Manchester City footballer Philip Foden and his mother were involved in a conflict and fight with the club's fans after the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur, according to The Guardian.
Manchester City lost in the Premier League for the first time in 3.5 months. The defending champions of England suffered their first defeat in three and a half months.
As noted, after the match, Foden and his relatives attended a boxing match between Kell Brook and Amir Khan and met with the fans with whom they had a conflict in the stands of the indoor Manchester Arena.
Video of the fight was circulated on social media. It shows how unknown men insult Foden, after which his mother stands up for him and beginsult them in response. After the woman pushes one of the hooligans, and he in response strikes her in the face. In addition to Foden's mother, the football player and his companions intervened in the fight, the arena security officers, and together they forced them out of the premises under the stands.
The Manchester City press service has already issued a statement regarding the incident, announcing that the club's security service will conduct its own investigation into the incident. The Manchester police, in turn, reported that they had not received any statements regarding conflicts at the boxing match.
Foden is a graduate of Manchester City and has been playing for the club's first team since 2017. Since then, the 21-year-old midfielder has made 151 appearances for the team, scoring 40 goals. He also has 13 caps and two goals for England, where he won the silver medal at Euro 2020.
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