Pep Guardiola hailed the brilliance of Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden after the pair combined to give Manchester City the edge in their Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid.Foden came off the bench to tee up De Bruyne for a 70th-minute winner in a tense and tight quarter-final first leg at the Etihad Stadium.The strike ensured City would carry a 1-0 advantage into next week’s retur...Full Story »

Bale to be one of many Real Madrid departures this summer Gareth Bale and Luka Jovic are set to headline what could be a major clear out at Real Madrid this summer, reports Marca. Jesus Vallejo, Mariano Diaz, Alvaro Odriozolo and Brahim Diaz are likely to be sold, while youngsters like Take Kubo and Reinier could also depart this summer. Newcastle set to make Sanchez their No. 1 Newcastle ar...Full Story »

Haaland and Foden could well be team-mates at Man City next season Manchester City’s pursuit of Erling Haaland is set to land Phil Foden an even bigger pay rise. A new long-term contract at City, worth £150,000-a-week, was agreed by the England winger - in principle - last October. But that deal has yet to be signed, meaning Haaland’s expected arrival in the summer from Borus...Full Story »

Kalvin Phillips and Liam Cooper are both in contention to start Leeds’ home game against Southampton.Phillips and skipper Cooper have been out since December with hamstring injuries and it remains to be seen if either will play the full 90 minutes.Goalkeeper Illan Meslier, Mateusz Klich and Diego Llorente, who were all forced out of the recent win at Wolves, are also available, but Patrick...Full Story »

ENGLAND ace Phil Foden's family provoked complaints to police for holding a "music festival" with a blaring sound system on Mother's Day. The young star bought the six-bed, £2.85million pile in a quiet Cheshire village for his parents three years ago. Phil Foden's angry neighbours complained about a rave-style party at his mansion on Mother's DayCredit: Peter Powell Limited Phil and part...Full Story »

Phil Brown believes that his Barrow side can stave off relegation from League Two by hard work and winning their four remaining home games.On Saturday they suffered a 2-0 defeat at Leyton Orient, for whom Paul Smyth opened the scoring in the second-half before Ruel Sotiriou netted to take his tally for the season into double figures.“You get your rewards from hard work,” Brown said.&...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed “brilliant” Phil Foden after his stunning strike capped off Manchester City’s dominant 4-1 FA Cup win over Southampton at St Mary’s.City remain on course for a treble after the emphatic quarter-final victory, capped off by Foden’s strike for their third goal.Raheem Sterling had opened the visitors’ account when he tapped home in the 12th m...Full Story »

Phil Foden’s stunning strike capped off a dominant Manchester City performance as they booked their place in the FA Cup semi-finals with a 4-1 win over Southampton at St Mary’s.Pep Guardiola’s side had failed to win either Premier League game against the Saints this season, but their emphatic victory kept them on course for a treble.Raheem Sterling had handed the league leaders...Full Story »

Gillingham will still be without Daniel Phillips for Sheffield Wednesday’s visit.The Watford loanee serves the final match of a three-game ban after being sent off for the third time this campaign in the defeat to Bolton on March 5.Robbie McKenzie will miss out after coming off in the second half at Charlton in midweek, with boss Neil Harris confirming he will be sidelined for “weeks...Full Story »

Jean-Philippe Mateta could once again start up front for Crystal Palace as they take on Premier League leaders Manchester City on Monday.The 24-year-old striker came in for his sixth league start of the campaign and scored the opener in Palace’s 2-0 win over Wolves last weekend.Defensive duo Joel Ward (groin) and Nathan Ferguson (hamstring) are set to miss out once again while James McArth...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard says Aston Villa will not be rushed into firming up a permanent deal for Philippe Coutinho despite the Brazilian's increasingly impressive role in his side's surge up the Premier League table. Coutinho has one more year to run on his existing contract at Barcelona and Gerrard has already made no secret of his desire to secure the 29-year-old's services beyond the end of the cur...Full Story »

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard described Philippe Coutinho as being “above the game” after his masterclass in their 4-0 win against Southampton.The on-loan Barcelona forward scored one, set up Douglas Luiz for another and could have had a hat-trick in a virtuoso performance while Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings were also on the scoresheet.“I thought at times, with all due resp...Full Story »

Crystal Palace extended their unbeaten away run in 2022 to five games with a 2-0 victory over Wolves at Molineux.It is the first time since June 2020 that the Eagles have claimed consecutive league wins away from Selhurst Park, having beaten Watford 4-1 in their previous road trip.Jean-Philippe Mateta opened the scoring from close range in the 19th minute with his second goal in three games afte...Full Story »

Stoke can welcome back Phil Jagielka and Lewis Baker for the visit of Blackpool.Jagielka and Baker were cup-tied as City were knocked out of the FA Cup by Crystal Palace in midweek.Morgan Fox is halfway through a three-match suspension following his red card against Bournemouth.Abdallah Sima is closing in on a return from back and groin problems.Blackpool will assess the fitness of Jordan Gabrie...Full Story »

MANCHESTER CITY star Phil Foden has got fans talking with a new neck tattoo. The 21-year-old first showed it off on Twitter earlier this month and it got a bit of limelight on Saturday after Foden scored the winner in Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Everton. The tattoo reads: "Sky is the limit" The tattoo, located behind Foden's left ear, reads: "Sky is the limit." It is all in capital le...Full Story »

Phil Foden and his entourage appeared to get caught up in an ugly scrap while backstage at the Amir Khan vs Kell Brook fight in Manchester on Saturday evening. Footage began circulating early on Sunday morning showing the Manchester City forward backstage at the AO Arena. The video begins with Foden being walked into a private area before his female counterpart turns around to confront a group...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson celebrated his 700th game in management with a dramatic 2-1 victory at 10-man Wealdstone in the National League.Rhys Browne converted a 71st-minute penalty – after he was upended by Wrexham goalkeeper Rob Lainton – to put Wealdstone ahead.Wealdstone keeper George Wickens produced two excellent saves to deny Luke Young and Jordan Davies either side of the s...Full Story »

Exeter boss Matt Taylor lauded Kieran Phillips’ “poacher’s finish” against Bradford and believes his first goal for the club will do the on-loan Huddersfield striker the power of good.Phillips, 21, scored in only his third appearance for the promotion-chasing Grecians, having hit the target just four times in 26 league outings for Walsall, where he spent the first half of...Full Story »

On-loan Huddersfield striker Kieran Phillips’ first goal for Exeter made it five wins from six games for the Grecians following a 1-0 victory at Bradford.Phillips, who failed to score in his last 12 outings for Walsall where he spent the first half of this season, netted in only his third appearance for Exeter to settle the outcome in the 44th minute.The goal was a deserved reward for a st...Full Story »

Michael O’Neill was left raving over birthday boy Jaden Philogene-Bidace after the youngster inspired Stoke’s 3-0 Championship victory over 10-man Swansea.The Aston Villa loanee marked his 20th birthday with an impressive display, proving a constant thorn in the travelling Swans side before eventually breaking the deadlock after the interval.Philogene-Bidace’s strike opened the...Full Story »