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Daily Mail
23 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Phil Foden is slapped with ANOTHER parking fine after leaving his £200k Mercedes G Wagon in a Manchester loading bay to attend the premiere of Tommy Fury's BBC documentary
Phil Foden was hit with yet another £60 parking fine after leaving his £200,000 Mercedes G Wagon in a Manchester loading bay on Tuesday. The England star, 25, had driven his car into the city centre to attend the premiere of boxer Tommy Fury 's new BBC documentary. Despite receiving a string of parking fines in the past, Phil's car was once again seen in an unauthorised spot with a threat of removal from Manchester City Council on view on the windscreen. Meanwhile the Manchester City star posed for snaps with Tommy at the premiere of his documentary Tommy: The Good. The Bad. The Fury in The Printworks. Back in March, Tommy's beloved car was slapped with a yellow card in the form of yet another £60 parking fine. It came less than five months after he was hit with another fine and spotted running through Wilmslow town centre in a bid to avoid the charge. The England star had driven his car into the city centre to attend the premiere of boxer Tommy Fury 's new BBC documentary (pictured with Tommy on the red carpet) Onlookers saw Phil talk with the traffic warden, however his pleas appeared to fall on deaf ears as he took the yellow ticket off his windscreen and got into the car. On Saturday Phil kicked off a new season with Manchester City as the team kicked off their new campaign with a convincing 4-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, he was kept out of the squad for the match after manager Pep Giardiola noted a concern with a knock to his ankle during training, with hopes he'll be fit to play against Tottenham Hotspur this weekend. Off the pitch, he and his long-term girlfriend, Rebecca Cooke, also sparked engagement rumours after she was spotted wearing a large diamond ring in February. The footballer is said to have whisked his beau away on a romantic trip to Paris for New Year's Eve, where he reportedly proposed. In photographs obtained by The Sun, Rebecca was seen trying to conceal the large ring while out and about. A source told the publication: 'The pair of them have been together since they were young and their family and friends have been expecting them to get engaged for a while. 'The time seemed right for Phil to pop the question. He took her away to Paris for New Year's Eve and when they came back Rebecca had a sparkling diamond ring on her engagement finger.' Off the pitch, he and his long-term girlfriend, Rebecca Cooke, also sparked engagement rumours after she was spotted wearing a large diamond ring (pictured with their two children) 'The ring is absolutely huge. It's a massive diamond. She loves it and she's very proud of wearing it although she hasn't announced anything about it,' they added. The insider also hinted that their potential wedding could be a star-studded affair, with Premier League players and glamorous WAGs in attendance. Phil and Rebecca have been childhood sweethearts since their teenage years after meeting at a party. They are parents to three children. She gave birth to their third child in June, with Phil flying back from the Euros to be by her side in the delivery room. Phil and Rebecca welcomed their first child, Ronnie, in 2019, followed by their daughter, True, in 2021.
The Independent
25 minutes ago
- The Independent
Rangers face Champions League exit after early collapse against Club Brugge
Rangers' horrendous start to their Champions League play-off against Club Brugge left them with a bruising 3-1 defeat at Ibrox and staring at the exit door. In a nightmare beginning to the first leg, Gers defender Nasser Djiga inexplicably allowed a long ball past him in the third minute and grateful visiting striker Romeo Vermant coolly lofted the ball over stranded goalkeeper Jack Butland. And further strikes from Jorne Spileers and Brandon Mechele had the visitors 3-0 up after just 20 minutes. Brazilian striker Danilo pulled a goal back four minutes after the break and the home side rallied, but the Belgian outfit stood firm. The return game against Nicky Hayen's men in Belgium next Wednesday will require a huge turnaround, albeit the Govan club are assured Europa League group phase football at least. Wins over Panathinaikos and Viktoria Plzen in previous qualifiers revealed flaws in Russell Martin 's new-look Gers side and raised concerns in the stands, as did back-to-back draws to start the Premiership campaign. And once again the former Southampton boss incurred the ire of the Light Blue legions. Martin made 10 changes for Saturday's 4-2 Premier Sports Cup victory over Alloa and seven for the visit of the Belgian outfit. The news that elicited the most surprise was that 19-year-old England youth international Jayden Meghoma, who signed on loan from Brentford on Sunday, went straight in at left-back with Max Aarons preferred to experienced club captain James Tavernier at right-back. Jack Butland, John Souttar, Mohamed Diomande, Oliver Antman, Djeidi Gassama, and Nicolas Raskin all returned. Greece international Christos Tzolis, who scored for Greece against Scotland at Hampden Park in March and who has been linked with a move to Crystal Palace, started for the visitors, while former Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet was in goal. All eyes were on Meghoma, who spent last season on loan at Preston, and he started positively. But a horror mistake by Djiga allowed Tzolis' pass to give Vermant an easy finish which stunned everyone inside the ground. The Gers fans were coming to terms with the needless loss of a goal when Tzolis' corner from the right was knocked past Butland by the unmarked Spileers from 12 yards. The boos that rang round the ground intensified when Mechele, making his 500th appearance for Brugge, stepped all too easily in front of Danilo just outside the Rangers box and gave Butland no chance with an arrowed right-footed drive. A three-goal deficit at the break left the Gers support in a state of shock but they got a lifeline when Danilo slid in to convert an enticing cross from Meghoma. Gassama's angled-drive skipped inches past the far post before Mohamed Diomande and Danilo were replaced by Hamza Igamane and Thelo Aasgaard. Gassama had the ball in the Brugge net in the 78th minute but French referee Francois Letexier was asked by VAR to check his pitchside monitor and quickly decided that Mignolet had the ball in his hand before it was bundled into the net. The Light Blues' second-half display was heartening but it was a chastening first 20 minutes which keeps the spotlight on Martin.
BBC News
25 minutes ago
- BBC News
Rangers 1-3 Club Brugge: What Martin said
Rangers head coach Russell Martin: "We gave them a goal with the first kick of the game in our half."We concede a crazy goal and don't respond to it anywhere near as well enough as we should and then we concede a goal we shouldn't - we don't do our jobs from our set play, which is really frustrating."Then it becomes so difficult and we make decisions based on desperation, anxiety, jump around when we shouldn't."So the gameplan went out the window, and we needed a moment to calm down, refocus and reassess."The lads showed amazing resilience in the second half and the tie is still open and the players really feel that."Some of the guys have had a tough start here, and the way they played tonight they'll grow so much. Now we're going to be the ones chasing and hunting."
