‘Speak to Pep’, Southgate Says City Also Use Foden Out Wide 

Football - Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group C - Ukraine v England - Tarczynski Arena, Wroclaw, Poland - September 9, 2023 England's Phil Foden in action with Ukraine's Vitaliy Buyalskiy. (Reuters)
Football - Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group C - Ukraine v England - Tarczynski Arena, Wroclaw, Poland - September 9, 2023 England's Phil Foden in action with Ukraine's Vitaliy Buyalskiy. (Reuters)
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‘Speak to Pep’, Southgate Says City Also Use Foden Out Wide 

Football - Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group C - Ukraine v England - Tarczynski Arena, Wroclaw, Poland - September 9, 2023 England's Phil Foden in action with Ukraine's Vitaliy Buyalskiy. (Reuters)
Football - Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group C - Ukraine v England - Tarczynski Arena, Wroclaw, Poland - September 9, 2023 England's Phil Foden in action with Ukraine's Vitaliy Buyalskiy. (Reuters)

England manager Gareth Southgate has defended his use of Phil Foden in a wide position, saying Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola also plays the midfielder in the same role.

Foden has said he feels his game is more suited to the central number 10 role, but Southgate has been reluctant to use the 23-year-old there.

"He doesn't for his club," Southgate said. "Presumably there is a reason for that.

"You'd have to speak to Pep, who is the best coach in the world, who plays him from wide. He's always got the freedom to drift if we play him wide and that's important."

England were held to a 1-1 draw by Ukraine on Saturday, their first dropped points of the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. They face Scotland in a friendly match later on Tuesday.



Saudi Vice Minister of Sport Crowns Winners in the Battle of the Giants Event

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Photo by SPA
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Saudi Vice Minister of Sport Crowns Winners in the Battle of the Giants Event

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants, a prestigious mixed martial arts event hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, concluded on Sunday.
The event was organized by the Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Federation in collaboration with the Professional Fighters League (PFL), under the supervision of the Ministry of Sport, SPA reported.
Vice Minister of Sport Bader Alkadi crowned Cameroonian Francis Ngannou as the heavyweight champion of the Battle of the Giants. Brazilian Cris Cyborg was awarded the women's featherweight title, and American Johnny Eblen claimed the middleweight championship.
Ngannou, the reigning world heavyweight champion, expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia for hosting the event, adding that he felt at home in the Kingdom and deeply appreciated the warm welcome he received.