Phil Foden made the most of his summer break by going jewellery shopping with his girlfriend Rebecca Cooke on Thursday, after he missed out on a place in England’s World Cup squad.
The Manchester City star, 26, was left out of Thomas Tuchel’s team which headed to the US earlier this month, after blaming ‘mental fatigue’ for his poor form this season.
Phil battled the blistering heatwave to head out for the day in Cheshire with Rebecca, who was dressed in a stylish navy blue playsuit.
The midfielder is set to return to City for pre-season training on July 15, before the club travels to Asia for a string of friendlies in early August.
Phil and Rebecca have been childhood sweethearts since their teenage years, after meeting at a party. They are parents to three children.
The couple welcomed their first child, Ronnie, in 2019, followed by their daughter, True, in 2021 and their second son in June 2024.
Phil Foden made the most of his summer break by going jewellery shopping with his girlfriend Rebecca Cooke on Thursday, after he missed out on a place in England’s World Cup squad
The Manchester City star was left out of Thomas Tuchel’s team which headed to the US earlier this month, after blaming ‘mental fatigue’ for his poor form this season
In an interview with Manchester City, Phil spoke about being there for the birth of Ronnie, saying: ‘I was there for the birth.
‘I walked out of the room, gave it a little tear and then went back in like nothing happened’.
Phil was left out of Tuchel’s World Cup squad last month, following an underwhelming domestic campaign.
The midfielder registered 10 goals and seven assists for City, but England’s German manager chose to leave him out in favour of Morgan Rogers, Jude Bellingham and Eberechi Eze.
Earlier this season, Foden blamed ‘mental fatigue’ for his poor form. ‘I just need a few weeks off it without playing football and obviously I can’t get it at the moment,’ he said.
Speaking at Tommy Fury’s boxing fight earlier this month, Phil said he was still looking forward to tuning in to the tournament from home.
‘I’m looking forward to it,’ he said. ‘Obviously I’m going to watch England. I hope they do well, I’m rooting for them. I believe they can win it.’
However Foden’s Man City teammate Nico O’Reilly, who is set to feature in his first World Cup, revealed that the England ace was ‘gutted’ to have missed out on the tournament.
Phil battled the blistering heatwave to head out for the day in Cheshire with Rebecca, who was dressed in a stylish navy blue playsuit
Phil and Rebecca have been childhood sweethearts since their teenage years, after meeting at a party. They are parents to three children
The couple welcomed their first child, Ronnie, in 2019, followed by their daughter, True, in 2021 and their second son in June 2024
Speaking to reporters at England’s plush team hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, over the weekend, O’Reilly said: ‘I spoke to Phil and he’s gutted. I’ve played with both (Foden and Cole Palmer) and they’re amazing.
‘It’s unfortunate for them not to make the squad and they’ll be gutted but now is the time to rest and be ready for next season.’
The couple previously sparked engagement rumours when Rebecca was spotted wearing a large diamond ring on her ring finger last year.
At the time, it was reported that the Premier League star whisked Rebecca away on a romantic trip to Paris for New Year’s Eve, where he reportedly proposed.
In photos, Rebecca – who has been with Phil since they were both teenagers – is seen trying to conceal the large ring while out and about.
‘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,’ a source told The Sun.
‘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.’
They continued: ‘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.’
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