Foden to sign a bumper contract
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“At Falkirk we decided to enter a team in 1970 and it comprised Alex, Bobby Ford, myself and Chic Murray, a Scottish comedian, because each side had to encompass a celebrity fan.
“We managed to reach the semi-finals with Alex, who used to organise quizzes of his own, our star player. We faced Everton, whose team featured their manager Harry Catterick, Joe Royle, Brian Labone and famous fan Ed ‘Stewpot’ Stewart, a DJ.
Whisper
“Alex was desperately trying to whisper the answer, but I couldn’t make it out. I was flustered and blurted out, ‘Lester Piggott.’
“You should have seen the look Alex gave me — he was incredulous. After all, Piggott was the world’s greatest flat jockey and wouldn’t be anywhere near the world’s greatest steeplechase.
“Fergie was fuming and I don’t think he has forgiven me to this day. It often gets mentioned that I was the reason we didn’t reach the final.”
DAVID BECKHAM was ordered by Alex Ferguson to shave off his mohawk hairstyle in the tunnel at Wembley minutes before Manchester United played Chelsea.
Fergie was never a fan of Beckham’s coiffure variants, and when the former England midfielder went for a mohawk ( he hid it under a beanie hat because he was scared to let his United boss see it.
Roof
Finally, ‘Goldenballs’ unveiled his new barnet in the Wembley dressing room and Ferguson hit the roof.
Beckham said: “I have said many times before that the boss wasn’t just the greatest and best manager I ever played under — he was also a father figure to me.
“The fear of the hairdryer was one of the reasons we all played well. He was also a manager you wanted to do well
PHIL FODEN is close to signing a lucrative new deal with Manchester City worth nearly 60m.
Talks are ongoing between City and Foden’s representatives, with both sides said to be close to a new six-year agreement worth 175,000 per week.
City are ready to reward Foden’s emergence as one of their most influential players with the contract extension, which will replace the last one he signed, in 2018.
The new contract is understood to have been agreed in principle before the international break and is likely to be confirmed in the coming days.
Foden’s start to the new season was delayed due to the foot injury that ruled him out of England’s penalty shootout Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy at Wembley.
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But the 21-year- old was back to his best in City’s 2-2 draw at title rivals Liverpool before the international break, scoring a stunning goal in the epic encounter.
Foden made his Manchester City debut in the Champions League in 2017 and has since gone on to make 130 appearances for his boyhood club, scoring 33 goals, as well as earning 11 England caps.
Stockport-born Foden has won three Premier League titles, four
League Cups and the FA Cup, as well as reaching last season’s Champions League final, which City lost to Chelsea.
Foden is the latest highprofile City player to commit their long-term future to the reigning Premier League champions, with Ederson, John Stones, Ruben Dias and Kevin De Bruyne all having signed new deals within the last six months.