PHIL FODEN has apologised after he was kicked out of the England squad along with Mason Greenwood for inviting girls to their room at the team hotel. The footy stars have both been fined £1360 by police for breaking quarantine rules in Iceland last night. Man Utd and City stars Mason Greenwood & Phil Foden […]
PHIL FODEN has apologised after he was kicked out of the England squad along with Mason Greenwood for inviting girls to their room at the team hotel.
The footy stars have both been fined £1360 by police for breaking quarantine rules in Iceland last night.
Manchester United’s Greenwood, 18, and Man City’s Foden, 20, will return home tonight instead of traveling with the rest of the squad to face Denmark tomorrow.
Before flying back, Foden has now broken his silence with a statement on social media.
Foden said: “Following the story which has emerged today regarding my actions in Iceland, I want to make a full apology.
“I apologise to Gareth Southgate, to my England team mates, to the staff, supporters, and also to my Club and my family.
“When I was called up by Gareth for these games, my first reaction was that of immense pride.
“To pull on that shirt for the senior team in my England debut was an incredible privilege.
“I am a young player with a lot to learn, but I am aware of the huge responsibility I have in representing Manchester City and England at this level.
“On this occasion I made a poor decision and my behaviour didn’t meet the standards expected of me.
“I breached COVID-19 protocols put in place to protect myself and my England colleagues. As a consequence I will now miss the opportunity to travel to Denmark with the squad, and that hurts.
“I will learn a valuable lesson from this error in judgement and I wish Gareth and the team good luck this week.”
The pair, who made their international debuts in the 1-0 over Iceland on Saturday, were described as “gentlemen” by the girls who visited them at the hotel.
Model Nadia Sif Lindal Gunnarsdottir was one of the girls who was snuck into the team hotel by the stars.
The 20-year-old has revealed how she had been chatting with Greenwood for a “couple of days” before he and Foden arrived in Iceland.
After she and her 19-year-old cousin Lara Clausen visited the hotel, she told The Mail: “We met online. I was talking to Mason for a couple of days before they came to Iceland.
“They did know that they had to quarantine, but we figured that since they were playing Iceland, they had been tested before and it would be OK.”
Nadia added: “We haven’t spoken to them since. We don’t want to interrupt them because they are of course going through a lot right now. They haven’t contacted us.
“It was a good night that we had, of course. We were all the four of us spending time together and getting to know each other. They were nice guys. Really, really nice.”
Lara added: “They were just young. We were all young and stupid and we all make mistakes. They treated us really well. They were such gentlemen. Really nice guys.”
Now footage of the conversation between the giggling girls and the two youngsters has surfaced on social media as they plotted how to sneak into the hotel in Iceland.
Both Man City and United have also both condemned the actions of their respective players.
England’s squad were exempt from Iceland’s quarantine guidelines, but they had to abide by strict rules while in the country.
Gareth Southgate’s men were not allowed to meet anyone outside of their bubble.
The players would not have even been allowed to see their families if they had travelled to the match.
Foden became a dad when he was 18 years old and is in a relationship with long-term partner Rebecca Cooke.
United star Greenwood broke up with his model girlfriend back in May.
