier League Player of the Season

By Total Football News

Manchester City’s Phil Foden has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Season.

Earlier this month the England midfielder, 23, was voted the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year.

Foden has claimed a career-best 17 goals and eight assists in the Premier League this season, before City’s final game on Sunday.

“To win this award is an achievement that I am extremely proud of,” said Foden.

“The Premier

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16 May 2024 0

Phil Foden: Manchester City midfielder wants Premier League title after Football Writers’ award

By Total Football News

Phil Foden says he wants to finish the job and make Premier League history after winning the Football Writers’ Association’s Footballer of the Year.

The midfielder has scored 25 goals in all competitions for Manchester City this season – including hat-tricks against Brentford and Aston Villa.

The 23-year-old has helped City to the brink of a fourth successive Premier League title – something never done before – which they will

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