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Premier League player of season: Erling Haaland & Phil Foden on shortlist
9 May 2024 0

Premier League player of season: Erling Haaland & Phil Foden on shortlist

By Total Football News

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland could be named Premier League player of the season for a second consecutive year.

The 23-year-old Norway international has been nominated for the award alongside City team-mate Phil Foden.

Arsenal midfielders Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, Chelsea forward Cole Palmer, Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins and Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk complete the shortlist.

The winner, decided by a public vote

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Rico Lewis: Manchester City defender on Pep Guardiola; Phil Foden & his Thai boxing upbringing
3 May 2024 0

Rico Lewis: Manchester City defender on Pep Guardiola; Phil Foden & his Thai boxing upbringing

By Total Football News

Despite being a prodigiously talented fighter, who idolised Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather Jr, with the potential to follow in his father’s footsteps, Lewis chose to chase his football dream, joining City’s academy around the age of eight.

That path into professional football, especially at the very elite Premier League clubs, is well documented for its difficulty.

For City academy prospects, the road to the first team is one

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Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw win Football Writers’ Association prizes
3 May 2024 0

Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw win Football Writers’ Association prizes

By Total Football News

Manchester City duo Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw have been named footballers of the year by the Football Writers’ Association.

Foden, 23, has scored 24 goals and provided 10 assists in 50 appearances in all competitions for City this term.

The England midfielder received 42% of the vote for the men’s award, beating Declan Rice in second and City team-mate Rodri in third.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard, Aston Villa striker

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